Halloween Costume Shopping
Ready, get set, GO! It’s that time again. What are you waiting for? Are you one of those last minute shoppers, motivated by the adrenaline rush of bouncing from store to store to pull together...
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Heckerty's Haunted House - A halloween Hack
Make a Haunted Gingerbread HouseThis is best done with a kit - we got ours at Trader Joe, but many supermarkets have them.The kit contains everything you need:gingerbread house - roof, walls etcorange...
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Heckerty's Spooky House - A Halloween Hack to Paint and Decorate
Paint a spooky house!What you need to paint a spooky house:Wooden bird house to paint from craft shopPainter's tapeBlack paintPurple paintOrange paintWooden slim coffee stirrers from...
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Decorate a Pumpkin - The Safe and Easy Way!
After I bought two pumpkins, a friend with a big garden gave me three more! I decided one trip to the hospital this year was enough though, so we're not cutting any more pumpkins to make...
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Fall Finds Under $25
I adore fall. I always have. Even living in a climate that doesn’t really see the true beauty of the changing season, I anticipate the end of summer and beginning of cozy autumn like a kid on Christmas...
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What You Can Learn about Costumes and Life from Cosplayers
Cosplayers tend to pretty passionate about their craft. It makes sense. They’re big enough fans of a character to want to bring it to life through what they’re wearing. So it also makes sense that when...
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DIY Kids' Art Display
I'd like to share this quick and easy DIY project I did to display November's very first water color paintings in a fun, artistic way!November had just started learning how to water color. They were so...
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Toilet Paper Roll Bats {Homeschool Preschool Projects}
This is a super fun little Halloween-themed craft we did for our Homeshcool Preschool project a couple weeks ago. This would be a great project to do with your kiddos tomorrow before going...
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Ghostly Sea Shell Garland
Sea Shell GhostsMy family loves to collect sea shells during our summer trips to the beach. So, I try to find creative ways to use them all year round. Here are some shells “dressed up” like spooky...
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Fabulously Crafty Day of the Dead Necklace
I have seriously crafty friends. My pals Cathie Filian and Steve Piacenza just came out with a new product line called Jewel Pop Shop. Cathie is one of our very own BlogHer bloggers (check out the...
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Welcoming Winter with Wreaths
Something happened to me when I moved into this house. I became obsessed with being crafty and creative. I mean, I’ve always been crafty and creative, but owning my own home has kicked that into...
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A Month of Handmade Gifts
Starting November 2nd, we will be spending the entire month sharing different Handmade Holiday Gifts for you to make at home. These will be gifts that are low budget, high impact and have a nice...
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Pumpkin Decorating: Under the sea style! (from wordpress)
I just couldn’t decide what to do for our annual pumpkin decorating contest at work this year. I don’t always do well with knives, so carving was clearly not an option, and paint on pumpkins can take...
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How to Make A Book Pumpkin
How to Make Book Pumpkin: I've seen a lot of book art recently, from book wreaths to wallpaper to monograms carved out of a book.Below is a book monogram I purchased at a local home furnishings shop,...
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Month Long of Handmade Holiday Gifts - Vintage Frame Repurposed to a Coffee Tray
I am so very excited about this month's challenge to personally make and share handmade holiday gifts! There is something just so very special about taking the time to make something for a loved...
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Easy DIY NO Sew Mermaid Outfit {Inspired by Fancy Nancy and the Mermaid Ballet}
My daughter has a book project coming up for school; she has to dress like a character from a book, decorate a pumpkin like a character from the book, and write about the book on a pumpkin poster. My...
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DIY Mermaid Crown {Inspired by Fancy Nancy and the Mermaid Ballet}
I already shared how I made my daughter a mermaid costume inspired by the book Fancy Nancy and the Mermaid Ballet, for her school project, you can read it here. Today, I'm sharing how I made her...
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SIMPLE DIY Pinecone Garland
I seriously have an unlimited supply of pinecones at my disposal. As I’ve mentioned in previous posts (click HERE to read more about the pinecone explosion that is my backyard), 2014 absolutely MUST be...
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An Easy, Fun Way to Create Family Goals
Nothing that makes me more anxious or feel more like a kid pretending to be a grown up than “goal-setting.” Am I right? For a recovering perfectionist like me, setting goals has become one of my most...
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Apple Spiced Pumpkins
Last weekend, during our mountain roadtrip, we stopped in a quaint little country decor shop. While perusing the lovely items filling the store, I spotted these adorable little pumpkins.Upon a closer...
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