creating what you wish for
Aren’t they pretty ?!? I think so. They are also fun to make and cost next to nothing ! Beautiful, colorful flowers made with crepe paper. The difference between these crepe paper flowers, and the flowers I made last Valentine’s Day for teacher gifts, is that you start with ruffle crepe paper streamers. To make… read more »
Have you seen driftwood candle holders on the web like this… { photo source } and this…. { photo source } I just LOVE the rustic simplicity of these driftwood candle holders; so organic, beachy and simply beautiful. I’ve used driftwood several times for various projects like my driftwood jewelry holder. And the driftwood sailboat… read more »
I thought I would share this easy and fun idea for anyone interested in making 4th of July inspired tee’s. I know you can buy them cheap at Old Navy, but why not be unique ?? This is a super easy and wicked cute project you can do with your children. Messy you ask ??… read more »
When I read Whitney’s post on personalized teacher clocks I was sold ! That girl made some really adorable clocks for her kids teachers, and she shares how she did it on her blog Home Delicious. I thought these personalized clocks would make perfect gifts for our daughters teachers, and I was excited to get… read more »
I made some Thank you cards just after my birthday in April to use in place of store bought cards. I just love the look of hand-made anything and cards are no exception. They were very simple and quick to make using things I had on hand. I used card stock, scrapbook paper, decorative scissors,… read more »
This is definitely an inside joke. The Lazy Shelly thing. I know it’s typically referred to as a Lazy Susan, however my husband has had more than one girlfriend named Susan, so I tend to change names to Lazy Shelly, Black Eyed Shelly’s, etc. You get my point. And it’s all in fun and we… read more »
I made this little number last night. It’s school vacation around here so needless to say, I haven’t had a lot of crafting time. I did manage to put this together pretty quickly though, AND while watching Idol with the big guy. { big guy = Michael, my hubby } I didn’t have a plan… read more »
I’m in the Dollar store quite a bit, picking things up for birthdays, projects, Girl Scouts, etc. {just love, love the store} Anyway, I never noticed these heart shaped packages of rose soaps before. I know, so pretty right ?!? And they had several colors as well. During my last trip to the Dollar store,… read more »
{ a-hem, oh sorry, I must of gotten carried away with that classic Sam Cooke song }. Anyway, I wanted to share this cute, easy and fun Valentine decor idea. So you know those dollar bins at Target right ?!? I know, it’s so hard to just walk by them without taking a quick… read more »
With Valentine’s Day just around the corner, I thought I would share some pics of our fun, Valentine-inspired mantel. { I’ve added tutorials at the bottom of this post } It’s pretty simple, crepe paper rose balls, a “LOVE” burlap bunting and scrapbook paper rosettes, all done in Valentine colors. I did leave my starfish/shell garland… read more »
