A few weeks ago I posted 14 Fun Ideas for Valentines Day, and I was really inspired to put together some Valentine's decor for my house. I think Valentines Day is one of those holidays that sometimes falls by the wayside, but these days I will use any excuse to do a cute new craft! With only 20 days until Valentine's Day, I loved the idea of making a banner for my fire place, and had a few left over paint chips from when we moved in. I had already done one craft using paint chips (DIY Paint Chip Moving Cards), and I thought using them for this banner would be so cute. This was so quick and ...
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Kid’s Activity: Handprint Christmas Trees
Keeping in the spirit of the holidays, if you are looking for a fun and easy holiday activity to do with the kids, this one is great. I made these last year with the twins I nanny, and they had a lot of fun. This was probably one of the first handprint activities we attempted, so it is a little messy, but they are sure pro's now! If you do a quick search on pinterest for "Handprint (insert holiday there)" you will find 100's of really fun ideas. All you need for this is finger paint, paper or canvas (we used thicker paper for painting), glitter paint ...
DIY Monogrammed Canvas
Last month, I posted a great tutorial on how to make your own custom canvas. Quick, easy, and cheap, this project was a win in all ways. You can use whatever fabric you want, which mans you could create a look for a nursery, living room, as a gift, for the holidays...there are endless options. For my canvas, I wanted to monogram them with our family initials, A and Z. I knew I wanted to hang them somewhere around the house. This is what they started out as: You can make your own, using this tutorial: DIY Custom Canvas I found the letters I wanted, made them huge (full page) on Word, ...
DIY Snow Globes
To keep in the spirit of the quickly approaching holiday season, I decided to make some DIY Snow Globes. First spotted at Anthropologie (for a ridiculously overpriced amount), these snow globes have picked up major popularity across the DIY world. It is no wonder why; they are cheap, easy, and made from the super popular Mason jar. Most likely you have a couple of these jars at home already, so you can just use those. I found these little notion pine trees at the Dollar Store, in packs of 2! They were in the holiday section, next to the little ceramic ...
A Christmas Mantle Collection
Over the weekend, we went as a family to find and cut down our first family Christmas tree (we had a fake one last year)! It is so exciting, and although the tree is still in the garage (hopefully we can put it up tonight after my husband gets home from work), I am already thinking how we should decorate it. Another task that has been heavy on my mind, is our mantle. I am stoked that we have a real fireplace and mantle now, and I have been brainstorming how I should decorate it. Of course, whenever such a decision needs to be made, I turn to pinterest. I have a ...
DIY Scrabble Ornaments
Last year was the first year we had a real family Christmas tree, and I really wanted to make some special ornaments for our tree. I had seen a couple ideas here and there, but when I found the idea for scrabble ornaments I knew it was perfect. My husband, Andres, really loves vocabulary and scrabble, so I thought he would like them more than anyone. These were super simple to make, too. All you need is left over scrabble pieces (don't have any at home? Check for scrabble tiles on amazon here), hot glue, and some string/twine/yarn (your choice). I went ...