Hey babes! I know things have been a little quiet around here lately, but I have lots of fun projects in the works behind the scenes that I can't wait to share with you all. For now, I wanted to show off my latest crafty project - these super cheerful and colorful DIY lacquer boxes. Aren't they fun? I kind of love 'em, and they were really a lot of fun to make. They also happen to be perfect for filling with bits and bobbles, odds and ends, knicks and knacks. They are great, right? Want to make your own? Head on over to the Crafts Unleashed blog for all the deets on how to make your own! That's it for today, friends. Happy Making! ... [Read More]
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Simple Toy Organization with Heat Transfer Vinyl
A Simple Toy Organization idea - label toy bins using heat transfer vinyl! Full instructions for creating your own toy organization labels. Thank you to Expressions Vinyl for sponsoring this post, which also contains affiliate links that help to support this blog. Thanks! It's right about this time of year that I start feeling the need to clean out and organize everything. The kids toys are a battle that I seem to be constantly fighting. Tell me I'm not the only one, guys! And with Christmas coming I'm feeling extra pressure to get this situation under control. I've been thinking it's time for some new simple toy organization, so the kids and I went through and selected a bunch of their toys to be donated to charity and set about clearly organizing the rest. I really wanted big ... [Read More]
One Frame – Three DIYs
Transform one simple picture frame into three fun and simple DIYs for your home! A big thanks to World Market for sponsoring this post. Picture frames aren't just for holding photos and art, guys! They can do so much more. Today I'm over at the World Market blog sharing three simple and fun DIY ideas for all those photo frames you have been collecting. (Or maybe I'm the only one with a stash of frames at my house?) These DIYs will help you to organize and pretty up your home, and they are all easy enough to finish up in an hour or less. ... [Read More]
My New Colorful, Functional Craft Room
Come on in and tour my newly organized and prettied up craft room! This craft room is fun, colorful, and functional and all pulled together on a small budget. This post contains affiliate links when possible, which help to support this blog. Thanks! Hey there! Welcome to my new organized, colorful craft room! I am loving my new space, and I'm excited to share it with you all today! We have been in our current home for about a year and a half, but it has taken me a while to get this room to the point where I'm pretty happy with it. When we moved out of our last home, I was most sad to leave behind my craft room that I loved so much. But now that this new space is really set up, I think I like it even more than my old room. It has more storage and work space, so it's certainly ... [Read More]
My New (Very Messy) Craft Room
Hey guys! So... my family and I moved into a new home yesterday, and instead of unpacking one of the approximately 8,456,321 boxes laying around, I am writing this post because, you know, priorities. Anyway, a couple of months ago I shared my newly finished craft room with you all, and, guys - I LOVED that space. It brought new purpose and order to my life. Truly. And then about a two weeks after it was all finished, we decided to move. Waaaaaaah So today, I'm introducing you to my beloved craft space's replacement. I mean. Gorgeous, right? Haha. So, it's a work in progress. Or, more accurately, a work about to be in progress. I was digging through boxes this morning looking for crayons and paper for my kids, and decided to snap a few pictures to share with you all. So, ... [Read More]
Craft Room Tour
*This post contains affiliate links for your convenience. Normally, when I am sharing a full room tour with you guys I am really excited. I love it, and I just want to show you how it all came together! I feel that way today, but I also am kind of bummed out. Not because I don't love this room - more like because I love it SO much. And because we just decided that we are going to sell our home, which means my time with this lovely space is coming to an end. Sad face. BUT - until then, we can enjoy some pretty pictures together. Want to come and see my new craft space? Of course you do! Come on in! My new craft room is actually the small loft at the top of our stairs. When we first moved into our home, five years ago, we threw a couch, and a desk, and a bunch of book ... [Read More]
DIY Clipboard Art Display Wall
It's probably no surprise that my kids love to paint and draw and craft - just like their Mama! All that creating has left me with enough artwork to cover our refrigerator many times over. When I was planning to add a little crafting area for my kids within my new craft room, I decided to add a space to display the kids' most recent masterpieces. I picked up four clipboards and gave them a little makeover to fit in with the room. I started out by giving the clips a couple coats of shiny gold spray paint. A scrap piece of paper and painter's tape protected the rest of the clipboard. When the clips were dry, I added a block of black chalkboard paint to the bottoms of the clipboards. I didn't rub chalk on them because I liked the dark black look. If I decide to use them as ... [Read More]
Easy Washi Tape Storage
*This post contains affiliate links, which means if you click through and decide to make a purchase, I may make a small commission. Hey there! Today, I am sharing a little sneak peak of one of my favorite parts of my new craft space. This project is so super simple, I almost feel silly posting it. Almost. But I can't really feel silly sharing something that works, looks great, and is easy, can I? No, no I can't. Anyway - you all know that in a small room that has to a hold a lot of stuff, it's smart to get as much stuff as possible onto the walls. Make those walls WORK. So I designated the wall above a cabinet holding boxes of craft supplies as the washi tape storage space. I love my new washi tape storage because 1. it is pretty, 2. I can see all of my tapes all the ... [Read More]
Marble Paper Filing Cabinet
Last week I was working like crazy to get my new craft space/office/library/kids' space all finished up. It is done and I LOVE it. I will be sharing a full tour soon, but in the meantime I wanted to share one of my favorite DIYs from the room with you all today. A couple months ago I posted a round up of some amazing marble paper DIYs. Around the same time, I ordered some marbled paper from Paper Mojo, but I still hadn't done much with it. I decided to use my favorite piece to fancy up our plain cheap-o filing cabinet. The lighting in that photo is pretty horrible, but can you tell how gorgeous that piece of paper is? It is really so gorgeous - the metallic gold and inky black! I just love it. I'm so happy that gorgeous piece of paper has a happy permanent home in my craft space ... [Read More]
Drop It (Like It’s Hot) Hexagon Tray
When my husband gets home, the first thing he does is empty his pockets. All the coins, pens, receipts, wallet, keys - all that junk gets dropped on pretty much whatever counter or table top is nearest. NOW, I know I have my annoying habits, so I try not to make a deal of it; however, this kind of makes me crazy. I decided I wanted to make him a little tray for him to drop all of his stuff in, thinking that if it's in a cute little tray maybe I will feel less crazy. Maybe. So when imagining what I wanted this little "drop tray" to look like, all I could think of was "drop it like it's hot," which is, yeah, a little weird, but I just went with it. So without further ado, I give you: Drop It (Like It's Hot), A Hexagon Tray. I had picked up a couple of these little hexagon-shaped ... [Read More]