Book Wreath

I love this and want to do it, but I think I want to do one out of sheet music to put above my piano. I think that might be cute!
Check it out here.

Christmas Jars

I love these Christmas jars. I will do them next year. I have loved my Halloween ones I made similar to these.

Christmas Countdowns

I like this one because it is a fun activity for everyday. I definitely want to make this one!




I love this idea too! It is so cute. I love the rustic, yet fasionalbe look of this. I have the materials and will probably try this one too!

Framed Hanging Ornaments Mod-Podge Style

This is so cute. I fell in love with paper mache ornaments when I did my Halloween tree this last year. They are easy and fun, but a big mess...but it is worth it.

Here are how mine turned out. I don't like my blue frame. It is going to go a distressed white.


I also put some of the ornaments on my garland with some little bells, trumpets, and presents I made to match. I think it looks pretty good!

Personalized Counting Book

I am going to do this. Simple and educational. Just snap some whots of things your kids play with, things you have around the house, or outside things, label them for you specific number and order them to have a personalized counting book.

Boyish Notebooks

I love how people are starting to do more boy things....or maybe I am just nw starting to find them, but I love this car notebook. What a cute way to make a fun notbook for the boys. I need to do one of these. It makes me want to do something like a truck or train too.

This one is really basic, but a clever idea to just use a boy theme to personalize a notebook.

Halloween Treat Jars

Cute idea. Easy and cheap.

Magnetic Paper Dolls

i have a sons so this would have to take a bit of a different shape, but I love the idea. I would probably make policemen, firemen, constructions workers, clowns....
It is so simple and I love the case they've make to put it in. It is a very quiet activity, compact and great for church, doctor apts, meetings...any place you need the kids quiet and busy.
Check it out here.

Brown Paper Bag Pinata

So this is a great way to make a pinata, get the kids invovled, and have some fun together. They turn out cute and you can pick your own tissue paper. I'll have to keep this is mind for my next little party!

Great Party Invite Idea

"Can " you come to my party?...I love this idea because I've never seen it before. You could even just make one to invete somene over to play, or have lunch. I also like it because it is not a gender specific idea!

Wooden Spool Dolls

These are soooooo cute. I want to make some of these. It would be fun to start building your own "town people", family, etc. I little something personal for the kids. I look back and always LOVE the things that my mom had made. I want to get back to that. I think we've kind of lost that in our generation!

Hugs for Grandma and Grandpa

What a cute way to send a little love to the Grandparents! This is where I got the idea.

Halloween Jar Candle Holders

So here are my tissue paper on glass jar candle holders. I LOVE lOvE LoVe them! I took the idea from here.

...and with my neighbor we expanded on the idea. That's the best way to do it. Her husband suggested we do a Frankenstein and then I figured, why not a spider too?! They both turned out super cute, but I definitely need to redo my spider.

The pipe cleaner legs need to be hot glued to the bottom, not the sides, and you need to only put ONE layer of black tissue paper on it so it can actually shine some light through.


All the faces are just paper mod-podged on. The bodies are colored tissue paper cut in random pieces.
Frankenstein is a pace salsa jar with green and black tissue paper. His face and head thingies are black paper and his mouth and stitches are embroidery thread.
The spider is a tostitos dip jar covered in black tissue paper. His eyes and mouth are white paper and his legs are pipe cleaner.
The ghost is a pear jar (from the cannery), white tissue paper and a black paper face.
The pumpkin is a jam jar, orange tissue paper, and a black face.
Just get your tissue and get mod-podging! Be careful not to hold in one place. The tissue paper will come off in your grip while it's still wet. On the top and bottom go over and past the edges.

Family Puzzle

My son is getting more and more into doing puzzles, I should reword that....my son is getting more and more into watching ME do the puzzles. So I thought this would be a fun puzzle to make for him to do.
Here are the steps in picture form. For directions visit here.

GREAT Baby Shower Party Gift

I thought this was such a great and fun thing to do at a baby shower. The result is so cute and original.
You have each guest pick a letter (or 2 or 3), draw a picture that starts with that letter, and then sign it. You put it all together and get the cutest ABC book ever!

Bird Nest Gift/Storage Boxes

I love these. I am gling to be doing a black/white/lime green bird theme in my craft room and this would be so perfect in those colors. I think it would also make it look a little more updated in the more contempory colors as well. Check out the how to here.

Heritage Blocks

I am looking for a way to display my family history. I tried once and it was a MASSIVE mess. I had a great vision, it just didn't turn out. I REALLY like this idea and may try something in this direction. This site is also a great resource for ways to stay close to your heritage and create your own personal history and story.

My Halloween is already leaking out!

So doing these few Halloween crafts that I have loved has made Halloween already start leaking into the house. I just love Halloween and have felt a little "Holiday Deprived!" There is such a lull in the holidays from Spring to basically Fall (with the one fabulous exception of the 4th of July!).
Here are a few I have finished. I will probably keep updating this post as I finish crafts so I don't have a gazillion posts about it. Here you can find where some of these ideas came from.



Target has the best after holiday sales. I bought these frames after Halloween last year and have used them for so many things...but lately they were just sitting around, so I thought why not do a little Halloween somethin' somethin'?! So here it is. This is my first time stitching paper. I don't like how you can see a little white where the needle came through, but over all I really like the look. I love texture in a frame. It is a little unexpected and gives great interest.


I then of course had to go buy some candy to see how it went with it. This is a great way to decorate if you don't have a certain holiday decor. I bought these jars last year and just fill them with seasonal candy as the times change. It is very festive, a lifesaver when you just need a little sugar fix, and cheap.

Holiday Word Blocks

These should be so easy. Just cut a 2x4 up into different lengths to get the different block sizes. Then mod podge the paper on after you have decorated it as you like (stamping the edges, ripped, trimmes, etc.). Them apply the letter and add embeleshments. I am definately going to do this one soon. I finally have a use for those loose boards I have been hanging onto.
At the site the link takes you to you can see where she got her ideas.
Here's this one:

Purse Notebooks

I've seen these done, but these are by far the cutest. Cheap, especially if you buy notebooks at back to school time. They are like $.20! Check out how to make them here.