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Here’s an easy and memorable DIY wedding photo booth backdrop: Spell out your best wishes for the happy couple with this clever and interactive Best Wedding Wishes DIY Photo Booth Backdrop! I designed and made this DIY wedding photo booth backdrop for the Amazing Connections™ Official Velcro Company Blog. I love it because it’s interactive …

Here’s a cute and thoughtful ‘Will You Be My Bridesmaid?’ DIY gift idea: ask your besties to be a part of your big day by attaching your request to a bottle of their favorite bottle of wine.

I’m really excited to share that I’m featured in the July/August 2016 issue of Rachael Ray Every Day™ Magazine …it’s the one with the yummy grilled corn-on-the-cob recipes on the cover. Yay! The article is called “Life Of The Party: Use Your Noodle” and it shows how to make five clever and easy pool noodle …

Make an easy no-sew DIY Halloween Treat Bag to haul your kid’s Halloween loot. It takes just a handful of supplies, there’s no sewing, and you can make it in about an hour. How’s that for a treat? This no-sew DIY Halloween Treat Bag is an easy, no-sew version of my popular DIY Trick or …

Some book press for the “One-Yard Little Wonders” book – you can read my Q&A profile over at Storey Publishing’s blog, “Inside Storey.”

Even though I like to dabble in lots of crafts like paper and decoupage and painting, sewing is still my first love. That’s why I’m so proud to be included as a contributor in the new book “Little One-Yard Wonders – Irresistible Clothes, Toys, and Accessories You Can Make For Babies and Kids.” It’s the …

Red Tricycle just published 10 Crafty Chicago Moms You Need To Know and guess who made the list?

Warm your sweetie’s heart with this clever tea & cookies combo: Handsewn teabags tied to yummy cookies that anchor the teabag as it steeps. I came up with the idea while making tea with my plain old loose teabags. No surprise my sweet tooth was craving cookies …and thought that maybe they could weigh down …

Kaya is such an awesome dog that she deserves an equally awesome DIY dog blanket for the floor. And this DIY dog blanket for is so easy to make – no quilting nor backing fabric required! You can use the pre-quilted diamond fabric that we used — it comes in several solid colors –or choose …

Here’s my modern orange and green DIY wedding invitation that was seen in the Style Me Pretty feature “Inspiration to Reality: Modern Clementine.” I designed this unique mod wedding invitation (as well as round guest placecards, address labels, and rectangular dessert table tents — free templates coming soon!) for Style Me Pretty when “our favorite …

This original Fourth of July craft was created for Daily Candy Kids. Welcome, Daily Candy readers! I mourn sparklers. The City of Chicago banned sparklers in 2007 joining most other ousted fireworks.  Yes, I understand that sparklers can be dangerous especially for small children yet my nostalgia for dancing sparks runs deep. What’s a Fourth …

Hearts is the theme of two easy Valentine’s Day gifts perfect for spoiling the sweet toddler and tween girls in your life. First is a teeny pouch bracelet perfect for storing candies or tiny love notes. You can make it with either heart-shaped velcro and button closures …and you can hand sew it too rather …

We are so grateful to The Knot Magazine. Not only did they feature us in their 2007-2008 Fall/Winter national issue of The Knot magazine on newsstands, but now they’ve featured us on their homepage as their Wedding of the Week. How fun! I’m smiling from ear to ear right now…