Have you ever made a gourd birdhouse? When I was a child, I loved it when my mom would get dried gourds from craft festivals or the farmers' market. Growing up in a farm community, you could find them easily throughout the year, making decorating a birdhouse one of my favorite summer pastimes. It was always great getting together with my friends and seeing who could paint the … [Read more...] about Easy Gourd Birdhouse Craft Project
Crafts & Projects
15 DIY Gifts for Coffee Lovers
Do you consider yourself a coffee lover? I have never made it a secret that I am truly addicted to coffee and go crazy over just about anything related to coffee. Even my kitchen has a bit of a coffee theme. Usually, when someone asks if they can get me something for Christmas, my husband and family say one of the safest things to get me is a new coffee, or something related to … [Read more...] about 15 DIY Gifts for Coffee Lovers
DIY Mint Bath Salts with Printable Tags
Since I used to be a teacher, I have had quite a few people ask me what they could give their children's teachers for Christmas. With everyone who is involved in kids' lives, it isn't too surprising that parents often want to give teachers something special, without spending too much money. To me, the best gifts were actually the ones that were homemade and came from the heart … [Read more...] about DIY Mint Bath Salts with Printable Tags
15 DIY Handmade Christmas Ornaments
Are you starting to get your Christmas tree together? I will freely admit, we haven’t even bought our tree yet! We know we have to start getting our house ready for the holidays, including getting all of our Christmas decorations and making the holidays as fun as possible for our entire family. One of the things I always loved as a kid was having a fun, unique Christmas tree … [Read more...] about 15 DIY Handmade Christmas Ornaments
Free Printable Christmas Gift Tags
Are you running out of gift tags or hoping you can find some for free printable gift tags this year? With so many things being out of stock and expensive this year, we are trying to keep Christmas as inexpensive as possible, getting plain brown gift wrap and ribbons to decorate our gifts, rather than fancy Christmas wrapping paper. To make things even easier, I'm getting out … [Read more...] about Free Printable Christmas Gift Tags