This weekend I had some extra crafting time because my husband was out of town. I don’t know about you, but when I sit down to do crafts I need several hours at a time because I like to spread all my supplies out in front of me. I like to see all the supplies so that I can start playing with stuff and deciding what I want to make…. Continue Reading
Wedding Statistics from The Dollar Tree
If you know someone who is planning a wedding, you may want to share some interesting statistics. My friends at Dollar Tree sent me some interesting information recently. Disclosure: This is a sponsored post on behalf of Dollar Tree, all opinions are my own. Did you know that today, the average wedding cost is over $25,000? In my opinion, that is enough for a down payment on a house!… Continue Reading
St. Patrick’s Day Wreath Craft & a Celebration
This last weekend my mother and I had a crafting session together. I made a St. Patrick’s Day wreath for my door. My mother and I try to get together to craft twice a month. I love that we have this time together especially now that my kids are older it gives us a chance to chat and talk about the kids, happenings and memories. This craft session I thought… Continue Reading
DIY Repurposed Cigar Box – Duct Tape Craft
I have been in a craft project mood ever since I went to CHA. So I decided to make a repurposed cigar box with some decorative duct tape. I love the duct tape crafts I have seen. I used Duck Brand Duct Tape for this project. I collect cigar boxes from our neighborhood wine and spirit store. Some stores will give them to you for free, but most places… Continue Reading
A Christmas Tree for the Beer Lover
We are a little behind on the tree shopping this year. While I have started decorating inside the house, we have yet to pick up a Christmas tree. I have seen a lot of themed Christmas trees lately and find it kind of refreshing. I have thought about a travel themed tree, but I do not have enough ornaments. A cooking and baking themed tree could be fun (think cookie… Continue Reading
Dollar Store Decorating for Christmas
Today I am kicking off some dollar store Christmas decor ideas. I just love shopping at dollar stores and turning the frugal items into fun, holiday items. I find it a fun challenge to go into the store and see what kind of home decorations I can make using the items. With everything only costing a dollar, it is a frugal way to make my home more festive and elegant…. Continue Reading
How to Bling Out a Cane
This weekend is my mom’s 85th birthday so I am putting together a gift basket to take her when I see her this weekend. She has a little trouble walking so she uses a cane now. While I was thinking about what to give her, it reminded me of a DIY idea I wanted to share with you. It was a gift that my daughter made for my mother a… Continue Reading
Fall Mantel Decorating
It’s finally fall y’all and that means it is time for a little decor change. You may recall that I just added a few simple decorating ideas to my home last year to bring the colors of autumn inside. Today I am sharing a few more simple fall decorating ideas, that can me made in minutes. The best thing is, that I made these with things I already have around… Continue Reading
A Day of Crafty Fun in Orange County
Recently, I had an opportunity to visit and participate in a day of crafting with some of the other members of the SoCal Lady Bloggers. I love getting together with friends, and if it involves crafting, I am in heaven. We all met at a little shop called The Makery. The Makery is in a courtyard of shops located about 10 minutes away from Disneyland in Anaheim, California. The… Continue Reading
Spring Decor Craft: Decorating Planters
Decorating with planters can be a fun way to bring spring indoors a little early. This post is from a prior spring but is perfect for this time of year. This weekend I worked on a couple of simple decor craft ideas with my mom. We wanted to try some new decorating ideas and we decided to make some cute flower arrangements out of these hanging pails that I recently purchased…. Continue Reading
Dollar Store Decorating
The weather is getting warm here in Southern California. I love opening the windows and sitting outside in the backyard again. I am sprucing up my home for summer with the help of some frugal finds at Dollar Tree. These are some of the things I recently discovered there. I found these pretty mats, colorful stones and white rocks, all for $1 each. There were also these candles and glass… Continue Reading
Medicine Cabinet Makeover
My bathroom needs some serious attention in the makeover department. I have to say that it has been low on my priority list, but it is time for a medicine cabinet makeover. I have been working on a few projects around the house this week and yesterday I updated my bathroom medicine cabinet. I have a mirrored metal cabinet that I love, but what I don’t love is that the… Continue Reading
Catalogue Copy Cat Challenge –
This past weekend I worked on a project as part of the magazine copy-cat challenge over at Debbie Doo’s. I needed some wall art and I found this cool print in the Crate and Barrel catalogue. This was my inspiration. Now, I realize that the piece in the catalog is made from handcrafted paper made from boiled bark, but the $899 price was a bit more than I wanted to… Continue Reading
Dollar Store Valentines Tablescape
As most of you know, I love to shop the dollar store. Check out some cute ideas for a Dollar Store Valentines Tablescape. I love to decorate for the holidays, but it can get expensive quickly, so when I can, I love to pick up items from the dollar store to save money. I am sharing a few things I have made for Valentine’s Day over the years from the… Continue Reading
Christmas Decoration Copy Cat Challenge
If you are like me, you are in the midst of the holiday entertaining season. I just love this time of year because I enjoy decorating the house. I love to peruse all of the catalogues of beautiful decorating and entertaining ideas for inspiration. This year, one of the things that caught my eye was this serving dish from the Crate and Barrel catalogue. I decided to try to… Continue Reading
Dollar Store Christmas Decorations
So if you have been following my blog for a while, you saw my post on dollar store crafts for my buffet table, and my dollar store mantle. Now I made a few things for my Christmas dining room table. Dollar Store Christmas Decorations First I wrapped the candy canes together and attached a cute little bow (both from the dollar store). I am using it to place onto the… Continue Reading
My Dollar Store Mantle
It is hard to believe that it is almost December. In order to start to get my house decorated for the holidays, I made some decorations from items from the dollar store. These are three simple crafts that took less than an hour to make (combined). I visit my mother every week and sometimes we work on crafts. I cherish our time together, and lately we have been… Continue Reading
Decorating Mini Pumpkins
Decorating mini pumpkins is an easy way to decorate with flair this fall. Gather up some washi tape and make this simple craft in minutes. Today I am decorating some little pumpkins using decorative washi tape and scrapbook stickers. I have a lot of scrapbook supplies from my scrapbook days (now I do a lot of it online).I love using my washi tape for other projects. First I picked up… Continue Reading
Easy Fall Decorating Ideas
So I am getting ready to update my house decor for fall and have been looking for some fall decorating ideas. I purchased two small bag of leaves from a craft store and I wanted to share a few things I did with them to make the house ready for the season. Fall decorating with candles I found a glass container and a store bought candle, I put the candle in… Continue Reading
Easy Paint Chip Art
Well it is finally cooling down here in California which means fall is on its way. I made a simple and frugal craft decoration out of paint chips and it is so simple that the photos tell the story. Kind of like a Wordless Wednesday.
