If you aren't a DIY crafter, it can be really overwhelming to walk into a craft store like Hobby Lobby, Jo Annes, or Michaels. There are so many different products and all classified in aisles with similar type items. I assume you stand there looking at it all and wonder which do you choose and where do you start. Today, I want to give you a list of my favorite craft items. These items (other than the ones that don't need replacing like scissors and ruler) I am regularly buying, even if I Continue Reading
DIY Burlap Hair Bow
Do you have a baby shower or girl's birthday coming up and you'd love to show up with a really special and unique gift? My friend Erin and I are throwing a small craft/girls night/baby shower for one of our mutual friends next Tuesday night, and it has me making hair bows for the first time in what feels like forever. I am loving it. Hair bows can be such a quick craft that make a wonderful gift for babies and really girls of all ages. (including trendy mamas of course!) The burlap trend Continue Reading
Ruffled Fabric Bag
Now that Christmas is over, I can show you some things I made as presents and gave away this year. I'm not a fan of surprises but people I love are, so I have been withholding showing these presents. I am excited to start with a walk through on this ruffled fabric bag! Do sewing patterns scare you? They scare me! I have used sewing patterns twice with my mother-in-law's assistance, and I'm still intimidated. I think there is something with how they have to be precise and accurate Continue Reading
My Creative Spot
Creating can be a messy, messy process. My little craft corner in the house had grown and grown into a monster since my last post about it. Printers, books, supplies, food, toys, finished and unfinished projects literally covered my table. This is what I am talking about... Lately, I have just grabbed whatever I needed from this mess and took it over to the coffee table or kitchen table to have room to actually craft! I got some christmas money in December that I have been saving to Continue Reading