rustic wooden star tutorial

diy rustic wooden star tutorial

I’ve mentioned a few times that Mike is Team “No Christmas until after Thanksgiving”. And I respect that. I do. But… he is married to a blogger, and us bloggers do need to make sure and get our holiday content out in a timely manner, you know? Wink, wink. So whether you make this DIY […]

sweetest wishes this holiday season–a free printable

Baked cookies and free printable gift tags.

Something that my family loves doing at this time of year is putting together plates of treats for our friends and neighbors. Offering our loved ones “sweetest wishes” is such a simple way to spread a little love at this time of year. Plus. who doesn’t like a plate of treats showing up at their doorstep? The […]

Halloween makeup ideas and a real-life horror movie

Halloween undead makeup tutorial

I wanted to share some easy Halloween makeup so thought I would do something a little different for today’s post. One of my majors in college was Theater Arts and one of the required classes was stage makeup. That was such a fun class! Well, with Halloween just around the corner I wanted to share […]

watercolor pumpkins

Watercolor pumpkins with craft paint and washi tape

Do you like crafting with pumpkins? Last year I shared some book page pumpkins that I still love to pieces. This year I got my kids in on the festive fall fun (say that five times fast) and we made some watercolor pumpkins. Although these are painted with standard craft paint, the light and streaky […]

black and white Alice in Wonderland hand painted sign

Alice in Wonderland hand painted sign

I love making hand painted wood signs. Combine that with my love of literary quotes and you get this great black and white sign. I’ve always liked Alice in Wonderland, in fact it’s the theme in my girls’ room. There’s so many good quotes in those books, and one particular that I’ve always loved. I […]