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A Few of My Favorite Things: Silhouette Portrait

One of my new favorite toys that I am OBSESSED with is the Silhouette Portrait. This machine is the ultimate crafters dream! A few months ago, I saw a fellow teacher post about a contest to win a Silhouette Portrait on Instagram and I was intrigued. I never heard of the Silhouette machines before so I looked into it and immediately decided that I needed to have one.

Since the purchase of my new machine, I have made a ton of various crafts for my own personal use and to sell! Read on to find out more about this fabulous little piece of machinery.

DIY Wine Cork Vase Decor

I love super fast and easy ways to decorate. This is a project that takes about a total of 3 minutes.   I bought a whole bunch of artificial flowers from the dollar store to use for my remodeled wine bottle project.    I didn’t realize I would use so few flowers for that project.  I […]

DIY – How To Remodel Special Occasion Champagne and Wine Bottles

There have been many special occasions in my life that I’ve wanted to hold on to.  For instance, one such example is when my fiance and I first moved to our new apartment.  As soon as we put the key in the door and walked in for the first time, my fiance surprised me with […]

DIY Sharpie Mugs

I’ve seen the DIY sharpie mug posts all over Pinterest and decided I had to make my own set.  I think they’re so adorable! One of my favorite blogs, A Beautiful Mess, made his and her, coffee and tea, versions of these mugs. Because my fiance is obsessed with coffee and I drink tea instead, I […]

DIY Personalized Phone Charger

A quick and easy way to personalize your phone charger using washi tape.

DIY Weekly Menu Board Tutorial

One of my favorite quotes that directly applies to my healthy living lifestyle is “If you fail to plan, you are planning to fail,” by Benjamin Franklin. The weeks that I don’t plan out my meals ahead of time are the weeks that I end up eating out a lot and indulging a little bit more than I would like to. This menu board tutorial will help make your meal planning a little bit easier!

DIY Card Saver Craft

A simple craft that allows you to save cards from special occasions that you don’t want to part with.