Hey Clumsy Crafter readers! Its Kelley from the the Grant life again. I'm back again to share a super fun craft for your kiddos. My daughter and I make this DIY slime the other day and its just so cool! I might have nudged her over to play with it myself. Fortunately, there was enough for both of us and it was easy to make. Today I'm going to show you how to make your own slime to enjoy. The cool thing about the slime is that you only need 3 ingredients or supplies to make it. And I bet you have a few of them at home already. To make your … [Read more...]
Easy Baking Substitutions
If you are anything like me then you like to bake sweet treats that you see on Pinterest or in magazines or from old family recipes. I see something tasty and I get the urge to make it now. Then I start to pull things out of the fridge and pantry. I get super excited and start thinking of the final product. And then.. I'm missing something. My whole plan goes up in the air while I scramble to find an easy substitution for my missing ingredient. Does that ever happen to you? Phew. Good. I'm glad I'm not alone. And I even have a … [Read more...]
Burlap Sunflowers
Hey y'all! Its Kelley from the Grant life again. The lovely Bobbie is stuck in Dallas because of the ice storm that hit, so I get to take over her blog for the day. Although I'm sad she's stuck out of town, I'm really excited to share this easy tutorial with y'all. And I mean way easy. I'm not a big time crafter like Bobbie, but even I was able to make these burlap sunflowers. And not completely burn my fingertips off. Aren't they adorable? So bright, happy and they never wilt! And the best part is that you only need a few basic … [Read more...]
5 Uses for Coconut Oil
January is time to look back on the previous year and set new goals for the upcoming months. We set resolutions to lose weight, to give back more, to spend more time with family and so on. This year I didn't set a resolution - I gave myself a challenge. For 30 days I was going to try to make our home more eco-friendly and to live a more natural lifestyle. I had been mulling over living a more natural life and had been doing research along the way. I started with a few simple changes but the more I research and the more things we change around the … [Read more...]