Today, I’m going to show you how to make over a basic basket into a pretty Chalky Finish Painted Basket, and how to do it in under an hour. Crafting doesn’t need to take a lot of time, and a project like this is a great example of quick results you’ll love! The easiest way […]

Dryer Sheet Flowers for Valentine’s Day
Want a fun reason to do laundry? Here it is: You can make pretty dryer sheet flowers out of your used dryer sheets! Yes, it’s true! Why not make some for Valentine’s Day? Supplies needed: Used dryer sheets – 3 sheets per flower Perfect Pearls Mist in Perfect Pearl Martha Stewart chunky red glitter paint […]

Spice Jar Bud Vase for Valentine’s Day
This tutorial has been completely updated and now resides at my blog Pet Scribbles. Please click here to see it: Make a sweet spice jar bud vase for Valentine’s Day! ~Laura

IKEA Bulletin Board Makeover
January always brings with it a sense of wanting to start fresh and get organized. One look through the home improvement stores and craft stores, and you’ll quickly see that everything on sale is somehow related to streamlining your tasks and chores, and finding a place to put everything. Consider the humble bulletin board. It […]

Winter Pinecone Tree Craft
One of my most popular posts on my blog is my Mini Pinecone Tree Pots, which I crafted for the holidays back in December 2012. That tutorial was revived again this year on Pinterest, and I was so grateful to see my pinecone tree craft featured in quite a few places including on Disney’s Spoonful.com. […]

Easy Chenille Pipe Cleaner Doll DIY
Happy New Year everyone! January always begins with a sense of promise, as we focus on our hopes and plans for the coming year. And after the flurry of holiday crafting, the idea of getting cozy with a cup of tea and working on something simple – without any glitter or sparkle – sounds […]

My Favorite Vintage Christmas Ornaments
Here we are on the first official day of Winter already! Happy Winter! Are you all set for Christmas next week? We put our tree up just last week, later than usual but we decided we will keep it up longer into January to enjoy it! Our Christmas tree is a faux Alpine tree, which means […]

Merry Christmas Free Printable
I can’t believe it’s already December 12th! Didn’t we just have Thanksgiving? I want to put my foot down on the gas peddle that has me feeling like we’re speeding towards Christmas just a bit too fast. It isn’t because I have a zillion hundred a lot to do, but rather because I am […]