I love the shiny ceramic trays you can buy to store your eggs now. It’s going to be one of my very first kitchen purchases in a couple of months! I thought Easter eggs needed a pretty tray for display too! So … Continue reading
Faux Egg Tray
Tag Archives: diy
DIY Flower Headbands
Every Easter growing up my grandmother got all the ladies in my family a lily corsage to wear on her dress. I thought it was so special as a little girl & dreamed of the day I’d be old enough … Continue reading
Birthday Box
I’m sure you’ve all seen the popular “boxes” you can order online now. Monthly subscriptions are available for everything from beauty supplies to pet care to organic goods. It’s a fun fad, I must admit. My parents sent me a … Continue reading
Old Fashioned Candy Jars
I made these jars almost 2 whole years ago! I just found the photos in my library & am so upset with myself for not blogging about them 2 years ago! You’ve seen similar ideas on Pinterest I’m sure. These … Continue reading
12 Ways to Organize Your Wrapping Paper
Good Monday Morning! On Mondays I feel so productive, like I’m going to accomplish so much in the next week. It’s a good feeling till Friday comes around & I realize I didn’t even finish half of … Continue reading
Summer Lovin’
Sadly, my summer’s almost to an end & of course, I haven’t accomplished nearly what I’d expected. I have a million project ideas I planned on working on over the summer. But life gets in the way of my creating very often & quite plainly, I’m very happy that it does. I don’t desire to miss any of those moments.
I leave for Dallas, for my last semester ever (x fingers crossed x), exactly one week from today. While I am thrilled to be finishing up & going back to the city & friends I so dearly enjoy, my incredibly handsome boyfriend, or more appropriately, ‘manfriend,’ will not be joining me this year. I’m leaving him behind to embark on a new journey, an exciting one at that. On the bright side, I will have an abundance of extra time to get things in order & craft my little heart away.
Anyways…that’s enough talking. I was supposed to share some of those projects I’ve been dying to dive into but have not yet found the time to pursue. If I didn’t need sleep, this is what I would do instead for the next week before I head back to school.
#1- Coffee Lotion Bars by Crunchy Betty
I’ve been doing a coffee scrub a few times a week & am so lovin’ it! (Promise to share that recipe here soon too!) So I feel like the more the merrier in the anti-cellulite department. I’m sure every other female over age 15 on the earth can relate. Cannot wait to try these! Anyone else have some cellulite be gone magic? Please share!
#2- Blooming Monogram by Urbanic Paper
Her blog is totes adorbes by the way. I might or might not have been waiting all week for the perfect opportunity to throw that in. I can already see these floral letters hanging on my dorm room wall. Although I am completely against fake flowers, there is clearly no other option here.
#3- Colored Chalkboard Blocks by A Beautiful Mess
Again, perfect for my girly dorm room. I fear I may never have the opportunity to express my femininity in my bedroom decor ever again so I may as well live it up now!
#4- Homemade Laundry Soap by Notions from Nonny
My mom’s made herself some diy laundry detergent twice now from a recipe that she found on Pinterest. It really does last forever & she uses about a cup per load! The detergent stretches for 8+ people for several months. I have been so impressed by it. She makes hers a liquid but I think this recipe may suit me better for travel etc. Plus I like that you can see the pink & blue colors in the detergent. 🙂
#5- Camera Strap & Lense by Mom 4 Real
I was really hoping to get one of these done before we went on our Disneyworld vacay but it just didn’t seem to be in the cards for me. I was upset but moved on. My sewing machine is still out of commission. Hoping to bring it to the vacuum/sewing machine man next week before I go. Hopefully he can breathe some life back into it! Anyhow, anyone who owns a nice camera needs this, especially you bloggers. So whip one up!
I did manage to free my creative spirit with a few endeavors during these hot months. Maybe tomorrow I will share those photos! Did you finish all your ideal projects this summer? Share what you’ve been able to complete or haven’t even started yet!
Enjoy the last few days of summer!
What projects have you done over the summer?? Please share!
Color Me Baby
Hello my long lost blogging friends! Oh my, how I have missed this! I’m so hoping to get back into the blog swing. I’m spending my summer doing an internship at home for pregnant teens called Life House of Houston. I am loving my time there & learning so much. I’m mostly doing hands-on work, spending time with the girls & driving them to appointments etc. I’ve also been volunteering at Victory Camp as much as possible. It just doesn’t seem like summer unless I’m in that kitchen! In between I’ve been holding my sweet niece & kissing her chubby cheeks. She is 6 weeks old & has everyone wrapped around her little finger!
I’m also currently working on starting up a new business, Color Me Baby, selling couture baby tye-dye! I’m having so much fun working on the tiny onesies. Be sure to go like the page on Facebook & keep up with me on Etsy, where orders may be placed! Browse through the photos below to see what I’m up to with this. They’ve turned out so much better than I even imagined!
250+ Christmas Printables
Need a cheap, easy, & quick way to spruce up your home for Christmas?
Or perhaps your mantle is a tad too drab this year?
Maybe you’re still looking for an adorable gift tag?
Well folks, I’ve got you covered! I’ve rounded up only the best from Pinterest. There’s even Elf on the Shelf varities! You’ll find some great Holiday printables below from some sweet sites who charge nothing! How great is that! Enjoy!
My favorites are the chalkboard printables. What are yours?
More Dreamcatchers!
I featured a DIY post on dreamcatchers with lace & crochet doilies a month or so ago. I loved the way it turned out. So now I have another sort of easy dreamcatcher to share!
I found the inspiration for this at the thrift store a couple weeks ago. I always browse through the jewelry & my little brother, Nathan, was with me. He found this glitzy Texas pin with a heart in the middle. I had to grab it! I knew there was a big future in store for this forgotten pin.
Time to repurpose! All I had to do was break off the pin back & wa-la ready to go into the middle of my dreamcatcher. I suppose I could’ve should’ve painted it another color, but that didn’t cross my mind until I had completed the project. I think the sparkles give it extra character anyhow. 😉
To make this, checkout my how-to post on dreamcatchers here. You’ll find step-by-step instructions & photos there. Simply, replace the lace doily with any object, like a pin or piece of broken jewelry. Use whatever you can think of. I’m excited to hear to about that y’all come up with!
Here’s the supplies & there’s the adorable result!
I now hang this proudly in Vera. I think it adds the perfect Texas charm to her.
Slice of Southern Pie 