Archive for the ‘tutorials’ Category

easy garden markers for mother’s day

May 7th, 2012

With Mother’s Day being just around the corner, I thought it would be good to make a simple gift that didn’t cost much money. Over the past several years I’ve seen some amazing garden markers and have been wanting to make my own. They are super easy to make and only take a few things [...]

painted easter cookie craft

March 30th, 2012

This is a super easy Easter craft to do with the kiddos. All you need is food coloring, egg yolks and sugar cookie dough to make these bright and playful cookies.   Start by making a simple sugar cookie recipe. This is the recipe I grew up with. I’m not sure where my mom got [...]

lime place setting + a tutorial

March 14th, 2012

Nikki from thesaltypineapple asked me to collaborate with her for a table setting for the month of March. Actually she first only asked for a place setting, but I couldn’t stop there. I had so many ideas and just had to talk with Nikki about them. In the end we decided to do a citrus [...]

FREE Placemat Setting printable

March 13th, 2012

As promised, here is the freebie for today! This time it’s a 11×17 inch placemat. Nikki and I collaborated on a Citrus table setting a few weeks ago and this is the result. A simple table with fun details. I have to warn you though, if you’re going to get these printed at FedEx, they [...]

simple flower arrangement

March 13th, 2012

St. Patrick’s Day is right around the corner. Why not add some lime green spider mums to the mix? Nikki dusted a glass jar with gold spray paint and added simple spider mums and button mums to create a simple and fun flower arrangement for the center of our table. Check out the tutorial here. Photo [...]

Citrus themed st. patrick’s day table

March 12th, 2012

Here’s what you’ve been waiting for. The collaboration on the table setting with Nikki. About a month ago, Nikki asked me design a place setting for a St. Patrick’s Day themed table. But, after doing some research we took our table setting with a twist of citrus. Hey, limes are green! I think Nikki has [...]

mochi ball ice cream recipe

March 9th, 2012

This is the best recipe I’ve found for Mochi Ball Ice Cream. And the best part is, it is super easy. I also love all of the pictures that make this recipe tutorial easy to follow. The only problem is that it is in grams. I live in the United States, so figuring out measurements [...]

collaboration on a table setting

March 3rd, 2012

This is what I’ve been up to this weekend. Just a little sneak peak of the table setting that Nikki and I collaborated on. Nikki is so sweet and she truly is a delight to work with. I can’t wait to show you the details. There will even be a free printable! Whoo hoo! Come back next [...]

Day 21-Decoupage Clothespins

December 22nd, 2011

Feel free to use these colorful and simple graphic patterns as gift tags or for their intended purpose, which is for decoupaged clothespins. I found a great tutorial here, but remember these must be printed on a laser printer if you want to do decoupage, otherwise they will smear. A laser printer has heat which [...]

Day 19-Printable Holiday Gift Box

December 20th, 2011

Give your Holiday treats a much deserved surprise with some cute packaging via this template for a Chevron Gift Box. Simply print  this pdf, cut it, fold it and glue it. Add one of my vintage tags and you’ve got yourself a super cute package worthy of anything you can bake. I made these delicious cake balls [...]