Category Archives: D.I.Y

Do It Yourself

WHAT’CHA DOIN’ WEDNESDAY: GUESS OUR PROJECT & DAY TO DAY LIFE.

  What’Cha Doin Wednesdays are basically me going on about whatever might be going on day to day, ideas, projects, crafts, and so on.   So this is our current project: Oh boy I must be crazy. You guys can try to guess what it is, but just know this is only about half the…

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12 Days to a Cheap Christmas: Day 10 (Stocking Stuffers, Quick Gifts, & Craft Idea for Young Kids)

Alright so we are getting down to the nitty gritty! Christmas is only a few days away. You have a couple things you need to finish up or maybe a few small things to add to stockings or gifts. Here are some ideas: Over at In Between Laundry she has a FREE printable for mint…

12 Days to a Cheap Christmas: Day 8 & Day 9 (Husband/Family Gift Idea & Cheap Kids Gift or Project!)

Sorry I missed Day 8 yesterday… had a change of plans and instead of leaving to pick my husband up 5 hours away today I had about 20 minutes to get on the road yesterday afternoon. LOL. The life of a trucker wife! I will be posting two ideas today! Hope you guys enjoy! Christmas…

12 Days to a Cheap Christmas: Day 6 (Pretzel Wreath- Treat or Gift)

So if you have ever made chocolate covered pretzels then you can probably already guess how to make these, but they have been a big hit so I just thought I would share! Plus they are CHEAP and EASY! In this photo my pretzels were still wet, but afterwards I tied some little red ribbon…

12 Days to a Cheap Christmas: Day 4 (Salt Dough “Instruments” – Gift or Decoration)

Today is another get the kids involved day! The title is correct… Brooklyn has the hardest time remembering to call them ORNAMENTS, so she commonly refers to them as instruments. I decided that we should make some ornaments this year to give away as gifts and some to keep for our tree since right now…

12 Days to a Cheap Christmas: Day 1 (Junk Tree)

Okay so I decided to clean out my junk drawer for my first project and see what I came up with… Oh and the bottom of my purse… Here are the results…   I found some glow in the dark stars from our camping theme earlier this year for the toppers, and then there is…

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20 Days of FALL: Day 12 (Part 2)

So if you are unsure what my FALL list is for my 20 Days of FALL then head over here! If you are interested in any of those posts click here.   So today I started on one of my new D.I.Y Christmas gifts, and I will just have to hope my sisters and niece…