The past couple of years I’ve seen DIY snow globes pop up everywhere. I found the cutest tutorial from Whipperberry. These snow globes have an antique feel and would look great on a mantle or tucked in with the rest of your decorations. Make a few of them and group them together. What you need: […]
It’s fall and one of my favorite things is to make a simmer pot to make the house smell delicious! You can use all of the fall goodness you want, but I used what I had in the house already. Ingredients: Cut Apple Orange Peel Orange Slices Cinnamon Stick Cloves Fill a pot with water, […]
The year my husband and I got married, my mother-in-law gave us the perfect gift. It’s a Christmas journal that you write in every year. I was thinking that these would be really easy to make yourself and you can personalize your journal however you want. This Christmas journal is to record memories your family […]
Not only are tree stump ornaments awesome to remember your first Christmas married, or your new baby’s first Christmas, but they’re cute and simple. I found some of the cutest tree stumps over at Mountain Modern Life. Either cut the limbs off a tree in your backyard (or off the bottom of the tree you just […]
A couple of years ago, I had a friend who was just starting out and didn’t have any decorations. So, she decided to make all of them! If you’re in the same boat, look around the house and see what you have. What you’ll need: Newspaper or Old Book Pages Yarn Twine Embroidery Tread Snowflakes: […]
One of our DIY Christmas traditions is making ornaments for our tree. I’m pretty sure our tree is 80% handmade crafts if not more, but that’s part of what makes it so awesome. Martha Stewart won’t be putting it on the front of any magazines, but we’re happy. With felt ornaments the skill level is […]
Here’s a good stocking stuffer to add to your DIY Christmas list. These elastic hair ties are really popular right now. They’re an alternative to the plain brown hair ties most of us have. Supplies: Fold over elastic from Amazon or JoAnn’s. Ruler Scissors Lighter Cut the elastic, tie it together and burn the edges. […]
This week we started a new series. Every day until Christmas Eve, we’re sharing some DIY Christmas ideas! Whether they’re DIY gifts, decorations or recipes, we’re sharing it all. Here are all of the DIY projects we shared this week. DIY Lip Balm Gifts DIY Soap Gifts Organic Hot Chocolate Recipe FREE Knitting Patterns
12 years ago we needed a tree skirt for our first Christmas tree, I headed off to the store to see what they had and came home with nothing. Tree skirts are insanely expensive and we had no money. That year we went without a tree skirt, but shortly after Christmas I found a round […]
