Simple craft ideas for beginner to intermediate crafters. The crafts are simple, but they still wow!
Since football season is right around the corner, now is the perfect time to whip up a few of these diy football fan gift envelopes for those fans in your life. Start by printing your football team’s logo out onto a piece of card stock paper. I simply inserted the team logo into a word…
As we’ve been getting my daughter ready to head off to her first year of college, I realized that some items are best purchased and some items are best made by mama. This easy diy laundry bag uses repurposed pillow cases and is much stronger than a purchased laundry bag. I found these cute king…
I have a confession. This crafting mama had never tie-dyed before. Can you believe it?! What if I told you that this crafting mama is also an organizing and bit-of-a-neat-freak mama? Happily, this summer I’ve discovered how easy and fun it can be to Tie Dye Your Summer and create teen & tween tie-dye fashion…
This summer is the first time I ever tie-dyed. Ever. I’d always been worried about the mess. I had a tie-dye afternoon this summer with my 3 kiddos and learned lots. The biggest thing I learned is that it’s really not that messy and that my kids loved it. Let me share 10 tie-dye tips from our…
We’ve been focusing on getting my daughter ready for college the past few weeks. That means buying a whole lot of stuff for her to take with her. We’ve focused on the practical, must-have items. But last week my daughter asked if I could make a decorative pillow to match her bedspread. “Of course, I…
Why does Father’s Day always sneak up on me each year? With 3 kids, I have a bunch of excuses (end of the school year, end of the school year, end of the school year) but no good reason. Luckily, I was able to whip up a couple of these adorable quick Father’s Day cards…
It’s that time of year when patriotic decorations come out, first for Memorial Day and later for the 4th of July. As a veteran married to an active duty husband with most of my family having served in the military, honoring our veterans and military families is important to me. I’m thrilled to join with 4 other…
Last month I made some fun office organizational containers using a new Mod Podge stencil. My friend, J., was over crafting that day and we used the stencil to make a cute little decorated plant pot, too. This is a quick and easy project that you could do with the kiddos and would make a sweet…
An easy to make fabric gift bag with this step-by-step tutorial. Perfect for any occasion, this DIY project is both practical and stylish.
It’s almost high school and college graduation time. Growing up in Hawai’i, this time of year means making or buying leis for graduating family and friends. It’s a little harder to make a fresh flower lei here on the mainland, but I’m not willing to let my baby graduate from high school with out a bunch of leis from…