I really like to make Christmas gifts each year. The only problem is, it gets harder and harder each year to come up with something to make for my parents and in-laws. Neither of them really need anything and both have limited wall space. So I wanted to make them something that is little and…
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Lifestyle Review
Have you seen one of my new sponsors, Lifestyle Crafts? I got the opportunity to try out their awesome die cutting machine, called Epic Six. This little machine is awesome! I was so impressed with how well it cuts card stock, even the thick stuff! Here is little gift box I made to hand out…
Neighbor or Teacher Christmas Gift Idea: Cookies for Santa Plate and Cookies
Did you know that December is this week?? Before I know it, Christmas is going to be here! Times really does fly! This year for my neighbor gift, I decided to make something that they could turn into a family activity. I saw this post and thought that it would be a good idea for…
Wedding gift
One of my good friends from Kansas got married in Utah, so I got to go to her reception. Her colors were black, white and green, so I made her this decoration. This is what I used: This is how I made it: 1) I cut out Hobson and est. 2011 with my Silhouette out…
GO POKES!
I grew up in the great state of Wyoming. Then I went to school at the University of Wyoming. If you don’t know, UW does not like Utah teams, they are rivals. So it KILLS me ever time I walk into a store and see U of Utah and BYU things. They even sell it…
Silhouette Saturday: Wedding Gift
It is summer time, so that means that it is also wedding time!!! Last weekend I went to a wedding and had to come up with an easy idea to make. This one took me about 10 minutes and cost $5, so it was just prefect! This is how I made it: 1) I cut…
Whatever Wednesday: Father’s Day Shirt
I made a shirt like this for my husband four years ago for father’s day. Well since we now have two more children, I thought that it would be good to make him another one. I used heat transfer paper for the shirt. I used colors: black, white, yellow, dark pink and teal all in smooth….
Whatever Wednesday: Teacher Gift
It’s that time of year, the end of the school year and it’s time to start thinking about teacher’s gifts. When I saw this idea, I loved it and knew that I wanted to do it for my boys’ teachers. It was really easy to do and I think that they will like them. All…
Whatever Wednesday: You Rock Valentine
When I saw this idea to make a little iPod, I knew that I wanted to do that with my kids. It’s so hard to come up with something that isn’t too girlie. This was just perfect for my boys to give to their classmates! All I did was take a box of the conversation…
Tutorial Tuesday: Hand Print Calendar
My son (who is in kindergarten) gave me the cutest calendar that I just had to share with you all. If you want to your child to give a present to someone that will melt their hearts, then this is the gift to give!! It just melted my heart when he gave it to me…
Whatever Wednesday: Christmas Ideas
Christmas is almost here and sadly I haven’t been able to do as many crafts that I would have like too. My time has gone to other things this past month, like my baby girl, hosting Thanksgiving, throwing my 4 year old son a Star Wars birthday party and my baby girl’s baby blessing. All…
Easy Gift Idea- Personalize Casserole Dish {Glass Etching Tutorial}
Sometimes we all need an easy gift idea, one is that is perfect for everyone. I thought that this would be a perfect gift, a personalized casserole dish. Everyone goes to some kind of potluck dinner and we all have had problems of getting our dishes back. So here is a way to personalize it…
Tutorial Tuesday: Light Switch Frames
With Father’s Day coming up this weekend, I did my usual, made my husband something involving the boys. I have been waiting to use this idea for awhile now, but didn’t know what pictures to put it in. So I was super excited when I came up with the idea to use letters!! This is…
Whatever Wednesday: Father’s Day Ideas
With Father’s Day coming up, I thought I was post about some of the things that I have done for my husband in the past. I made this shirt for him 3 years ago. I used paint but I think that now I would trace their hands on fabric and then put it on the…
Whatever Wednesday: Teacher’s Gift
With the school year ending soon, I decided to make my son’s teacher a little gift. It was very simple to make and hopefully she likes it! It’s a little picture holder for her desk. Since it will be on her desk, I did the back too Another gift that I thought would be cute…
Tutorial Tuesday: Valentine’s Can
Since my husband checks this blog everyday, I couldn’t put something that I made for him on it. 🙂 I made him one of these a couple of years ago, so I decided to make it for a lady that I visit teach. It’s super easy to make and you can reuse all of your…
Whatever Wednesday: Thank You Cards
Today is the day that will change from week to week. I may not even post at all, depending on the week. Wednesdays are for projects and crafts that I do that are cute ideas but really don’t need much explaining, or maybe I’ll post pictures of crafts that I want to do from other…
Wood photo puzzle
I saw this wonderful idea and could not resist making one for my family, but I wanted to do mine with photos instead of pictures. After reading her tutorial, I tried to think of another way to make these because the idea of sanding and cutting the blocks didn’t sound too fun, plus we don’t…
Photo Box
This is one of my favorite projects. I made these boxes for Christmas last year for the grandparents. It is just packed full of pictures but looks stylish just as a box. So here are the instructions to make this awesome box. Photo Box Instructions A: Choose paper, you will need 5 pieces of 12×12…
Post-It Note Holders
When I saw this idea I knew immediately that I wanted to make them for my son’s preschool and sunbeam teachers. So I went to the dollar store and picked up several 4×6 plastic frames. I cut the decorative paper out 4″x6″. Put some scrapbook supplies to finish it off. Just in case you are…