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Father’s Day Candy Letter – For Dad
Father’s Day is coming up fast. Here is a fun treat idea for Dad this year… a yummy Candy Letter! So fun and easy to make, the kids will love finding and attaching the candy. It’s a great way to make a personalized gift for Dad this Father’s Day or for his Birthday. This is the one we made for Dad for his Birthday… Here’s what you’ll need to make your own Father’s Day/Birthday Candy letter for Dad. Supplies: 2 pieces poster board or foam core board for stability (can be found at the $1 store) Marker Candy Tape/ Paper/ Scissors Here’s what ours said and the candies we used:…
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DIY Wood Letters – DIY Wedding Series
As part of the DIY Wedding Series today I am showing you how to make these Sparkly DIY Wood Letters. These are the perfect decoration for a wedding or home decor. You can customize them to match your wedding colors or home. If you missed any of our other DIY Wedding Series Posts you can find them HERE. (this post contains affiliate links) Supplies: Wood Letters (buy them at your local craft store or check out Amazon – see below, I got mine at Hobby Lobby) Yes Glue Sparkly Glitter Scrapbooking Paper (got my single sheets at Hobby Lobby) Sandpaper, Pen, Scissors Embellishments (if desired) I love this sparkly…
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Wedding Favors – DIY Wedding Series
As part of our DIY Wedding Series, today I’m showing you how to make these adorable ‘Hugs and Kisses from the Mr. & Mrs.’ Wedding Favors. They are simple to make and I’ve even included a free printable. And in case you missed it, you can find all our DIY Wedding Ideas HERE. Check out how cute these Wedding Favors turned out! (this post contains affiliate links) Supplies: 2″ circle punch (or different size if you make your own) Tiny hole punch/paper cutter Hugs and kisses printable (or make your own by following the instructions below) Favor boxes of your choice and ribbon or twine to attach tags Hugs and…
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DIY Entryway Makeover
Today I wanted to show you all a fun and easy DIY Entryway Makeover! My entryway was looking a little blah… so I decided to give it a facelift. And yes a woman can do this all on her own! I accomplished this when my husband was out of town for work. Plus using power tools is kinda fun! Here is the before and after of my entryway… the first thing you see when you walk in our front door… Before all I had was a little shelf with my HOME letters (you can find the tutorial for those HERE) sitting on top. The main problem was my kids couldn’t all reach the hooks to hang their…
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Wedding Invitations – DIY Wedding Series
Welcome back to the DIY Wedding Series. If you missed it you can find all our Wedding Posts HERE. Now onto today’s post… Today I will be showing you how to design your own Wedding Invitations using the free online photo editing software PicMonkey. It’s simple and easy to use! Then I’ll show you how to upload your Invitations to Costco and get them printed. Here are the Wedding Invites I designed… (keep in mind the 2 white roses are not part of the design, I was using them to cover up personal information). (This post contains affiliate links) Here’s a look at the front and back… And once they…
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Wedding Timeline Chalkboard Sign – DIY Wedding Series
Wedding season is just around the corner (although I was married in December..hehe). Today I am excited to start a new series here on the blog… a DIY Wedding Series where I will be sharing some DIY wedding accessory projects. Including a Wedding Chalkboard Timeline Sign, Wedding Invitations, a Mirrored Cake Stand, a simple DIY Bridal Bouquet and other Flowers, simple Party Favors and a Ring Bearer Pillow. I know weddings can become very expensive very quickly so I wanted to give you a couple of fun ideas for things you can create yourself and help you save on your wedding budget. So today I’m showing you this adorable ‘Wedding Timeline Chalkboard…
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DIY Decorated Clipboard Tutorial
Teacher’s go out of their way to influence our children everyday during the school year. To show your appreciation I’ve got a simple tutorial for these cute DIY Decorated Clipboards your child’s teacher is sure to love! These are great for Teacher Appreciation week or an end of the year gift idea. Just look at how cute these are!! And you can use any pattern paper you like! Or add your teacher’s name with stickers! Let’s make some! Here’s what you’ll need… Supplies: Clipboard (found ours at Walmart) Coordinating Scrapbook paper (*Note: my paper is thick like cardstock and is double sided) Glue (I prefer “yes” glue or modgepodge but you…
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How to Add Sleeves to a Prom Dress
If you’ve ever had to alter a dress before you know it can be very tedious! But adding sleeves to a sleeveless dress doesn’t have to be complicated. I’ve got a simple little tutorial to share with you today on how to add a 4 inch wide sleeve to a strapless dress. Now you can add a little modesty to a dress without stress or spending a bunch of money! Here’s the before and after… Let’s get started. Here is the dress before. It has no sleeves or straps at all… First you’re gonna need fabric to make the straps/sleeves. Luckily my model was slightly shorter so there was extra…
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Finishing Garage Stairs using Vinyl Flooring
Finishing Garage Stairs using Vinyl Flooring This is a simple and easy method for covering up plain wood stairs that are unfinished. It can easily be done in a day. This is great for those unfinished garage stairs that are such an eyesore! We love our finished Garage Stairs, and the inexpensive vinyl made it even better. Keep reading for a little tutorial on how to do it yourself! Look how well they turned out… Here are our Garage Stairs before, notice the slight gap on the left-hand side between the wall and stairs(we covered that up as well)… Wanna cover your unfinished Garage Stairs too? Here is what you’ll…
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Under the Bed Rolling Lego Storage Drawers – A Tutorial
Our son LOVES Legos! But have you ever stepped on one of those suckers!?!? OUCH! After stepping on one too many Legos we decided we needed a better storage solution for them. Something that was easy to put away and something that he couldn’t just dump out all over the floor. That’s when my handy husband came up with these under the bed Lego Storage Drawers that easily roll in and out from under the bed and are very sturdy. You could also use them for other stuff like clothes, toys, etc. We wanted to show you how we made them so you can make them too! Enjoy the tutorial! (this…
