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How To Make Comfy Sweater Mittens
Just the other day, we had a cold spell in my neck of the woods and I couldn’t find my gloves to scrape the ice off my car in the morning. Needless to say, my hands were frozen for a few hours afterward. But I didn’t want to buy a new pair of gloves, I wanted to make a pair instead! So I took one of my favorite sweaters (that may or may not be wearable due to the hole in the sleeve) and turned them into an incredibly cozy pair of sweater mittens. Follow the tutorial below to see how I did it. Here’s What You’ll Need For Your…
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Heartfelt DIY Valentine Crafts Using Mason Jars For Home Decor
I’m one of those people that love to use mason jars for anything and everything. I’ve been on a recent “no plastic” kick so I use mason jars to package things like bulk shampoos, body wash, cooking supplies, and more. But of course, these are some of the more practical ways to use our handy jars. If decorated correctly, you can use a mason jar to make yourself adorable Valentine’s Day crafts. Keep reading below to find several other DIY Valentine crafts using mason jars. DIY Valentine Crafts: Painted Mason Jar Vases Cover three large mason jars in paint so that one is white, one is pink, and one is red.…
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Rustic Birch Wood Christmas Decor Crafts
Homemade Christmas decor is so fun to create. Especially when you can do so with things found around the house. This season, I have been all about birch wood Christmas decor. There’s something about it that looks so perfectly rustic and appropriate for the holiday season. Keep reading below to see how to create your own birch wood Christmas decor. These DIY decorations are so easy! Rustic Birch Wood Christmas Decor Crafts Bundle Of Birch Wood Logs Looking for an easy birch wood DIY? Try this awesome project! Take a bundle of birch wood logs (found at Michaels) and display them in a wooden crate. This looks a little more…
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A Picture Perfect Holiday With These Picture Frame Christmas Crafts
Every year, after my kids visit Santa at the mall, I display the photo in a holiday picture frame. Since my eldest is 14 now, I have 14-holiday frames filled with the cutest pictures of my kiddos with Santa. And as much as I love this tradition, I’m finding it harder and harder to find a Christmas picture frame that I like. So this year, I plan on making my own instead! Keep reading below for some of my favorite picture frame Christmas crafts. Picture Frame Christmas Crafts: Rustic Pick up a large wooden picture frame at your local craft store along with some small wooden letters. Make sure that you…
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Easily Make Twig Letters With These Tips
I love twig letters. They emerged in the home decor space this last year, and I’ve loved them ever since I saw them in Better Homes and Gardens. But believe it or not, store-bought twig letters can come at a price. A very expensive price! Fortunately, there is an easy way to DIY it yourself. They are so easy to make and they add such a great element of rustic decor to any home. What’s even better is that you can actually make your own twig letters with stuff that you already have at home. Whether it be for a living room or for a nursery, use these tips and…
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Quick And EASY Sewing Projects Using Ric Rac
Ric Rac is such a fun material to sew with. It’s zig-zaggy like lines add a great bit of style to any sewing project, and it’s super easy to work with. If you’re looking for a fun and easy project for the weekend, try one of these quick and easy sewing projects using ric rac. You won’t regret it! Quick And EASY Sewing Projects Using Ric Rac Ric Rac Ribbon While this isn’t exactly a sewing project, you can use the ribbon that you created to outfit the other project of your choice. To make, purchase a length of ribbon ( 2-3 inches wide, it really doesn’t matter). Pin a…
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Halloween Crafts That Use Glow In The Dark Paint
I love a good Halloween craft project, and so do my kids! It’s so fun just to spend a few hours together crafting a fun project on the weekends. We are bracing for a cool and rainy fall weekend ahead and I am planning on entertaining my kiddos with these fun Halloween crafts made from glow-in-the-dark paint. Halloween Crafts That Use Glow In The Dark Paint Glow in The Dark Pumpkins Instead of letting my youngest kids carve pumpkins, we like to paint pumpkins instead. That way, we can still get creative with a pumpkin design, but we aren’t left picking the inside of the pumpkin out of the carpet.…
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Easy AND Inexpensive No Sew Fall Decor That Looks Like You Spent A Fortune
Around the second week in September I like to get my fall decor up and out. It’s fun to get excited for what the remainder of the year has in store and Fall is always a great little preview of that, so I like to get started as soon as possible. Even though Halloween is a few months away, it doesn’t hurt to get in the spirit a little early with a few of my favorite easy no sew fall decor ideas. These adorable projects will have your neighbors convinced that you spent hours behind a sewing machine when really, you whipped it up in thirty minutes or less! Here…
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Fall Crafts: DIY Burlap Table Runners
If you ask me, the season of Fall is a certain kind of magical. I’m not sure if it is the chill to the air, the beautiful colors around every turn, or the crafts I find myself immersed in all season but I always look forward to Fall. One of my favorite fall crafts are these DIY burlap table runners. They’re really easy to make (seriously, you’ll just need a few items from your craft room) and they really do add a great touch of fall to just about any home. Here’s What You’ll Need For The DIY Burlap Table Runners: -Burlap Fabric -Fusible Webbing -scissors -measuring tape -iron Step…
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Do You Know How To Press Petals
Pressing flower petals was one of my favorite things to do as a young child. It was amazing what kind of artwork you could create just by using a few tools found around the house and a couple of your favorite flower petals. If you’ve always wanted to learn how to press petals of flowers, use this how-to guide. This tutorial will have you starting flower crafts left and right! Let’s get started. Here’s What You’ll Need To Press Petals: -Flowers (the variety of your choice!) -Phone book (or another heavy book for pressing!) -Parchment Paper -Weights (if needed) Step One: For the prettiest pressed flowers, I find it best…
