Crafts, ideas, recipes and printables to help you celebrate holidays and festive events.
Do you remember the cute fabric baskets I made last week? I sat and admired them for about 2 days, before I realized that I could use two of them for St. Patrick’s Day. How lucky (little St. Patrick’s Day pun) that I’d used green fabrics! I’ve been planning on sending 2 college care packages out…
Growing up in Hawai’i, we didn’t really celebrate St. Patrick’s Day. It wasn’t a big deal like it is in some places on the Mainland. And I’ve never really celebrated it with my kids. But this year, I plan on surprising them (mama’s gotta get a surprise in when she…
I love making these cute little treats for my friends. I think that Valentine’s Day should be about celebrating the love we have for our friends (in addition to romantic love, of course). These are quick, easy and adorable. The perfect little gift to let friends know you’re thinking of them.And they’d be…
Create a cozy Valentine’s Day atmosphere with a repurposed sweater pillow. Follow this easy DIY tutorial to add a touch of warmth to your home decor.
It’s that sad time of year when it’s time to put away all the treasured Christmas decorations for another year. As much fun as I have putting up decorations, putting them away is more important to me. Since we don’t always know when the Air Force will be moving us again, I need to carefully…
Discover creative ways to repurpose Christmas cards and reduce waste. Get inspired with fun DIY projects for a sustainable holiday season.
Keep your gift receipts organized and easily accessible with this practical gift receipt folder. Say goodbye to misplaced receipts and hello to organization!
Every Christmas morning for as long as I can remember among all the excitement and happiness of opening gifts, I’ve felt terrible about the big trash bag of wrapping paper and ribbon that we tossed out. About 12 years ago I started making cloth gift bags to use during the holidays. They’re VERY easy to make…
A couple of years ago, we threw a Halloween party for my daughter and a bunch of her friends. It was the first year that my daughter was too old to go trick or treating. (I know, I know. We still have old teenagers coming around every Halloween, too. But we just decided that at…
A couple of years ago when it was my now 17 year old’s first year to be too old to trick or treat, we had a bunch of her friends over for a Halloween party. Unfortunately, it was pre-blogging days and I didn’t take very many pictures. The party was great fun, with all kinds…