**This post contains affiliate links** As I’m sure you’ve noticed by my previous wreath projects (Christmas, Halloween), I am a BIG fan of the Dollar Store when it comes to these kind of holiday projects. You can get so inventive for such a little investment! Plus every year you can make a new one! Just like my Halloween wreath, I utilized a $1 plate charger I found at… Continue Reading
Crafty Quickie: Cork board Picture Frame
Being crafty comes in handy when birthdays roll around. For my cousin’s birthday back in January, I asked her if there was anything she could use that could potentially be “crafted”. She told me she’d love a picture frame to show off her two boys in her office. A picture frame sounded MUCH too simple; I knew I wanted to make something more of it. Materials 4-pack of 12 x… Continue Reading
30 Minute Fall Wreath
I only started getting into the idea of doing wreaths last Halloween, with my Haunted Mansion Dollar Store Wreath, but for a too-early-for-Halloween fall wreath, I felt like keeping it simple this year. Since we’re shacking up at Mom’s since our relocation back to Chicago, all my own fall decor is packed up tight in the storage unit. Thankfully, my mother and I have similar tastes, and a similar love of decorating… Continue Reading
Crafty Quickie: Re-vamped Photo Frame
Sometimes in our busy lives, there’s only time to spray a dash of paint and call it a day. Welcome to Crafty Quickies! Often I have simple little things I’ve crafted/upcycled/rehabbed/created that just don’t seem worthy of their own blog post. Well, why not? Why be short-ist? (Quick-ist? Brief-ist? I have no talent for fake names alleging slight.) So here, without further ado, is my first Crafty Quickie!… Continue Reading
DIY Dollar Store Halloween Wreath
Can you believe its almost Trick or Treat time??? Where did the year go? Despite all my best efforts (aka, pinning the hell out of Halloween decor ideas), I find myself scrambling to throw up a little spooky ambiance before the big day arrives. Full time job plus visiting family plus two year old plus day-to-day life – I swear there just isn’t enough time in a given day… Continue Reading
