I have seen soooooo many paper wreaths and I have to admit, alot of the time they look crazy! There are some real challenges in making a book page wreath and it totally looks easier than it is. I recently received some gorgeous gold spray paint and glitter spray paint from Krylon and knew it…
I love to make handmade gifts for the holidays but after years of making gifts, there are only so many scrapbooks I can give someone, right? As I get older, I find myself wanting to give practical and useful gifts, not just some pretty chotsky. But I do want the gift to be pretty! And a great way…
Since I got my hands on the new Crafty Chica collection from Michael’s, I’ve been whipping up lots of Dia De Los Muertos inspired projects, Last month, I had to get my tires rotated so I walked down the street from my tire shop, Cole’s Bros, to the Goodwill in Victorville. Inside, I spotted a…
Planning a Halloween party this year? Create an adorable DIY Halloween cupcake stand with Smoothfoam! I used several Smoothfoam shapes to create this cupcake stand, as well as basic craft supplies like acrylic paint and glitter. DIY Halloween Cupcake Stand You won’t believe how easy this cupcake stand is to put together!! Check out this…
Halloween is absolutely one of my FAVORITE holidays and to celebrate I teamed up with some of the most talented bloggers to bring you over 110 fabulous Halloween ideas! From costumes to parties, crafts and home decor, recipes and free printables, we have so many fun ideas to share! I guarantee you’ll find a project (or 10!)…
What is a soccer goal can? If your kids play soccer then you might know what I am talking about! In our AYSO Region, the parents donate money, usually a few coins, every time the kids on the team make a goal during one of our Saturday games. We don’t keep score but this is…
Welcome to the Parks and Recreation EPIC Blog Hop! I’ve joined together with 8 other bloggers to create and share crafts inspired by the NBC show, Parks and Recreation, starring Amy Poehler. This fall the show enters it final season, Parks and Recreation Season 7! We’ll miss Parks and Rec but the show will live on…
Get your towel on, yo! Seriously, if you have $3, get some kitchen towels from the Dollar Tree and then head to Michael’s and choose some of the FABULOUS iron on patches from the Crafty Chica’s new line with ilovetocreate!!! Let me show you how I made these Dia De Los Muertos Kitchen Towels. Dia De…
Welcome to the Stencil Girl “The BOOK” Blog Hop! The StencilGirl team has been waiting and waiting to share with you what we did with Mary Beth Shaw’s book, Stencil Girl! There are so many fun techniques in this book we hope that you sit back and get inspired to try a few (or all of them). Today I created a project…
I poured this super awesome bezel with ICE Resin right about the same time I thought caviar beads were a good idea to use on a project. Those staticy little buggers go everywhere! I tried to clean the tiny, staticy black beads up and thought I was in the clear. But in the morning, after…
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