Category: Easy Crafts to Make
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This Was February
Goodness, where did February go? I fully intended to have a million pictures to share with you at the end of each month but when I went through my camera roll, well, I only had these three that made the cut. I used to take so many pictures of the flowers and moss and beauty…
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Woodland Creatures – Toilet Paper Roll Craft
This woodland creatures toilet paper roll craft is simple to make and will lead to hours of imaginary play afterwards. We love these! Okay, I am officially a toilet paper rolls as a craft convert. I collected a bunch of rolls for my DIY pillow boxes just in case I messed them up and was…
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How to Make a Princess Peg Doll
Have you ever made a princess peg doll? What I love about this craft is not only does it help use up bits and pieces of your craft and fabric stash, the designs are limitless due to whatever fabric you have on hand. Several years ago I bought a package of peg dolls thinking I…
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Brown Sugar Foot Scrub
I just love this brown sugar foot scrub. I started making it for gifts years ago and though I’ve tweaked the recipe a bit, it has pretty much stayed the same. It pampers my feet and the lemon and peppermint essential oils smell amazing. The bonus is I have all of the ingredients in my…
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Peppermint Bark Brownies
Mmm, peppermint bark. Usually this is a treat reserved for Christmas time, but since my husband and I are huge fans of anything peppermint and chocolate, I don’t see why it can’t be a year-round treat. For Christmas last year, one of my sisters gifted us a box of In the Mix Peppermint Bark Brownie…
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DIY Pillow Boxes
I love the idea of giving a little gift to my sweetheart every day of Valentine’s week. It usually isn’t anything astronomically expensive, just sweet notes here and there to let him know I love him. Recently, I kept on seeing pins on my Pinterest feed for transforming empty toilet paper rolls to pillow boxes.…
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How to Make a Mini Book
Learn how to make a mini book from one sheet of paper. This is such a simple and easily personalized craft! True story. When I was dating the guy who is now my husband, I took a leap of faith early in our relationship and gave him a mini book I had made. You might…
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DIY Cloth Diaper Gifts
For those of you who are wondering what a cloth diapering post is doing in a craft and gift blog, well . . . A couple days ago, I was doing our diaper laundry and as I folded the microfleece inserts I had made, I thought how I really should write a post about them.…
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Best Mini-Batch Chocolate Chip Cookies
If you haven’t noticed yet, I love a good treat. I was laughing one day as I proofread a post about gift-giving and noticed that once again, I had mentioned how everyone loves a batch of homemade cookies as a gift. Simple, fast, frugal, delicious. Not exactly nutritious, but maybe you’ll forgive me that? These…
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A Box of Memories
This simple box of memories is seriously my favorite gift ever. It works for friends, anniversaries, birthdays, you name it. Love it so much! Several years ago my husband and I packed up our apartment and moved from California to Oregon. We had both lived and worked in the Los Angeles area for many years…