A reader recently asked The Natural Beauty Workshop if they had any hair recipes for African American coarse hair, such as ones for conditioners, masks, etc. They posted links to several great sources. Read about it on their blog.
Twiggy Floral Arrangement
Wouldn’t you love to have a chic floral arrangement that doesn’t need to be watered and will never die?
Check out the great step by step photos and tutorial over at 2 Little Hooligans so you can make your own … Read More...
Drab Chandelier Turned Funky Candle Holder
There’s actually a PB inspired project that this additional project morphed from. You see, Amanda over at The Hand Me Down House took an outdated light fixture and not only create a new fixture from it, but then went one … Read More...
Glittery Dragonflies for Your Garden
Several years ago I lived in Las Vegas, a pretty dry climate. The house I lived in had a pond in the backyard and there were a couple of dragonflies that would visit and lay their eggs underneath my floating … Read More...
From Old Drawer to Chic Candle Holder
I’ve actually been watching thrift stores and garage sales for old broken down cabinets and dressers. I’ve gleaned so many great ideas lately from bloggers like DecorChick. She took an old drawer, added some cool flair, and poof! A chic … Read More...
Subway Art Round Up
Have you seen these around? Subway Art. An eclectic display of words, phrases and sometimes punctuation or symbols. Combined to make striking or funky wall art to dress up any room in your house, or even your porch or deck … Read More...
Beach Decor for Your Porch
I discovered another blogger that works just like I do, as she goes! Anita over at Going a Little Coastal put this seaside inspired scene together piece by piece as she worked. Pulling items out of the garage here and … Read More...
Tutorial: Kid’s pool cover-up from a beach towel
Marie from Make and Takes shows how to make a simple but cute kid’s pool cover-up from a beach towel. One towel yields two coverups, so the materials are inexpensive as well. Retail cycles being what they are, you can … Read More...
Tutorial: Hanging soap bags for the shower
Tiff from Making the World Cuter shows how to make these hanging soap pockets for the shower. The simple bags make the soap easier to hold on to so the slippery bar doesn’t accidentally slide out of your hands. What … Read More...
Tutorial: Throw pillow with fabric chain stripe
Pat Bravo from Art Gallery Fabrics shares a free PDF tutorial at for making this cool Chain Pillow. I love love LOVE that fabric chain embellishment right down the center! Download the tutorial from PatBravo.com. (You’ll need to scroll … Read More...
Mini Car Mat
Many of you know that I am a huge fan of any craft that
encourages imagination..this mini car mat is perfect for just such a thing. I love that she divided it in to 4 sections so the children can … Read More...
Lacing with Water Noodles
Teaching children how to lace objects on a string or rope can be a building block for so many skills…including becoming a future crafter! My Little Gems shows you how she uses Water Noodles to teach her child the lacing … Read More...
Mint Julep Favors
I’m loving this favor idea from Nonpareil, the online wedding magazine I posted about here. (If you’ve not yet visited, I urge you to do so immediately, even if you aren’t planning a wedding.) Find the how-tos for … Read More...
2 Great Ideas for Organizing Your Recipes
How cool is this? I’m an avid baker and cook, so keeping recipes organized is something that is always on my mind. I love how Leanne, over at Organize and Decorate Everything sorted out her favorite and most used recipes … Read More...
Sale: Impress Rubber Stamps
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Everything at Impress is one sale! Use code: summer sale to get 15% your purchase, hurry sale ends 7/21!
-Heather
Vintage Car Bedroom
I discovered this uber cool blog called Pregnant With Power Tools with some really handy and craftabulous ideas. Christin shows you how to add some headlights to your child’s bed that serve as night lights on a timer. So cool! … Read More...
Make an EAT Sign
Every kitchen or dining room needs one of these, don’t you think? The beauty of this project, is you can use whatever patterned paper that like to match your decor.
Jen over at Frame Fanatic gives you the how to… Read More...
Antique Watering Can with Flowers
Liz over at Hoosier Homemade reminds us that old watering cans, especially those with holes in them that can no longer serve their original purpose, have new life as flower pots. See how Liz turned her old watering cans into … Read More...
Laundry Room Makeover
Emily over at Finding my Aloha shows us how to turn a drab laundry room into something spectacular. Oh, and did I mention functional? See how she created cabinets, storage space, and even a riser to tuck her laundry baskets … Read More...
Picture Knob Plaques
As soon as I saw these I loved them. How could you not? Jen from Craft-O-Maniac has taken old draw fronts and turned them into a spectacular option for displaying snapshots of the kids. I love how they are numbered! … Read More...