Alexis at Persia Lou takes us on a tour of her multi-purpose craft room. The space serves not only as her beautiful and inspiring craft room, but also office, library and kids’ art space.
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Tutorial: Polymer Plant Stakes
From the helpful folks at Sculpey and Amy Koranek, here’s a tutorial for simple plant stakes. Get the kiddos to make a little bouquet of these for Mother’s Day gifts with the right plants for their garden.
If your mom … Read More...
Pressed Picnic Sandwich
The weather is finally getting warmer, which means it is almost time to get outside for some outdoor activities. This sandwich will be the perfect addition to your first hiking, picnic, road trip and even camping trip. Janie at The … Read More...
Handmade Moose Munch
Here is a wonderful treat to give away as a gift or make for snacking. You can even freeze it and hide it from your family. I mean freeze it to enjoy in the future. Emille at Cookies for England … Read More...
Peanut Butter Nutella Cookierons
I love when bakers create their own baked goodness. I love it more, when it is something I could possibly make. Sheryl at When Hungry created these cookierons using her favorite peanut butter cookie recipe and Nutella. I’m thinking a … Read More...
Paint a Tray using Tissue Paper
Have you ever seen “paintings” that were made with tissue paper? I’ve seen them used as really cool Kids projects before, but this is a whole new level. Patti shared her process for making this “painted” tray on her blog, … Read More...
Skinny Chocolate Chip Cheesecake Bars
Cheesecake to me is like donuts to Homer Simpson! Thank goodness for all those bakers that are coming up with healthier versions! I can eat cheesecake and feel less guilty. Amy at Amy’s Healthy Kitchen has created this cheesecake that … Read More...
OMG It’s Adorable! Fox Blankie
I know, I know Forest animals are last season but I just can’t help coming back to adorable fox’s. Okay so in real life I don’t think they are adorable but put this cute blanket on a cute baby and … Read More...
Project: Stamped Table Top
Add some flair to a plain piece of furniture with stamping! Gail, from My Repurposed Life used large cling stamps and Decor Paint to stamp on the top of her table. She even made her own leg accents from clay. … Read More...
Peanut Butter and Jelly Banana Bread
The classic combination of peanut butter and jelly, brings back many memories of childhood lunches. Who am I kidding, I still enjoy the classic sandwich for lunch or snack. This is a gluten free recipe and can be changed to … Read More...
Skinny Funfetti Cake Batter Granola Bar
Here is a fun granola bar to be enjoyed by kids and adults. It is low in fat and low in calories, which makes everyone happy. So change out the boring plain granola bar and surprise everyone with this “fun” … Read More...
Project: Tags using Planner Stamps
Designing cute planners and daily calendars is all the rage right now. There are lots of fun stamps, clips, sticky notes and stickers to help keep you organized in your daily life. All of these items can also be used … Read More...
DIY Instant Noodle Soup – Free Recipe
We all have those busy days, when instant food is our go to lunch or dinner. The only problem is if you are eating healthy, you end up with half or more of your daily intake of sodium or sugars. … Read More...
Key Lime Pie Cheesecake
If you say cheesecake, I’ll come running with my fork. I know I’m not alone here. Here is another lovely combination of two desserts. Key lime pie and cheesecake! It’s like a heavenly song! Trish from Infine Balance shares this … Read More...
Vegetable Chickpea Pot Pie
They say that you should think about eating one meal a week without meat. What?! Be still my meat and potato heart! Actually, now that we are eating healthy, there are many days we cut out meat. These vegetable chickpea … Read More...
How To make Margarita Bars
Sticking to the Cinco de Mayo theme, these margarita bars will be your new treat to share with friends. You could leave the alcohol out and make these into yummy lime bars, but then you couldn’t call it a margarita … Read More...
Great Gift Ideas for the Amazing Teachers In Your Life
This time of the year is the perfect opportunity to show your favorite teacher you appreciation for all that they do. It’s been a long year, especially for those who are teaching the younger children, and everyone needs a pick … Read More...
DIY Wood Bird Mobile
I love this bright and fun mobile made from wooden bird cut outs. Anna Spathari shared the tutorial over on her blog Journey into Creativity.
The written tutorial is actually in greek, but Anna shares really great photos for the … Read More...
DIY Light-Up Boho Chandelier
Learn how to make your own light up Bohemian chandelier that changes color! Mark Montano shared a really neat tutorial for doing just that by using the new Gardenspot Mini Lights by Osram Lightify. I’m sure you could also easily … Read More...
Churro Pancakes with Spicy Chocolate Sauce
With Cinco de Mayo coming up, you’ll want to serve up these pancakes for breakfast or maybe for dessert. Your family will flip when they see these yummy pancakes on their plate. Deb from Cooking on the Front Burner shares … Read More...