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Brown paper bag wrapping paper ideas We love eco-friendly ways to give gifts and save money. We just finished making DIY leaf print wrapping paper last week and just wanted to keep going. Here are two extremely easy homemade wrapping paper ideas. Why use brown paper bags? Yes, you can buy butcher paper and get …
Creative wrapping ideas Adding your own unique prints to butcher paper, brown bags or other plain paper is a sure way to add fun to gifts for your family. Here are 17+ different creative Christmas wrapping ideas you could use to make your own homemade wrapping paper. Don’t worry a lot of these DIY wrapping …
How To Make DIY Leaf Print Wrapping Paper Do you hate spending money on buying wrapping paper to only then have a trash bag full at the end of your holiday gathering? We hate how wasteful wrapping paper is and thought why not repurpose items we already have this holiday season. There are many different …
Create these cheap homemade piñatas We love when DIY projects can save you money and help you create a customized item that would just so hard to find. Here are 11+ homemade piñatas ideas that will inspire you to make a piñata for every party. What can you use as a base to make a …
Can you paint your computer case? Yes, you can and we will show you how in this post. My pink laptop case had some wear and tear on it. You can see that the pink was very dirty from just rubbing on the edges of my bag. If I were to buy a new plastic …
5 ways on how to remove stickers and that stubborn residue Stickers or labels are on everything. And if you are a DIY or craft guy or gal, then sometimes you need to figure out ways to remove the labels easily. Here are 5 different DIY ways that you can easily remove stickers. We are …
Natural & easy label removal ideas If you are like us, you always are looking to repurpose and recycle everyday objects. From DIY anniversary decorations to easy spray-painted crafts, wine bottles fit this bill. But what is the easiest way to get the wine label off? Here is a simple baking soda method to help …
Learn how to paint your baby helmet Before I start to explain how I went about decorating my son’s baby helmet, you need to make sure that you are following the rules from your doctor about what is allowed. Our Doc Band came from Cranial Technologies and they have great baby decorating tips on their …
We all love a great deal and shopping online has become our new normal. I will say I totally get overwhelmed in physical stores now. Here are a few home deals (and two tech deals that I personally have bought recently and am loving). Good luck shopping and we hope the odds are in your …
Picture wall ideas for any home decor style We love blank walls around here because they have endless possibilities. Sometimes a painted accent wall is the best DIY project for your space. Other times a great picture wall is the best way to cherish all of your memories. Here are 12+ awesome picture wall ideas …
Build an art display frame & box and finally have a place to store all your children’s artworks We have a huge problem around our house. Our children love to create artworks…okay this is not a problem, but what to do with their artworks after is. Our daughter loves to save everything she creates. Currently, …
Use our free template to create the cutest state shrinky dinks We have a new love for a childhood favorite craft. Our whole family is super excited about shrinky dinks. You can make more advanced shrinky dinks like the design we will share or more kid-friendly designs and scribbles. No matter what, watching your design …
Painting terracotta pots is probably one of the cheapest ways to update your patio this summer By the way, I never know if it is terracotta, terra-cotta, or terra cotta when discussing pots. You can see Wikipedia also says it can be spelled in different ways, too. Whenever I seem to be looking for the …
Simple monochromatic painted flower pots you can do in less than 30 minutes! Here are 6 different painted terracotta pots ideas that can be done very quickly. Did you know that Dollar Tree sells these cute tiny terracotta pots? I figure the best place to try these painting techniques was on these small planters. If …
How to dye easter eggs with cool whip or shaving cream (and make marbleized paper easily) We love the idea of fun and easy marbelized Easter eggs. While it may be a little messier than your average Easter egg dying, but the results are endless fun. At first, we wanted to try dying our Easter …