Halloween is a week away, but it's not too late to pull out some really cool decorations. I've rounded up some favorites I've found this year to help you with your last minute Halloween Decor! This Halloween Door Hanging from Maybe She Made It will keep your door looking lovely for Halloween. How about some Wooden Frankensteins for your front porch? Sowdering About in Seattle shows you how to make this fun craft that your kids can decorate. I love Crafting in the Rain's Glitter ... Read More
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Harry Potter Mandrake DIY
It's time for another round of Craft Lightning and I am so excited to see all of the Halloween crafts that can be made in 15 minutes or less! I am a huge unapologetic Harry Potter fan, and as I was cleaning the playroom, I found an abandoned baby doll that gave me the idea to make a Harry Potter Mandrake. If you're unfamiliar with mandrakes, here are a couple of pictures of mandrakes from the Harry Potter movies. For this mandrake craft, you will need: baby doll flower ... Read More
Ghostbusters Proton Pack DIY
The girls have a long list of costumes they want to wear, from princesses and zombies and everything in between. We simply don't have enough Halloweens to get through them all! Thankfully, we have Halloween parties at school and in the neighborhood to attend, so it gives them a chance to get through some of their list. This year, one of the many ideas was to go as The Ghostbusters. No Ghostbuster is complete without their proton pack and I was able to make this fun Ghostbusters Proton Pack DIY ... Read More
Home Exterior Upgrades on Hometalk
I was recently asked to curate a clipboard for Hometalk on Home Exterior Upgrades. I jumped at the chance because we are in the process of doing many ourselves. The amazing and inspirational projects I found on Hometalk were unreal and I'm so excited to share some of them with you! Just click on the picture to see everything! You know that we recently updated our front door. I chose some other awesome front door makeovers. We're in the middle of getting the house stained and have other ... Read More
Small Bathroom Update
Our poor small bathroom went on pause while we worked on other projects around the house. We finally finished a few of the in-progress pieces in there. The wallpaper is hung. It may be my current favorite thing in the whole house. I painted the cabinet. I decided to go dark because the wallpaper is so bright. I didn't want the room to be overbearing or cartoony. I think it balances well. I used DecoArt's Chalky Finish Paint in Relic and Creme Wax in Clear. We replaced the ... Read More
Felt Fascinator DIY
I have a fascination with fascinators and when I was given the opportunity to use the new Cricut Explore, I knew immediately that that's what I wanted to make. (Say fast felt fascinator three times fast!) I'm in the Cricut Design Space STAR! competition and this is my first entry. The category is fashion and my team's theme is yellow. Before I get into my tutorial, just take a look at the yellow awesomeness of Team 10! Read through to the end of the post for all their links! Now, let me ... Read More