Have you seen the knotted elastic hair ties that are so popular lately in your favorite stores? Do you have a girl on your Christmas list who would love some? Well I’m going to show you how to make your own and save a TON of money in the process. Recently I was at the… Keep Reading
How to Make a Bent Wire Name Necklace
Here’s a great gift for the girls on your list that’s easy enough for a teenager to make for her friends: A Bent Wire Name Necklace! I love this craft because it is personalized, fun and yet easy and inexpensive to make. When Walmart asked me to make a craft for the winter season, I… Keep Reading
Father’s Day 4pk Snack Pack
Looking to put together a little something for the special Dad in your life? How about making this cute (and easy!) Father’s Day 4pk Snack that I created for Walmart? To make this craft you do need a little bit of specialized equipment–a bottle capper and some bottle caps. Bottle cappers cost about $17 at… Keep Reading
Teacher’s Gift: Cup of Sharpies
Are you looking for an end of the year teacher’s gift that is useful, looks great, and is easy to boot? Let me introduce you to the Cup ‘o Sharpies. Let’s face it–most teachers probably have enough “cute” to last them a lifetime. This gift is useful (everyone needs to stay hydrated–and what teacher ever… Keep Reading
Easy and Inexpensive ” Fluffy Valentines Day Wreath “
How do you decorate for Valentines Day? I admit it, up until this year I really didn’t. My “winter” snowflake wreath just stayed on the door and I didn’t do anything special for February. I’ve wanted to though. In fact, I’ve had the idea for this particular Fluffy Valentines Day Wreath for about 3 years. … Keep Reading
DIY Bookshelf from Unfinished Wooden Crates
This charming rustic bookshelf is easy to make out of unfinished wooden crates from Walmart. Let me show you how! I have seen a variety of attractive wooden crate projects over the years, so I was excited when Walmart recently started carrying unfinished wooden crates–I just knew that sooner or later they would ask me to do a craft project… Keep Reading
Cupcake Liner Wreath Tutorial (for New Years Eve!)
Here’s a super easy wreath project I came up with for Walmart! Although it can be made in any color, I love this white and silver combination for a fun New Years Eve party decoration! Trust me, if you are looking at this project and thinking “but I’m not crafty”–you CAN do this. It really… Keep Reading
Spooky Eyes in the Bushes Tutorial for Halloween
Walmart asked me to do a Halloween craft, so here’s a super quick, super cute, and super CHEAP one–Spooky Eyes in the Bushes! All you need for this craft project is some empty cardboard tubes (toilet paper, paper towel, wrapping paper–you can even make your own with some cardboard and tape), scissors, masking/painters/duct tape, and… Keep Reading
Super Simple Homecoming Scarf (Knitting Pattern)
It’s homecoming season all across the USA! Do you have anything to show off your local school spirit? We didn’t so I whipped up a couple of of these Super Simple Homecoming Scarves. Walmart asked me to come up with a fall craft, and this was perfect–simple, fast and inexpensive. Trust me, even if you… Keep Reading
4th of July Casserole Carrier
How do you celebrate Independence day? The first thing that comes to mind when we talk about the 4th of July is usually parades and fireworks–but I’m willing to bet that those are closely followed by barbeques and potlucks! So when Walmart Challenged me to do a 4th of July craft I took the opportunity… Keep Reading
