I have a confession to make. This year’s gingerbread house party was NOT the result of careful planning and meticulous attention to details. Rather, I it was the result of a long day or two and perhaps a sleepless night. A.K.A. this gingerbread party was thrown at the last minute. Be sure to get to…
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Preschooler Christmas Shirt: Snowmen!
Making little Christmas outfits for my nieces and nephews was one of my favorite parts of the start of the season this year. Preschool Christmas shirts especially are super fun, they’re nice and cartoony and you can put their names all over it and they love it. For my niece Lillian, I made her a…
How to Make a Wreath: Wreath Basics
This time of year you see some pretty spectacular wreaths out there–they get really really fancy!! But how the heck do you do that yourself and not have it fall apart??? It’s actually a lot simpler than it looks. Watch the video for a good primer on how to make a wreath. It’s wreath basics…
Gingerbread Tablescape with The Cricut Maker
This gingerbread tablescape post is brought to you by Cricut. Affiliate links included. All thoughts, feelings, ideas and designs are my own. Setting the Christmas tables is a fun part of decorating for the season. This year we are gearing up to have another gingerbread decorating party at our house, so we’re setting a pretty…
Cup full of cheer custom coffee mug for Christmas
This is a paid partnership with The J.M. Smucker Company and Danone. My opinions and ideas for this cup full of cheer custom Christmas mug are my own. There is really nothing like a perfect cup of coffee. Steaming hot, full of caffeine with a touch of creamer and preferably served in a snarky sort…
Boo Your Neighbors Halloween Piñata from Recyclables
fiI do love a fun bucket full of candy to “boo your neighbors.” But it’s even more fun to boo your neighbors with something creatively different like a mini Halloween Piñata. Creatively different does not equal hard to do or crazy expensive. In fact, these mini piñatas were made from recycled cracker boxes, tape and…
Cricut Maker vs. Explore Air 2: How to Make a Cake Topper
When you work with Cricut so much, you get asked a lot of questions from curious crafters. The most common one is, “Why do I need a Cricut Maker over a Cricut Explore Air 2?” Yeah, it’s more expensive, but you’re getting a lot LOT more machine for those dollars. One of those spectacular differences…
How to Cut Chipboard with the Cricut Maker : WICKED Sign
For the bad unicorn trunk or treat project, I made a big sign out of chipboard that spelled out “WICKED.” And it was wicked cool. I know I keep going on and on about my Cricut Maker, but MAN, it is neat. All those letters were cut out of chipboard with the adaptable tool knife…
Halloween Unicorn Lantern DIY
These days when I need something fast (but professional looking) I whip out my Cricut Maker to do the cutting part for me, like I did for this Halloween Unicorn Lantern. It’s another Craft Lightning project–meaning you can complete this whole project in 15 minutes or less. With a bit of hot glue to bring…
Bake Sale Recipe Winner: Reese’s Peanut Butter Cup Cupcakes
If you’ve ever had to participate in a bake sale, you know there is more to it then just whipping up your famous Reese’s Peanut Butter Cup Cupcake recipe…you’ve got to package them up as well! Not to worry, I’m here to help. If you don’t have your very own famous bake sale recipe, you’re…
Easy DIY Fall Banner
Little rows of buntings are so cute hung over a dessert table (like seen here in my pumpkin pie martini set), or front of a table, or even just hung up on the wall to look pretty. Since we’ve rounded the corner into September I feel we can officially call it fall and start making…
DIY Custom Napkins with the Cricut EasyPress 2
Cricut has a new kid in town–the EasyPress 2. The first EasyPress was so spectacular, why do we need another one you say? Because this one is pocket sized. At 6×7, it makes completing crafty projects like the DIY custom napkins I’m about to show you all the easier. With a tool to match any…
Happy Pumpkin Spice Everything Free Printable Art
It’s that time of year where you can almost smell the pumpkin spice on the air! The heat is blessedly about to break for cooler weather and pumpkin spice everything is about to make its appearance. Even in home decor. Because really–can you pass up a snarky framed typographic print that celebrates pumpkin spice? I…
10 Things You Didn’t know the Cricut Maker Could Do for Home Decor
Cricut is sponsoring this post all about things you didn’t know the Cricut Maker could do for Home Decor. I am deeply in love with my Cricut products, and all thoughts, feelings and ideas below are my own. Affiliate links are in this post. They cost you nothing, and help keep this content free. The…
Quick Burlap Beach Decor Frame Craft
It’s time for another Craft Lightning craft project! This month’s topic: burlap. It’s a material that will always be on trend. Today I’m using burlap to do a bit of beachy decorating to make a quick burlap beach decor frame project. It’s going to take about 5 minutes to do. If you have a store-bought…
Space Party Activities
The space birthday party for our little friend Kealin was such a success mostly due to the fun STEM space party activities that we had to keep the kids busy while we celebrated. You can totally pull a STEM party off, but it does require a little bit of advanced planning. There are bits and…
