
Homeschool Handicrafts: (Cape Cod Blueberry) Basket Making Kits
My daughter (10yo) has been occupying herself lately by watching basketry videos at The Ploughshare Institute. Unfortunately, their sister website ...

Date-a-Month Gift Box: At Home Date Night Ideas (Even When Your Energy is Low)
As I read through my fellow blogger's post about a year of dates, my excitement quickly turned to disappointment. Like ...

Easy + Festive Christmas Craft Even Preschoolers Can Make
Most of the supplies for this project we already had on hand courtesy of CraftProjectIdeas.com. But we did seek out ...

Create Your Own Bead Pets (Craft Kit) {review}
The Made by Me! Create Your Own Bead Pets kit allows kids to make their own keychains. There's a good ...

DIY Bracelet Stand {tutorial}
I tend to wear a lot of chunky jewelry. Most of it isn't very expensive (at all!), but the styles ...

Easy DIY Wood Stain
I've been working on a few projects around here lately -- mostly for Christmas, but a few just for general ...

Dollar Tree Fillers/Decorations for Clear Ornaments
Today's post is a quickie one to go with yesterday's post about ideas for using clear Christmas ornaments. I wanted ...

50+ Ways to Use Clear Ornaments
Oriental Trading Company is a really fun resource for Christmas shopping. They're an especially good source for stocking stuffers, decorations, ...

Top Tip for Assembling DIY Furniture (and other stuff)
With Christmas approaching, some of you will be getting new things that require assembly, either in preparation for Christmas or ...

How to Create Your Own Signature Perfume
I planned/scheduled this post months ago, and was amused to discover as it drew closer that I'm just wrapping up ...

Scrabble Roundup: Get Outside the Box with Your Scrabble Game
Happy Scrabble Day! In honor of the day, I thought I'd do something a little fun and round up some ...

Make Your Own Noisemakers for Purim, Parties, or the New Year
I mentioned a couple days ago that it's traditional at Purim to act out the story of Esther. It's also ...

Finger Puppets DIY for Purim (or Any Time) – with Puppet Roundup & {tutorial}
Purim is coming soon (Thursday -- well, Wednesday evening, really). It's traditional at Purim to act out the story of ...

11 Boot Liners You Can Make Yourself
Boot liners/boot cuffs are pretty trendy right now. Better still, they add a little extra warmth and a bit of ...

How Not to Make Cold Porcelain (My Pinterest Fail)
Making the cold porcelain went just fine. Working with it, on the other hand...went not-so-well. I suppose I technically ended up with ...

Easy DIY Photo Backgrounds (Using What You Have)
These are probably better described as "use-what-you-have" photo backgrounds than "DIY photo backgrounds." I've talked before about a different kind ...

DIY Dollar Store Redos
Often, the items you find at the dollar store are: boring, not your style, or something you have no use ...

DIY in Minutes {Roundup}
DIY Projects can be a lot of fun, but many of them are time-consuming, too. Today, let's focus on the ...

DIY Craft Supplies
The DIY craft supplies I've rounded up here can save you some cash or a trip to the store, and ...

DIY Shaving Oil
I don't much care for traditional shaving creams/gels. Never mind the nasty chemicals in them; I can't see what I'm ...