Category: Crafts

Bubble Wrap / Crafts / Gift Wrapping / Reuse / valentine's day

January 12, 2021

Valentine’s Gifts – Painted Bubble Wrap

Create beautiful Valentine’s gifts. I am always looking for new ways to reuse what I already have on hand. For some reason, I had the idea of painting bubble wrap to give my gift bags and boxes a nice textured almost beaded look. I was surprised by how nice it… Read more

Crafts / Free Pattern Downloads / Reuse / valentine's day

January 7, 2021

Love Potion

It is easy and inexpensive to create your bottle of Love Potion for your special Valentine. I bought a heart-shaped bottle at the craft store for a dollar and transformed it into an aged, gypsy-inspired bottle of potent elixir that is sure to make the heart flutter at least it… Read more

Crafts / football / Reuse

January 6, 2021

Milk Jug Football Helmet

Learn how to make a milk jug football helmet for your next football party. This design is easy to customize for your favorite team. These are great football decorations for a playoff or Super Bowl Party! I thought of the idea to make a milk jug football helmet for an… Read more

Crafts / Food / football / Free Pattern Downloads / Reuse

January 5, 2021

Football Decorations – Yard Marker Serving Tray

One of my signature design styles is to create themed serving platters for my football decorations. I love coming up with new and unexpected ideas to suit each event. I think displaying food in a decorative way makes a great conversation piece and also adds to the overall mood of… Read more

christmas / Crafts / Gift Wrapping / Holidays / Occasions / Paper Towel Rolls / Reuse

December 11, 2020

Paper Towel Roll Pillow Boxes

I love to find interesting and inexpensive ways to wrap gifts. There are so many items that can be found around the house to use to create unique gift wrap. Reused paper towel, wrapping paper tubes and even toilet paper rolls can be used to make pillow boxes accented with… Read more

christmas / Christmas / Crafts / Holidays

December 9, 2020

Beautiful and Elegant DIY Christmas Wreath

You won’t believe how easy it is to make a beautiful, custom made DIY Christmas Wreath illuminated with fairy lights. This wreath is so elegant and stylish, people will think you spent a lot of money on it at an upscale boutique but it can easily be made for a… Read more

christmas / Christmas / Crafts / Holidays / How To Videos / Media

November 27, 2020

Easy DIY Mini Faux Fireplace

I love the look of a fireplace during the Holidays. It adds a warm and cozy charm to any room especially if it is decorated with garland, lights and filled with flameless candles. Even if you already have a fireplace in your living room, this mini faux fireplace makes a… Read more

Crafts / Occasions / Thanksgiving

November 26, 2020

Happy Thanksgiving!

I just love Thanksgiving. It is the one day out of the year that combines some of my favorite things…family, food, cooking, decorations, football and an excuse to eat until I explode! I also like to take time today to think of all of the things in my life that… Read more

Autumn / Crafts / DIY / Thanksgiving / Tissue Boxes

November 9, 2020

Easy DIY Fall Centerpiece

Autumn my absolute favorite season which is why I get inspired early to share some of my DIY fall decorations and crafts. Fall encompasses everything that I love in a season – the crispness of the air, the beautiful gold, red and amber tones of the leaves and the anticipation… Read more

Crafts / Free Pattern Downloads / halloween

October 22, 2020

Scared Pumpkin – Free Pattern Download

It’s time to start making your outdoor Halloween decorations like this Scared Pumpkin decoration. I love creating unique Halloween decorations that make people look twice and smile. I had an old terracotta planter that I wanted to reuse and thought that it would be perfect for creating a jack-o-lantern face.… Read more