Category: crafts

  • Homemade Wrapping Paper Inspiration

    Homemade Wrapping Paper Inspiration

    Do you guys have all your Christmas gifts wrapped already? Ha I don’t even have all mine purchased! A few Christmas’ ago, my daughter asked why most presents are fancy but their presents come just wrapped in wrapping paper with no bows or notes or anything eek! Mom fail! So over those year I have…

  • Marbled Easter Eggs

    Marbled Easter Eggs

    My kids and I love decorating easter eggs this time of year. There are so many different ways to decorate and paint eggs! This is one of my favorite techniques that I shared last year, but I wanted to share it again with you. I love the marbling look to these eggs. It’s so different…

  • DIY Vintage Terra Cotta Pots

    DIY Vintage Terra Cotta Pots

    Since it was the first day of spring this week, I wanted to share with you a fun little DIY for this time of year. I love putting potted plants around my house inside and out. Although I have a tough time keeping plants alive inside the house… the ones I plant outside do pretty…

  • DIY Scalloped Photo Frame + Giveaway!

    DIY Scalloped Photo Frame + Giveaway!

    Today I want to share my new favorite family photo. We took this picture over the summer in Michigan with the beautiful lake and sailboats behind us. This photo reminds me of how much I love the lakes of Michigan. So when the kind people at Canvas Factory reached out to me, I knew I…

  • Homemade Wrapping Paper

    Homemade Wrapping Paper

    Do you guys have all your Christmas gifts wrapped already? I do! We’re celebrating a week early because we’re headed out of town Christmas weekend so that forced me to be ahead of the game this year. I love being creative with wrapping paper. Normally, I don’t try to be creative with my kids since…

  • Homemade Polaroid Ornaments

    Homemade Polaroid Ornaments

    Today I want to share some of my favorite ornaments from my Christmas tree. I made these a few years ago but just love seeing them each year. You can also update them by adding new photos, but I like looking at pictures of my kids when they were so little. These are super simple…

  • Melted Crayon Ornaments

    Melted Crayon Ornaments

    My kids love being involved in any part of Christmas decorating. And it’s sometimes tough for me to let the kids be involved because I’m such a perfectionist, but this is a great project for them and it was so fun.  I used some clear glass bulbs leftover from ornaments I made a few years…

  • How To Make An Interior Wooden Door

    How To Make An Interior Wooden Door

    I am slowly plugging away at finishing my husband’s office. You may remember my inspiration board here. Part of the reason it’s taking so long is that I have a very finicky client… ahem.. 😉 He hasn’t decide what type of chair or couch he wants and whether or not he wants bookshelves on the…

  • Diy Chicken Wire Display Frame

    Diy Chicken Wire Display Frame

    IMG_7810 IMG_7821 IMG_7815 IMG_7807 I still have a few tweaks I am doing in my master bedroom before I consider it done. I made this chicken wire frame especially for this wall. I wanted something with wood to help bring some color to the room that is mostly greys and whites. Wood always adds a…