Holidays & Crafts

Hot Air Balloon Valentine Box

Are you looking for an adorable, but still easy and affordable Valentine box for your kids' class Valentine party? Then you MUST try DIYing this Hot Air balloon Valentine box. You can grab everything you need at your local craft store and assembly only took about an hour. Lennon took this box to school this… Continue reading Hot Air Balloon Valentine Box

diy · mom hack · Mothering

DIY Bubble Dispenser

One thing that drives me nuts as a mother is how quickly my kids go through bubbles/bubble solution. Especially bubble wands. I swear, they pull out the want and immediately dump out the bubbles. I feel like I am constantly refilling the wands, bubble machines, bubble guns, etc. Until now! Here is a super easy… Continue reading DIY Bubble Dispenser

Holidays & Crafts · Home Decor

Red, White & Blue Floral Door Wreath

We all know how much I love a good DIY wreath, and it hit me recently that I didn’t have a 4th of July wreath (shocking, I know) so I decided to recreate my favorite wreath to date with a little Independence Day twist. I have hung the final product on the interior side of… Continue reading Red, White & Blue Floral Door Wreath

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Love Bracelet Valentines

This might be my favorite DIY Valentine - a tune of beads, letters and string so the kids can make their very own valentine bracelet! I think my fav part is actually the retro vibe tag but because we all know I’ll use a peace sign any chance I get. And don’t worry; the tubes… Continue reading Love Bracelet Valentines

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Race Car Valentine

It’s almost Valentine’s Day and my 4-year-old son is SO excited to hand out valentines at school for the first time. He is currently in to super heroes, dinosaurs and race cars and I wanted to be sure to incorporate those interests into his valentines. I found this super cheap box of tiny race cars… Continue reading Race Car Valentine

diy · Holidays & Crafts · Home Decor

Peace Sign Ornament Wreath

It's not the holidays at the Cranston's unless there is another wreath DIY! This year my motto was "go big or go home". And by big I mean a 3 foot tall wreath! Made of ornaments. When we moved into our current home 5 years ago, the previous owners left a giant wreath in the… Continue reading Peace Sign Ornament Wreath

diy · gifts · Holidays & Crafts · Home Decor · kids · Mothering

DIY Pink Christmas Advent Calendar

One of my favorite holiday activities is the Advent calendar. I love them so much that we actually have several in my house and I'm fairly certain they drive my husband nuts. For the past couple of years I have made and Advent calendar for my kids. I always try to make something cute but… Continue reading DIY Pink Christmas Advent Calendar

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Halloween Mini Tapestry

I am all about whimsical, family-friendly (AKA won’t scare my little kids) Halloween decor this year. I’m introducing light pinks and peaches into my traditional orange + black + white color scheme and adding black butterflies, cute ghosts and bows into the mix. As a was digging through my extremely unorganized craft closet for supplies… Continue reading Halloween Mini Tapestry

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Butterflies & Bling Crescent Moon

I will not stop until every door in my house has a wreath for every holiday (OK I’m kidding…maybe). But in all seriousness i am wreath obsessed but this time I wanted to step outside the the typical circle wreath and make something a bit different. When I stumbled upon this crescent moon wreath on… Continue reading Butterflies & Bling Crescent Moon

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BOO Halloween Wreath DIY

It’s spooky season which can only mean one thing (ok it means lots of things) - it’s time to make another DIY wreath!! I feel like I was going through yarn pom-pom withdrawals so I decided to use those as the base of this wreath. My husband was super excited to find bits of yarn… Continue reading BOO Halloween Wreath DIY