Call me crazy, but even as a kid it made me sad to throw away all the pretty wrapping paper. I would make thank you cards out of it or even just save the pretty little scraps for a rainy day. My mom has always saved gift bags and shirt boxes... but the wrapping paper went … [Read more...]
How to make a plastic bag pom pom
Christmas C.R.A.F.T. #5: Plastic Bag Pom Pom Materials: Plastic grocery store bags Scissors We are making giant plastic pom poms to hang as snow balls to decorate a rec center for a holiday event! Should be fun! Psst... here are 10 more ways to … [Read more...]
Christmas C.R.A.F.T. #4: Recycled Gift Wrap
Christmas C.R.A.F.T. #4 DIY Gift Wrap Ideas I have done a few posts on recycled gift wrap, but here are a few more ideas utilizing plastic bags... The brown box is the Canvas People canvas I made. This is how it was shipped to me, and I just made it a fun little plastic bag … [Read more...]
C.R.A.F.T. # 67: DIY Business Cards
I did a post about my first business card prototype.. Now, you can make these little guys yourself :) I needed them to attend my first blog conference... bloggy boot camp! The DIY business cards were a great conversation starter :) There was only one big change … [Read more...]
DIY Business Cards- 1st Prototype
UPDATE: DIY Business Card Tutorial ------- I am going to my very first blog conference next weekend :) and I must say I am pretty excited. So, I have been told I need business cards to hand out to new friends...here are my issues: #1: I don't have a business #2: My … [Read more...]
Re-Purposed Orphaned Drawers
I love a good up-cycle! Here are 10 ways to re-use old drawers. 1: Chalk board 2: Remade Dresser from Decades by WIS design 3: Drawer Storage Bench @ Beyond the Picket Fence 4: Large printer drawer turned Shelf @ Hummlan 5. Drawer book shelf … [Read more...]
C.R.A.F.T. #50: Neck Roll Pillow
What can you do with s t r e t c h e d out leggings and a crusty, old pillow? How about make a neck roll pillow! All you need is: old leggings crusty, old pillow fabric scraps string Wrap pillow with any kind of string...this is the only way … [Read more...]
C.R.A.F.T. #22: Target Bag Gift Wrap
I only own one roll of wrapping paper! Typically, I use brown paper grocery bags, tin foil, comics, or colorful, empty food boxes (gushers, fruit roll ups, cereal boxes). But, recently I discovered how cute (and readily available) Target bags are to wrap up a quick gift. Here are … [Read more...]
C.R.A.F.T. #12 Recycled Tree
I used to have 7 ft. tall, live tree next to the couch but, it died :( I realized this spot in my home does not get enough light, so I decided to craft up a little tree that won't die. I also like it because I can decorate it up for different holidays. The little tree has its … [Read more...]
C.R.A.F.T. #11: Magazine Envelope
A personalized envelope for your snail mail treasures... I learned how to make these from Barbie, my mom's canasta partner...My canasta partner is her husband, Geroge :) Yes, I really do enjoy playing canasta! First, pick a magazine page that inspires you and rip it … [Read more...]
C.R.A.F.T. #6: Recycled Gift Wrap #2
I am blogging, and loving it on this lovely Friday night. The BF is watching James Bond while I am lay on the ground sorting through pictures of old crafts, eating popcorn, and blogging. What a wild and crazy Friday night! This craft is just another idea for gift wrapping. I cut … [Read more...]
C.R.A.F.T. #5: Recycled Gift Wrap
My love to wrap presents in reusable things started for a few reasons: 1. It's free and less wasteful than wrapping paper! 2. It made me sad to throw away perfectly good boxes. 3. I lived in tiny apartments and had no where to store things like wrapping paper! I have used … [Read more...]
