DIY Projects, Crafts, & Paper Fun
Summer is coming up fast, and that means concerts in the park, outdoor weddings, and romantic strolls. And there’s nothing quite like a pretty summer gazebo to make each of these things extra special. To celebrate this, I designed a paper gazebo luminary for all the hopeful romantics like me out there. This would also…
IKEA furniture can be turned into wonderful craft room tables and desks that are affordable, customizable, and full of storage! Your worktable or desk in a craft room is a BIG deal. You need lots of space to spread things out and get things done. But if you’ve ever looked at craft room tables, you…
Learn how to make custom and beautiful window treatments with DIY copper pipe curtain rods — inexpensively and easily! I love copper. It’s so bright and shiny and cheerful. And just a little quirky. So when I decided to put up curtains recently, I knew I wanted copper curtain rods. But all I found were…
Create a 3D family tree from wood or paper, made with love! This 3D tree makes a great gift or just a lovely accent piece in your home. The Cricut Maker’s new knife blade came out on Tuesday. By Wednesday, I had the new blade in my hot little hands and eager to make a…
Make paper butterfly decorations for your home decor, gift toppers, party decorations, and craft embellishments! When I was on vacation last month, we went into a butterfly house and saw the most beautiful butterflies! But they fly away so quickly, it’s hard to really appreciate them. So when I got home, I set to work…
Now that my large framed pegboard for my craft room is finished, I’m getting a ton of comments and questions about it! So I’m making an entire blog post that just lists the items on my pegboard and where I found them (or made them). So let’s take a closer look at my craft room…
Last week we made birdhouses to put outside for the little bird families. They turned out so cute that I wanted to have a little birdhouse in my craft room, too! So I’ve designed some sweet and simple birdhouses that you can decorate with or just cheer up a room. These paper birdhouses are also…
DIY Home Decor is a fun way to make your house a home, and so much more affordable than just buying it outright! I just love making things for my home. There’s just something so satisfying about DIY home decor. Sure, I could load up my cart at Target (and I have before), but being…
How to make birdhouses that birds will actually use from just one six-foot-long pine board! It’s mid April and spring is officially here — the birds are singing non stop! There’s just one problem. We just had an ice storm! Would you believe I kept hearing those birds singing, even during the storm? Poor things!…
