So I had a pretty great summer. It was an action packed good ol’ time. Rob, my mom and I traveled up and grabbed my nephews and took them on a Texas Tour. They saw West Texas, San Antonio, the Rio Grande Valley and Houston before they were driven back home again. To commemorate the…
![Using wood plaques these awesome string art snowflake ornaments are amazing!]()
String Art Snowflake Oversized Ornaments
Read moreIf I’m being honest I have a love hate relationship with Christmas decorating. I HATE fluffing up the Christmas tree itself but I LOVE trimming it but then I HATE when I feel like I have to move 10 different ornaments around 10 different times to get placement I’m happy with. Do you do that? Put…
![I hate fruitcake but I LOVE this better than fruitcake bark. It's fruit and chocolate and nuts and PERFECTION in less than 15 minutes!]()
Better than Fruitcake Bark
Read moreSo the other day I get this hankering for something sweet. I keep waffling between fruity or chocolate-y and I decide I’m going to totally go dip a whole bunch of gummy bears in melted milk chocolate. And that sounded great and all until I started to think about how much WORK that seemed like.…
![Simple but fabulous, these rhinestone snowflakes are a simple winter craft you can make in minutes. Kids and adults alike will love them!]()
Simple but Fabulous Rhinestone Snowflake Ornaments
Read moreI have no patience. Like, none. So after I asked Rob for the fifth or sixth time to get the Christmas tree down from the attic for me to be put off for another day I decided to take matters into my own hands. Never mind that I’m stupid accident prone and scared to death…
![Make these combo gift card holders and gift tags out of felt... perfect to keep gift cards and the present it goes with together!]()
Combo Gift Card Holders & Gift Tags from Felt
Read moreWhen I was a kid after we had opened all of our presents my dad asked my sister and I where the bird watching book Santa gave us was. We didn’t get a bird watching book, we told him. Yes you did, he informed us… it came with that bird feeder over there. No, we…
![Can you believe these gorgeous flower pompoms are made out of tissue paper? Simple to make and super cheap these tissue paper pompoms are a super craft!]()
Tissue Paper Pompoms
Read moreSome days things just don’t go as planned, you know what I mean? I spent ages fluffing and puffing up a bunch of paper pompoms from a set I had snagged off of Amazon for CHEAP a while back ago to put them in my Christmas tree. But then this morning I’m thinking about it…
![These rainbow paper ornaments are such an easy decoration for a fun and colorful Christmas tree! Make them in minutes and stash bust at the same time!]()
Paper Christmas Ornaments
Read moreSo I am working at my computer when I see this dude across the street wearing puffer coat and I am beyond excited. A “crisp” fall day here is mid eighties and I miss having seasons so much! Here it is basically hot, hotter and then it might dip to the fifties once or twice a year…
![Fun and colorful, these faux taxidermy Christmas ornaments are the perfect way to add a little cute and quirky to your Christmas tree!]()
Faux Taxidermy Christmas Ornaments
Read moreThe other day Rob and I went to The Dollar Tree so that we could grab some items not in my craft stash for my frugal Christmas crafting challenge I’ve created for myself. The goal is, in a nut shell, to not spend much, if any, money for the vast array of Christmas ornaments and decor…
![Make these colorful Christmas trees on stands out of felt for holiday decor with some POP!]()
Colorful DIY Christmas Trees on Stands
Read moreThe other day I found online one of those pretty pink Christmas trees and I really, REALLY wanted to get it. But in the end I decided that I have more than enough Christmas trees and, though on sale, it was still an unecessary expense. Boy do I hate the reasonable side of myself sometimes…
![How cool are these DIY giant ornaments? They're simple to make and they fold in on themselves so you can easily store them from year to year!]()
DIY Giant Christmas Ornaments
Read moreI love things that are larger than life. Give me a novelty jumbo pencil and I’m going to write that sucker down to a nib. Make me the biggest burger in The City and I’m going to do my best to take it out… well, I would back when I didn’t know that I wasn’t…
