I love making gifts for people, especially if it means being able to use some of the many photos I take throughout the year. A fun, simple craft that you (or your kids!) can make are these DIY Photo Tile Coasters. You can make a set for under $5, and they look great forever. Supplies needed for DIY Photo Tile Coasters: Printed Photos Mod Podge (I used glossy here) Foam Brush … [Read more...]
DIY Spray Painting Metal Folding Chairs
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Summer is upon us, and we've gone from spending all our time inside, purging items and organizing and remodeling our spaces, to entertaining all our friends and family outdoors. Often, we run out of seating, so I went out to check the cost of some metal folding chairs. After doing a little browsing, there was just no way I was spending all that money on new ones. I had some old, rusty ones in my … [Read more...]
Spring Bookshelf DIY Home Decor Project with Ace Hardware #31DaysOfColor
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As you know I've been doing a lot of home improvement projects around here. I've been having a lot of fun decorating each room and finding a good purpose for everything. When I stumbled upon an old bookshelf I knew it would make a great bookshelf DIY home decor project for the Ace Hardware campaign I was invited to participate in. While I did receive compensation I did all the hard work myself … [Read more...]
Make Your Own Gold Glittery Christmas Letter Decorations
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Overall, I love the look of silver and brushed nickel but when it comes to Christmas I am all gold. I love the way gold looks with all the glitter and lights and this time of year I want my whole house to sparkle. Recently I was walking through the stores looking at all the holiday decor and I kept stumbling upon all these pretty glittery words but they were so expensive. I knew I could make them … [Read more...]
DIY Cinnamon Ornaments {2 Ingredient Recipe} Easy for Kids!
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It's December! We got our Christmas tree yesterday and I've hung the stockings on the mantle too. I love decorating my home and the warm feeling all the lights give when it's dark out. Since I live up in Western Massachusetts it's already getting dark here around 3:30-4:00 pm. The kids and I are bored and looking for fun stuff to do indoors and one of my favorite Christmas activities is making … [Read more...]
DIY Mosaic Fall Vase {Easy Mod Podge Autumn Craft Tutorial} #FunCraftsWithMom
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I'm running a little late getting my house all decorated for fall but it doesn't mean I'm not thinking about it. I'm not there yet because I've been trying really hard to declutter. Along with the decluttering I ended up with a box of glass I didn't want any longer. I was about to donate them until I remembered an old craft I loved to do when I was younger and thought one of the boys … [Read more...]
Disney’s Mickey Mouse Birthday Name Banner {Cricut Craft Tutorial}
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As you know we celebrated Sawyer's first birthday recently. His Mickey Mouse Birthday came out so nice! This cute Disney's Mickey Mouse Birthday Personalized Name Banner as a perfect touch too! Wanna know something else? I didn't make it! Johnny did! We used our Cricut machine, some cardstock, adhesive, and ribbon. We started it on a Friday night that was too cold to go out and Daddy was … [Read more...]
Turning Photos into Canvas Prints! Mod Podge Tutorial
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Are you like me and have 4358437534895433530 projects tucked away on Pinterest telling yourself that one day you'll do that? I keep seeing all the canvas prints project ideas where they turn their photos into canvas prints and said I wanna do that!!! Well, I finally did one! I was talking about it on facebook and you guys were all so interested I thought I'd share how I did it. I went … [Read more...]
Fun Valentine’s Day Craft Projects
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This weekend I'll be having some Valentine's Day fun with the boys! We have a cake we're planning on baking and some fun arts & crafts planned. We need to get a start on the kids classroom valentine's and get some decor up. I've totally dropped the ball on this holiday and it's very unlike me but between getting sick and the surgery I've just been chasing my own tail these days. Here are some … [Read more...]
