Pillows are great for adding pops of color and fun patterns to your home, without the hassle of renovations or intense DIY projects. In fact creating your own pillow covers is as simple as sewing a few straight seams! Don't believe me? I'm going to show you how to make your own, easy DIY Envelope … [Read more...]
101 Handmade Days: Lavender Lemon Scrub
You know what I love? I love a good, long bath with some bubbles and a yummy body scrub. I recently ran out of my favorite body scrub... so I decided to make my own! This Lavender Lemon Scrub is simply Divine!! This is surprisingly easy to whip up for yourself. All you need is a few simple … [Read more...]
101 Handmade Days: Crocheted Edged Embroidery Hoop
Yesteryear I shared a fun DIY Hoop Art and Free Pattern, and promised to share how to create the crocheted edged embroidery hoop to go with it! So I am back today with the the instructions! What you need to complete this fun crocheted edged embroidery hoop: Yarn - I am using Caron … [Read more...]
101 Handmade Days: ‘Merica Love Tee Shirt
You know what kind of sucks about living in a small town? Nowhere to shop! And definitely nowhere that has cute plus size clothes for holidays *pout* So whats a girl to do? Make my own 'Merica Love Tee Shirt of course! Its a lot easier than you'd think too! :) All you need is a tee shirt, a … [Read more...]
9 Inspirational DIY Window Treatments
My office at home has been a neglected space for a long time. We put all the essentials in there, but I’ve never really taken the time to make it look pretty. There is a strange set of double windows in the corner of the room that I’ve never figured out what to do with. However, this summer, I … [Read more...]
DIY Wire Wrapped Skeleton Key Wind Chime
About 3 years ago I found the coolest cast iron skeleton keys at a local antique market. I had no idea what I was going to do with them.... but I knew I had to have them! Fast forward 3 years and I FINALLY put them to good use! And I doubt I could have come up with a cooler way to use them than in … [Read more...]
Selfish Spring Sewing
I have been BUSY lately. Busy making all kinds of things for the spring and summer market events that are coming up, keeping up with custom orders AND making new goodies for the shop! Despite all of this making I have been itching to do some selfish spring sewing... I want a new bag, maybe a … [Read more...]
6 Day Spring Cleaning Guide
Hello everyone and thank you for having me on Busy Being Jennifer! I'm Allison and I write at Frugal on the Prairie. I'm a wife, mom, and penny pincher. I make every single dollar work hard for my family and I keep my home as organized and efficient as possible. Spring is here and with that comes … [Read more...]
35 Handmade Easter Basket Ideas for Adults
Easter is one of my favorite holidays. Something about getting dressed up, going to church, eating delicious food, and peeking at Easter basket gifts has always appealed to me. I've always enjoyed making easy DIY projects for everyone who attends our Easter celebrations. These days, my … [Read more...]
The Louisa Bag
Y'all probably know by know that I LOVE sewing. I might even be a little bit addicted to it :D A couple of weeks ago, and just in time for my most recent Quilting Retreat Weekend, I was given a chance to make a new Louisa Bag for Clover and Violet! They gave me this beautiful bag pattern to play … [Read more...]
The BIG List of Valentines!
There are few things in life I love more than LOVE! I'm what my Nana called an "Old Romantic Soul". Happy Endings and Love Stories are just about my favorite things :) Of course Valentines ranks RIGHT up there. Last year I put together a list of 50 of the Best Valentines Ideas, Crafts and Treats... … [Read more...]
DIY Gold Glitter Magnetic Chalkboard
I'm so excited about the Glue Gun Wars! This month the challenge is GLITTER! I have a love/hate relationship with glitter, but then again who doesn't ? It gets every where and its impossible to clean it all up! But in the end, I think the results are worth it :) Especially if you're smart enough to … [Read more...]
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