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How to Engrave Metal Tumblers with RA2 Pro Attachment with xTool M1

July 25, 2023 by Kaysi Leave a Comment

How to Engrave Metal Tumblers with RA2 Pro Attachment with xTool M1 This is  sponsored post. I was given the RA2 Pro attachment to review, all opinions and content are 100% my own. I am all about customizing all the things. I love putting my logo or my favorite team’s logo onto everything. Thanks for…

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Filed Under: kitchen, laser cutter, tutorial, video tutorial., xTool, xTool

DIY Christmas Tea Towel- Neighbor Gift Idea

December 2, 2019 by Kaysi 3 Comments

DIY Christmas Tea Towel- Neighbor Gift Idea I love Christmas time!  I especially love creating fun Christmas crafts and decorating for the holiday.  I made a ton of stuff last year, but there were a few things that I didn’t get to, like making these fun tea towels.  I love having a fun and festive…

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Filed Under: Christmas, gifts, heat transfer, kitchen, neighbor gifts, silhouette, tutorial, video tutorial., vinyl. silhouette

DIY Christmas Napkins using Kids Drawings

December 23, 2018 by Kaysi Leave a Comment

DIY Christmas Napkins using Kids Drawings A few year ago I started a tradition with my family.  We started making our own Christmas dishes.  It’s been so much fun to bring them out every year and remember what they made last year.  We made plates, glasses, mugs and now Christmas napkins.  In the past years…

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Filed Under: Christmas, heat transfer, kids, kids craft, kitchen, silhouette, tutorial, video tutorial., vinyl. silhouette

DIY Kitchen Crafts {MMM #429 Block Party}

April 22, 2018 by Kaysi Leave a Comment

DIY Kitchen Crafts make some of the best gifts. Everyone needs something for their kitchen and a handmade craft is sure to be a big hit. Whether it’s a personalize coaster or hotbed these awesome tutorials with have you created the cutest kitchen creations! Wood Burnt Coaster | Pot Holder Emergency Kit | Kitchen Subway Art Customized Coffee Sleeve | Snack…

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Filed Under: kitchen, motivate me monday

Home is the Key- Habitat for Humanity

April 12, 2018 by Kaysi Leave a Comment

This is a sponsored post with Habitat for Humanity.  All opinions are 100% my own. I love my home.  My kids love our home.  It is a place that we can relax, spend time together, have shelter from the weight of the world and just be ourselves.  Homes are very important for everyone, especially families. …

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Filed Under: DIY, free printable, furniture, home decor, kitchen, service, sign

DIY Personalized Christmas Mugs

December 22, 2017 by Kaysi 4 Comments

Two years ago I decided that instead of buying Christmas dishes, we should make our own.  It was a tradition that I wanted to start and when another year came, we made up another dish.  We are on year three now and the kids (and I) love it!  We have made plates, glasses and now…

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Filed Under: Christmas, kids, kids craft, kitchen, paint, silhouette, tutorial, video tutorial., vinyl, vinyl. silhouette

Best Christmas Neighbor Gift – Santa Cookies Plate with Cookies in a Jar

November 28, 2017 by Kaysi 10 Comments

One of my absolute favorite things to give to my friends and neighbors are these Santa plates with cookie mixes.  Not only are they a super cute and fun neighbor gift, they are yummy and gives them an activity to do as a family, who doesn’t love that?!  I have done them in a few…

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Filed Under: bakers twine, Christmas, dessert, food, free printable, gifts, kids craft, kitchen, mason jars, neighbor gifts, recipe, silhouette, teacher gifts, tutorial, vinyl

Kitchen Makeover Ideas without a Major Renovation

May 2, 2017 by Kaysi 4 Comments

For the past 1.5 years my husband and I have been remodeling our kitchen and dining room area, so I wanted to show some kitchen makeover ideas and the process we went through.  When we moved in three years ago I was so excited for our kitchen, it had everything that I have ever wanted…

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Filed Under: DIY, home decor, home improvement, kitchen, paint, Uncategorized

Tips On How to Replace Countertops In Your Kitchen {Iced White Quartz}

April 4, 2017 by Kaysi 2 Comments

Have you ever had wanted to change out the counter tops in your kitchen or bathroom?  Well a couple months ago I wanted to and when I started looking into it, I was CLUELESS on the process that goes into it.  There is a LOT more details and steps that I was expecting.  I was…

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Filed Under: DIY, home decor, kitchen, tips, tutorial, Uncategorized

10 Projects to Make for Your Kitchen {MMM #365 Block Party}

January 23, 2017 by Kaysi Leave a Comment

Welcome to this week’s linky party! To get it started, I’ve rounded up 10 simple but wide-ranging projects for the kitchen to make it more warm, charming and productive. We all spend SO much time in the kitchen even if we’re making basic meals – might as well make it a happier place to be!…

