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For everything in life that keeps you on your feet! I share simple DIY projects and crafts, home decor ideas and helpful tips as well as easy recipes for week-night meals.

Paper Bag Snowflakes

Have you seen the new craze, making giant snowflakes from lunch bags?  Today I am sharing this step-by-step tutorial on how to create paper bag snowflakes. This is a SUPER easy and inexpensive Christmas decoration because you don't need much and if you have kids at home, you probably have some lunch bags laying around.  One of the things I love about this DIY Christmas craft is that you can leave these up all winter long! Let’s jump in to the tutorial. Are you more of a visual ... View Post

10 Christmas Crafts to Make and Sell

Are you a maker?  Looking for crafts to make and sell this Christmas season?  I've got you covered.  Today I am sharing 10 Christmas crafts to make and sell that will be a hit at your next holiday craft fair. Throw Pillow Throw pillows are a staple of home decor in most houses.  Make a decorative Christmas throw pillow to sell at your next craft fair!  Check out this video to see how I made this. Grab the supplies here.  The stencil is reusable and the inks last a very long time.  You can ... View Post

Four Ways to Use Chalk Couture Cutouts for Christmas

Well hello there!  Are you starting to decorate for Christmas?  Today I am sharing four ways to use Chalk Couture cutouts for Christmas.  You can use these to decorate your own home, or give them as gifts.  These adorable wooden cutouts make FABUOUS gifts for everyone on your Christmas list from neighbors to family to teachers! First, if you don’t know about Chalk Couture, START HERE.   Chalk Couture makes reusable, silk-screen stencils (called transfers).  They also make removable chalk ... View Post

DIY Christmas Throw Pillow

Happy Christmas my friends!  I am in the holiday sprit and listening to Christmas music 24/7 these days!  Today I want to share how to make a DIY Christmas throw pillow.  This is an easy way to get a designer pillow look. For this project, I used Chalk Couture products.  If you don't know about Chalk Couture, START HERE. Here's the quick rundown - Chalk Couture makes reusable, silk-screen stencils (called transfers).  They also make removable chalk paste, permanent ink, surfaces and ... View Post

November Club Couture Design

Hello!  If you have clicked on this post, WELCOME!  I'm so glad you're here!  Today I am sharing a unique November Club Couture idea with you.  If you don't know what Club Couture is, it is a craft subscription where you get a stencil and three chalk paste packets to create a project of your own. Each month there is an exclusive reusable, silk-screen stencil (also called a transfer).  You can't buy the stencil anywhere else!  For $19.99 a month (+ free shipping), the package is sent directly ... View Post

Fall Tiered Tray Idea

Happy Fall!  Are you decorating for Thanksgiving?  I have a great fall tiered tray idea for you today that will help you welcome the cooler weather in style! A little backstory When we built our new house, I wanted to delete the art niche in our entryway.  It was awkward and we had a 2 year old and 4 year old at the time.  We are not large-framed-art kind of people.  We are more kids-art-on-the-fridge kind of people.  The builder then suggested we put a large vase in the niche.   I literally ... View Post