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HOW TO MAKE A MONEY JAR

This easy tutorial will teach you how to make a money jar. You can use this method to create a money savings jar for any purpose. Save money for travel, your wedding, honeymoon, or anything else you’re saving towards!

How to make a money jar for an adventure fund

I made this adorable Adventure Fund jar for my mom for her birthday. This simple tutorial about how to make a money jar will teach you the method, and it can easily be customized to save up for travel, a wedding, a honeymoon fund, a special purchase you’re saving for – the sky’s the limit!

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HOW TO CUT A MONEY SLOT IN A LID

Learn how to cut a money slot in a lid so you can turn any jar into a money savings jar!

How to make a money jar for an adventure fund

I recently did a post on how I made this DIY Money Jar (find it HERE). The only part I didn’t cover was how I cut the hole in the jar lid. I wanted to be able to go over it in detail, so if you’re looking to learn, keep reading!

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STORE BOUGHT CAKE MAKEOVER

Learn how to easily makeover a standard store bought cake into an expensive bakery cake!

Spruced up store bought cake

It took me no time at all to transform this store bought cake into something that I received many compliments on at my daughter’s 1st birthday party.

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HOW TO DECORATE AN EASTER BASKET

In this post I’m sharing how to decorate an Easter basket. Basically we’re going to spruce up a store bought basket to turn it into a beautiful Easter basket to reuse year after year.

Supplies to decorate an Easter Basket

Easter is a beautiful time of year. The beginning of Spring, the weather warming, and all the fun festivities that this lovely holiday encompasses make me smile.

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DIY KEY HOLDER

This DIY Key Holder makes it so simple to take just about anything that fits in with your decor style and turn it into a key holder!

DIY Key Hanger Key Organizer

You guys – this DIY Key Holder is SO simple I almost didn’t post it. I was worried it was too simple of an idea and too short of a tutorial to bother with. THEN I realized how LONG it took me to figure this simple idea out, and realized I would be doing you a disservice if I didn’t share it.

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DIY BARRETTE HOLDER

These DIY barrette holders will organize and display all your bows and bobbles.

barette holder DIY keeps hair bows organized

Ah, little girls. All the bows, dresses and pretty little things are so much fun!I LOVE decking my babes out in girly things. But man-oh-man is it hard to store all those little odds and ends for their hair! Enter the DIY Barrette Holder [Read more…]

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DIY Flower Pens | How To Make Them

These DIY flower pens are SO easy to make and look so pretty on display in a simple vase or mason jar to make a flower pen bouquet. They will keep you smiling whether you’re writing a love note or doing your (dreaded) taxes!

Use pretty DIY flower pens to brighten your day

My daughter absolutely adores fancy pens. I have to admit – they make me smile too! [Read more…]

WELCOME SUMMER

CELEBRATE THE CHANGING SEASONS WITH YOUR CHILDREN!! Welcome Summer! Make the first day/week/bit of summer into a celebration! With summer crafts, a scavenger hunt, songs and books, the kids will be delighted to dive into summer!! Let the summer fun begin. Summer is and has always been my favorite season. I love a hot summer […]

FUN WAYS TO TEACH THE ALPHABET + NUMBERS

Want a fun way to teach the alphabet? How does running around the house whacking things with a (clean) fly swatter sound? Kids LOVE this game. You can use the same technique for numbers and sight words too. The best way for kids to learn is to learn through play. The more engaged they are, […]

SPRING TABLESCAPE + HOW TO SET A TABLE

This Spring/Easter tablescape was so fun to do! I hope it brings you some inspiration, or at the very least brings your eyes some happiness. Setting a beautiful table is something that brings me joy. Sometimes I like to make a fancy fussy table with chargers and fancy everything. But for spring I wasn’t feeling […]

HOW TO FEEL LESS BUSY

How to feel less busy, even when you’re not. Sometimes our schedules simply get away from us. No matter what great intentions we had when we laid out our plans, often the reality of those plans is not as we expected. We’re so darn busy all the time!! Although we often can’t actually BE less […]