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Fourth of July craft: sparkle dollar store candy dish.

Fourth of July Craft - Make a Sparkle Candy Dish

I've said many times before that I have never been very patriotic when it comes to crafts. It's not because I don't love living in the United States or for any particular reason than I just haven't decorated for those type of holidays. This year I'm remedying the situation with some fun crafts that are perfect for the Fourth of July. And this one Continue Reading

DIY wedding numbers from dollar store frames.

DIY wedding table numbers from dollar frames

Apparently June is the most popular month for weddings. If that is the case, then the craziness is starting soon! I don't know about you, but I love a good handmade wedding. Not only are they unique, but they are often budget friendly. And speaking of budget friendly, that is why I made these DIY wedding table numbers from dollar store frames . . . Continue Reading

How to decoupage a dress form.

How to decoupage a dress form

Have you ever decoupaged a dress form? You totally need to. It's kind of fun, and then you'll have a place to display your jewelry, or an interesting home decor piece. I've always wanted to Podge one, and I finally got one from Darice, and I decided it was time to go wild. So I picked some crazy fabric and a fun paint color and went for it. What Continue Reading

Make easy initial wall art.

Easy initial wall art

I really love personalized crafts. When I see the letter "A" I get really excited. Maybe because it represents both my first and last name - so it's doubly awesome? And is doubly a word? I don't know, but I know that I had making this initial wall art. I didn't make it for myself but as a gift for a friend. I used a frame and mat that I got from a Continue Reading

Mothers day craft: butterfly DIY jewelry box.

Mothers Day craft butterfly jewelry box

My mom is hard to shop for. Does anyone else have a mom like that? I think she would deny it, but she really buys everything she wants for herself. So I have to default to handmade for gifts every year. One thing my mom does have a lot of is jewelry - so I decided to make her a jewelry box to help organize it all. I customized it to the colors that Continue Reading

Floral DIY coat rack.

Floral DIY Coat Rack made with Mod Podge

For Christmas I got some pretty cute clothes from my boyfriend. He did a great job of picking things out for me. So he might have been a little sad when I focused more on the cute wrapping paper that the goodies came in as opposed to the gifts themselves (which I loved, sweet cheeks!). But I just couldn't help it. You can see the wrapping paper on Continue Reading

Fair isle DIY necklace and earrings.

Fair isle DIY necklace and earrings

Gifts for mom are really hard. I never know what to get my mom for Mother's Day, because she can buy everything she wants herself. That is why handmade jewelry is such a great gift for my mom. I can customize to what she likes and know she doesn't have anything else like it . . . and even though I'm 36 years old, she still appreciates my crafts as Continue Reading