Just in time for Easter, here is a quick little project to add some spring flair to your home. You can do this solo or with the assistance of little hands. It is an adorable way to decorate your table for Easter dinner or to add a little pretty to other places in your home like a bathroom counter, window sill, coffee table or book shelf. The best part of all is that I spent $4 on it. The eggs…
Yesterday my daughter asked me to make her a scarf like the one I wear to work. I asked her what color, knowing the answer would be pink, and of course, it was. Then I went to the garage and pulled out the storage bin where I keep my crochet stuff. I picked a bright highlighter pink shade from a selection of 3 or 4 pinks and instinctively grabbed a wooden loom from the bottom of the box. I’ve had…
I’ve been trying to come up with fun holiday crafts for my kids to do while at home instead of watching cartoons and there are a ton of ideas on Pinterest and other sites. The problem lies in the execution. I am not too artistic of a person as it is, and combined with trying to wrangle a 3 year old and a 1 year old, let’s just say our family isn’t going to be displaying beautiful paper mache turkeys…
I’m continuing my mission to deck out our new house for fall with this very easy and inexpensive tulle wreath for the front door. Most of the materials were purchased for a dollar each and it took about 45 minutes to put together. The foam ring, raffia and flowers came from Dollar Tree. The straw man was one 1.29 at Walmart and I got the Tulle at a local outdoor swap meet for about 33 cents a yard. I used…
I’ve been wanting to set up a little herb garden on my bay window shelf in the kitchen since we moved in. I finally got the stuff together and after a little research, some trial and error plus a lot of praying my project wouldn’t end up on some Pinterest fail page, I’m finished! And loved the result. Materials: 3 small pots and medium saucers (I like the bigger saucers to keep dirt and leaves that may fall off…
Most of us have grand dreams of planning and executing a Pinterest Perfect birthday party for our kids. Beautiful decorations, delicious perfectly cooked food, and happy smiling children who pose for all the pictures you want and thank you profusely afterwards. Reality is very different my friends. Planning a party can become a lot of work, stress and heartache, not to mention a big fat drain on your wallet. A nice party can be thrown on the lowest of budgets,…
Occasionally I like to get my Martha on and get my home a little festive for holidays. I’ve upped my efforts since the kids came around, I want them to have fond memories of decorations and fun activities. We have quite a few things set aside in storage bins in the garage for the major ones. A bin for Halloween and a couple for Christmas. What I don’t have much of are things for the smaller but equally joyful holidays….