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DIY Disney Tie-Dye Shirts
When I found out my kids were going to Disneyland, I knew I wanted to make them personalized t-shirts to help break the surprise. I thought about doing something hand-appliqued, but who am I kidding?...
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Pretty Stenciled Stools
This is a crazy chicken. Behind the crazy chicken are two white bar stools. I picked them up at a garage sale when we first moved into our house because we suddenly owned an island but had nothing to...
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Love at First House
This is the way our house looked when I first saw it. It was five years ago, and I had just found out I was expecting twins. That meant we would soon have a family of seven living in a two bedroom...
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Simply Homemade: The Making of a More Meanignful Holiday
“Laura sat thinking. She was making a little picture frame of cross-stitch in wools on thin, silver-colored cardboard. Up the sides and across the top she had made a pattern of blue flowers and...
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Simply Homemade: Christmas Lights Bracelets
My mother is an avid creator. If she is sitting down, she has a project in her hands. There are projects in every room, in fact, and many more waiting in her mind. Growing up, those projects always...
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Simply Homemade: Butter Toffee
Like most families, candy and cookie making is a part of our Christmas tradition. We have our favorites–you know, the goodies we have to make every year or it’s just not Christmas. We always made...
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Simply Homemade: Grow an Amaryllis
I love decorating my home for Christmas. I look forward to it for weeks ahead of time and can hardly wait until the day after Thanksgiving when I haul out all the boxes and the kids and I get to...
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Simply Homemade: Snowman Votive Ornaments
A few weeks ago, a friend shared a cute idea on Facebook. Someone had taken an LED votive candle and turned it into a snowman by drawing eyes on the candle and plunking a little top hat on its head....
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Simply Homemade: Craft a Peacock Lamp Shade
Christmas does not have to break the bank. In fact, it shouldn’t. Going into debt or spending more than you should is no way to show people you care about them. That’s why I began this Simply...
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Simply Homemade: Sugared Bath Bombs
I’m as giddy as a schoolgirl about today’s Simply Homemade project. We’ve been making some pretty fun projects since the series started, but this one takes the cake. The cupcake, to be exact. A...
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Simply Homemade: Inverted Christmas Tree
*Another Simply Homemade post! To see the other ideas, start here. I am a little nervous about this post. I’m just not sure you all are going to be able to stick with me when I show you my crazy...
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Simply Homemade: Pocket Survival Kit
When it comes to making simple, homemade gifts for girls, things are easy. Girls love hair bows, ornaments, pretty smelling bath bubbles, and just about anything Pinterest can conceive of. Boys are...
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Simply Homemade: Whipped Coconut Body Butter
Whipped Coconut Body Butter is part of our Simply Homemade gift series The December days are flying by. Christmas packages are arriving in the mail and the presents are starting to gather under the...
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Make an Etched Mirror, Plus a Giveaway!!!
I love old stuff. I love the dusty smell the years leave behind and the memories tucked into things that have lasted long beyond their owners. I particularly love old mirrors, the kind that have real...
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Last Minute Advent Pendant
Cheery Advent pendant My kids have been asking, “How many days until Christmas?” ever since the stores started hauling out the Christmas stuff. So pretty much forever. Now that it’s actually December,...
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