Double dare your Trick or Treaters to wash with this spooky spider soap! A melt and pour soap base makes it easy to make Halloween soap. Put fake spider toys in soap or whatever creepy creatures can fit inside the soap mold. I have been looking for fun Halloween crafts to make for my kids and their friends. A neat idea I saw on the Oriental Trading website had a toy encased in a bar of soap. I thought it was funny that kids would have to use ...
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Getting Creative with Pentel POP Gel Pens + Giveaway
Thanks to our sponsor for providing Pentel POP gel pens and compensation for this post: Getting Creative with Pentel POP Gel Pens. As always, the opinions expressed are 100% my own, based on personal experiences. Easy Craft Project Ideas With Pentel POP Gel Pens Pentel Sparkle POP, Milky POP, and Solar Pop gel pens are a fun new way to add color to your life. The Sparkle POP pens are ultra glittery, I love how the colors shimmer on the ...
DIY Candy Bouquet Photo Mug Father’s Day Gift Idea
Our dad is such an important part of our family. He works hard, he plays hard, and is always there when we need him. When Father's Day rolls around, we want to give him a present that shows him just how much we love him. Photo gifts are a special way to say Happy Father's Day. We made our dad a Photo Travel Mug at Walmart Photo. It's really easy to personalize Drinkware like this Stainless Steel Tumbler with up to 15 photos! There are lots of ...
DIY Tin Can Planters Perfect For Succulents, Small Plants, and Flowers
These DIY Tin Can Planters are perfect for your succulents or other small plants and flowers. Upcycle empty tin cans into DIY planters with an easy faux galvanized metal painting technique. Sprinkle with cinnamon "rust" to give the cans an aged look. It is nearly impossible for me to pass by the succulents row at the store without picking up at least one new plant. I love adding to my indoor succulents garden! My windows are crowded with ...
Homemade Body Butter Recipe
It's time to treat yourself! This luxurious homemade body butter recipe is made with mango butter, kokum butter, shea butter, cocoa butter, grapeseed oil, and coconut oil. Organic body butters and natural oils are combined and whipped to perfection for the ultimate DIY body butter. I decided if I was going to make my own body butter, I was going to do it the best I could. I learned about the different kinds of butters and oils, then ...
Upcycling Ideas for Tin Cans [CRAFT]: Colored Pencil Organizer
I have been saving all our tin cans from soups, fruits and vegetables lately. And I have been looking for fun upcycling ideas for tins cans. This upcycled tin can pencil holder was inspired by this easy-to-make teacher gift idea I recently posted. These cans are the perfect size to hold pens and pencils. I started out making them for back-to-school teacher gifts and quickly realized these could organize our pens and pencils at home, too. I ...
How To Relax with Gel Pens and Adult Coloring Books + Gift Ideas with Printable Thank You Labels
When life gets too noisy, I have to find a quiet place to relax. My favorite ways to relieve stress include exercise and creative activities. Coloring is a relaxing activity anyone can do. If I only have few minutes, I grab gel pens and enjoy coloring my stress away in my bullet journal or adult coloring books. Gel pens are so much fun to use in all sorts of creative projects. I especially love hand lettering and coloring with Gel pens. The ...
Spring Crafts For Kids: Fingerprint Art Butterfly Painted Birdhouses
One of my favorite Spring Crafts For Kids, these Thumbprint Art Painted Flower Pots inspired us to make Fingerprint Art Butterfly Painted Birdhouses. This inexpensive arts and crafts project idea would make a great gift idea for Moms and Grandmas. Let the kids add colorful fingerprint butterflies to decorative birdhouses for a sweet keepsake. My kids love it when I pull out the craft paints! Painting is one of their favorite art ...
Harry Potter Birthday Party Invitations and Hedwig Owl Balloons
My sister threw an amazing Harry Potter birthday party for kids. She planned out all the party details, starting with the Harry Potter Birthday Party Invitations, for months. A Harry Potter birthday party this magical deserves to be shared! I literally flew across the country to be able to help her make this party happen. We took lots of photos to help give you the best ideas for a Harry Potter party. For your convenience, we added links to ...