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Did you ever have an idea that just kept evolving? I bought several tote bags at a local craft store {Pat Catan's} last year for only 99 cents each. I like to use them for yard-sale and flea market shopping but they were just so plain I wanted to perk at least one of them up a bit and I like how it turned out so much that I've been using it as my spring purse. The natural color was a plain beige-ish tone but I … [Read more...]
1. Paper Twist Door Flower from Little Miss Celebration 2. Spring Pinwheel Wreath by The Cards We Drew 3. Spring Paper Flower Wreath ~ A Pumpkin and Princess 4. Caterpillar Kitchen Spring Wreath ~ Just Dip It in Chocolate 5. Spring Garden Hose Wreath ~ The Comfy Crafter 6. Easy Burlap Bow Basket ~ Daisy Mae Belle 7. Spring Book Page Wreath ~ An Oasis in the Desert 8. Spring Moss Wreath ~ A … [Read more...]
Do you love a party? The kind of party where everyone gets to see you swirling and twirling in your finest? If you do then this is the party for you. Link up at ANY of the 13 Blogs participating and your link will be seen on all 13 blogs. We'll be pinning links daily to our It's a Spring Thing pinterest board and we'll also be doing a feature post with our party favorites. Before this party begins, here is a … [Read more...]
Are you ready for a fun and functional makeover? My niece and her husband moved and asked me if I wanted their old coffee table....heck yes! The coffee table I had in my living room was a BIG square gallery table with glass and drawers which at one time was perfect for the room but now it was just too big so my niece's coffee table was perfect and I could put baskets underneath to hold the kid's school books and my … [Read more...]
Have you seen the Sharpie Marker coffee mugs, plates and other glassware decorated items all over pinterest? I have and I pinned a few and always intended to make something but never quite got around to it, until now! I wanted to try the simple marker technique on a white vase for Valentine's Day. I went to the Thrift Store and found this lovely plain white bud vase for .50 cents and this was my base. I … [Read more...]
A few months ago I shared about finally getting some pallets by having my husband dumpster dive for them. Since then I have been decorating them for the seasons and holidays. For Christmas I wanted to have a Pallet Christmas Tree but I didn't want to break apart the pallets to make one so instead I used a staple gun and some lights to form the outline of a tree on the better of the two … [Read more...]
I was at Michael's and picked up these cute little Christmas Bulbs from the dollar bin. I bought two packages and wasn't sure what I was going to use them for but thought I could use them for something. I put some pink glitter on some. And then, I had some laying in a little heap on my desk and got the idea to try to make some cute Christmas earrings. These were so easy to make ~ took less than 2 … [Read more...]
I decorated my house in a snap for autumn using a few items that were already on hand and purchasing a few spending less than $15.00 total for all. The four mugs above were from the Dollar Tree ~ $4 The Autumn Subway Art download via Hopscotch Studios Art ~ free Leaves under Victorian hand ~ $1 from the Dollar Tree Orange striped dish towel ~ package of 2 towels from Target for $4.18 {other towel on dining … [Read more...]
Last year I saw the cutest little jar filled with Marshmallow Ghosts and I knew I wanted to make something similar to give this year as a hostess gift to my niece. We go to her house for the kids to Trick or Treat together every year and we have dinner and games....such a fun time, so I made this little jar to give to her ~it was so easy and I love the results. Materials needed: Jar or other … [Read more...]
I love the look of tissue paper pom poms and I like to hang things from the ceiling around my house....I'm still trying to figure out how I can incorporate my disco ball into the decor of my living room. I had my polka dot paper lanterns hanging in my dining room for months so it was time to take those down and put up something else....enter, Candy Corn Pom Poms. You can make these in any color or color combination … [Read more...]
