As much as I craft, I’m not really a decorator, but this year more than any other I’ve been feeling a desire to decorate our front porch for fall. It all started with the apple-themed fall porch decor I made for Walnut Hollow, but then I decided we really needed a wreath. I mean, there’s […]
Notions: Halloween Crafts and Games
I know I just wrote about pumpkin crafts last week, but tis the season for lots of fun fall things so I wanted to add a few more in case you’re still looking for ideas to do as we gear up for Halloween or if you’re planning a Halloween party for your kids. If you […]
Pare Down Your Yarn Stash with Style with Knitless
As a yarn crafter, I know I am not alone in the problem of having too much stash, yarn kept for someday projects that might never happen. And while fall and winter are great knit-like-crazy, use-all-the-yarn-you-can times, I know it’s probably still not enough to bring my stash down to reasonable proportions. I’ve come to […]
Make a Tassel Necklace from a Keychain
I went to an event at my daughter’s school recently and scored as a door prize a lovely suede tassel keychain from GiGi New York. Sweet, right? Except I’m not really a giant keychain kind of girl. So of course I had to get crafty with it. These keychains are everywhere right now, and tassels […]
Notions: Pumpkin Crafts Edition
I’ve skipped a couple of weeks of notions thanks to not actually working on Mondays. Such is life. But here were are on the cusp of fall and it’s the perfect time for crafting with or without kids. There are a ton of great craft tutorials out there with a fall theme, and many, many […]
Have a Snack, Make a Craft with Hershey’s Ready to Eat Pudding
This shop has been compensated by Collective Bias, Inc. and its advertiser. All opinions are mine alone. #ReadySetSnack #CollectiveBias Snacking is a really big part of our lives, probably more than it should be. The girl just started kindergarten, and she often comes home both hungry and wanting an activity to do before supper. I’m […]
How to Sew a Pillow
As you may have heard by now, the girl started kindergarten this year. It’s a whole new world in a lot of different ways, and they try to make things a little easier during the transition time by having “rest time” part of the year in lieu of a nap. Because there are lots of […]