Both my kids loved the book Where the Wild Things Are growing up. I thought it was a little scary, but with the age difference of close to five years between my son and daughter it was one of the few books they both liked! As this was my niece’s favorite book as well and …
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My friend asked if I would make a Spring Wreath for her front door so I made a Quick And Easy DIY Spring Wreath. I wanted to use hydrangeas as the base & luckily Michaels was having a 50% off sale on their Spring flowers. This post contains affiliate links at no extra cost to …
Welcome to Our Crafty Mom! I have always loved flokati rugs and have been wanting to recover an old bench I have had forever in this faux fur. I picked some up beautiful faux fur at Joann Fabrics for 60% off. What a steal! This bench started out in a tapestry fabric about 25 years ago. …
I have finally accepted the fact that I will probably never have an entire room devoted to creating, but that is ok because what I do have are two large closets in the master. As I really only need one, I decided to make the second closet into a craft closet. There are all sorts of …
I found this awesome glass bottle at Job Lot for $5. They called it a “moonshine bottle” which I thought was funny, but it looked like a demijohn to me. I kick myself for not buying the blue one too as when I went back to get it they were gone! Well, I was browsing …
Well, I survived moving my daughter into her dorm room & I actually handled it better than I expected. She also handled it well & I am so proud of her for being strong enough to not only leave home-3 hrs away no less-but also for conquering the first week as well as she has. …
Make a DIY repurposed cigar box that is the perfect size to hold television remotes. This DIY repurposed cigar box was easily updated with pretty paper and ribbons. Add some feet and it is the perfect size to holds television remotes! While I was visiting New Hampshire with my youngest for College Orientation, I had …
This table was a labor of love! It took forever to save enough corks to make it. I had my sisters, co-workers, even my boss saving corks for me! It was actually pretty fun to see the different wines & I found a few new favorites through this research, lol! Although I know they …
Plan a fun outdoor Graduation party for your graduate, using inexpensive ideas and simple DIY projects. While this was a Graduation Party, so many ideas can be used for any outdoor party. This party was done on a budget with a lot of repurposed items, not only because of cost but also because I love …
I am excited to share a Graduation Photo Wreath that is easy to make but is such a fun idea for a Graduation party. As you may know, the countdown begins for Amanda’s High School Graduation. There was such inspiration from so many talented people on Pinterest and I hope sharing my projects inspires someone …