Mission Control T-shirt and Future Astronaut T-shirt
One of the things that makes parties look a little extra special is when you can create wardrobe for the birthday kid and the party throwing adults. At our space party (see it here), we made some really fun mission control t-shirts and future astronaut t-shirts to match our event. Mission control T-shirt how to…
Easy Taco Bar Ideas for Walking Tacos that WOW Party Guests
These Taco Bar ideas for Walking Tacos are sponsored by Pepsico. All thoughts, opinions and ideas are my own. A party isn’t a party without great food! Easy to make and easy to serve, a taco bar is a great party/entertainment feature you can use to feed your party guests. And why not kick it…
How to Make a Fringed Banner
Fun, colorful banners are a must at parties! While you’ll find many readily available in stores these days, there are a few that you are still better off making yourself–like a fringed banner. It’s inexpensive, and really really quick to make. I love how much visual space they take up and you can use them…
Vanilla Cupcake Bath Bomb Recipe
With the end of the school year, teacher appreciation and mother’s day, there are all sorts of opportunities to make something for people you care about. And I can’t think of anything more popular than bath bombs for small gift giving right now! We’ve stepped up the bath bomb a bit to make this Fizzy…
DIY Apron Hostess Gift with Cricut Iron-On Designs
!There has been a time or two when I’ve expressed my undying love for all things Cricut. There is a reason for that. Cricut is awesome, and they are constantly coming out with really awesome products. The new Cricut Iron-On Designs are no different–they make whipping up a DIY apron hostess gift a total snap!…
End of the Year Teacher Gift Idea
It’s another Craft Lightning project! That means it’s fast and easy to do. Today we’re tackling that hard hard question of WHAT THE HECK DO I GIVE MY KID’S TEACHER AT THE END OF SCHOOL??? It’s a difficult one to ponder every year for me, as I am sure it is for you unless you…
Duck Baby Shower DIY Personalized Wine Glasses
Figuring out the perfect decoration and baby shower favors when you’re throwing a party for someone you love is always a challenge! It’s really the best of all worlds when your decorations can double as the party favors. Like for these Duck Baby Shower DIY personalized wine glasses. This method can be used to put…
Duck Baby Shower Decorations – Frames
Inexpensive and simple to make duck baby shower decorations, these framed duck silhouettes can be hung in a series to create a backdrop for a dessert table or made just as a nice accent for a duck baby shower. After the baby shower, the mother to be is sure to appreciate being able to use…
Cricut Sportflex Strong is the New Pretty Workout Shirts
This post is sponsored by Cricut. All thoughts, opinions and ideas are my own. Affiliate links ahead. When I go to the gym, honestly one of my favorite parts is reading all the snarky t-shirts that are so popular now. Some celebrate sloth, some celebrate attitude, and some are just dang funny. (Such as, the…
Morning Coffee Quotes Free SVGs
The three tier coffee bar I set up with morning coffee quotes for International Delight was one of my favorites ever! But I couldn’t have done most of it without a little help from my Cricut machine. I really want you to be able to replicate what I do here at home (it’s why I…
Bunny Butt Terra Cotta Pot Pen Holder Teacher Gift Idea
My kids’ teachers work hard, and like most teachers, are largely underappreciated. When I have a chance to send in a little gift to them to give them a small thank you, I take it. For Easter this year, they’re getting a cute little bunny butt terra cotta pot pen holder. It’s a great teacher…
How to Set Up a Three Tier Coffee Bar for Spring
This post on how to set up a three tier coffee bar is sponsored by International Delight. All thoughts, feelings and ideas are my own. #creamernation Coffee bars will always be a fabulous addition to just about any party. There’s a hot trend not towards making coffee bars even more compact and even more stylish…
Wine Glass Holder Necklace DIY
It always cracked me up that that these were a thing, but after a wine tasting event where many items were juggled in my hands, I can completely see the need for a DIY wine glass holder necklace. Hands free means it’s easier to take advantage of the appetizer table or shopping! And since this…
Despacheeto Free Printable Classroom Valentine
Have I got a free printable classroom Valentine for you! After listening to the song “Despacito” on the radio ad nauseum this fall, inspiration struck along with a fit of silliness for Valentines this year. Instead of candy, these Valentines use a single serve pack of Cheetos…and a quaint little free printable classroom Valentine tag…
Easy Mardi Gras Centerpiece
You’ll be able to find everything you need for this project pretty easily at Oriental Trading. They have tons of beads and masks, but I was partial to these sequined ones. They carry the clear vases–but honestly, I think I swung by my local thrift store to pick the one I have up. Any clear…
Love Letters 5 Minute Valentine
This year, I’ve joined the “Create with Cricut Challenge”–which pretty much means they’re going to throw a material at me and I’m going to have to come up with something crafty. January’s material is felt! And being Valentines Day soon and all, I though it might be nice to make up a Love Letters 5-minute…