These free printable Toy Story photo booth props are sure to put the Yee Haw! into your Toy Story-themed birthday party. My daughter Elise is a big fan of Buzz Lightyear, Woody and all the rest of the Toy Story gang. I saw the cute idea to make Toy Story photo props for birthday party …
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The Huffington Post Home contacted me about their Sew for Sandy initiative and I’m happy to pass it along. “As an initiative to collect as many warm blankets, clothing and gear for those in need, we are asking our readers to ‘Sew For Sandy’ and put their crafty skills to the test by making simple …
Transform brown paper grocery bags into cute and easy DIY Thanksgiving place cards that double as napkin rings. How useful! My Thanksgiving place cards DIY uses craft supplies that you probably already have at home so they’re super easy to make last-minute. Keep reading to download my free printable Thanksgiving place cards template. Simple Thanksgiving …
This post is sponsored by ConsumerCrafts.com: Creativity Made Affordable. Here’s an easy DIY fall wreath idea with a modern flair: A baker’s twine wreath with rustic tin leaves painted orange and glossed up with Mod Podge Dimensional Magic.
The Martha Stewart Spray Kit is basically a genius way of turning almost any Martha Stewart Crafts paint into spray paint. Let’s process this. You can turn almost ANY COLOR into spray paint which comes in super handy in Chicago where it’s illegal to purchase spray paint within city limits 🙂 To get you in …
Looking for fun felt Halloween craft ideas? Make these cute felt Halloween bracelets! My no-sew felt Halloween crafts free pattern includes pumpkin and skulls/skeletons printable templates. It’s a cute Halloween craft with felt that you can make in just one evening! Lately, I’ve been dreaming up Halloween crafts for kids while re-watching Season 1 of …
Make a DIY pillow from a pile of leftover sofa fabric swatches. It takes just an hour or so to put together this pillow with a quilted look that actually doesn’t require any quilting. It was really quick and easy to make and I’ll even show you how to put in a pillow zipper. Oh …
Cold tiny hands no more! Elise loves stick popsicles and frozen yogurt tubes. Truly, she’s a junkie. But she doesn’t like it when her hands get cold, which means I don’t like it when she sets the sticky treats on the table (or ick, on the floor) to take a temperature break. My short-term fix …
You’ve asked for Giving Tree personalized postage stamps and so here they are! These Giving Tree personalized postage stamps coordinate with the free Giving Tree Save The Date Wedding Announcement printable template from Cristin and Adam’s fall wedding (with a slightly different font because Zazzle has fonts other than Luna). It’s really easy …all you …
Here’s a really cute and creative pregnancy announcement idea for Facebook or traditional snail mail. Once again I’d like to thank Cristin Siegel for today’s guest post while I’m on maternity leave. Take it away, Cristin! My husband, Adam, and I recently announced that we’re expecting a little one in December. We wanted to do …
This curved baby burp cloth free sewing pattern is reversible, recycled, and super easy to make — you’ll be able to knock out this DIY burp cloth pattern in no time flat. During my nesting frenzy before our son Liam was born, I rummaged through all our towels (among other things) and set aside the …
Sparklers are super pretty and fun but holy wow, do they ever get hot! Yeeowch. Help prevent accidental burns from used sparklers this 4th of July by making my DIY Sparkler Safety Holder Bucket. Just add water and place burnt sparklers inside the sparkler holder bucket for a safer way to dispose of hot metal …
I bejeweled a couple of vases to hold the flowers that friends have brought over to welcome Liam Ellis home. They are a little extra posh compared with my normal decorating style but while I’m recovering from this c-section I think that a little festive bling is a good thing. Earlier I showed you some …
Here’s what I’ve been making for the past 40 weeks plus 7 very long days: our new baby boy, Liam Ellis. Big sister Elise is super excited about her baby brother and so are we. And I’m sure like Elise, he’ll inspire some simple and clever craft ideas and free tutorials for you, boy-style. Speaking …
This free tiered baby dress sewing pattern has subtle gathered ruffled tiers and a classic pillowcase-dress-inspired neckline with ribbon ties that’s perfect for late spring and summer. And it’s super easy to sew. This sewing pattern was totally inspired by a piece of fabric; specifically, the Texas Modern Strips Coral fabric at Spoonflower by Jacinda …