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For everything in life that keeps you on your feet! I share simple DIY projects and crafts, home decor ideas and helpful tips as well as easy recipes for week-night meals.

Make Flowers Using a Cricut Machine

Howdy friends!  I am super excited to share this tutorial with you today.  Can I tell you  a secret?  I had no idea how to make flowers using a Cricut machine until last week.  But I figured it out and decided to write a simple tutorial showing you how to do it! I wanted to make some flowers out of card-stock using my Cricut machine.  I absolutely love how these turned out.  I was shocked at how easy it was and kinda disappointed in myself for being overwhelmed and not trying it ... View Post

Easy DIY Project for a Chalk Couture Beginner

Hello there!  Are you new to Chalk Couture ? Or possibly have never heard of it?  If you have never heard of Chalk Couture.  Start here!  If you are a Chalk Couture beginner, I want to show you an easy project I did that is perfect for someone just starting out!   Have you heard the story of how I resisted Chalk Couture because I thought I had enough crafts in my life?  It is true.  I heard of Chalk Couture almost a year ago when they first started out.  I sort of dismissed it ... View Post

How to Become a Chalk Couture Designer

So you have heard of Chalk Couture?  I have to be honest, I heard about it a while back (not too long ago, because it is still a very new company) but I kinda brushed it off because I have enough crafts in my life.  Can I get an Amen?  I mean really, I have a Cricut , so why would I need another type of stencil?  Well, my friend, Chalk Couture is not a stencil and the chalk paste is the most amazing stuff I have ever worked with.  Once I tried it out, I was hooked...so much so, that I became a ... View Post

How To Make a Reverse Canvas

Reverse canvases are all the rage right now.  I have seen them all over Pinterest and Etsy.  Have you seen them?  Basically, you take an inexpensive canvas, remove the canvas from the frame, paint or stain the frame and staple the canvas on the back of the frame.  That's the quick explanation...read on for the detailed tutorial! I love working with canvases.  They are cheap and can make amazing DIY projects. I also made these photo canvases which I love!  My friend Tasha has an entire ... View Post

Dark N Stormy: Classic Summer Cocktail Recipe

Well hello and welcome to week five of the summer cocktail series.  Today, I am going old school with this classic Dark N Stormy cocktail recipe.  I had a Dark N Stormy a few years ago and it quickly became my favorite cocktail.  This drink is perfect for the summer because it is so refreshing! There's something so wonderful about a dark and stormy summer night.  I love summer thunder storms and this drink reminds me of the cool rain on a hot summer day.  I took this the other evening when we ... View Post

Frozen Citrus Berry Rum Cocktail

It is week four of our summer cocktail series and I thought I'd cool things off with this frozen citrus berry rum cocktail!  Sometimes I just need a refreshing cocktail and I don't have time to head to the store.  I happened to have all of these ingredients in my house, so the frozen citrus berry rum cocktail was invented!  The other day was beautiful and the kids wanted to play outside after they got home from preschool.  I decided to make myself a cocktail, fill some water balloons, pull ... View Post