May 22, 2013

DIY Time Out Chair

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Do you use Time Out as a from of discipline in your home?  then you might just fall in love with  this adorable idea that has been floating around Pinterest.  And now Apartment Therapy is giving in their best shot and suggesting how to create your own DIY Time Out Chair Click here for how [...]

Crafting with Decorative File Folders

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By Cathe Holden In my various paper-craft ventures, I’ve used everything from traditional twelve-inch square scrapbook paper to pages torn from old books. But sometimes I find paper sources for craft projects in unusual places like the office supply store! Over the past few years many companies have been producing pleasantly patterned file folders. February [...]

DIY Family Dinner Question Jar

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Let the fun begin at your dinner table by creating a  jar of family dinner questions using this  free printable of over 180 fun conversation starters, including get-to-know-you questions and kid-friendly trivia from ChickaBug. Click here for Free family dinner question printables from ChickaBug. Need more questions and family fun Click here to see 24/7 [...]

2 DIY Fruity Lip Balms

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For your next girls night out or girlie birthday party make these simple  DIY Lip Balms created by Cozy Friedman  author of Cozy’s Complete Guide to Girls’ Hair, and beauty expert and author of Bonding Over Beauty, Erika Katz.  FRUITY LIP BALM To keep lips soft and silky, this fruity lip balm exfoliates dead skin [...]

DIY Heart Braid

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 Does your daughter love braids?  then she will love this heart braid from Kids’ hair authority and author of Cozy’s Complete Guide to Girls’ Hair. Cozy Friedman and  beauty expert and author of Bonding Over Beauty, Erika Katz  give us step by step how to create heart braids. What You’ll Need: Wide-tooth comb, fine-tooth comb, [...]

DIY On The Go DVD Coloring Case

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Re-purpose your DVD cases into on the go coloring cases.  These are perfect  while traveling in planes, trains and automobiles, to keep in your  child’s busy bag for those waiting times at doctor and dentist appointments, using while dinning out and the many other times your kids need something to do while waiting or are [...]

DIY Felt Valentine Envelopes {Pottery Barn Kids style}

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Have you seen those fun over sized Valentines day envelopes in the Pottery Barn Kids catalog?  They are adorable but not everyone can afford to purchase one for every child in their home thus why The Crafting Chicks created a complete how to tutorial to creating your own look a like Potter Barn Kids Valentines [...]

DIY Mittens – From a Sweater to Mittens

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Stop don’t toss out that old favorite winter sweater just yet – here is an idea to re-purpose your sweaters into mittens from Acute Designs in six easy steps you can re-create your families favorites sweaters into mittens to keep your hands cozy warm all winter long. Click here for step by step how to instructions [...]

DIY Valentine Scrabble Blocks

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Add scrabble fun to your Valentine decor with this simple to create DIY Valentine Scrabble Blocks idea found over on the Ucreate Crafts.  website.  You can add creativity by using your own Valentine words. Click here for step by step instructions from Ucreate Crafts.  

DIY Frame-able Birth Announcements

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Fun, Trendy and Memorable is how to describe these DIY Frame-able Birth Announcements that are easily created and framed ready for giving or displaying. Two ways to obtain these fun Birth Announcements: PURCHASE THEM: Click here to PURCHASE  them from Mosie Posies Etsy shop. CREATE THEM: Click here for how to instructions on creating your [...]