Every year for Christmas we get several yummy treats as gifts… it’s the best! It seems, however, that every tasty indulgence comes in a tacky Christmas tin. Why is that? I love receiving these tins…
Kids Craft Ideas
Fun, eco-friendly, easy crafts perfect for kids of all ages.
Kids Craft Ideas New Year’s Noise Makers
Ever since I had my little nugget, New Year’s Eve hasn’t been quite the same. Since it is extremely difficult to find a baby sitter on this popular night out, we have had to fit our little one into o…
Recycled Christmas Card Ornaments
I don’t know about you but I receive a lot of Christmas cards in the mail. Don’t get me wrong. I LOVE receiving them, especially the ones with the family photos. I love seeing my loved one’s kids g…
Happy Meal Toy Memory Ornaments
I don’t know about you but I am guilty of going through the McDonald’s drive thru every once in a while. My daughter loves it, so maybe twice a month she gets to go. Just like when I was a kid, she …
Stenciled School Spirit Shirts
If you know a child in elementary school you can probably relate to this post. As you know, buying clothes provided by the school can get quite expensive. Being the budget conscious crafty mama that …
Halloween Monster Wreath
I heart Halloween AND I also heart dollar bins! This Halloween Monster Wreath cost me about $7.00 to make. It’s a fun craft you can do with your kids. You can get creative and mix your colors to ma…
Hello Kitty Pumpkin How To
I got DIY Inspired from this Hello Kitty pumpkin I saw on Pinterest. My daughter LOVES Hello Kitty and so do I! I remember collecting Hello Kitty “stuff” when I was little circa early 80’s. When I s…
Recycled Plastic Container Crown
This year for Halloween my family is going to be the Mad Hatter, the Queen of Hearts, and Alice from Alice in Wonderland. As you know I preach recycled crafting and I made a DIY Mad Hatter Top Hat ou…
Recycled Plastic Container Pencil Box
School’s here! I know my little one isn’t quite ready just yet, but she does love drawing and coloring. I don’t think a day passes that she doesn’t (she must take after her Mama). I have a trip com…
Junk Drawer Crafts
I made these simple junk drawer crafts for a fundraiser coming up. I call them “junk drawer crafts” because they are recycled crafts literally made out of items I found in my horrendous kitchen and c…
Recycled Water Bottle Flowers
Repurposed DASANI Water Bottles DASANI believes in not only promoting the recycling of its bottles, but also promoting the many cool items the recycled bottles can become. That’s why they partner wit…
Recycled Water Bottle Butterfly
I was originally inspired by this great post from Instructables, one of my favorite websites. I am throwing a garden themed party this year for my daughter’s birthday and thought that these would be p…
Kids Soap Making Projects: Soapsicles
By: Sandy Simmons of Super Soap Making Secrets Note: For a detailed tutorial visit SoapyLove, or check out this helpful video. If you’ve been making soap for a while and you have children, it…
Paper Flower Magnets
After making a Hollow Book Safe out of antique books that I inherited, I kept the left over pages in case I wanted to use them to make other craft projects. I ended up making these cute Paper Flower M…