My first kiddo has just started school and I needed a place to keep all of her art projects, progress reports and other papers. Her and I will be able to look back at it someday (and maybe show her own kids how smart she was!). One of my mom friends showed me a school… Continue reading DIY School Memory Box
Soleil’s 2nd birthday was almost 4 weeks ago already. One of her favorite shows is Sesame Street and her favorite character is Elmo. Who can blame her? He is so funny and sweet, I wish he was my child. Anyways, we celebrated with a Sesame Street themed bash at our house. Here are a few… Continue reading Sesame Street Birthday Party with Elmo
Ever since I got an amazing deal on a Cricut Explore Air 2 on Prime Day I have been crafting up a storm. With all of that crafting comes tools, materials and scraps that need storage. To deal with this dilemma I built and created this cute little craft cart that fits my Cricut perfectly… Continue reading DIY Craft Cart for Your Cricut
Soleil is one year old! What a year it has been. She is my beautiful little girl and she has grown up into a sassy little lady. We decided to DIY first birthday photos in order to save some money, because those photographers charge close to $400! In order to DIY first birthday photos all… Continue reading DIY First Birthday Photos
When we created Soleil’s first birthday photos I did a lot of the editing on my phone. I used the Snapseed app. As you can see with the before and after pictures below, I didn’t have to do too much editing, because we had good lighting (at sunrise and sunset), good props and a beautiful… Continue reading Easy Photo Editing on Your Phone!
Catching leprechauns on St. Patrick’s day is a fun tradition for kids and adults alike. This year is the first year in very many years that I have made a trap. This trap includes all of the things leprechauns love: shamrocks, rainbows and of course, gold!! The shamrock and gold gummy candies are delicious and will be… Continue reading Shamrock & Gold Gummy Candies for a Leprechaun Trap
I love painting because it calms me down and keeps my mind off of everyday worries (and helps me procrastinate cleaning the house). Painting glass is tough because of the slickness of the surface and the contours of the glass, but if you have the patience and the tools it is really fun. I have… Continue reading DIY Valentine’s Day Painted Wine Glass
‘Tis the season to be crafty! I love breaking out the paint and the glue to create some amazing Christmas decorations. This year my parents gave me the idea to make pine cone ornaments. They changed the look of their tree this year to be a woodland theme so we collected a bunch of pine… Continue reading DIY Snowy Pine Cone Ornaments
Wine glasses are essential if you want to drink wine (unless you are at a boring function and need to hide it in a coffee mug). The shape of the wine glass is important to accentuate the aromas and tastes of each type of wine. It just so happened that I had a set of… Continue reading Paint Your Own Wine Glass
