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Enough Craft Supplies?

One reader replied to Sunday’s newsletter: I’m reading this post with tears in my eyes. Thank you, Mary. You’ll never know how much I needed “permission” to let go of the boxes and boxes of paints, fabric, stencils, etc. Thank you so much.  from S.W. Because of her reply, I decided to turn that newsletter […]

Jelly Roll Fabric Banner

I love what fabrics can do to bring texture to a room. And I love how banners can make any space feel more cheerful. A banner made of fabric creates such a happy union! Every single one of my kid’s rooms has a banner of some kind. Today I’m going to focus on the banner […]

Chaos Coordinator T-shirt (FREE cut file)

I decided I wanted to make a shirt for myself for when I take my kids places this summer. I’ve made shirts before, this should have been simple. Except, I made a few blunders on the way. As a side note, I am going to start a podcast with all my tips for selfie-taking. The […]

Hanging Hearts on Doors

I caught Shelle in a candid homework photo while trying to take a picture of her new door decoration. “You’re welcome, Shelle!” Yep, I put heart hangers on my girls’ bedroom doors because “why not?” I saw them in Target’s dollar spot and like I do with so many things from the Target dollar spot, […]

Easy Valentine Banner

I created this banner last year, but right at the last minute before Valentine’s Day, so I never blogged about it. That is why you’ll see the mantel from my last house in the pictures below. I also made one for my mom and I thought it looked even better at her house since she […]

Homemade Lace-Up Valentines

I volunteer at my church to lead the girls in 2nd – 5th grade in an activity every other week. The girls love crafts! It isn’t a “craft group,” so we don’t always do crafts, but they love it whenever we do. I especially wanted to do something crafty for Valentines. We had our activity […]

Simple Felt Easter Banner

Banners are one of my favorite ways to add a little holiday life to my mantel. I like to add holiday touches in simple ways. This banner was super super super simple to make. Materials: White Felt (from Hobby Lobby) Navy-Floral Felt (from Hobby Lobby) Yarn Needle (from Hobby Lobby) Yellow Baker’s Twine (from Amazon) […]

A Year of Painting With Kids: March & April

We started the tradition last year of painting together every month, and we are having a ton of fun continuing the tradition this year. After we gutted my craft studio to prepare for new carpet & to stage the home for selling, we painted 2 paintings in a row for March & April. With the […]

A Year of Painting With Kids: February

We started the tradition last year of painting together every month, and we are having a ton of fun continuing the tradition this year. February Painting: Playing with Color At SNAP conference last year, I attended a watercolor class by Natalie Malan. I kept this paper from the class and used the Color Wheel to […]