Crafts Articles
Just after Christmas, Ethan and I agreed that I needed to do something to better organize my craft supplies and create a better work space for the constant stream of crafts. At that time, my “work space” consisted of a card table and pile of junk in the back of our basement. It was kinda embarrassing. Don’t judge me…We did a lot of research in what type of desk would be best in the space. Sadly, there isn’t a whole lot out there that its at all reasonable in price. Martha Stewart has a pretty decent line,...
Just call me Professor Jocie because you are about to get schooled in deconstructing wood pallets and making pallet signs. LOL! Okay, maybe not “schooled”… in response to some reader requests, I wanted to share with you my tips and tricks for pallet signs. The truth is, I spent MANY frustrating hours trying to deconstruct wood pallets and ended up damaging the wood despite all that effort! So, I turned to Ethan (my master of the tools) for some help. He suggested using a few power tools that would make it much easier,...
I LOVE having two girls, mainly because I love hair, makeup, nails, clothes…and of course, jewelry. My girls are almost 2 and 4, so everything is scaled down to Target, Old Navy, and dollar section jewelry (I don’t think its worth it to buy expensive stuff and have it ruined, broken, lost, etc). Over the past 4 years, I have made TONS of hair bows, headbands, flower embellishments, and finally and most recently, I undertook making jewelry for them. *Make sure and keep reading to find out how to get a Jocie Original for FREE!*I...
Merry Christmas Eve!!! I am soooo excited for tomorrow! As I sit here and type, I’m listening to Christmas music cozied up in a warm sweater and blanket. Adding to the excitement, cold air has moved into Baltimore region and I’m really hoping for a WHITE CHRISTMAS!! …even if it’s just a dusting. I realize I may have formed a Christmas Tree addiction at this point. But in my defense, I made more trees because Kim said she could use some Christmas decor for her new mantel. haha Although now that I have made them,...
Don’t forget to enter our Giveaway for a FREE Silhouette Cameo!You may have seen on Facebook that I occasionally get the pleasure of hanging out with Liz at Naptime Decorator and her friends for their craft night. This was my second craft night with Liz. My first craft night was just before Halloween and I made a Candy Corn frame. It was an epic fail. Seriously. I used Elmer’s Glue and it melted the candy corn. It didn’t look so bad after I started over and used hot glue.I looked like a real winner with Liz’s friends....
Reindeer are all the rage this Christmas, have you noticed? While I love me a reindeer, I didn’t really want to spend the money on a reindeer bust for the wall (is that even the right terminology) and, while the reindeer pillows are super cute, that a little more time-consuming than I wanted. When I saw this cute, unfinished wood reindeer head of Micheal’s a plan started to develop. It was regularly $2.99 but I think it was 50%. Add in the cost of glitter and leftover burlap from a previous project, and on old reject frame...
Last year I made a paper advent calendar. It was really a special time for our family that we used to move the focus of Christmas away from presents on onto Jesus, family, and togetherness. Each day we would read the Christmas story and act it out using the plastic Nativity set from my mom. Then, we would read that day’s activity from the calendar. Izzie LOVED it. Seriously, about once a month since last Christmas she asks when it will be #6 with hot chocolate! lol! I guess that was her favorite advent activity.While the paper...
I began this Christmas tree endeavor with one really good idea and it snowballed into making MANY trees! No surprise there. All the trees turned out super cute and, best of all, they were all made for under $5 each and from materials mostly purchased at the Dollar Store! Crazy, huh? So here’s how I made four FAB trees and the number is still growing. Plastic Spoon Christmas Tree If you’re a fan of Pinterest, you know that about 6 months ago plastic spoon mirrors were all the rage. A week or two ago I was racking my brain...
If you’re a fan of our “other half” OPC, hopefully you saw Ethan’s amazing woodworking project – a cribbage board. We and I both love games! Usually, we play a lot of cards, like Hand and Foot, but we also really enjoy two player games that we can play in the evening after the girls go to bed. We’ve played Yahtzee, To Court the King, Epidemic, and at the holidays we often play Carroms with a wooden board my grandfather made. Ethan also plays video games, but I am all about people and the real life games! Recently,...
As I continue to work on updating my living room, I began to search for a large vase to put on the hearth of the fire-place. I did a little searching but they are soooo expensive. Like $80 – 100, minimum! That got me to thinking about how I could create one for cheap but have it also look trendy. As you may have seen, rope vases are super popular right now. I love this rope basket and vase from Pottery Barn.The popular way to do it is to just cover an existing vase with rope. Well, I am still faced with the same problem –...
