Tag: crafting

Upcycled Thrifted Sweater to Beanie

Upcycle!!! My absolute favorite thing to!!! up·cy·cle /ˈəpˌsīkəl/ verb past tense: upcycled; past participle: upcycled reuse (discarded objects or material) in such a way as to create a product of higher quality or value than the original. “the opportunity to upcycle trash, or turn it into new products, was vast” (Google’s English Dictionary by Oxford Languages) Might be

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Recycled Bottle Cap Toys

We have been saving plastic bottle caps or plastic lids for quite some time. I have a ton of ideas for making art projects with them. My grandsons, Zane and Case spent the afternoon with me so we decided to use some of the caps and lids and plastic things to create some toy trucks.

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Alexa and Brinsley make Easter Centerpieces

  Youtube Video HERE Alexa and Brinsley were so much fun during our crafting time creating these three beautiful centerpieces to adorn our three Easter Dinner Tables. Our entire family first headed off to see The Lion King at The Barbara B Mann Theater then had a supersized Easter Egg hunt and lastly to our

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Unconventional Wreath Challenge

http://www.youtube.com/watch #thrifted #craft #goodwill #granddaughters #wreath Got together with two of my granddaughter’s Alexa and Zayda to create Unconventional Wreaths from items they found at the thrift store. This was so much fun. We hope you enjoy this video. And we hope it inspires you to create something unconventional! Please hit that subscribe button on

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Quick & Easy Christmas Crafts using items from Dollar Tree

YouTube Video This is an example of what you can do, but there are so many fun ways to embellish them! I wanted something quick and this was a fun project. Instant crafting gratification when you have limited time and you just need to make something! The Deer heads are so cute and can be

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Conversations with Case & Wren (while painting pumpkins)

http://www.youtube.com/watch Spent some time today with Case who is 4 and Wren who is 3 painting some pumpkins and having awesome conversations! Let’s just say they like red and pink and princesses and Superman. They are so cute together. Check out our video on YouTube. The link is above. So fun!!! Until next time…… Creatively

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Shoe DIY Fix

Got these great shoes with an amazing heel while thrifting. But when I got them home and was cleaning them up I noticed some spots on them. I used my arsenal of shoe cleaning products to try and remove the spots but ended up leaving even bigger lighter spots. 🤭 oooops! After kicking myself for

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