Are you ready to celebrate the 4th of July? Today I'm sharing how I made some patriotic decorations out of wooden blocks. I bring these out in May before Memorial Day and leave them up through most of July. In my previous life, before I created jewelry and started blogging, I sold vintage collectible children's books on eBay. There's a long story behind that, too, but I did it while we were homeschooling and we owned a LOT of books! The girls and I went to every library sale we could ... continue reading...
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How to Make a Fun & Affordable 4th of July Banner With Old Denim
Confession. I may be a hoarder. Every year or so I help my hubby clean out his closet. He wears his jeans 'til they're frayed and so faded that I hate to donate them to Goodwill! But I still can't bring myself to throw them away. So I stash them away in my studio closet along with all the other fabric I'm hoarding storing. Several years ago I started making these patriotic denim pennants out of the jeans. Each triangle is a little different. I just tried to use up my scraps of red, ... continue reading...
How to Make a Valentine Tag from Scraps
A little over twelve years ago, before I started my blog and business, I tried to get my craft projects published in "real" magazines. Remember those? The kind you had to go to the store and buy. Or wait patiently until the mailman delivered it to your physical mailbox. I had quite a few published. You can see some of those projects HERE. Here's one of the items that I sent to Somerset Studio Magazine (one of the Stampington & Company creative magazines), but it didn't make the cut. So ... continue reading...
How to Make a DIY Matchbox Advent Calendar
So I supposed I'm a little spoiled when it comes to being published. This matchbox Advent calendar is the first DIY craft project I ever sent to a magazine. And it was also the first one ever published! Don't be discouraged if you're still trying to get published... I've had a LOT since then that were rejected. Just keep trying! NOTE: This was first published WAY back in 2008 so some of the photos are extremely poor quality. I've learned a lot since then. This Advent calendar was made ... continue reading...
How to Decorate a Patriotic Christmas Tree
I told you back in January that I was going to leave one of my Christmas trees up all year long. Guess what? It's still up! But now it's a patriotic Christmas tree! I'll keep it decorated like this from Memorial Day through July. This post contains affiliate links. You won't pay any more when you use these but I will earn a small commission on any purchases you make after clicking on them and I greatly appreciate it. Thanks for helping support my little blog!!! {{{ Sign up for our ... continue reading...