I originally planned to purchase real flowers, or maybe fake flowers to give to my Daisy troop during our Investiture Ceremony. However, I forgot to look for the fake flowers at the craft store, and since we are on a tight budget I decided to use my own supplies I already had on hand to…
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DIY Alice in Wonderland Topsy Turvy Flower Planter + Bird Bath Tutorial
Have you ever spent minutes hours drooling over all the topsy turvy planters on Pinterest like me? Uh, yeah. SUPER CUTE, am I right?! I’ve been wanting to make one for a long time, and somewhere along the way I decided it should be based on Alice in Wonderland. I read several other tutorials on how…
Easy & Inexpensive Candle Props
If you don’t know this about me already, I love Halloween. It’s my favorite holiday. I am also a cheapskate somewhat frugal and I love to DIY. So when I found out you could make a ton of really awesome Halloween props and decorations for little money I made it my mission to start building…
Make Your Own Halloween Luminaries
Cute, huh? They’re pretty easy to make, too! You need: Cardstock Vellum (any color works) Adhesive X-acto knife Scoring tool (optional) Pencil Stencil design LED Candle – I like the color changing ones, which I buy on Amazon: Color Changing Everlasting Tealights Candles with 7 Rainbow Colors- Set of 12 INSTRUCTIONS Cut your 8.5″x11″ paper…
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…