Craft | Homemade Exercise Weights
Hand weights are not that expensive but they are a waste of money if you never used them! I am guilty of buying exercise equipment with the best of intentions […]
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Craft | Custom Composition Notebook Covers Craft
The new school year is looming and all the stores have started displaying their back to school supplies. Even though it’s been a long time since I was in school […]
Craft | Plastic Bottle Flowers Craft
So, I had this patch of bare soil directly behind some paving stones I put in my patio garden to extend the patio a little. I didn’t have enough rocks […]
Craft | Hanging Garden Lantern Craft
These hanging lanterns are basically mini versions of the plant hangers I shared last month. I fancied ’em up with some beads and because I’m too lazy to turn on […]
Craft | Simple Knotted Plant Hanger Craft
I think people of a certain age (or older) tend to appreciate a good woven or macrame plant hanger a lot more. I have a large Arrow Head plant (Syngonium) hanging […]
Craft | Spring Paper Flower Bouquet
Arnt these cute! They were really easy to make, though it did take me a few hours. I sat down one evening and made them while I watched a few […]
Craft | Paper Butterfly Mobile Craft
My granddaughter and I made these easy (but with a lot of steps) mobiles just for fun. No special occasion, we just felt like crafting. I had all the stuff […]
Craft | Note Cards Craft (Love Notes?)
Would it be romantic to slip a little love note into someone’s lunchbox and/or briefcase and/or backpack and/or purse and/or pocket? I suppose as long as you’re obeying the terms […]
Craft | Glow Jar Craft
It was surprisingly hard to photograph the glowing. The picture doesn’t do it justice, it really does look beautiful in the dark. I’ve been seeing this sort of thing all […]
Craft | Thanksgiving Napkin Rings Craft
For Thanksgiving this year, my granddaughter and I made some really simple and easy napkin rings. Our family’s Thanksgivings are pretty informal so our design is not fancy, but they are nice […]
Craft | Halloween Candy Bands
I buy “fun size” candy bars for Halloween. Though I disagree that they are fun size, surely the biggest candy bar versions are the fun sized? Anywho, to dress them […]
Craft | Simple Bookmark Craft
Just for fun, I started making bookmarks. I cut some paper, used my watercolors to decorate some and markers and gel pens to decorate some and did a little heat […]
Craft | Carrot Party Favor Craft (Video)
These are super easy and cheap to make. Plus, they are a fun way to give out treats without having to use the same old plastic eggs. I just put […]
Craft | Mini Chinese Takeout Box Craft
Isn’t this a cute little project? I just love miniature stuff, and I love boxes. So I find this particular craft project absolutely adorable! I wanted to use these boxes as party […]
Craft | Homemade Mancala Game Craft
Do you ever play games at your family gatherings? I think it’s a lot more fun then vegging out in front of the TV! Mancala is a very old game. […]
Craft | Sweet Potato Vines
Did you know that yams and sweet potatoes are the same thing? Ok, so the sweet orange tubular root vegetable we call a yam is actually a sweet potato. But […]
Craft | Egg Carton Daisy Craft
I’ve saved up several different types of egg cartons to experiment with making egg carton flowers and I researched a load of tutorials for the process. Although I thought the roses looked the […]
Craft | Easy Easter Wreath Craft
My Granddaughter and I made some inexpensive, cute & easy to do wreaths for Easter. You could just leave off the parts that make it “Eastery” and have it as a […]
Craft | Poked Can Lantern Craft
I thought this project looked like a lot of fun, I also thought it looked like something I could do with my granddaughter and we’d both enjoy it. She was […]
Craft | Gingerbread “Cookie” Ornament Craft
My granddaughter and I made “smelly cookies you can’t eat”, otherwise known as gingerbread dough ornaments. The recipe we used was really easy to work with and didn’t make a […]
Craft | Advent Calendar Craft
I generally buy my granddaughter an Advent Calendar, and it’s most usually a crappy $3 one from the grocery store. They have tiny little cheap chocolates in them, not that […]
Craft | Police Box Bird Feeder
Are you a Whovian? Have you been watching for 50 years or just since the revival? Which Doctor is the one for you? I’ve only been watching since 2005 and […]
Craft | Alex’s Herb Garden
This was an easy and fun little project that I did with my granddaughter Alex. It cost around $10, not including the stuff we had already like scissors or the […]