Category Archives: DIY Project / Crafts

Princess & Frog Party – Cupcakes & Marshmallow Pops

My daughter wanted a Princess & Frog party for her birthday. She wanted it also poolside. I looked all over the internet for fun ideas. So I am going to share a few of them  this weekend 🙂 The 1st idea is the adorable Cupcakes. 🙂 We had vanilla cupcakes simply iced either pink or…

Veterinarian – Career Day Idea

Career Day came up for my daughter and she wanted to be a Veterinarian.  I wasn’t sure how to pull that off at 1st with out her looking like a regular doctor. I used my sons real stethoscope he has from his science kit. The jacket we found on clearance after Halloween.  So with those…

Bedtime Passes

I got this idea from The Creative Homemaker. Chad cut these passes out of wood and painted. I used the Silhouette to add the name and bedtime pass on it. Easy Project!! However after we did all that work- we found that our local craft store sold the wood door signs very inexpensively. WHOOPS. At…

May Day Lollipop Flower Basket

  May Day Baskets- The kids and I wanted to make some flower baskets we could give away. We also wanted to be frugal and use things we already have around the house. Were very pleased with our final project. 🙂 We only had to purchase the lollipops 🙂 We had a few left over…

May Day Cupcakes (free printables)

April showers bring May flowers.  May Day  is coming up Sunday, May 1st. What a great way to start off the month with cupcakes!! Any excuse for us to make cupcakes in this house is a good excuse! To make our cupcakes a little more festive we decorated them with a cupcake wrapper and matching…

Kids Foodie Face Plates

For Birthday and Christmas gifts– I loved making these plates. I ordered a kit from HERE.  You draw on the papers they send to you- and decorate with your own washable markers and mail it in. These plates are amazing!! They are not porcelain so they do not break if your kids drop it. They…

Carrot Napkins

I wish I knew which blog I saw this on. I know I saw it on more than one. I loved the idea and wanted to do it for my party today for my family. We only needed forks for our dinner. I purchased green forks, green pipe cleaners and orange napkins. Rolled up my…

Easter eggs for our tree

We just have 2 branches stuck in a bucket as a tree and wanted to add some Easter eggs to it. I have seen many where folks hot glue ribbon to hang them. However I noticed the eggs I got from Target have holes. I threaded a large needle with some bakers twine. Ran it…

Earth Day Water Bottles (File included)

HAPPY EARTH DAY!! One of the things we give our kids every Earth day is a new water bottle. To cut down on the plastic ones that you end up recycling and throwing away. Also saves money in my pocket too! I picked up some cute water bottles for 1.00 at my local Hobby Lobby….

Nearly Free Paint Chip Easter Garland

Isn’t that Easter egg garland adorable?? I love paint chips. And when I saw this idea over here on this blog I wanted to make it too!! Paint Chips are so pretty. I love to use them for so many things. The colors are so vibrant. I cut egg shapes out of the paint chips,…

Crepe Paper Easter Carrot

My daughter made the cutest thing in girl scouts and I loved it so much I had to make some too!! If it is crafty and CHEAP Start off with green cellophane and some Easter Candies. I choose kisses. You can use 4-5 pieces. Kind of hard to see here, but I had cut me…

Breath of FRESH Air – Teacher Appreciation 2011

This gift I made for family and friends for Christmas. However I am remaking this gift and going to give it to the teachers along with a clever tag to add to it. Air freshener Homemade of course. 🙂 It is SOOO EASY TO DO. Extremely easy to do. The breathable fabric I use is…

Candy is in the Mail – Teacher Appreciation 2011

Another fun gift is Candy in the Mail- Mailbox for the teacher. These really cute mailboxes were available during Valentine’s Season at Target. 1.00 each. Adorable. I also used my Silhouette Machine to cut out names of the teachers to put on the mailboxes along with the hearts. And since Brooke signs since she is…

Extra Special Teacher – Teacher Appreciation 2011

This is a fun one to make. You can do it with out the bag and just a nicely wrapped pack of gum or a full pack of gum 3 pack. Up to you. Let me share how I made the bags. I love making them. I get a canvas bag from my local craft…

Candy Bucket – Teacher Appreciation 2011

Candy bucket for the teacher is alot of fun. Found these cute buckets at my local craft store. Filled it with candy. I also used my Silhouette Machine to cut out names of the teachers to put on the buckets. They were hard to see in the photos, but once the bucket was empty its…

Both deaf since the age of 3, Chad and Mary Beth enjoy not only raising their little family but photographing together, cooking & crafting as well. Living in Central Florida with their ... Read More About Us »