I order a lot of stuff online and I ship quite a bit from my home so I keep our delivery people hopping, especially this time of year! In some of the Facebook groups I’m in I saw people sharing pictures of snack boxes they were leaving out on their porches for their delivery people […]
crafts
Super simple and inexpensive DIY cloth napkin tutorial
Once you start switching from disposable to cloth in some areas of your life (like cloth diapers, cloth wipes, and cloth menstrual pads) other areas just come along naturally, like cloth napkins (although I don’t know that I’ll ever be able to make a switch to cloth toilet paper…ewwww). I was hesitant at first about […]
how to make DIY essential oil roller bottle labels with your Silhouette
Don’t you just love it when you see something cute and you’re like “oh I can make that!”? Beautifully labelled essential oil roller bottles have been popping up all over Etsy and Instagram and they just add that little extra touch of cuteness to your bottles. I figured that since I have a Silhouette Cameo […]
9 easy essential oil DIY recipes
So you’ve got this beautiful, brand new, essential oil starter kit and you have no idea what to do with all your new oils. Or maybe you don’t even have any oils yet but you’re wondering what all can be done with these essential oils that everyone is so crazy about these days. Or maybe […]
how to make sensory bottles
I almost can’t even write a tutorial for this because it’s so easy…find a bunch of stuff and dump it in a bottle. Tutorial done. Just kidding. But seriously, this is such a simple and fun little craft or toy for your kiddos! A sensory bottle is basically just a bottle full of fun little […]
DIY diffuser necklaces
Diffuser necklaces are such a great way to use your essential oils on the go. The way most diffuser jewelry works is you put a drop of essential oil on a little pad (leather, felt, or paper are popular) inside a locket that has holes in it – it acts like a mini diffuser and […]
July block of the month
The July blocks were so fun and so easy to do! I love how they turned out. This month we learned how to do Dresden blocks and made a traditional block and a modern block (although I think the traditional one looked more modern and the modern one looked more traditional…) This was pretty fun […]
May block of the month
Another month, another two quilt blocks. I am LOVING this block of the month class! The only problem is that each month when we learn a new technique, I want to make a whole quilt just out of that type of block…and now I have several quilts floating around in my mind that I want […]
March block of the month
I finished up my two quilt blocks for March last night – check them out! I know I said the chevron block from last month was my favorite (and I still really love it) but I think this is my new favorite! I love the color combination and I just think it looks very traditional […]
February block of the month
Since Michael has been out of town this week (he gets back tonight – yay!) I’ve been keeping myself occupied at night working on my quilt blocks. I showed you the two for January already (see here). I had so much fun making them that I went out the next day after work to buy […]