DIY Christmas: Salt Dough Ornaments

I was looking for something the kids could do for their relatives for Christmas when I found this recipe at http://thehappyhousewife.com/home-management/salt-dough-ornaments/ and decided it was perfect. In the past I let the kids buy items for their grandparents, aunts and uncles at day care or school, but I got tired of spending so much money [...]
DIY Christmas: Scrabble Tile Ornaments

I have been searching for a Scrabble game at Goodwill for years. I finally found one that has smaller tiles, but I was so excited to find one I didn’t care! I used the tiles to make an ornament for Buddy’s teacher that spelled her name (I’m not showing it here because I don’t want [...]
DIY Christmas – T-Shirt Flower Pins

While looking at t-shirt scarf tutorials I saw lots of flower pins, but they all required sewing. I can sew, but I wanted a sew-free option (sewing can making me stabby) so I decided to figure it out. I like how they turned out! Supplies: T-shirt scraps (a great use for the extra pieces from [...]
DIY Christmas – Corner Bookmarks

In my last post I showed you the cupcakes ornaments I made for Sassafraas’s teachers, but I needed something else for Buddy’s teachers. When I counted there were about 15, so it needed to be something simple, but not holiday themed because not all of his teachers celebrate Christmas. I found these corner bookmarks and I [...]
DIY Christmas – Cupcake Ornaments

I was looking for a fun project to make for my kids’ teachers when I came upon this tutorial for cupcake ornaments: http://linesacrossmyface.blogspot.com/2011/11/13-kurtz-corner-13-crafts-of-christmas.html They’re perfect for Sassafras’s teachers. I like to keep the costs down, and for this one the essential item was white ornaments, which for some reason where hard to find. I finally [...]