Category: Reuse

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 / Holidays / Reuse / Water Bottles

January 3, 2021

Easy to Make Water Bottle Snowflakes

Even though the holidays are over, we are still approaching the coldest and snowiest time of the year, the dreaded January blues. Rather than fear the snow, I choose to embrace it with creative designs. Snow is one of the most beautiful things that come from the bitter cold and… Read more

Gift Wrapping / Reuse

December 18, 2020

Holiday Gift Looks

I have compiled photos of some of the gifts I have wrapped. Here are holiday gift wrap ideas of how to wrap gifts in a beautiful way that is unique for each individual. I always like to change the style of my gift decorations to suit the personality of the… 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 / Everything / Gift Wrapping / Holidays / Reuse

December 10, 2020

Gift Wrap using Recycled Materials

It is so close to Christmas and I have not wrapped all of my gifts yet. Most of the people I know wait until Christmas Eve to wrap and realize they ran out of paper or don’t want to wrap gifts in the same paper from last year. One thing… Read more

christmas / Gift Wrapping / Holidays / Reuse

December 1, 2020

Holiday Photo Gifts

Photo gifts or photo gift wrap makes a great alternative to a bow. You can attach a holiday picture of each recipient to the top of the gift. Not only will it be a nice addition to the present but it will also make it easy to distinguish who gets… Read more

christmas / Holidays / Reuse / Tissue Boxes

November 29, 2020

Tissue Box Stockings

I love the look of Christmas stockings. They add a warm festive touch to holiday decorations. As much as I love them, I have never cared for the way they look when they are full. They get all lumpy and lose their stocking shape. I came up with a solution… Read more

Oatmeal Container / Reuse / Thanksgiving

November 5, 2020

Cheap and Easy DIY Pumpkin Topiary

In celebration of the first day of fall, I wanted to share a festive, fall DIY Pumpkin Topiary that is cheap and easy to make. I reused things I had around the house, purchased pumpkins and flowers from the Dollar Tree, and inexpensive paint from the craft store. It came… Read more

aluminum foil box / halloween / Reuse

October 14, 2020

DIY Spooky Tree

Here is a spooky tree I created as one of my Halloween decorations. I love the look of trees as they transition into fall so thought it would be fun to create one that is creepy for Halloween. Even though he has a scary face, I think he came out… Read more

Crafts / halloween / Reuse

October 3, 2020

Paper Towel Roll Ghost Decoration

October is one of my favorite months of the year. I love the change of the season, the beautiful colors of the trees, the anticipation of the upcoming holidays, and of course Halloween! Although I have already started creating some of my Halloween designs, I felt like I had to… Read more