Do you ever just sit and stare at your craft storage and just hope an idea will come to you? Okay, glad I’m not the only one. Well, that’s exactly what happened this morning. I was just kind of walking, around looking through my storage boxes while cleaning up, hoping I’d get inspired to make something. After looking around for a solid 20 minutes, my eyes focused in on a piece of string we’d been using to tie back our curtains. How could I improve this? Well, just about anything would be an improvement. I’d been looking for an excuse to make tassels again, and realized this was the perfect ...
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DIY Seasonal Hoop Wreaths
Nothing says, "we're a festive home" like a door wreath. Especially in an apartment complex, it’s really the main way to decorate the exterior of our home. And when Rodney called me out for not decorating for the season, I thought, what’s a better way to bring in the cold season than with a wreath. ...
DIY Instant Camera Photo Album
I went to Bali a year ago with my dear friend Makensy. She brought an awesome Fujifilm instant camera on the trip and after two weeks exploring the island, we had a ton of memorable photos documenting our travels. Photos that I wanted to have available to view and were just kind of sitting around among my things, and I wanted to make sure I didn't loose any of them. So one afternoon, I set out to create a functional and attractive album using materials I have at home. And using leftover craft paper, cardboard, and thread I created a cute keepsake album that I can proudly display on my ...
Big budget saver – DIY gel manicure at home
$80 a month, $960 a year - on manicures! I’m not proud of those numbers, but I’m glad I finally sat down and evaluated what I am spending my my nails. After realizing that I am spending entirely too much money to keep up my nails, I decided to give at home manicures a real go. I’ve done my nails in the past using regular nail polish, but I’m pretty rough on my hands so it wouldn’t last all that often. So I went back to gel. I recently talked with a friend and fellow creative, and she gave me some serious game. Sterling told me she’s been doing her own gel manicures for years. YEARS! Over ...
Why Bloggers Need Business Cards and How to Easily Create Them
It happened - I was recently out at a weeknight social event, and after sharing that I am a blogger and content manager, I was asked for my business card. I didn’t have any, so I kind of awkwardly asked them to follow me on Instagram then shoot me an email. Not quite professional. After that, I'd been thinking about upping my game and getting a physical representation of my blogging brand. I was pleasantly surprised to find the perfect business cards and matching stationary. But before we get into that cuteness, it's worth thinking about why business cards are so important. Why Bloggers ...
DIY Pegboard Organization System
Desks are one of those surfaces that can easily start to build up with loose items. A couple pieces of mail here, loose pens there. For the last few weeks we’ve been working towards decluttering the apartment, which has become full in just a few months. I recently stumbled across extra peg board at my apartment complex, random, I know. But this was the catalyst for building out a pegboard organization unit. We’d already been thinking about a couple different organization options for the desk area, with ideas like floating shelves, adding another bookshelf, or creating a pegboard unit. But ...
How to Update a Table with Contact Paper
For the last year or so I’ve had this cute side table that I use both as a sofa table as well as the backdrop for much of my DIY and craft project photography. Well, a couple weeks ago I damaged my table-top by sticking heavy-duty tape on it, I placed tape on the edge of the table to hold it so I could easily access it while wrapping something. And when I pulled the tape up, the table came up too, oh no! While I loved the gray wood look, I realize it’s a good time to switch things up! Learn how I used contact paper to update the table. So I purchased contact paper that looks like ...
DIY Minimalist Wrapping Paper
DIY wrapping paper is a great way to give a gift a bit of personality! Rather than going the store-bought route, create wrapping paper that speaks to your style or the style of the person you’re giving the gift to. Using brown paper grocery bags and a sharpie pen I created a set of tribal/geometric prints to wrap my Mom’s Mother’s Day Gift. Super versatile, using brown paper bag as wrapping paper gives you endless options! You can go with bright markers and make a kid-friendly design, or go minimalist with thin pens. I got inspiration by doing a couple google searches for simple patterns. ...