DIY Projects and Tips
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DIY – Holiday Gift Tags Printables
I can’t believe we are already in the Holiday Mode…but it’s true – the holidays are coming quickly! I have always enjoyed making my own gift tags for my family and friends. I just don’t see a reason why I would pay money for them when they are so much fun and so easy to make! I have created a fun printable template for you to print your holiday tags this year. I recommend printing on card stock if you have some available, either punch a hole in the tag and string it with some cute ribbon or tape it directly to the package. If you are feeling adventurous you…
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DIY Burlap Wreath and Burlap Flowers
I finally had some time to play with burlap today! I have always been a HUGE fan. Recently I have made Thanksgiving banners for my home but today it was all about using my burlap by the yard! I was at Jo-Ann Fabric recently and was able to pick up some burlap for around $2 a yard! I grabbed 3 different colors, white, light brown (classic) and green. So on to the wreath! I had this burlap and pretty much nothing else – so I looked around the house to see what I had to work with and decided to cut some cardboard into a round wreath about 12 inches…
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Little Tikes Cozy Coupe Wagon – DIY Mario Kart!
I love my new Little Tikes Cozy Coupe Wagon! It’s seriously amazing! With it’s two molded seats for kids to sit comfortably and two cup holders for holding their drinks – my kids will be spoiled in this wagon! Plus we got it just in time to decorate it for Halloween! We turned it into a Mario Kart to go along with our Mario Bro’s themed Trick or Treating extravaganza!
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DIY Rustic Autumn Leaf Lanterns
Here is an easy craft project perfect for adding a little fun Fall decor to your home. All it takes is a little Mod Podge, silk leaves, mason jars, tea lights and some twine/rafia/ribbon to finish the look! You can find all of the supplies needed for this craft at the Dollar Store for less than $5 total! Now how awesome is that?!?! Cheap, fun, easy and fabulous! First paint on Mod Podge onto the Mason jar. Adhere each leaf to the jar one at a time and finish with more Mod Podge painted over top each leaf, as to accomplish a more natural look. Don’t try to make the leaves…
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DIY Fall “GIVE THANKS” Banner
I have recently become obsessed with DIY banners for my home! They are so easy, tons of fun to create and make my house look so adorably festive! There are so many different phrases, styles and looks you can do when creating a banner. The options are truly limitless! To make this banner I used a Burlap Scrapbooking Paper by DCWV. This burlap paper made cutting, designing, and painting very easy and sturdy. I have made banners with burlap in the past, however I greatly prefer this DCWV burlap cardstock paper! To write the words “GIVE THANKS” I used stencil and black paint. However if you have great freehand you…
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12 Uses and Home Remedies for Peppermint Oil
There are so many uses for Peppermint oils. It is seriously a miracle oil! If you are looking for an all in one ingredient to keep in your home I would highly recommend Peppermint oil! It is the heal all, cure all, fix all, clean all – everything oil! Whether you are looking to relieve gas, refresh bad breath or making an all purpose household cleaner – peppermint is the answer! Headaches – Simply apply it to the forehead and the temples, behind the ears, and/or the base of the neck. Give it 5-10 minutes (lay down if you can) and your headache will soon begin to fade away. Make…
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Printable Mustache Pumpkin Carving Template
It’s Pumpkin Carving time! Well I thought that with the huge MUSTACHE trend happening right now it might be fun to carve a mustache onto some pumpkins! If you are not as excited about the mess of carving pumpkins. You can do what we did and simply draw on your pumpkin with sharpie. I think it turned out pretty darn cute! What do you think? Go HERE and print this awesome Mustache Template
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How to Take Your Art into the Next Dimension with Cricut
This post contains affiliate links. It started out as a doodle, something small, casually tossed in the margin of your grocery list. But somehow this graphic element took over and before you knew it, it became the decorative element to everything in your world. Unfortunately all those minute details that you added make it virtually impossible to transform it into the third dimension. Not true. If you can print it, you can cut it with the Cricut Explore machine. Now with the newest feature of the Cricut Explore machine, you can choose your image (either your own or one of 50,000+ in the Cricut Design Lab), flatten the image and then click…
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Jillibean Soup Halloween Kit
Halloween is just around the corner. Get ready for spooky fun with one of Craftsy’s NEW paper crafting kits! Work with your frightfully fun kit and learn how to create stylish Halloween decor projects with exclusive video lessons. Paper crafts expert Ronda Palazzari will show you how to use Jillibean Soup’s paper pads, black glitter beanboard alphas and festive embellishments to create a witch’s hat, pumpkin centerpieces and even a spooky banner!
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Zuppa Tuscana Soup (Olive Garden CopyCat) Recipe
Zuppa Tuscana soup from the Olive Garden is my absolute favorite soup in the world. However, packing up my family of 6 every time I am craving it, is just not feasible. Thank goodness I have discovered this amazing copycat recipe. Not only is this soup everything I hoped for but it is even better! I love that I can add extra Kale and Potatoes to make it a bit more hardy. Add some freshly grated Parmesan cheese and this soup is simply divine! Zuppa Tuscana Soup (Olive Garden CopyCat) Recipe Save Print Prep time 10 mins Cook time 20 mins Total time 30 mins Author: Angelique Campbell…