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Filed Under: kitchen, motivate me monday, Uncategorized

DIY Etched Personalized Christmas Glasses

December 24, 2016 by Kaysi 1 Comment

    This post contains affiliate links. Last year I started a family tradition for our family.  Instead of getting holiday dishes, we are making our own!  And each year we add to them just a little bit at a time.  Last year we started with the plates (which I absolutely love!) and now this…

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Filed Under: Christmas, kitchen, silhouette, tutorial, Uncategorized, vinyl

How to Build a Shiplap Wall for $75

October 17, 2016 by Kaysi 2 Comments

This post contains affiliate links.  We have been redoing our downstairs for the past year and I am LOVING all the changes that we have done!  It’s been so fun to watch it transform to a very bright kitchen!  We have loved everything about it!!  Well I wanted to add one more thing to our…

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Filed Under: DIY, home decor, home improvement, kitchen, paint, tutorial, Uncategorized

How to Update Your Kitchen without Spending a Fortune on It.

March 22, 2016 by Kaysi 2 Comments

Disclosure: This is a sponsored post, all opinions are 100% my own.  The kitchen is the heart and soul of a house.  I think all of us dream of a dream kitchen, at least I know that I do!  When I dream about my dream kitchen I think about beautiful white cabinets with ample room…

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Filed Under: DIY, home decor, home improvement, kitchen, Uncategorized

Holiday Turquoise Lights with Glitter and Snowflakes

December 10, 2015 by Kaysi 1 Comment

This post contains affiliate links. There are several things that I love to change out during the holiday season.  It’s fun to have a change up in my decor and try out some new color schemes.  I especially love to decorate for winter during the holiday season because I can keep it up longer than…

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Filed Under: Christmas, home decor, kitchen, mod podge, paint, silhouette, Uncategorized, vinyl, winter

Christmas Family Tradition- DIY Personalized Christmas Dinner Plates

November 23, 2015 by Kaysi 8 Comments

Last week I made some personalized Thanksgiving plates and it was such a big hit with my kids, we decided to make some fun Christmas ones.  It’s such a fun tradition and I can’t wait to use the fun plates.  For the Thanksgiving ones, we all did the same design.  But for the Christmas dinner…

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Filed Under: Christmas, kids, kids craft, kitchen, paint, silhouette, tutorial, Uncategorized, vinyl

Thanksgiving Family Tradition- DIY Personalized Thanksgiving Dinner Plates

November 16, 2015 by Kaysi 8 Comments

Thanksgiving Family Tradition- DIY Personalized Thanksgiving Dinner Plates **I also made some Christmas plates. Go check them out.** I love holidays traditions.  When I think about the holidays growing up I don’t think about a certain present that I got one year or what we ate that other year.  But I do remember being with…

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Filed Under: kids, kids craft, kitchen, paint, silhouette, Thanksgiving, tutorial, Uncategorized, vinyl

How to Remove and Install a Kitchen Moen Faucet

November 5, 2015 by Kaysi Leave a Comment

Disclosure: I was given product from Moen in exchange for this post.  All opinion are 100% my own.   For the past few months we have been upgrading our main floor.  We were getting sick of the builder’s grade stuff (and having the same features as every other house on the block).  When we first…

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Filed Under: DIY, home decor, home improvement, kitchen, tutorial, Uncategorized

Easy Way to Update a Kitchen- How to Install Kitchen Cabinet Hardware

October 6, 2015 by Kaysi 1 Comment

Disclosure: I was give product in exchange for this post, all opinions are 100% my own. You might know that we have been doing some home improvements in our house lately, especially in our kitchen.  We are attempting to make it look nicer because it’s not that big of a kitchen.  We still want it…

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Filed Under: home improvement, kitchen, tutorial, Uncategorized

Easy Fall Sewing Project- Rag Table Runner

September 30, 2015 by Kaysi Leave a Comment

Disclosure: This is an article written in collaboration with ABC Sewing Machine  all opinions, content and ideas are 100% my own. Fall is here!! It’s time to whip out all the fall colors and start decorating.  One of my favorite things to make for each season is a very simple and cute table runner for my…

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Filed Under: autumn, bakers twine, fabric, home decor, kitchen, sewing, tutorial, Uncategorized

Turquoise Pendant Lights – How to Dye Light Shades

September 16, 2015 by Kaysi 40 Comments

I have said this before and I’m sure I’m going to say it again, I love my house.  It’s been a great house for us these past 16 months.  There are some things that I don’t love about my house though and one this is the builder’s grade lights.  They are just so plain and…

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Filed Under: DIY, home decor, kitchen, mod podge, paint, tutorial, Uncategorized

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