CRAFT
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- 3 Minute - 3 Ingredient Pink Sugar Scrub (a FAVORITE post of readers!)
- Baking Soda Christmas Ornaments (work for handprints and feetprints too!)
- Cinnamon Applesauce Ornaments (coming soon!)
- Hibiscus and Peony Circle of Soap (featured on Stephenson's Homecare Blog)
- A Beginner's Guide to Soap Making
- "Rescuing" Soap -- a favorite technique of mine! Simple!
- Coconut Oil and Shea Butter Pumpkin Whip
- Gingerbread Orange and White Snow Soap
- DIY Coconut Oil Lotion -- a Day at the Beach
- Metallic Honeycomb Nursery Wall
- Travel Coffee Can Mystery Activity (a fav of mine :)
- Winter Fairy Hunt
- Marshmallow Christmas Snowman Kit
- Metallic Onesies (Make a nice little gift!)
- DIY TATTOOS
- FREE Changing Table
- Charcoal Silhouettes
- ABC Letters for the Fridge that are NOT UGLY! (featured on Houzz)
- Baby Footprint Project | Large Scale Artwork (featured on Pinterest)
- Dinosaur Ice Eggs
- Lavender Scented Play Dough
- Outdoor DIY Playland for Your Kiddos!
- Nursery paintings - the Elephant in the Room
- Big Boy Room
- Kid's Tents (details seen here) (featured on Offbeat Mama)
- DIY Play Fort/Castle
- Chef Hats and Aprons
- Dresser drawers turned into an art display (featured on design*sponge) (featured on craft gossip) (featured on ohdeedoh) (featured on Roadkill Rescue)
- Plastic Bag Parachutes
- Metal Tabbed Height Chart
- $5 Star Chore Charts for Kids
- Laminated Grocery Store Tags
- DIY Kid's Grocery Store
- Glow-in-the-Dark Spooky Cat Eyes for Halloween
- "Peace" Tins
- Dip and Swirl Maracas
- DIY Cloud Dough (a favorite!)
- Patching Jeans with Felt Cutouts
- Zig Zag Cut Quilt for Baby Girl
- Star Wars Birthday Party
- Colored Soap Sticks for the Bathtub
- Ice Cream Spoon Felt Rollup
- DIY Muslin Doll with Knit Hair
- Hidden Treasures Soap for Kids!
- DIY Drums (from oatmeal Containers and Leather Purses!)
- Peg Dolls (a favorite of mine!)
- 10 TIPS on how to bid at an auction (a favorite post!)
- Organize Your Life -- Getting out the Front Door (featured on Mom Advice)
- How to Apply Oilcloth to a Tabletop
- The Simple Tools You'll Need for Recovering a Chair, Corkboard or Table
- Thrifting Strategies for Cosmetics
- What a Little Organizing Can Do!
- Sometimes you just have to give up your thrifty ways... (IKEA!)
- How to Strip Ornaments
- How to Use Glass Paint
- Quickfix for a Roadside Chair
- Bathroom Before and After
- Stripping and Staining a Wooden Porch
- Why Goodwill is EVIL
- The 21 Tools Your DIY Home Can't Live Without
- Paper Lantern Wall
- DIY Hanging Clouds (in nursery)
- DIY Coconut and Olive Oil Perfume (a favorite of mine and of pinterest!)
- Reversible Tea-Stained Bunting
- Bias Tape Bracelet and Houndstooth Decor
- T-shirt Necklaces
- Watercolor Tote
- The Jar Project (featured on 365 Jars)
- Paper Flowers (featured on Inspire me Heather) (featured on CraftGossip)
- Paper Flowers...the tutorial
- Girly Embroidery Hoops as Modern Art (featured on Homepodge)
- Featherd Headbands and Zipper Trimming
- Arm Warmers! (featured on Rook No. 17)
- Rolled Fabric Flower Tutorial
- Polka Dot Bulletin Board
- Leaf Print Stackable Votive Candleholders
- Wood, Wax and Aluminum Tiered Stand
- DIY Gourd Garland
- Saving a Yankee (candle:)
- The Teal Porch
- Faking Baker's Twine
- Lace Embroidery Hoops
- Thanksgiving Turkey Placecards
- Christmas Photo Banner
- 100 Bows for Presents in an Hour!
- Plastic Canvas Butterfly Mobile
- Ginger and Hibiscus DIY Bath Salts
- 3 Minute - 3 Ingredient Pink Sugar Scrub
- Cinnamon Applesauce Star Ornaments
- DIY Baking Soda Ornaments (another favorite!!)
- Metal Stamped Necklaces
- DIY Candle-Making Basics
- Quick Fade Bandana Lanterns
- Pink Leather Punk Earrings
- Military Inspired Campaign Table (crafted from a silver box and birch tree) (featured on Knock Off Decor)
- Hamster Wheel Repurposed as a Living Wreath (featured on The Girl Creative)
- 40 Cent Jewelry Organizer (as opposed to $40...)
- $5 Wall Sized Clipboards - an ode to IKEA ( featured on the Nate Berkus Show, Simply Frugal and IKEA Hackers )
- ABC Letters for the Fridge that are NOT UGLY! (featured on Houzz)
- What does your inspiration board say about you?
- Silk Screened Glassware
- DIY Birthday Chart
- Mason Jar Toppers (featured in Hobby Farm Home Magazine)
- Burlap Advent Calendar
- Bar Bracelet
- Mini-Tin Calendar
- Shoji Screen Living Wall and Storage Solution (Round 1 OMTWI)
- How to Build a Shaker Peg Rack
- Dresser drawers turned into an art display (featured on design*sponge) (and craft gossip)
- FREEk Designed Sidebar (Round 2 OMTWI)
- Covering a Table with Oilcloth
- A Dresser for This and A Dresser for That (featured on ORGJUNKIE)
- What is IN all those dresser drawers?
- The "secret" to designing on a budget!
- How to Build a Shaker Peg Rail
- Working with Iron Reactive Paints
- Cheat Sew Eyeglass Case and Houndtooth Purse
- Cheat Sew Dickie and Clutch
- Cutting up one sheet of fabric for many projects with minimal sewing!
- Pocket Organizers out of Director Chair Covers...with video! (featured on craft gossip)
- Bias Tape Bracelet and Vases
- Clutch and Dickie
- Eyeglass Case and Candle NO-SEW Fix
- Rolled Fabric Flower Tutorial
- Sweater Wrapped Ornaments
- Curvy Bunting
- Make Your Own Luxury Camera Bag
- How to Bleach Fabric
- Hamster Wheel Repurposed as a Living Wreath (featured on The Girl Creative)
- Moss and Succulent Terrariums (featured on Simply Frugal)
- Plant a Pineapple Top (most pinned post from the nest EVER!)
- Ginger Roots
- Garden Shed / Photography Studio / Girl Clubhouse (featured in Offbeat HOME) (featured in Celebrating Everyday Life Magazine)
- Forcing Branches for an Early Spring
- Bring in the FRESH AIR!
- Landscaping Ideas for the DIY Deck or Porch
- 8 Easy Plants to grow on Your DIY Deck or Porch
- DIY Deck Reveal
- DIY Garden Markers (with clay for your HOME oven!)
- DIY Weather Resistant Garden Calendar
- DIY Honeycomb Wood Stained Concrete Porch Flooring
- DIY Allspice Hand Crafted Gardener's Soap
- Giant Tussy Mussy with Roses
- A Garden Picnic
- Morning Glory Fall Tablescape
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