Category Archives: Crafts

We were at a “paint your own wood” furniture store this past weekend (getting a storage unit for our family room that I will tell you about at a later date) when I saw these really cute wooden eggs at the cash register and immediately thought of a great new Easter Egg tradition! When ourContinue reading “New Easter Egg Tradition”

Looking for something to bring to Easter brunch this weekend? How about this adorable and edible centerpiece! I found this craft on my friend’s Pinterest page and I became obsessed immediately with what a great idea this is and how easy it is to make. Materials: Square or rectangular glass vase Green jelly beans PeepsContinue reading “Easter Centerpiece”

I made a very simple Valentine’s Day card this year with the focus of the card being a picture of my sweet baby girl on the inside of the card. To jazz up the presentation and add a pop of color, I made envelope liners. They’re so easy to make, here’s how: 1. Cut paperContinue reading “Envelope Liners”

Happy Valentine’s Day! I always love to make cards for Valentine’s Day (I know you’re not surprised) – last year I did a very ornate Edible Valentine. I’ll share the cards I made this year later this week after those I made them for have received them. But in the meantime, if you need toContinue reading “Valentine’s Day Cards”

We hosted a small gathering this weekend for our baby girl’s Christening. Since we are right in the middle of the hectic holiday season and everyone is so busy (including us!) we decided to make it easy on ourselves and go out to a restaurant for brunch with our group. To personalize the table atContinue reading “Easy Party Favors”

I went to my favorite section of my favorite craft store the other day (the clearance aisle at Paper Source) and found these fabulous pink, brown, green, and yellow flowered cards. At 50%, who could resist? I then decided it would be a quick, simple project to turn them into thank you cards. If you’veContinue reading “A Simple Thanks”

I was watching Martha Stewart Living a few months ago and learned this fabulous technique for making homemade glitter art. I filed it my brain for use later…and now that it’s time to decorate our nursery, I thought this craft would be great to make using the colors of the baby’s bedding. I will warnContinue reading “Homemade Glitter Art”

I just ordered a ton of new crafting supplies (paper, stamps, etc…) and cutest of all…. the Cupcake Punch! You can stamp and then punch all the components of a cupcake (frosting, stump, candles, sprinkles, etc…) and build to assemble an adorable cupcake! I made this cupcake as part of a birthday card for myContinue reading “Cupcake Paper Punch”

I decided to do something different this year and send out edible Valentines rather than my usual homemade cards. The Valentines were little heart sugar cookies packaged in cutely decorated boxes. I thought, what a treat to get a box of cute cookies in the mail for Valentine’s Day!   For the packaging I wentContinue reading “Edible Valentine”

I decided to share step-by-step instructions on how I put together a basic homemade thank you card. With the right tools, high-quality paper, and creativity you can easily start making cards too! Materials: Folded card w/ envelope Thank You stamp Ink Pad Embossing powder Ribbon Colorful paper that coordinates with the ribbon Double sided tapeContinue reading “Anatomy of a Card”