In keeping up with my pledge to purge/organize/clean something every day in the month of January, it came time to work on my makeup drawer. I threw out a few items, wiped everything down, and cleaned my makeup brushes. This…
DIY Natural Winter Wreath
I hope your new year is off to a great start! All of the Christmas decorations have been packed away over here! Thank goodness we were able to get all of our outside lights down this weekend before this arctic…
How to Create DIY Marbleized Ornaments
Kate was recently invited to a lunch and ornament exchange with the girls in her pre-k class. I thought this was a great opportunity to get a little crafty with her and DIY a few ornaments. We looked online and…
How to Make Peppermint Cookies
Several families in our neighborhood took a trip on the “Polar Express” to look at Christmas lights this past weekend. I volunteered to bring cookies and tried out a new recipe. They were a big hit, and I will definitely…
How to Create DIY Gift Tags Using Old Christmas Cards
I always save the previous year’s Christmas cards we receive, look over them again when I get all of our Christmas decorations out, and then recycle them. Then I saw an idea in Martha Stewart Living recently and decided to…
How to Create a Metallic Tissue Paper Tassel Garland
In thinking about decorating for the holidays, I wanted to DIY something for our mantel. I wanted to make something festive eye catching. Having made one of these tissue paper tassel garlands before, I thought I would just change up…