Are you looking for a simple handmade gift idea? This DIY wooden notebook is a perfect handmade gift idea for pretty much anyone. I made three of these notebooks as teachers gifts, and completed them with a wood burned pattern on the front cover. There are so many ways you can personalize your wooden notebook,…
Here is an easy melt and pour soap making tutorial! If you’ve never done any soap making, this is great way to start. It’s also a fun little project to do with the kids, and is a great handmade gift idea. The whole process is as simple as gathering your supplies, melting the soap, and…
Have you ever used polymer clay before? I saw so many fun projects on Pinterest using polymer clay, so I reached out to the lovely people at Sculpey to see if they would send me some of their product. I had planned to write a post with all kinds of tips for working with polymer…
Now that it’s 2019 I thought it would be a good idea to look back over the last year and review what we’ve accomplished, see whether or not we’ve finished the things on our list from last year, and set some goals for 2019. We had a few goals at the beginning of the year.…
Hello! For those of you who are new here, my name is Jessica and I love making crafts and decorating my home (find out more about me here). Whenever I can do these projects on a small budget, it’s even better! Today I’m going to show you how to make some Christmas string art as…
Our mudroom is one of the most used rooms in our house. It is combined with our laundry room so there is always a constant flow of laundry and children in and out of this room. The mudroom is between our garage and the front hall, and when we enter the house it’s through the…
A few weeks ago I completed a vintage rocking chair makeover using Fusion Mineral paint. While I worked on that chair, I also started making this plaid pillow using drop cloths and a stencil. It really didn’t take a lot of time, and was a fun way to try out this plaid stencil from Fusion…
This swing set makeover started as an idea I had while mowing the lawn. When I mow the lawn I like to make it as easy as possible, and have as few things in the way as possible to mow around. Which also means less whipper snipping (or not whipper snipping, and having weeds grow…
Once we put up our above ground pool we wanted a way to easily get from inside the house and to the pool. We built the deck at the very end of the build and did not include the stairs at that time. So here is how I built 6 foot tall deck stairs from…
Are you looking for some simple ideas to create an outdoor space perfect for entertaining? We don’t entertain a lot, but a few weeks ago I had the pleasure of hosting a few little girls for a unicorn themed birthday party. I like to keep things simple when we entertain, because who needs that kind of…