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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.

Simple Spring Door Hanger

Happy Spring!  If you are like me, you are ready to pack away the winter gear, pull out some gardening gloves and welcome spring!  I'm sharing this simple way to create a spring door hanger with you today.  Door hangers have become increasingly popular over the recent years and are a great alternative to traditional spring wreaths. I used reusable stencils to make this door hanger.  If you are a crafter who sells at craft shows, having reusable stencils are a FANTASTIC way to increase your ... View Post

Spring Table Setting

Happy Spring!  Today I am sharing a cherry blossom-inspired spring table setting idea.  If you are new around here, welcome!  I'm Allison and my family and I live right outside of Washington, DC.  This week happens to be the peek bloom for the Japanese cherry blossoms around the tidal basin. I figure this is the perfect time to share this spring table setting with you since I used my fabulous cherry blossom dishes. Lets jump right in, shall we? WANT TO LEARN MORE ABOUT CHALK COUTURE?  ... View Post

Farmhouse Tiered Tray

Hello there!  Today I am sharing one of my favorite tiered tray ideas.  I love decorating my tiered tray seasonally, but for those in-between seasons, this farmhouse tiered tray is perfection.  With neutral colors, simple designs, and farmhouse style, this tiered tray will look beautiful in any home. I have a bit of an obsession with decorating tiered trays.  A good seasonal tiered tray is one of my favorite ways to decorate.  Tiered trays are a great way to display decor without taking up ... View Post

The Best Reusable Stencils For Signs

Hey crafter!  If you are in the market for reusable stencils, you are in the right place.  Today I am sharing the BEST reusable stencils to use for signs.  Whether you are making signs for your own home, for gifts or if you are a crafter who sells signs at shows, you will love these reusable stencils. Here's the thing about using reusable stencils for sign-making.  You can replicate the same sign over and over.  This will help keep your costs down and increase your profits.  If you spend ... View Post

DIY Greeting Cards and Gift Tags

Greetings!  Welcome, I'm glad you stopped by.  Today I am sharing how to create DIY greeting cards and a DIY gift tag with simple supplies.  If you are like me, you love to make your own cards and tags and I have a brand new way to create DIY gift tags and greeting cards in minutes. Check out this beautiful birthday tag that I added to a store-bought floral arrangement. This is so easy to make and I will walk you thought all the steps. First, I want to tell you about the supplies I ... View Post

DIY Reusable T-Shirt Design

​​Hey Hey!  Long time no see!  I'm popping in today to show you how I made this adorable t-shirt in less than 4 minutes.  Yup!  This reusable t-shirt design is easy to use and you can use it over and over. First, let's start with a little story.  I took basically the month of December off from my crafting business to spend time with my family around the holidays.  When January hit, I was ready to hit the ground running, but I kept hitting roadblocks.  We spent a week completing our kitchen ... View Post