My focus word for 2021 is "thrive". Part of that includes thriving physically by taking good care of my body. This year I've had some health issues that have required me to pay more careful attention to my blood pressure, my weight, my heart rate and my cholestoral. I track my meals, calories and water intake, and I want to record all that in my planner. To do that in a creative way I combined a couple of my favorite We R Memory Keepers tools. Check it out!
Recently I've fallen head over heals for explosion boxes. Open the lid and out pops some major paper craft goodness. I know they've been a thing for a while, but right now something about folded paper, mini pockets, flaps, and interactive elements on a project just makes me so happy! And having that all wrapped up in a cute box is simply perfection.
Happy Christmas Eve! I’ve got a cool handmade gift idea to share. I’ve seen some really pretty wire crafts making their way around the interwebs and I love how wire can be incorporated into just about any project. I decided to make some holiday candles with my Wick Candle Maker, and throw some Happy Jig wire at them to see what happened.
I love gifting handmade for the holidays! Not only does the recipient get something unique, but your investment of time and talent is a gift in itself. For our large extended family Christmas dinner we exchange small, simple gifts so I decided to hand stitch some holiday themed tea towels for extended family.
Hello! Christmas is just about here, but I wanted to share a colorful and fun set of Christmas cards I made. I’m loving all the colorful holiday decor I’ve been seeing around the Interwebs this season, so I wanted to try my hand at a colorful Christmas project. I decided to make a set of Emoji Christmas Cards with a few of my favorite We R punch boards.
Let's talk handmade gift ideas! I’ve got a couple of friends that I love to make handmade gifts for each Christmas. As I was thinking about what to make for them this year, I was totally inspired by a cute Kate Spade NY penguin wallet I found online couple of years ago. I decided to create my own version of it as a felt tissue pouch gift for my friends.
It's hard to believe but Christmas is almost here! And this year in particular it’s so important to connect with friends and loved ones in unique ways. While we may not be able to gather in person, handmade holiday cards are the perfect way to let our loved ones know how much we care, that we're thinking about them, and that wish them a wonderful holiday season.
Let's talk holiday cards. You can buy pre-made Christmas cards and that's totally fine if that's what you want to do. I do it myself! But, if you're looking for a unique handmade holiday card idea, how about a snow globe Christmas card! This fun and interactive card includes a clear plastic dome filled with fake snow and a lovely little winter scene behind it. Your loved ones will definitely remember this card! I made this snowglobe holiday card with my Mold Press and I'm excited to share how.
Christmas is coming up pretty quickly, but there's still time to make some cool handmade gifts for your loved ones. If you need a gift idea for a teacher, coworker, neighbor or friend, a custom tumbler is definitely the way to go! One of my favorite ways to make a glitter tumbler is using the mica swirl method, which makes for a perfect winter themed tumbler. I've got a tumbler video tutorial for you below, so check it out!
I love being able to customize my planners and make them my own. To be honest, creativity is as important in my planning as staying organized is! I created an acetate weekly dashboard to help keep track of where I am in my planner and I'm excited to share it with you!
Hey there friends! While we were sick at our house, I had to put a pause on some posts I wanted to schedule. I know Halloween's over, and I'm totally ready for the holidays, but I just had to share this fun idea with you. This black and white party idea could obviously work as Halloween party decor, but if you have a loved one who's celebrating an over the hill birthday, this would work great too!
One of my favorite traditions this time of year is my gratitude journal. For a few weeks in November I keep a daily record of the things I’m thankful for leading up to Thanksgiving Day. It’s really helped me to focus on the positive and see the good, both totally transformative ways of thinking. I've done this for several years and I realized I've never shared my 2018 gratitude journal. Let me show you!
Hey there my friends! I'm excited to share a special project with you. I'm a firm believer in the power of words. They can uplift, inspire, and encourage, or they can tear down, demean, and destroy. It's important to me to fill my mind with inspiring and uplifting words each day. I do that through reading scriptures and talks by church leaders, but I also love good quotes, so I made a DIY Quote Book!
We've had our two college age sons home doing online classes since March this year, and while we've loved having them here, they're ready to get back to campus. They'll have a hybrid in-class and online experience until the Thanksgiving holiday when they transition to fully online classes. With some universities starting classes again, I thought I'd share a project I created for my daughter who’s returning to college next winter. Attending BYU is a lifelong dream for this girl! I’m so proud of her and I wanted to celebrate her exciting achievement with some fun dorm decor that she can proudly hang in her new digs next year.
