Handmade bath bombs always make for a fun gift, but turning them into Bath Bomb Ornaments make them the perfect holiday gift. Scented with the smells of the season and made festive with red and green sprinkles, they not only make a perfect holiday gift, but a full sensory experience. Hello, friends! Can you tell I'm on a holiday crafting spree? Irene and Cyna from Country Hill Cottage invited me to join them and some other amazing creators to share DIY Beauty and Aromatherapy holiday gift ideas and I happily jumped on board. (Do you remember the stunning rose bath truffles they shared on the blog a couple months ago? They make the most lovely things!) I love the idea of DIY beauty Continue Reading
DIY Personalized Christmas Truck Ornament with the Cricut Maker
Capture the iconic symbol of the holidays with this personalized Christmas truck ornament gift idea. Make them in bulk to have on hand for last minute gifts you may need! This is a sponsored conversation written by me on behalf of Cricut. The opinions and text are all mine. I have to admit that I get warm and fuzzy inside when I give someone a gift that I made and they love it and can't believe that I made it. In a world that's so Amazon-centric (don't get me wrong, I love Amazon!), there is nothing more special and heartfelt than hand making a personalized gift for someone... something made just for them. Creating custom and personalized gifts is one of my favorite Continue Reading
Festive DIY Christmas Wooden Spoons Tutorial
It's easy to decorate wooden spoons into these festive holiday showpieces with a cutting machine and some sparkly adhesive vinyl! Thanks to Expressions Vinyl for sponsoring this project! All ideas and opinions are my own. Ok guys, before you ask why the heck I'm talking about holiday crafts when it's not even Halloween yet, I'll just leave this right here... Christmas is only 57 days away! I'm not suggesting we all deck the halls with all the Christmas decor just yet, but it's never too soon to start working on Christmas crafts. I don't know about you, but every year at the beginning of December, once the realization hits that Christmas actually is right around the corner, the Continue Reading
Must-haves to Maximize Your Cricut Gift Guide
Are you, or someone you know getting started with a Cricut? The must-have goodies in this Cricut gift guide should certainly go on the holiday wish/shopping list! This is a sponsored conversation written by me on behalf of Cricut. The opinions and text are all mine. Do you know someone who has a Cricut and has never used it or uses it only to make the simple projects? Help a Cricut-er out! This "Maximize Your Cricut Gift Guide" will help that friend (or maybe even you?) discover all that they can do with their Cricut Maker and inspire them to get started (and take it out of the box already ;) )! Maximize Your Cricut Gift Guide Cricut Access Subscription A Cricut Continue Reading
How to Paint Brushstroke Candles
This tutorial shows you just how easy it is to paint brushstroke candles. They make such a beautiful decoration for a shelf, centerpiece or tablescape. Happy Friday, friends! We're 7 weeks from Thanksgiving and already my Thanksgiving and Christmas posts have crept into my top 10 visited posts. You guys are on it with your planning! These painted brushstroke candles I did for the Darice blog a couple years ago are one of my favorite DIYs to glam up a fall tablescape (or any tablscape!) They were the perfect finishing touch for this navy and gold centerpiece, don't you think? Can you burn painted candles? Maybe. If you use non-toxic, water based and formaldehyde-free paint they can Continue Reading
My Favorite Ways to Use the Cricut Maker
There are so many things you can make with a Cricut machine that make it a must-have tool for crafting... these are my favorite ways to use the Cricut Maker... the machine that has completely changed crafting! This is a sponsored conversation written by me on behalf of Cricut. The opinions and text are all mine. Hello! If you've been around the blog before, you undoubtedly know about my love of my Cricut Maker. I get a lot of questions about Cricut machines, and specifically about using the Cricut Maker. I'm tying the answers to many of those questions into one spot... and this is it! The answers tie in perfectly to my favorite ways to use my Maker, so I hope this will Continue Reading
