Plastic Spoon Christmas Trees School is closed today for Election Day and I took the day off work to be at home with the kids. It has been raining all morning. I love rain when I am home for the day, it is so peaceful. It is a perfect day for crafting and to knock …
HOW TO DIY VINTAGE BOOKS Since becoming a blogger, I’ve worked on improving one blogging aspect or another. It’s bound to keep me busy for a long, long while as I have much to improve upon. It was while I was working on this, that I decided I needed to have a few more …
MARBLE TEA LIGHTS What to do with a hefty stash of marbles? Why, make marble towers of course. Better yet, make them lighted marble towers! We had a lot of fun putting these together with a few simple supplies we had on hand. I’m sure I don’t have to caution you that this is not a craft …
BUFFALO CHECK CHRISTMAS ORNAMENTS Happy Holidays! A few weeks ago, I shared our buffalo check Ribbon Christmas Trees and with the left over ribbon, we transformed some ordinary plastic ornaments from the Dollar Store into these awesome ornaments that will fit in nicely with our rustic-feel Christmas decor this year. Supplies Used: Dollar Store ornaments white spray …
DIY FELT PUMPKINS Not quite ready to visit the pumpkin patch yet? We weren’t either, so we crafted a few of our own. These adorable felt pumpkins are so easy and inexpensive to make and can be displayed all season long! Instructions: I found a stick in the yard and cut it into three pieces …
MAKE TIME FOR AN UPCYCLE I love a great up-cycle project, don’t you? But what I love even more is a super easy up-cycle project that is not only useful, but an awesome and fun decor piece too! We are sharing how to make this awesome rustic Tin Can Clock. Supplies Used: Small tin can Clock Movement …
WOODLAND FAIRY CHRISTMAS ART Today we are sharing how to make this beautiful Woodland Fairy Christmas Art to deck your halls for the holidays. This is so much fun! I have to admit that after I agreed to participate, I realized that I had no idea what to share on this theme. But, like most projects on …
DIY PATRIOTIC FELT WREATH Today we are sharing an easy DIY Patriotic Felt Wreath. This wreath is easy to make and the use of felt keeps the cost low too. You too can easily make this wreath with just a few supplies. The straw wreath form is from Wal-Mart and is under $3.00. It was …
GUGELHUPF CAKE RECIPES We are excited to be sharing a recipe for a traditional German Gugelhupf cake. Gugelhupf cake was traditionally served with coffee at breakfast or an afternoon tea and was often called the poor man’s cake. Doing a little research on this cake, I found that it was common in Germany and …
Dollar Store Craft: Lei Wreath This project could easily be called the ‘Under 5 minute Wreath’ because that’s about how long it took me to put these together. These grapevine wreath forms have been sitting in my craft stash for quite a while. The white ones were purchased two years ago at the Dollar Tree. They were …
