Sam got the Disney movie Frozen in his Easter basket this year, and we’ve pretty much been watching it on a continuous loop ever since. It’s a seriously cute movie, but if you can watch it without getting the songs stuck in your head you’re stronger than we are! So while singing “love is an open door” for the bazillionth time, we came up with the idea for these Frozen themed cupcake toppers. [Read more…]
Archives for April 2014
DIY Handprint Dish Towels
Handprint art is such a fun and easy craft to do with the kids. Today we’re making handprint kitchen towels as a Mother’s Day gift for the grandmas. [Read more…]
How To Turn Any Acrylic Paint Into Fabric Paint
This is a really simple technique, but one we’re just trying out for the first time, so we wanted to share it with you. We have tons and tons of acrylic paint, but no fabric paint. We recently wanted to do a Handprint Mothers Day craft with the kids, but didn’t want to purchase several different colors of fabric paint when we already have so much acrylic paint. We knew you could turn acrylic paint into fabric paint by adding a fabric medium, but we’d never tried it ourselves. [Read more…]
How To Add Color To Your Photographs With Watercolor Paints
We are obsessed with this super simple technique for turning your regular photographs into watercolors. We originally saw this technique on Better Homes and Gardens website, and decided to give it a try. We don’t have much experience with watercolors, or painting in general, but it didn’t take us long to get a technique down and create some pretty cool pictures. [Read more…]
How To Resticky A Cricut Mat
Is resticky even a word? Well regardless, that’s exactly what we’re doing today. Because our Cricut mat has lost it’s mojo. But not to worry, with a little help from one of our craft room staples, we’ll have our mat back to all its former sticky glory in just a few minutes. [Read more…]
DIY Hydrangea Easter Wreath
We made this Easter wreath last year (prior to starting the blog), but still get so many compliments on it that we thought it deserved its own post. This wreath is so easy to make, even if you’ve never made a wreath before, you’ll be able to make this! [Read more…]