If you're looking for the world's easiest Christmas craft with the biggest punch, I think you've found the right spot. These Marbled Christmas Ornaments are made with nail polish and water. Yes! That's all you need to make this easy Christmas craft. This is the perfect Christmas craft for teens or really people of any age for a very little cost. Can it be messy? Sure. But if you keep nail polish remover handy not only can you clean any polish that you get on your hands but if you don't like how an ornament turns out, just erase it and start again. At the end of this post is … [Read more...]
Snowball Christmas Ornament – Easy DIY Christmas Ornament
I know what you're thinking... "you live in Houston, how do you know what a snowball looks like?"..... Here's the truth, when you live in a place that is warm 11 and a half months out of the year, you go a little crazy with all things snow, even if it's fake. This is a fun and easy DIY Christmas ornament that will bring some texture to your tree while still letting some of the sparkly lights shine through. Plus it doesn't require many supplies so you can make a lot of them and still have plenty of room in your budget to splurge on candy canes and buffalo check ribbon. Or you … [Read more...]
Fall Hoop Wreath – Let’s Make Some Fall Decor!
A while back, I took my Instagram followers on a little "get crafty with me" tour through our local Michaels Arts and Crafts store. During that time I walked the store and showed them things that I loved and how I would use them. I don't know why anyone let me walk into the floral section but I fell in love with the perfect flowers for a DIY Modern Fall Wreath. Here's the kicker - I didn't buy the flowers that day. I went home and thought about them so much that I went back the next day and got them. You might think I have enough hoop wreaths already since I have the Easy tulip … [Read more...]
Marbled Paper Leaves – Beautiful Fall Decorations You Can Make!
You know I'm batty for making marbled paper using shaving cream, right? I buy way too much shaving cream at the Dollar Store to be considered normal. Maybe it's because I grew up with the gorgeous marbled paper on the inside of the Reader's Digest books or maybe I just like it because of how simple the entire process is. Without a doubt, if you're looking for a super easy DIY fall decor, Marbled Paper Leaves are the project for you. Making Marbled Leaves are easy and when you're done you can use them as gift cards, name tags or even string them on twine and hang them as … [Read more...]
Buffalo Check Painted Mason Jar Craft – Easy Fall Decor
Sometimes you see an image, fall in love with it and know that you need it in your life. When you're a crafter the good news is that you can usually always make it happen. That's what happened with these buffalo check painted mason jars. This is an easy fall decor project that you're also going to fall in love with. Plus, it's really fun to make. I was scrollin' online the other day, as I do when I'm avoiding the laundry, and I found these adorable Buffalo Check painted mason jars on the Hobby Lobby Blog. Many people have steered me wrong in my life. Someone once told me that … [Read more...]
My Pioneer Woman Inspired Wildflower Pumpkin & How to Paint a Sunflower!
I love fall. The colors are vibrant and fun, the air smells like cinnamon and nutmeg and the best part are the pumpkins. I would say the cooler weather plays a part in it too, but I live in Houston, so that would be a lie. However, last summer while I was touring The Pioneer Woman's lodge - yes... yes.. THAT lodge - I saw adorable wildflower painted craft pumpkins chilling in her supply closet and I fell in love with them. Here's the pumpkins that were at the Pioneer Woman's Lodge: Cute right? And yes, that's a Mackenzie-Child's cake plate just hanging out next to them as if I wouldn't drool … [Read more...]
Free Fall Cut File – You Had Me at Pumpkin Spice
Last month a news flash bleeped across my phone screen. Pumpkin Spice was coming back early. Instantly I felt the temperature drop 20 degrees and I pulled on a cardigan and some boots. OK, so that's not entirely true because I live in South Texas. We only wear boots to the rodeo and anything with more than 3/4 of a sleeve stays in the back of the closet until December. Fall clothing for us here in Houston is whatever we find on the summer clearance racks because stores with corporate headquarters north of here don't understand that we don't need wool sweaters. If you wore a heavy … [Read more...]
Pencil Mason Jar – Fun Teacher Gift Idea
If you know me, or have followed this blog long enough then chances are that you know one simple fact - I love pencils. I just do. I can't tell you why but I always have. That's one reason teacher gift ideas make me happy. They almost always involve a pencil like this cute DIY Pencil Mason Jar. Painted mason jars are easy gifts because they can be great cost savers. If you save your glass jars, you could have a huge stock of jars to pull from. I actually just pulled this old spaghetti sauce jar from the top shelf of the cabinet to use. You can also buy mason jars if that's more your … [Read more...]
A Quick And Easy Back To School Style Craft – Notebook Paper Tote Bags
Back to school time can be crazy. You're trying to buy a million school supplies, make sure all the kids have hole free socks and underwear and chances are that you're trying to figure out how to juggle new schedules. That's why I'm sharing these easy 5 minute tote bags with you. Make them for a teacher and gift them to them at the beginning of the year, packed full of school supplies. Or let your younger child help you make one as a fun library tote. 5 minutes. Super cute. Tons of fun. School spirit for the win. Here's what you'll need to make these 5 minutes tote bags. … [Read more...]
DIY Pineapple Painted Aloe Plant Pot
Summer has an anthem. Did you know that? It's not all the classic songs that you're thinking about... nope. It's the kids and teens of the world that sit there and in unison say, "I'm bored". Hopefully, this super simple summer craft idea will give them something to do and make your windowsills and shelves look cute all at the same time. Aloe is just a great plant to have around. My grandmother had pots of aloe spread throughout her house. If you burned your hand off she would tell you just to put some aloe on it. Luke Skywalker when his hand got burned off with the lightsaber? Probably … [Read more...]
Cereal Milk Popsicles – The Perfect Treat for Your Family
Our family loves popsicles. The fact that we live in Houston, where it's hot 10 months out of the year helps out a lot but personally I think if we lived somewhere cold, we would just make hot chocolate flavored popsicles. Today though I'm going to share with you the recipe for cereal milk popsicles. Since it gets hot here at 7am during the summer, popsicles would be the perfect breakfast food or snack for our kids who have swim practice at the crack of dawn during the summer months. There's nothing like handing a sweating, hot and exhausted kid a popsicle as they walk back in the … [Read more...]
Super Sweet Summer – Free Printable!
Summer is sweet. It's a time of year that we practically hold our breath waiting for and before you know it, it's over! Things are a little different this year after quarantine but that's why we have to cherish it even more. That's one of the reasons I made you this free summer printable. You have to cherish summer. Eat all the popsicles you want. Swim until your entire body is pruny. Stay up late watching movies. Eat more popsicles. It's a wonderful cycle. That's why I had to make you this free summer printable. Summer is super sweet. Enjoy it. … [Read more...]
