I love the idea of this DIY Mini Scrapbook that is small enough to fit in a purse or pocket filled with your favorite photos. With our digital age, everyone views pictures with their phones and through the Internet but I guess I am just old school when it comes… Read more
Every Sunday morning in my house I make brunch. It can vary from scrambled eggs and pancakes to omelets and yogurt parfaits. My menu usually includes amazing maple turkey and applewood smoked bacon from the Amish Market. Sometimes I get in the mood to be creative and make a new… Read more
Gift cards and money are the most popular graduation gifts so why not create a DIY Graduation Cap Card Holder to give your gift card or check a personal touch. I love creating themed gift wrap as I made here.
I decided to make a gift holder look like a… Read more
It’s easy to create your own festive Preakness hat to go to enjoy the Preakness festivities or create you own Preakness themed celebration to watch the races at home. I bought a plain back and white sun hat and embellished it with Maryland themed accents. I used ribbon, flowers and… Read more
It’s easy to make a pretty DIY Breakfast in Bed Tray to pamper your mother this Mother’s Day. The ultimate Mother’s Day relaxation gift is Breakfast in Bed with a beautiful, custom decorated Breakfast in Bed tray. If she is like most moms, she is up at the crack of… Read more
Decorate letters for a beautiful and heartwarming Mother’s Day gift idea. Your mother will be so surprised when she sees the thought that was put into this personalized gift. You can design the letters to match her style and they can be decorated with endearing pictures of her children, grandchildren… Read more
I love working with muted tones and soft colors, they make such elegant designs and creative gift wrapping ideas.  I found a double-sided scrapbooking paper in a cardstock weight with a beautiful pattern on one side and a coordinating solid on the other.  It is so much easier… Read more
You can easily decorate cello bags for fresh baked cookies or other fun treats. They are so quick to make, you can put them together while the cookies are baking in the oven. I make a lot of fresh baked cookies gifts for teachers, friends and family. Everyone always wants… Read more
In honor of Earth Day, I thought I would share how to make beautiful Earth Day crafts and decorations out of recycled items.As many of you may already know about my style, I love to reuse and recreate things normally discarded into something useful and unexpected.
I think that the… Read more
As a child, I thought the coolest plant in the world was a cactus, especially the grafted cactus with the colorful top. I would always ask for one for my birthday but I could never seem to keep it alive. I guess I was too young to realize that this… Read more