Category: Creative Life
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The Truth About Craft Blogging
This morning as I was talking to my husband, I reached over to pick up a small craft I had been working on for the past few days. I wanted to know the truth—whether I should feature it on the blog or not—so I picked it up to show him and ask. The second I…
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Write Now: 18 Letter Writing Prompts
Here are some letter writing prompts to get you back into writing old-fashioned mail. Make someone’s day today! 🙂 I come from a family of letter writers. When I was a little girl, I would write letters to my Grandpa (my mom would pen in his last name), and he would write me back. He…
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Make Your Own Embroidered Ornaments
There’s just something about projects that are on a miniature scale that makes them extra cute, don’t you think? I really love embroidery projects and while I am working on one right now that will take me a little more time (but it is gorgeous and well worth it), I wanted to make a fast…
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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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The Best Goodnight Books for Little Ones
If you’re a parent, you’ve more than likely read Goodnight Moon a thousand times. (Honestly, I read that book a thousand times to kids I babysat!) So I thought I’d compile a list of some of our favorite goodnight books. We love to read so I’m sure this post will have a sequel (or two)…
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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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Guest Post on The Crafty Blog Stalker
I’m so excited to share with you that my post on How to Make Bunting Gift Wrap is being featured on The Crafty Blog Stalker this morning. The picture above is a sneak peek of the fabric scraps I used—you’ll have to click over to Katie’s site to read the rest of the article! 🙂…
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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…