Fathers Day Craft: DIY “Pop” Beverage Holder

May 14, 2013 by 1 Comment
Fathers Day Craft: DIY Pop Holster

Looking for a unique Fathers Day craft?  With this easy sewing tutorial you can make dad his very own personalized beverage holder!  Grab dad's favorite drink and our fun Fathers Day printable for the perfect Fathers Day craft for your dad. Hey there, Growing Up Gabel readers!  I'm Jenn from A Jennuine Life.  Camille recently asked for volunteers to join her as a "crafty" contributor, and I jumped at the chance. That's me with my hubby Dave and my two adorable little girls Arden and Hadley.  I'm an accountant by day (part time) and a wannabe artisan - sew, knit, stitch, fabricate, paint - I try it all!  I do definitely lean towards sewing so that's likely where most of my projects will begin, but I promise to keep things interesting! Father's Day will be upon us in no time flat, so I'm going to share an easy sewing project to create a DIY beverage holster.  Perfect for your favorite father to keep his drink at the ready while tending a backyard barbecue or hanging out ... [read more]

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Pick Your Plum Giveaway

December 5, 2012 by 13 Comments
Pick Your Plum

I am still busy finishing up some Christmas crafts!  This week I'm playing around with my Scrabble pieces and Christmas twine to make some cute ornaments. I'm also busy knitting cabled hats, cupcakes (that one is coming!) and sewing purses - all of which need to get mailed next week. And I find myself still hunting down great deals on craft supplies and handmade gifts! So I thought I'd make it a little easier for you!  I've joined up with Kadie from Seven Alive and several other bloggers to bring you a PICK YOUR PLUM giveaway just in time for Christmas. Pick Your Plum is an awesome deal a day site that features a wide range of super cute products including craft supplies, handmade items, home organization...!   They have a new deal every week day at 7:00 am MST. And because Pick Your Plum is so AMAZING the are offering  you lucky readers a chance to win a box full of $75 worth of Pick Your Plum goodies. Here are a few of the things that could be in your box.  Not every ... [read more]

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Craft Supplies for The Littlest Kids

September 15, 2012 by Leave a Comment
Sidewalk Chalk

My kids are almost 4 and 6 right now and I am just now to the point where the idea of a kids craft project doesn't make me hyperventilate.   The 6 year old is just fine and can make a craft with little to no mess.  The 3 year old is still a work in progress but thank goodness he has his older sister or he'd never know how to do crafts (ahem).  I try really hard to do craft time while he's napping but for years, I just didn't bother doing many crafts with kids because it was just too difficult.   Besides the mess, up until a few months ago, they were both still putting anything and everything in their mouths!  I mostly gave up. Lucky for us, one mom out there did not give up.  She was an artist and she wanted her small kids to have an art experience without the possibility of putting toxic ingredients in their mouths.  Thus, We Can Too Art Supplies was born. We Can Too sells a line of organic, edible, and eco-friendly art products for kids 3 and under.   Their product line ... [read more]

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Pin It Wednesday

September 12, 2012 by 2 Comments
Pin It Wednesday Linky Party

Welcome to Pin It Wednesday hosted by Pounds4Pennies, Stockpiling Mom and myself! Thank you to everyone who linked up last week!  Especially Little Blue's Room for the inspiration to get organized with a home command center around here!   Carissa's Thai Coconut Curry Soup is now on my Recipes To Make Board, too!   We don't really have any rules!  Feel free to link up your Pinworthy posts and then take a minute to pin another post or two to your Pinterest boards -- be inspired and share the love!   We'd love it if you linked back and followed us, too! Have fun and Happy Pinning!   ... [read more]

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Upcycled Home Decor

March 8, 2012 by 3 Comments
Flowers

I've had the itch to add some feminine touches to our home decor.    Now, I have zero talent when it comes to home decor.  It's the one area of creativity that I really wish I had more talent (and money!) for.   I think having small children around for the past 8 years has also inhibited my creative home decoration ideas.  Mostly we've just tried to keep things intact! But I'm pretty pleased with this little "feminine touch" I came up. I found the Longaberger basket at Savers (similar to Goodwill) months ago... for $.99!  In fact, they had two so I snatched them up even though I had no idea what I was going to do with them.  Those baskets had to be around $30-$50 each brand new!   I may not know what to do with it, but I know a good quality basket!  I bought the daisy's on sale at Michaels and the ribbon on sale at Hobby Lobby.  Total, this probably cost me about $7 and I absolutely love it!  I'm having trouble getting the flowers to stay where I want them (I think I ... [read more]

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