Alcohol inks can be really expensive. Luckily there is a DIY option for frugal crafters… Get in on these homemade alcohol inks, a super easy project that will save you money! I have this thing where I am so cheap that I straight up will not buy an item I need because I only have one…
![Learn how to turn your scrap material into simple and adorable fabric twine. Make something cute and bust your craft stash at the same time!]()
Stash Busting Scrap Fabric Twine Tutorial
Read moreLearn how to turn your scrap material into simple and adorable fabric twine. Make something cute and bust your craft stash at the same time! I have had a tendency in the past to catch a bit of guff over the fact that I have no problems making with my cats around. I really can’t…
![How cute is this? Add fall color to your decor with these simple flowering paint cans. So creative!]()
Flowering Paint Cans – Easy Fall Color
Read moreI went to the hardware store on a mission but to be honest I was in sort of a pissy mood. Already having started the project once, and not happy with where it was going I had to head back out to the hardware store to buy even more lumber and supplies. It’s a part…
![Repurpose that old rake from the tool shed into the cutest fall leaves rake wreath. So cute and clever!]()
Fall Leaves Rake Wreath
Read moreI get lots of ideas for crafts and projects when I’m at my parent’s house, largely because they’re both pretty creative, I think. So when we went to visit so Rob could buy his new car and I could refill my prescriptions I wound up making things as I often do. My mom really likes…
![This is so neat! Turn your favorite read into a book succulent planter. I want to do this with Pride and Prejudice!]()
Book Succulent Planter
Read moreRob is a super nice guy. As an example, we were at my parents’ house and we’re all doing our things in the den. My dad and I were probably on our laptops or something and Momma was probably covered in dogs playing on her tablet. And Rob, I bet you anything he was playing…
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DIY No Sew Beach Blanket in a Bag
Read moreBeach days are my favorite days. I love everything but walking in really loose sand which makes me feel like an uncoordinated clod. As I sling sand everywhere I watch other people seemingly glide across the sand in comparison. But there I am kicking up sand, flinging it up into my shorts off of the backs of my…
![These glittering gem mason jars are a snap to make and so pretty! DIY Solar light lids mean they come on every night, too!]()
Glittering Gem Mason Jars with DIY Solar Lids
Read moreNow this isn’t the first time I’ve covered a mason jar with gems and it won’t be the last. It’s such a simple but beautiful project and I’m constantly searching after the next adhesive to use to make it work out. Now the best I’ve used before this attempt was clear silicone caulk with the…
![Flea market finds are turned into the cutest junk dragonfly yard art! I want to make a dozen for my fence!]()
Junk Dragonfly Yard Art
Read moreSo I’ve been making all sorts of stuff for my Momma to put in her backyard. She, like me, loves colorful things so I have been taking the color on full hilt! I guess it was 3 or 4 years ago now that we saw at the Dog Days Flea Market in Sulphur, OK some…
![Why spend good money on something you can make at home? Gather those orange peels and make homemade orange oil and save!]()
Homemade Orange Oil
Read moreIt’s pretty dang neat but oranges actually grow here. And lemons and limes and all of that jazz does really well here, too. There are these little oranges that you can get at the store for like 8 for $1 and Rob and I have been going nuts on them. We’re also getting after blood…
![Make colorful and inexpensive trivets out of clothespins! Aren't these wooden clothespin trivets fun?]()
Colorful Clothespin Trivets
Read moreSo Mr. Rob has been cooking up a storm, lately. He’s a big fan of skillet meals so he often brings the cast iron skillet over to the table and we can get more as needed and it stays hot. It’s pretty smart, really. When I cook I dirty up a bazillion pots and pans…
