Thanksgiving crafts are something my kids look forward to every year. Spending time crafting together is a fun way to get everyone into the Thanksgiving spirit. This year, we made a handprint turkey pumpkin keepsake. It was easy to do, and now I have a lovely pumpkin decoration to display every year at Thanksgiving time. I know I'll love to remember how we painted their hands to make a turkey print. The kids will have fun seeing how much ...
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Advent Calendar Ideas | DIY Magnetic Matchboxes Christmas Calendar
The Advent Calendar is a popular holiday tradition to help you celebrate the days leading up to Christmas. This DIY advent calendar uses numbered matchboxes, which can be filled with small candies, notes, pictures or trinkets. I made a chocolate Advent calendar by putting a mini candy bar inside each one of the boxes. Making your own Advent Calendar like this one is really easy to do, and doesn't take much time at all. I spray ...
Free Halloween Printable Candy Bar Wrappers
Remember my niece, Brooklyn? She and her little sister love any excuse to wear a costume - especially Halloween! Last year, they were Katniss and Maleficent (you can probably guess which one is which from the photo.) As of yesterday, they were still deciding what to wear this October 31st, but they were tossing around ideas like Pokemon Go characters, witches and Disney princesses. I can't wait to see what they decide to be. These girls are so ...
DIY Owl Costume | Easy To Make Halloween Costumes
My 5-year-old loves to pretend he's an owl. So it was not a big surprise when he announced a couple weeks ago that he wanted to dress up like an owl for Halloween. Not just any owl - an owl with blue feathers. (Blue is his favorite color.) I knew I was going to have to make an owl costume for him if it was going to have blue feathers. I looked around at different DIY Owl Costume ideas and came up with a no sew version that is actually pretty ...
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 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 ...
