Ever since I was a kid, Christmas crafting is my favorite activity of the season. Remember this Upcycled Back to School chalkboard sign? Every now and then the kids play with them but mostly they sit in my junk craft room collecting dust. I've been seeing "eat, drink, and be Merry!" signs everywhere I look. I almost bought one at hobby lobby one day but then thought "I … [Read more...]
Fun Handmade Minecraft Christmas Tree Ornament
Do you have special Christmas traditions? We buy a new Christmas Tree ornament each year and make Christmas decorations too! This handmade Minecraft ornament is a kid favorite in our house. I want to pick up our ornaments twenty years from now and remember what some of the highlights of 2014 were in our family. This year my kids really became huge Minecraft fans. Even my … [Read more...]
How to Remove Old Wallpaper
We live in an old house with a small wallpapered office off of the kitchen. I'm pretty sure the wallpaper was put on the walls decades ago! Some of it was peeling....So I tugged on one of the corners and easily pulled away a small strip. However, the wallpaper did not come away cleanly. It was a mess. I figured that I'd already started so I should probably remove all of the … [Read more...]
DIY Customized Car Air Freshener
Have you ever made something WRONG and ended up with something better than you expected? Even if the end product is not even close to what was planned. That happened to me and I ended up with an awesome homemade car air freshener. But this customized car air freshener was originally supposed to be tee shirts! I got a quote to have one adult tee and two kids tees made. Maybe … [Read more...]
The horrible housewife: kids pantry redo
I bet you are wondering where I am at with my fall decluttering and cleaning project. Well, here is the next installment of The Horrible Housewife! I've been stuck decluttering the kitchen for way too long now! I'm going to have to break up the kitchen into parts. It didn't make sense to just declutter in this room since every cupboard was … [Read more...]