Category: Lifestyle

Mother’s Day Craft: Relaxing Neck Wraps

This is a great little craft to make any mom who enjoys unwinding in the tub or propped up on the bed with a good book.  They are easy to make, are fairly inexpensive and can be made by any child of any age. What you will need: Large men’s sports socks (preferably brand new …

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Link Love: Our Top 5 Crafts This Winter

Stay warm this winter with these awesome craft projects! Here are our top picks of this season’s craft projects: 1) Crochet these sweet cat and bear baskets from Mohu Blog: 2) This super adorable Quilted Doll Blanket Pattern from Simple Simon and Company is great for kids and adults alike:  3) Here’s a refreshing bath & body treat to make …

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Christmas Crafts: Crafty Santa’s Cookies Plate

“Oh it’s beginning to look like Christmas,” and you are missing a very essential part to the Christmas holidays; Santa’s Cookie Plate. Yes, I know that Santa isn’t what the holidays are about but every year, thousands of children pile various types of cookies onto a plate before heading up for their restless Christmas Eve …

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How to Make Simple Autumn Leaf Window Decorations

Utilize those beautiful leaves in the yard! How to Make Simple Autumn Leaf Window Decorations Step 1: Gather up the most beautiful leaves that you can find.  This can even be made as a game for kids: assign them the task of going hunting to find their favorite leaves in the yard. Step 2: Use …

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Link Love: Our Top 5 Crafts This Fall

Here’s some link love for all the crafters celebrating this glorious season: 1) I love anything made of felt, and that’s why one of my favorites this month was this DIY Woodland Notepad Cover from Crafting Fingers.  2) Fall is the best time for making warm, snuggly blankies, which is why Mabey She Made It’s gorgeous QAYG Ragged …

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An Inside Look At Mickey’s Not So Scary Halloween Party!

Mickey Mouse has invited his favorite villains and YOU for a hauntingly good time at Magic Kingdom. Disney’s annual event, “Mickey’s Not So Scary Halloween Party” is held during the whole month of October. It’s the one night everyone is allowed to dress up in costumes, trick-or-treat and meet with some face characters not traditionally …

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Crafty Recipes: Face Paint

With Halloween a little over a month away, I like to start planning out some things for Halloween. It is a great time of the year, one of my favorites and in a few short weeks, if you celebrate Halloween, you will be getting costumes ready and all the other little goodies that are involved. …

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4 Essential Christmas Craft Materials for Impromptu Holiday Fun

Christmas crafts are a wonderful way to share the holiday spirit with loved ones. They are a perfect way to involve children, parents, grandparents, siblings and even friends in making special gifts for the holiday season. After all, I think the best gifts are homemade ones! Also, making these crafts can be a lot fun. …

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Christmas Craft Ornaments: Painted Ornaments

I love Christmas, so much so that I usually put up two trees in my home every year. The first tree is an artificial tree that I purchased years ago when I was living in an apartment. It isn’t the prettiest tree but it is so nice to put up a tree a few weeks …

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How to Start Your Crafting Adventure

Ribbon; check, glue; check, glitter; check, a thousand and one ideas; check. When it comes to crafting, there are always a thousand supplies that you need and a thousand things that you can make but sometimes getting from the craft store to the completed project can be a difficult task in itself. That is where …

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