Mother's Day is May 14th, and while all mom's love handmade gifts from their kiddos, mom's also love spas and alone time. So, pair a sweet DIY gift, like one of the 13 handmade Mother's Day gifts below with alone time and you just won Mother's Day. This Mother's Day gift guide … [Read more...]
Teacher Appreciation Week Ideas
Once upon a time, before this whole crazy blog thing, I was a teacher. A high school special education inclusion teacher to be exact. Showing teachers how much we love them is important to me. And now that Maxwell is in preschool a few days a week, I want to make sure that his … [Read more...]
How to Give Cash Creatively
Everyone loves to receive money as a gift, but handing someone a card with a $20 dollar bill inside seems so well... boring. Not to mention, it's way more fun to watch someone unwrap a real gift. With a little extra effort and a dose of creativity you can make giving cash fun … [Read more...]
3 Creative Ways to Give Cash
For the past few years instead of buying so many presents, my family has opted to do a white elephant extravaganza. It's such a fun, simple way to exchange gifts with lots of people. We usually have at least 10 people playing and we set the gift limit at $40. We try to make it … [Read more...]
You are Simply Aw-Mason!
Did y'all give Carisa's painting idea for kids a try? It's such a fun, simple craft project for the kids to do this summer. Today, she's sharing a free printable to use as a thank you gift. Y'all know I love cheesy sayings, so this post is one of my faves! It's perfect to use for … [Read more...]
24 Father’s Day Sayings
Father's day here in the United States is always the 3rd Sunday in June. Just for fun, check out this list to see what day Father's Day is around the world. Dad is awesome, but he is super hard to buy a gift for which is why I love our Father's Day Tradition. I always pair the … [Read more...]
3 Free Printable Father’s Day Cards
Father' Day is Sunday, June 19th! And, in my humble opinion, dad's are really hard to buy gifts for! I've been known to make my dad all kinds of silly Father's Day cards. My all time favorite is probably the Google card and a close second is the paint chip card. Since Andy became … [Read more...]
DIY Seesaw
Note: This post is sponsored by Discount Tire, but, as always, all opinions are my own.Toys out of tires are a big hit around here, remember the sandbox?! So, when Discount Tire asked if I'd like to make another toy out of tire, I couldn't resist. Maxwell needs a seesaw! He … [Read more...]
Holly Jolly Gift Card Holder
Note: This post is sponsored by Kroger, as always, all opinions are my own!Let’s be real, everybody loves receiving gift cards as gifts! But, you don’t always just want to hand somebody a gift card in an envelope, that’s well, boring. I’ve got a cute, easy way to give any … [Read more...]
For Your Mistle Toes
I'm excited to introduce a new contributor to the C.R.A.F.T. family! Carisa from Messes to Memories is going to be whipping up cute, fun, free printables for all of us to use. Her first one is perfect for me since I always have cold feet with not cute toe nails, ha! It's also a … [Read more...]
Bouquet of Sunshine
Who doesn't need a little extra sunshine in their day?! I love this cute gift idea for all kinds of occasions... birthday, bad day, get well soon, congratulations, house warming, I mean a bouquet of sunshine is perfect for almost any occasion. Today I'm teaming up with Melanie … [Read more...]
Top secret blog project!
I've been making DIY puzzle cubes since 2011! (Here's the first one I ever made.) They're cute, easy to make and fun to play with. They make great little gifts for any age!Here's what you need to make a cube:4 colors of acrylic paint (turquoise, lime green, … [Read more...]
