It's always funny when you're packing everything up at the end of the Christmas season and somehow you need to figure out how to stuff 35 paper Christmas gift bags into one tiny wrapping paper storage box. There's also a little bit of sadness when a really cute gift bag that you found gets torn or tossed in the trash. That's why today I'm going to share with you this free Christmas cut file that you can put on reusable canvas bags and use over and over again. One thing that my family has really focused on this year is using less and buying less. That means that if we can go without a … [Read more...]
Marbled Christmas Ornaments with Nail Polish
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...]
DIY Glitter Ornaments – What Should You Use To Make Them – Polycrylic or Floor Polish?
Glitter ornaments are so extremely simple but they look they took hours to make. Without a doubt, glitter ornaments are some of the easiest handmade ornaments but there are a few different ways to make them. You can also go the extra step of adding vinyl to personalize the ornament. I tried out two different ways to make glitter ornaments and today I'm going to share my findings with you. Which will produce a better ornament? Polycrylic or floor polish? Many people use a floor cleaner or wax, such as Mop & Glo, to make the glitter ornaments while others use … [Read more...]
Christmas Crack Recipe
The name of this Christmas Crack recipe makes it sound sketchy but trust me, it is heavenly. I love Christmas Crack for three reasons. 1) It's Yummy. 2) It's the easiest dessert that I've ever made. 3) You kinda feel gangsta. So what is Christmas Crack (also known as Christmas Toffee)? It's a super simple dessert that has a toffee layer on the bottom covered in chocolate with optional toppings. Why is it named Christmas Crack? I'm guessing it's because it is super addictive but I didn't name it so don't blame me. Christmas Crack Recipe and Step-By-Step Tutorial: To make … [Read more...]
16 Years Later
"What's the purpose of dating?" I used to ask my girls when they came home from school talking about all the drama that presents itself when middle schoolers date. "To get married," they replied, some days less enthusiastic than others. "And are you ready for marriage in middle school?" "No, I really want a car first." "Exactly." Then our kids found out our story and now that whole reasoning has gone to pot. You see, we weren't dating when we decided to get married. My aunt still jokes about how she got our save-the-date in the mail only weeks after my-then-friend, … [Read more...]
Give Thanks – Fall Printable – Easy and Free Fall Decor
Pumpkins are magical. If you don't believe me, just watch Cinderella. I don't know about you but as soon as I see the fall decorations hitting the shelves at the store, I want to put on a sweater and spray cinnamon fragrance everywhere. Of course I live in Houston where we only wear sweaters indoors because the AC is too cool but it's the thought that counts, right? But that doesn't stop me from making fall printables. Because I love fall and live vicariously through the season, watching the Instagram stories of all my northern dwelling friends, I wanted to share this free fall Give … [Read more...]
Monster Slime – Spooky and Fun!
Slime is something that I still don't understand kid's obsession with it. Honestly when find it in my junk drawer and hanging in strands from our picnic table and I think it's not worth it. But then I give all my kids the supplies to make slime and not only does they all work together in perfect harmony to make all kinds of slime recipes but then they turn around and explain the scientific process of making slime in words that I don't understand and I'm sold on it. It might be messy at times but if you make my kids fall in love with science and making things, I'm here for … [Read more...]
Last Minute Halloween Costume – Flower Pot Girl from The Dollar Store!
Hey guys, I know Halloween is soon. My kids have a countdown. And like most procrastinating parents, we're going to get the supplies today to make their costumes. Last minute for the win (high fives all around). But if you have a daughter that needs a quick and easy dollar store costume I want to share this older but fantastic tutorial with you. It was one of the first posts to ever go viral on Clumsy Crafter and I'm insanely proud of it. So here you go... Flower Pot Girl Halloween Costume Tutorial. This is an old tutorial but it's always been one of my favorites. We got so many compliments … [Read more...]
Leather Football Earrings with a Free Cut File
I'm not a fan of football but I do love to make jewelry. That's why today I'm going to share these fun and so so simple DIY Leather Football Earrings with you. These are cute and fun, what's not to love? In full disclosure, these are not real leather. In fact, it might be pushing it to call them faux leather but they're close. If you were to see them hanging from someone's ears, you would never know the difference. The best news is that because I used Faux Leather Ribbon from Hobby Lobby, these are unbelievably cheap. The ribbon was $2.50 on sale and comes in 8" rolls that are 24" … [Read more...]
Easy Fall Decor – DIY Hoop Wreath
I love hoop wreaths. Don't get me wrong - grapevine wreaths or mesh wreaths are fun too but the simplicity and how easy it is to make a hoop wreath makes it a winner in my book. I'm made a lot of them. Last year I made an easy fall hoop wreath that I LOVED. This year I reversed course and went a different way with this easy fall decor idea. This DIY fall hoop wreath is so easy that you won't know what to do with yourself. This is the hoop wreath I made for last fall. It was dark and moody with a pop of peach. I still love it. But this summer I was browsing my local craft store on … [Read more...]
Mason Jar Candle Votives for Fall
This is easily one of my all-time favorite fall projects. I'm afraid that if I don't use restraint than my entire house will be covered in these easy spray painted mason jars. This project is so easy that anyone can do it and the great thing is that it uses your recycled glass mason jars. So now you have a reason to serve your kids spaghetti for every meal because you're going to need the glass jar to make these amazing Mason Jar Candle Votives this fall. It's a cute and easy mason jar craft. **This is one of the older crafts on this site BUT it's still one of my … [Read more...]
Global Mental Health Day – End the Stigma
A few weeks ago I wrote a blog post titled, When the Glitter Doesn't Shine. That was a hard post and it had a lot of not-so happy-stuff inside. I could apologize but it's real life and I'm not going to be one of the bloggers that contribute to the problem of always portraying their lives as rainbows and sunshine. Life is hard. You know what makes life easier? When someone comes alongside you and says, "I get it, I've been there too" instead of sweeping it under the rug and plastering a smile on their face. This Thursday is World Mental Health day. It's a day to bring awareness to mental … [Read more...]
