DIY
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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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DIY Mummy Candy Bucket
Make no bones about it..these adorable little mummy candy buckets are fun, fabulous and easy to make! This fun little decor item only takes about 5-10 minutes to make. I would recommend this project for a Halloween themed party or as a craft idea for kids ages 6 and up. Products Needed: Small Bucket White Yarn Wiggle Eyes Orange Tissue Paper Hot Glue Gun (or krazy glue will work) Directions: Using a hot glue gun, glue a tiny dab of glue to hold down the initial piece of yarn. Wrap a layer of white yarn around entire bucket. With the hot glue gun, glue on wiggle eyes. Wrap two additional layers…
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Homemade Peppermint Sugar Scrub Recipe
There is nothing more relaxing then soaking your feet in nice warm water and then exfoliating them with a refreshing peppermint scrub. I absolutely love the way my feet feel after getting a pedicure, but let’s face it – it’s just not affordable to get pedicures weekly. I love to give my feet a little extra TLC in between pedi’s. Simply soaking your feet is so good for the dry skin that can build up. However did you know that peppermint has some amazing qualities? My favorite quality is that it is an anti-inflammatory for your feet. This fabulous Peppermint Sugar Scrub makes a fabulous gift. Make some up for…
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DIY FALL Word Art Home Decor (how to instructions)
Fall is almost here! Not totally sure why but Autumn is my favorite season of all. Maybe it’s because my birthday is in October, the amazing fall foods, the decor I get to put up all over my house, or maybe it’s the fun cute layering look I get to sport. No matter what the reason – let’s just say that Fall is awesome! I am so excited – I have already started making some fun decorations for my home and thought now was a good time to start sharing them with you! Products Needed: F-A-L-L cardboard or wood art letters (you can also find these at your local craft store) Washi…
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Homemade Lice Prevention Spray
It’s back to school time, which means it’s lice breakout time. That’s right – with the beginning of school often comes a lice season. I have four beautiful children. Two are girls with VERY long hair. We have dealt with lice outbreaks spreading like wildfire though out their schools EVERY YEAR and since my daughters have long hair we used to have at least one breakout each year. Thank goodness I have discovered an amazing remedy that will help reduce the chance of lice in our home. Even better it is super easy to make, 100% natural and smells fabulous. Simply combine all ingredients in a spray bottle and apply…
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100% Natural Luscious Locks and Healthy Hair Serum Recipe
Give your hair this nourishing blend to support those luscious locks. Your hair is one of the most delicate parts on your body. Protect it and give it the shine it deserves with this amazing 100% natural – homemade hair care serum. My favorite part, while I am giving my hair the nutrients it needs to stay healthy, I am avoiding harmful chemicals. This recipe is the perfect remedy to dull, dry and/or frizzy hair. A few spritz of this 100% Natural Hair Care Serum and your hair will be ready to model in no time! Find all of these fabulous ingredients HERE on Amazon! I was able to make this amazing…
