I was debating saving this post for next Christmas, but it seems like so many of us have been experiencing crazy snowstorms that I just had to go ahead and share! We were iced and snowed in all of last week. Believe it or not, that’s pretty crazy for Tennessee! Usually our snow comes in …
Kid craft
Next month is Dr. Seuss’s birthday! Last year my son’s class was able to dress up as their favorite character. At that time One Fish, Two Fish, Red Fish, Blue Fish was his favorite book so I asked him if he wanted to pick a character from there. Luckily for me, he chose the little …
I have a fun twist to your jewelry making. I originally shared this as an April Fool’s craft on the SNAP! blog, but its definitely cute enough to make with the little girls in your life. Or even for yourself! Why was it presented as an April Fool’s craft? Well, that because to make the necklaces I …
I have a fun kid-involved project for you today that would be great gift for grandparents or cousins. You could even have your child pass them out to their friends for Valentine’s Day! Today we’re making keepsake thumbprint bookmarks! The first thing you will need for this project is a copy of my printable Little …
I feel like I’ve been sewing more than crafting lately. I think part of the reason that I put off learning to use my machine is that when/if I finally figured out how to use it I would fall in love with it! And I have! So today I have a fairly simple sewing project …
Your little ones will love these DIY dinosaur jackets! They are a quick, simple, and fun sewing project. Are you ready to hear about my first ever sewing project??? If you’re thinking “hold the phone, didn’t you already share a couple of sewing projects??” then you are absolutely correct! But this is the elusive FIRST project that …
The quest continues to fill my son’s room with superhero paraphernalia. As a parent you know this can get pretty expensive pretty quickly. So what’s a frugal, crafty mama to do? Start creating my own superhero paraphernalia, that’s what! Today I want to show you how I turned this framed 16×24 photo into a unique …
A few weeks ago my littlest little man started daycare in anticipation of my maternity leave coming to an end. While I was gethering the items he would need to keep there, I decided to personalize his pacifiers with adhesive vinyl (affiliate link) in hope that they would get mixed up with the other little …
Hello again! I’m Kristen from Life with the Ellwoods and I’m back again to share my bow holder tutorial. One of the sweetest girls I know is having her first baby this April. Before I hit the stores trying to get things off of her registries I tried to think of what I could make that …