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DIY Brushstroke Coasters
Add some soft pastel colors to your table setting or coffee table by making yourself a set of brushstroke coasters to use under drinks this spring. DIY Brushstroke Coasters — Showing you how to make DIY brushstroke coasters and a few simple ideas for entertaining with paper plates… the classy way. Obviously you can make these year round, but I love the punch of color they add for a Spring time palette! For another paper plate styling trick, stack different shapes and sized plates for a layere...
Butterfly Cupcake Toppers
Need some great cupcake toppers for your special event? Make your own colorful Spring butterfly accents to decorate cupcakes and party decor! Customize gifts, cards and party decor to fit your color scheme! Nature is one of the best places to look for crafts inspiration. Butterfly crafts are among the most popular for decorations because they are beautiful, delicate, brightly colored, and intricately patterned. The return of flowers in the garden also means the return of beautiful butterflies fluttering a...
String Lanterns
It’s amazing how easy it is to make these elegant string-globe lanterns! All you need is twine, corn starch, glue, balloons, and spray paint. Easy peasy. Every so often I see a DIY project that really seems incredible. I think these string lanterns would be perfect for an outdoor wedding, or even for your backyard. If you are crafty and unafraid of making a mess, this project is for you. Please don't try this on your carpet-- at a minimum do it on top of tarp. You're probably best off completing this proj...
DIY Liquid Laundry Soap
Just in case you run out of laundry soap (or want to make a cost-effective detergent in the scent you like best), make your own with a few household ingredients. I wasn’t happy with the recipes for homemade liquid laundry detergent I was finding so I played around a little with the measurements & made my own. Buying laundry detergent can put a big dent in any budget, and making my own is one way where I save the bucks. Making your own detergent accounts for some enormous savings! You can also purchase...
DIY Floral Mouse Pad
Should your desk need a splash of color (and your wrist require a comfy place to rest), might we suggest you take a glance at this floral mouse pad project? Not only is the finished product infinitely sweeter than the chunks of foam that typically sit under one’s mouse, it’s also rather easy to make. Oh, and of course, the choice of fabric is entirely up to you. Perhaps you’d like to convert an old cushion cover, or take the opportunity to go on a scavenger hunt at your local linen outlet? Those offcuts b...
How to Make a Bag: Easy DIY Tote Bag
Looking for a quick and easy sewing project? This easy tote bag pattern and tutorial is fast and turns out great! Very easy instructions to follow, and you will love how this cute bag turns out. Every woman loves a good bag-am I right? They can be filled with diapers and toys when you’re in mom mode, they can be cute and flirty when you’ve got a date, or they can be filled with your laptop and notebooks when you head to work or school. Or sometimes in my case, they can be a bottomless pit filled with who...
Easy DIY Heating Pad
Making your own heating pad using the rice bag method is incredibly easy and very inexpensive. As an added bonus, you can make it smell wonderful! Organic lavender herb is being used for this heating pad and it’s a perfect scent for a toasty bag of rice to relax you and your muscles. This does require a bit of sewing, but if you can sew a straight line then you will do just fine! Plus, since all the seams are hidden you don’t have to worry too much about what your sewing looks like. I’ve used the wrong co...
Easy Pineapple DIY Bookends For Your Shelf
Learn how to make these simple, custom pineapple DIY bookends in just a few steps! The supplies are also very budget friendly. Today’s DIY bookends project is one of the simplest projects ever. To give you some background, I just bought and painted a used piano for my house, and I am working on adding some decorations on top of it. I knew I wanted to display some of our favorite classic books and needed some bookends to hold them in place. We, like everyone else, are obsessed with the pineapple trend right...
Felt Craft Kittens
DIY Felt Kitty Cat for kids, or home decoration, or as little accessory to hang on keys and backpacks. These little stuffed kitties are so precious! They are easy to make and fun to play with. They make for a perfect handmade toy, suitable for even little hands. Or create them as handmade gifts or hanging ornaments! This project needs to carry a cuteness overload warning label! These three little felt craft kittens are such fun to make and might just be the cutest felt animals we have designed yet – it’s ...
DIY Painted Picture Frame
One of the easiest and cheapest items you can find at a thrift store are old frames. If you buy a bunch of them, it can make creating a gallery nice and simple—not to mention affordable. So avoid store bought frames that can be expensive and just roll up your sleeves instead! If you’re willing to do a little bit of work, you can easily update the look and feel of some of the more traditional looking frames. Follow this tutorial exactly to get the look of our frame, or improvise to create your own un...
How to sew a coin purse with a sew-in purse frame
This cute little fabric coin purse makes an ideal gift or stocking filler, especially for a little girl to keep pocket money, hair clips or any other little treasures inside. It's very simple to sew up too, and makes an ideal sewing project for anyone. This is a simple pattern and totally ideal for beginners. And it uses only a small amount of fabric. It's a winner all round. These would make lovely gifts and stocking stuffers – give them a try, you'll be hooked! The purse pattern is simple and easy to ...
Easy DIY Jewelry Display Earrings
Learn how to make a jewelry organizer with this super easy DIY project idea. One of the best DIYs I’ve made this year, you get to add a touch of color and cute decor to your room while adding a super functional DIY jewelry organizer for earrings. I think this is one of the best DIY projects for organizing jewelry, and it looks great, too. To get started, you need 30″ of a 1×1 board and 7″ of a 1×4 board. I used some left over knotty alder from my rustic railings I installed in our living room. I would rec...
5 Minute Dry Erase Board
Love easy crafts that also help you get organized? Then this DIY memo menu board is for you. With wipe off glass for writing in this week’s menu, my kids love that I made this for our kitchen. Take your meal planning up a notch and let everyone know what you are serving for dinner. Here’s your weekend project idea that is creative, fun to make and super easy. What more could you ask for in a DIY craft? These DIY whiteboards are ridiculously easy. So easy that it makes me think “Doh! Why didn’t I think of ...
Citrus Fruit Serving Trays
Cute DIY home decor does not have to be difficult, time-consuming or expensive. These easy fruit serving trays prove that. Make a set of these in less than an hour and invite some friends over of a picnic on the patio. Better yet, invite them over to help make these. I think this is an adorable group craft project, adults and even teens will love. One of my favorite easy DIYs, these colorful do it yourself trays belong in your kitchen. When it comes to easy DIY projects that are fun to make, unique and per...
Homemade Chocolate Mint Lip Balm – Natural DIY Lip Care
The perfect winter lip balm recipe, homemade white chocolate mint lip balm is nourishing for dry lips and smells amazing. This peppermint lip balm recipe is made with completely natural ingredients. It gets its chocolate scent from the raw cocoa butter (or cacao butter) in the recipe and just a hint of peppermint essential oil adds that lovely mint tingle. Lip balm is one of my favorite beauty DIYs because it always turns out so wonderful! Yes, you can purchase natural and organic lip balm for inexpensive,...