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 …

This Sriracha salt recipe makes a hot and spicy Valentine’s Day gift for your snugglebug. See how easy it is to make DIY sriracha salt with this two-ingredient sriracha salt “recipe” that’s a great last-minute DIY Valentine’s Day gift idea. My friend Macki made this clever Sriracha salt for Father’s Day last year and I …

I may never be as organized or polished as Martha Stewart but with these new totes and cases from Martha Stewart Home Office with Avery at Staples perhaps I can fake it. Martha Stewart Home Office with Avery has expanded their line of innovative organization products exclusively at Staples by adding stylish and functional totes, …

Make a cute and easy DIY football shirt for kids for your little Super Bowl fan — no sewing required! All you need for this no-sew football t-shirt or onesie for baby is a t-shirt, ribbon, and some fusible webbing to iron it all together. Easy no-sew DIY football shirt for kids There are a …

Go beyond the classic monkey with this clever book from Lark Crafts! Return of the Stupid Sock Creatures: Evolutions, Mutations, and Other Creations by John Murphy is full of fun, clever creatures to create with socks. In response to the popularity of his book Stupid Sock Creatures: Making Quirky, Lovable Figures from Cast-off Socks, John …

This longer baby bib free sewing pattern with pocket is for all the messy toddlers out there and their moms (AKA me) who are tired of doing their laundry. All of Elise’s baby bibs were much too short …not only were her bibs not keeping food off of her clothes but they also were looking …

Elise’s Toy Story Birthday Party favors had a little bit of cowboy yee haw! flair. Aren’t these teeny brown cowboy hats impossibly cute? I paired them with red and white gingham oilcloth and white paper treat bags. I got the white paper crafting bags, adorable teeny felt cowboy hats and red bandanas at ConsumerCrafts.com back when …

Make my easy DIY baby tag blanket for snuggly newborns to cuddle, learn, and play! It’s quick and easy to sew a baby tag blanket for a baby shower or baby gift. You can sew this baby tag blanket in a couple of hours! I made this baby tag blanket with ribbon loops and super-soft …

Now that 2013 is peeking around the corner it’s a proper time to get organized. Today’s giveaway is for a Martha Stewart Home Office project planning system that includes: 1 Discbound textured customizable notebook with 60 sheets and a storage pocket 2 sets of discbound task pads with 150 sheets each (300 sheets total) 2 …

This post is sponsored by VELCRO® brand fasteners. Last week I shared my wreath Festive Pot Luck Food Storage Containers wreath lid decoration that was featured in Jo-Ann national holiday advertising catalog. It’s a super cute way to decorate your storage containers for cookie exchanges and pot lucks. Here’s a stockings version that’s perfect for …

Photo by Kimberly Postma Photography Maybe it’s because I’m online so much but I’m a sucker for printed holiday cards. Love designing them, love getting them in the mail, love writing on them, sealing them up, and putting on the labels and stamps. And I especially love thinking about my friends and family as I …

This post is sponsored by Elmer’s and X-ACTO. Tis the season for making and gifting cookies. Elise and I are decorating sugar cookies for our friends and neighbors and we’re going to package them in these 5-minute DIY cookie treat bags made from plain old wax paper and decorative Elmer’s Designer Masking Tape. It’s a …

You spent all that time baking for holiday parties and cookie exchanges. Why put your goodies into plain storage containers? Decorate cookie tins and storage containers with this DIY paper wreath for holiday cookie exchanges – it removes easily to wash and re-use next year. This post is sponsored by JOANN Stores and VELCRO® Brand. …

Congrats to the winner, entry #392, Lydia! Thanks to Elmer’s for sponsoring this giveaway. How’d you like to get this Elmer’s Craft It! Kit valued at $150 under your tree? Every crafter dreams of having the ultimate workspace stocked with all the best materials and tools. Elmer’s and the Elmer’s Craft It! Facebook Page put …

Here’s a Buzz Lightyear Toy Story birthday cake idea that even cake decorating total beginners like me can make. Just print out my free Buzz cake pattern below to make your own Space Ranger. I used a little cheater method: make and roll out some chocolate candy clay (easy), trace out pieces with a knife, …