I hope everyone had a wonderful Christmas! I’ve taken a bit of a break from blogging because I was so overwhelmed with my craft shows this year, and then before I knew it, the holidays were upon us. I found myself shopping just a week before Christmas, not realizing that Christmas was just a week […]
Whew! It’s been a loooong day. Not only did I make a couple new rolls of unpaper towels, but I also made a whole bunch of reusable & washable Swiffer-style pads. 68 of them, to be exact! They have terry cloth on the bottom and a cute print on top. They also have loop velcro […]
Today I made two more rolls of un-paper towels. These are in a vintage car theme and an Asian print theme. I used the plastic snaps on these instead of velcro. I’ll be selling these and lots of my other crafts at some upcoming craft shows and also have them listed in my Etsy shop!
I have signed up to be a vendor at some upcoming craft shows, so I’ve been making some more “unpaper towels” today, and this time I used plastic snaps instead of velcro or metal snaps. Metal snaps can rust, and velcro (if not closed properly before washing) can snag in the fabric. These are the […]
Does your makeup drawer resemble something like this? This has been my makeup drawer for too long! This is actually a basket inside of my makeup drawer, but it took up the entire drawer. When I would try to find something, things would fall out, my brushes would fall to the bottom of the basket, […]
Do you have pieces of crayons you usually throw away? Or maybe you have crayons that will just never get used. Well instead of throwing them out, make some candles out of them! Candles are just colored wax! They melt easily and pour easily. I made 2 different candles to show you how they will […]
How many times have you seen little pieces of crayons left over and thrown them away? If you throw out those crayon bits, you are wasting them! Use those little pieces to make larger crayon disks, or crayons in any shape you like! Just grab your crayon pieces, and a mold. I’m just using a […]
These are very easy, and kid-friendly crafts that make great gifts! They are also very inexpensive to make. You can find all of the materials at your local dollar store and/or Walmart. These are memo boards made from acrylic picture frames ($1 at Walmart or at your dollar store). You will need: Acrylic picture frames Scissors (decorative […]
I’ve been wanting to make one these for a looong time! I woke up this morning, and decided today was the day to tackle this little project. For this project, you will need an old towel (whatever size you want, but the bigger the towel, the more work involved!), and some old t-shirts, and a […]
I am a thrift store junkie, and I love clothes. I especially love jeans. There’s nothing like a comfy pair of great-fitting jeans, right? How many times have you picked up a pair of jeans, tried them on, LOVED the fit, but didn’t buy them because they are too long? Everyone says that jeans are […]
I have posted my soy candle tutorial, but I know not everyone has access to all the materials to make candles. If you like your house to smell good, but want to do it the easiest way possible, this is it! It takes very few materials, and they are ones you probably already have. They […]
If you ever use ice packs or heating pads, you are going to love this super simple tutorial! (These also make great gifts for those who do use them, too!) First, you will need a small piece of fabric. I’m using a piece of one of the materials I got from a Rummage sale earlier […]
It was a Saturday morning a couple of weeks ago, and I opened the blinds in my bathroom and looked out the window. My neighbors had a big dumpster in the driveway – they were emptying the house that my 90+ year old neighbor had been living in, for probably 60+ years. They had moved […]
Every time we have a family gathering at my parents’ house, before my brother & his wife leave, my mom says “oh wait! I have another bag for you downstairs in the basement”. She goes downstairs and comes up with another Walmart grocery bag and hands it to my brother. So out of curiousity (I […]
Here is another great project that is kid friendly! Who doesn’t love feeding birds? This is a great, easy recipe for making a bird feed wreath. I have a bin of bird feed in the basement, so it’s time I use it up. For this recipe, you will need the following: 4 cups of Bird […]
This is a super easy little project, and great for kids! All you will need is bird feed, peanut butter (creamy works best, but all I had was crunchy), paper towel tubes or toilet paper tubes, a butterknife and scissors. First, cut your paper towel tubes in half. You don’t need to do this if […]
On May 30th of this year, I had to put my beloved Miniature Pinscher, Alexis, down. This was the hardest thing I’ve ever experienced in my life. She was my BABY. I had her since she was 10 weeks old, and I had her for just over 13 years. In 2011 she was diagnosed with […]
I’ve been on a DIY roll today! Using pretty much the same method as my other apron I made today, I made this apron from a pair of denim jeans. Easy peasy! This one has a fringed edge on the sides, so they will fray after it’s been washed (which is the look I wanted), […]
I’ve never owned an apron. But I keep seeing really cute ones online, and I’m tempted to buy them, but then realize that (1) I’m too cheap to buy something like this that I can make myself and (2) would I really wear it? My little Italian grandma always had an apron on. She practically […]
These are available in my Etsy shop! Don’t you just love these? These are UN-PAPER towels, and they are my latest obsession! You use them the same way you would paper towels, except you don’t throw them away. You can re-wash them and re-use them over and over! Keep them on your paper towel holder, […]
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