Make your own glitter trees for about $3ish!

I like glitter and shimmer during the holidays. Here's a simple Christmas craft idea for your home, a gift for a friend, a table centerpiece for your church or school, or for your office desk! GLITTER TREES!

Photo and idea from I heart naptime

The Dollar store has a lot of these items too! Go to this link to see how to make glitter Christmas trees.

Project Estimated information from Dollar store crafts:

• Styrofoam cone, $1
• Candlestick, $1
• Spray adhesive (3M-77 is SUCH a useful glue!), on hand
• White glue, on hand
• E-6000 glue, on hand
• Glitter, on hand or $1 and up
• White spray paint, on hand or $1 and up

Total: about $3 and up

Thankful tree craft-Make as a family!

You can make this darling and simple Thanksgiving tree memo sheet to help your family remember what they are thankful for this season. I bet you have this stuff on hand at home and can make it ASAP! All you need is: scrapbooking paper, wooden clothespins, buttons, and ribbon. Plus, you cut out your own simple leaves and ask each family member to write what they are thankful for. Then clip the leaves to the bottom of the board and put on the fridge for the holiday season. Go to the Amazing Mom site to make a thankful tree craft!

Project Materials:

• Scrapbooking paper, I bet you have it on hand
• Buttons, from your stash
• 4 clothespins, on hand or $1 at the Dollar Store
  
• Wooden letters that spell "thankful", $1 (I got a package of wooden alphabet letters at the dollar store awhile back-Or just write them)
• Ribbon, from your stash or the dollar store
• Leafs (just cut your own and save $$)
  
• Thanksgiving Tree Template

Total: $1-ish and up

Applique tie onesies for about $3!

I saw these at a local craft boutique for $8.00! I wanted to make one for my baby. Plus, I enjoy the minimal sewing projects. This would be a great baby shower gift. I guess I know what my baby is getting for Christmas from his Mommy!

Go here to make an Applique onesies

UPDATE: You can buy organic cotton onesies at Walmart for about $2 ea, use a scrap of fabric you have at home, and heat and bond it on for a grand total of $3ish!!

Darling Tissue Paper Wreath or table centerpiece for Thanksgiving

I think this would be a great hostess gift for the Thanksgiving table.Here's what you'll need to make this tissue paper wreath:

Styrofoam Wreath Form
Tissue Paper Flowers (You can make them easily!)
Wire
Hot Glue
Ribbon
Go to Sweet charli for all the details. I recommend hanging it indoors or on a covered porch door.I was thinking how this can also be inexpensive to make for the loved ones in your life. You could make it for a baby shower, the hard to buy for mother-in-law, Halloween, Christmas, Easter, a new baby being brought home, some one who is sick in bed so they can look at it! Oh the possibilities....watch clearance racks for tissue paper. I always get tissue paper on Christmas clearance at Target for 75% off.

Mesh bath toy holder- great baby gift idea!

This is a great gift for new moms (or veteran moms)! A mesh bath toy holder with suction cups. You can include cute tub toys with your gift!

Check it out andGo to the make it-loveit blog for the full tutorial!

Make your own play kitchen-Start now for Christmas!

Isn't this play kitchen precious?! This is a true gift from the heart....so don't give Santa credit for this one it should be from Mom and Dad! Plus, you can recycle and re-purpose an old piece of furniture.

Here is the before picture...Go to outofthecrayonbox for all the details!

If you are feeling motivated start now while it's still warm and make it for the kids for Christmas. (Yes, I think of Christmas all year long!)

30 sucks gift!

In honor of my 30 (and holding) birthday this week here's a darling adult birthday gift idea called.....30 SUCKS! Happy birthday to me!

Go here for the detailed information from the sisters stuff blog.

Heartland Paper baby shower paper booties filled with candy!

These would be inexpensive but impressive as a baby shower party favor. Another idea would be make a pair for a new mommy in your Bible class, a topper for a diaper cake, neighbor had a baby, pregnant friend, teacher, or for a girly party favor.

Aren't they just precious?

"Ca-ute!"

Go HERE for the details and a few more paper crafts.

Go here for the easy printable template

My craft show finds this past weekend.

In my life thus far, I have not been into big wood crafty things. Maybe as I am aging I am getting "soft" or liking select crafty things more. Uh oh! I bought this for my girls room. I thought this princess frog was soooo cute and perfect for their ages! There is no way I have time, energy, or resources to make something like this so I bought it.The gal who made it did a nice job with all the details.

I also bought a little something for myself for mother's day! A fabric broach or it can also be a mommy hair clip. I will putting this on a cute pink cardigan I have in my closet.

Fabric covered small baby wipe containers-Tutorial using only a glue gun!

Here's another greatTUTORIAL for the fabric covered wipe containers. Thanks, Sistersstuff

A baby boy diaper cake made for me by my Mommy friend!

My dear friend Laura made me this cute baby boy diaper cake. She did a great job!

As you can see the diapers rolled up and hidden inside the towels and receiving blankets!



She did a great job and wow it fit a lot of diapers in it.

Thanks Laura for the thoughtful, darling, and useful gift for our baby!

Fabric covered small baby wipe containers-Tutorial using only a glue gun!

I went to a baby shower this weekend and there were some creative home made gifts. It made me want to get crafty for my baby and my mommy friends who are pregnant too! Here's one that I want to make only using a glue gun and scissors!

Fabric covered baby wipe containers
Photo from Studio 5

Materials Needed:

Small wipe container (I used Huggies brand that I purchased at the grocery store.)
7" of material
1½ yard decorative trim (that corresponds with your material) cut into two equal pieces
Batting (I suggest 6- or 4-oz.)
Other ribbon or embellishments (optional)
Glue gun and glue sticks
Scissors
Pen & permanent marker

Go to Studio 5's website for a complete tutorial on how to make them with only a GLUE GUN! I am going to use my Michael's or JoAnn's fabric 40% off a regular priced item coupons this week.

Teacher Appreciation- Decorating the door!

Teacher Appreciation falls in May every year. My daughter's 1st grade teacher is having a baby very very soon so we did her door early. Here's the door I created last week. I was thinking spring!The background of grassy hills, sun and sky!Thank you Mrs. ____ for helping us bloom and soar! The boys pictures are in the kites and the girls in the flowers. They are photo stickers left over from school pictures in the fall. I did this door 100% free using the paper, glue, pictures, and die cuts from the school. It was fun to create.

24 quick, easy, and cheap gift ideas

Do you need some bus driver, teacher aide, babysitter, white elephant, school secretary, dance teacher, Sunday school, manicurist, newspaper carrier, dog sitter, dog groomer, hair cutter, eye brow girl, or postal worker gift ideas this weekend. HA HA Then you have to go to a GREAT site The Executive homemaker

2 liter of Sprite: “May your holiday be merry and “sprite!”

The Executive Homemaker will hook up up with 24 photos and ideas today click on the live link above.

I am known to create some hum dingers and this is on the TO DO list this weekend. I love sending quick, easy, and CHEAP holiday cheer.