It all started when I was asked to help plan and officiate a wedding for a good friend. Their theme is…wait for it…The Nightmare Before Christmas!!!!! EEEEEKKKK!! How FUN is that?! Of course I started scouring Pinterest immediately for ideas and inspiration. Did you know the hours go by even faster when you’re searching for…
Craft Projects
Drab to Fab: Upcycled Cereal Box
Okay, so this here is what I call a “slop craft”. I have very little patience or desire to follow patterns, measure precisely or take TOO much time. Terrible, I know! This is not to say I don’t do those things with more important projects but for those that I just want to get done, or…
Baby Food Jar Christmas Tree
As soon as I started feeding my daughter baby food I knew exactly what I wanted to do with the empty jars. Correction. BEFORE I started feeding my daughter baby food I knew exactly what I wanted to do with the empty jars. =) Twenty-plus years ago I watched my mom upcycle baby food jars into this…
DIY Lighted Glass Block
Here’s a very basic overview of how to make those lighted glass blocks that are showing up everywhere. Get yourself a Krafty Blok and mini light set from the craft store. (You can get plain glass blocks at Lowe’s or Menards that are less expensive, but then you’ll have to drill them. I didn’t feel…
DIY Cupcake Stand
PLEASE NOTE: Despite many requests we no longer sell finished cupcake stands. They are quite heavy and expensive to ship so we were unable to offer them at an economical price for most brides. As an alternative you will find basic info below on how to make your own or we do have step-by-step instructions…
Storage Crate Seat
Here’s more proof that I do more than spend endless hours surfing the internet. Not that I DON’T spend countless hours online…daily…but every now and then I actually DO something with what I’ve learned online. 🙂 For example, I found instructions for this awesome project on A Day in the Life of Miss Kranz via…