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October 7, 2020 by: Jennifer Priest

How to Make Metal Washer Coasters – Painted with Nail Polish!

DIY Metal Washer Coasters painted with nail polish. collage of images with text in center

Inside: How to customize metal washer coasters with old nail polish … this is a great tween craft, summer camp craft, or at-home DIY with any nail polish. Yes, you can paint on metal with nail polish! My grandpa’s garage had rows of baby food jars filled with metal hardware. He’d nailed the jar lids to the bottom of a shelf, filled each jar with

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August 30, 2019 by: Jennifer Priest

4 Clever Tips Every Crafter Should Know for Stencils

4 Clever Tips about Stencils graphic over collage image

Stop paint from bleeding under your stencils with these easy tips! Plus make a quick DIY wood sign with a frame with chalk paint and your favorite craft stencil design.

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March 11, 2019 by: Jennifer Priest

30+ Insanely Awesome Ways To Use An IKEA Raskog Cart

35 raskog cart ideas

Inside: 30+ ways to use the IKEA Raskog cart to organize your home, crafts, and your life!  Raskog Ikea carts are a favorite organizing tool for craft rooms. But you can use Raskog carts in so many different ways, and not just for craft supplies! We love Raskog carts because they’re: inexpensive come in really cool colors to match any style or home decor easy

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June 4, 2018 by: Jennifer Priest

50+ Super Fun And Creative Rock Painting Ideas

Rock painting ideas … we got them! Painting rocks is a huge trend … and super fun summer activity with the kids. I gathered over 50 clever and cute rock painting ideas to share with you in one place!! But what are people doing with all of these cool painted rocks? As someone who loves smart practical DIY projects I wanted to figure out some

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May 19, 2017 by: Jennifer Priest

50 Mod Podge Craft Ideas – 50th Anniversary Mod Podge Day May 19

Today is Mod Podge Day! It doesn’t seem like it has been around for 50 years but it’s true. Who doesn’t remember seeing a bottle of Mod Podge at grandma’s house or in the craft closet growing up? To celebrate all things Mod Podge and decoupage, I’ve rounded up over 50 Mod Podge Craft ideas (teeeheee, 50 years, 50 ideas …) for you to pin,

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April 13, 2017 by: Jennifer Priest

Yogurt Tub Craft – 3 DIY Cake Plate Ideas

This post is sponsored by Mountain High Yoghurt. All opinions are 100% my own. Ever looked at a plastic container and thought, “I should MAKE something with that …”? Me too! All the time. So when I got a pack of 6 large tubs of Mountain High Yoghurt, I had a lightbulb moment. I love cake plates but they are crazy expensive. If you’re like

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November 17, 2016 by: Jennifer Priest

Rogue One: A Star Wars Story DIY Night Light with Kleenex brand box

Compensation was provided by Kleenex brand via Momtrends.  The opinions expressed herein are those of the author and are not indicative of the opinions of Kleenex or Momtrends.  My family can’t stop talking about Rogue One: A Star Wars Story© TM Lucasfilm LTD and how they want to see it. Moms, are you experiencing the same thing?! When I put a Kleenex brand box featuring Rogue

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August 23, 2016 by: Jennifer Priest

DIY Planner Charm from a gift card

Everybody is selling planner charms and accessories from fur puffs to tassels and beaded dangles. What they don’t want you to know is that stuff is SUPER EASY to make yourself! Better yet, when you DIY your planner charm, it’s as unique as you are. I made my own planner charm using basic jewelry supplies and resin. Now, resin can seem advanced but it isn’t

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July 22, 2015 by: Jennifer Priest

DIY Spa Retreat – In Your Bathroom

Why do we wrinkle our nose up at the idea of bathrooms so much? Since I work from home, I need the non-work places in my house to be really relaxing and clean. The other day I shared about how I started a new cleaning routine that keeps my bathrooms smelling fresh and virtually germ free. Outside of being clean, there’s a lot you can do

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May 20, 2015 by: Jennifer Priest

Water the Garden without a Sprinkler – Miracle-Gro®

Gardening is one of my favorite things to do. Not only do I get to enjoy all the yummy homegrown vegetables and fruits from my backyard raised bed garden, I also enjoy the therapeutic benefits from being outdoors and accomplishing something with my hands. One of the challenges for me is finding time to water my plants, weed the garden, and feed the garden. With

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