Now that we are in our forties, my best friends and I don’t really exchange Christmas gifts anymore. We try to save our money and spend a little on all our kids instead. However, when I saw these orn…
How to Make a Burlap Bow
Burlap bows are so expensive at retail stores. I am so cheap that I couldn’t bring myself to pay $12.99 for one bow. Once, I saw one for $24.00!! That is ridiculous. So, instead I decided to figure ou…
Free Printable Christmas Gift Tags
Last night I asked my Facebook page, “When do you put presents under the tree? As you buy and wrap them? Christmas Eve?” The reason I was asking is because I love the gift-wrapping paper I bought at T…
Free Santa Gift Tags Printables
Print these Free Santa Gift Tags Printables for Christmas Santa and the elves are extremely busy this time of year. As one of Santa’s helpers, I thought I’d make free Santa gift tags printables to use…
DIY Diaper Jeep Instructions
My husband loves to go “jeeping” with his friends. They usually go for the whole day and ride crazy trials with rocks and boulders. I stay home. Ha! Anyway, one of the guys recently had twin boys. So,…
Coffee Lover Gift in a Jar with Printable
This article, Coffee Lover Gift in a Jar, is sponsored by After taking the NESCAFÉ® Taster’s Choice® Coffee. All opinions are 100% my own. I represent the definition of an ultimate Coffee Lover. I dri…
Stenciled Gift Bag with Paper Flowers
I’m a very lucky girl and have an amazing group of girlfriends. Most of us turned or are turning 40 this year. Because of this, we have made an extra effort to celebrate our birthdays together. Coming…
12 Clever Gift Wrapping Ideas
The other day I wrapped a present for one of my daughter’s best friends. It was her 6th birthday and I wanted to do something special for her. I decided on wrapping it with colorful striped paper (hon…
Jurassic World Gift Wrapping
So you may know by now that I like paper crafts, including gift wrapping. Recently I have shared Sponge Bob gift wrapping, Paper Flower gift wrapping, and Super Hero gift wrapping, and today I want to…
School Auction Basket Idea
My friend Maria volunteered to make the school auction basket for the carnival this year. She decided on an eco-friendly theme. It was filled with gift cards, organic snacks, non-toxic beauty products…
How to Make Paper Tassels Video
A Quick and Easy How to Make Paper Tassels Video These cute little paper tassels are fun to make and are very versatile to use. You can use them as a gift wrapping embellishment or even string a few …
DIY Father’s Day Gift Wrapping
This year, we made an early Father’s Day gift. So, of course with me and my love for gift wrapping, we decided to get creative with this year’s gift. Here is a quick and easy DIY Father’s Day gift wra…
Easy Paper Flowers DIY Video
Watch this Quick and Easy Paper Flowers DIY Video I made these easy paper flowers before. They are so addicting to make! Since I was making them again, I thought I’d make a how to video instead of a s…
Three Clever DIY Upcycled Packaging Ideas
This article, “Three Clever DIY Upcycled Packaging Ideas,” is sponsored by the Paper ad Packaging Board for the HowLifeUnfolds.com campaign. All opinions are 100% my own. It seems that all year long w…