God bless the person who invented iron on vinyl transfer! Seriously!!! Its amazing what you can create! And when you've got an awesome shop like Sip Simmer Serve that is more than willing to work with you on custom pieces, you can make just about anything! Like this personalized pillow … [Read more...]
101 Handmade Days: Simple Sling Bag
Sometimes I have an idea... and instead of trying to figure it all out on my own, I'll head over to Pinterest and see if I can find something along the lines of what I'm looking for. This simple sling bag is just such a project. Its actually a combination of 2 posts and a little bit of a size … [Read more...]
101 Handmade Days: DIY Mean Girls Mug
Mean Girls - a movie ever so loved and ever so quotable! Its a Classic girly movie and it definitely influenced pop culture! Its a huge favorite of mine and the inspiration behind my latest DIY :) Remember those Color Etched Mugs I shared recently? Well I decided that at least one of them needed … [Read more...]
101 Handmade Days: DIY Doily Clock
My Mother in Law doesn't get rid of anything. She's got bins and boxes and a BUILDING full of nic-nacs, odd & ends, family heirlooms and other random stuff (aka junk). Occasionally I benefit from her collecting (aka hoarding according to the Hubs). Recently we were looking for something that the … [Read more...]
101 Handmade Days: DIY Hanging Lanterns
There are a lot of things I'd love to do to my back yard, it is in definite need of a makeover.... but in the meantime, I'm making the most of the space and beautiful trees! There is nothing I love more than a little picnic and some reading to relax after a stressful day. But sometimes it gets a … [Read more...]
101 Handmade Days: DIY Mercury Vase
When I started this 101 Handmade Days journey, I had a couple of projects that I KNEW I just HAD to do. Some of those projects were inspired by things some of my blog friends had created :) Kimberly from A Night Owl Blog made the prettiest mercury glass mason jars a while ago and I just had to make … [Read more...]
101 Handmade Days: Wood Slice Fridge Chalkboard
A couple of weeks ago I tried to convince the hubs to hop the fence into our neighbors back yard and cut me a couple slices from the tree that had fallen during a storm. He didn't believe me when I said I had some projects in mind... and my efforts to convince him were in vain. So imagine my utter … [Read more...]
101 Handmade Days: DIY Color Etched Mugs
I have a mug addiction and I'm not afraid to admit it! I LOVE fun mugs! I guess a mug addiction goes hand-in-hand with a coffee addiction, cause I have one of those too! I had this idea for some color etched mugs a few weeks ago, but I had to wait for the etching medium to arrive! Oh the joys of … [Read more...]
101 Handmade Days: DIY No-Sew Fabric Memory Game
I love fabric. In case you don't believe me just check out my instagram feed... My husband says I have a "fabric hoarding problem". I just tell him I'm a fabric collection curator ;) As much as I love pretty fabric and just looking at it, there is a point where I have to brace myself and cut into … [Read more...]
101 Handmade Days: Book Page Wall Art
I love to Read. I do. I do. I do! I might have even made up little jingles and ditties about my love of reading as a kid! My mother could never really "punish" me by sending me to my room because I ALWAYS had at least one spare book tucked away just in case. I would lose my self in far off lands in … [Read more...]
101 Handmade Days: Back to School Photo Prop
School will be starting back up again very shortly and we all love taking the first and last day of school photos of our children to see how much they have grown. One of the problems is that we have to write on the back of the photos when we take the pictures so we know what age, grade, teacher and … [Read more...]
101 Handmade Days: Back to School Crayon Wreath
One of my favorite things about the beginning of the end of summer, is all the deals and sales on back to school supplies! I adore stocking on everything I could possibly need for the rest of the year and coming up with fun and creative ideas. Like this fun Back to School Crayon … [Read more...]