A few weeks ago I shared how to apply a watercolor effect to a photo. Those photos are hanging in our dining room just below two small gold frames. I wanted to keep the watercolor vibe going; but without competing with the special photos of our son. Since it’s a dining room, I created two …
So since we took a blogging break between Christmas and the start of the New Year — we’re coming in a week late to share our 5 biggest posts from 2014… along with a few goals for 2015. Most-Viewed Posts Published in 2014 #5: 8-Week Organizing Challenge // Kitchen & Pantry #4: Bathroom Renovation // …
Happy New Year! I’m glad to be back blogging after a nice break. We marked several things off our “to-do list” and I’ll be sharing more of that over the next few weeks. For today, I wanted to share this fun DIY gift that I made for some of the kiddos in our family. …
Merry Christmas!! Erica and I will be taking a break over the next week or so until the New Year. We’ll be traveling a bit and I hope to knock out some projects during my time off from work. We actually have a bit of a deadline coming up soon, and I hope to share …
Has the Christmas season snuck up on you? Do you still have gifts to buy? If so, this post if just for you! Printable wall art from our Etsy Shop makes a great, simple, and fast gift. Simply purchase the printable check your e-mail for the file(s) download and print the artwork. Check out these …
In September we took our vacation. It was a cruise — to Cozumel, Belize, Honduras and the Cayman Islands. In each port we did a little shopping for Christmas gifts and found some unique items. When the rush of Christmas arrives I want to make sure that each recipient knows where their gift originated — …
Welcome to the first-ever Christmas Tour from Craftivity Designs 🙂 Simple Wreath Updates & A Mint Green Front Door Chalkboard House Number Sign Now, won’t you step inside? Guess what? We bought a light for our Dining Room! It wasn’t one of the five I shared a few weeks ago; but Mike and I …
In this Post: Plan the layout of rooms before you move furniture with free Floor Plan Software by Home By Me. Full tutorial and examples, included! Disclosure: This post is sponsored by Home By Me; but the examples used and opinions expressed are 100% my own. How do you go about rearranging rooms? I think, for …
If you’re like me, it’s just not Christmas without a few handmade gifts. I love each one of these ideas — and the great thing about them is that they are DIY and really fabulous gifts. They don’t feel kitchsy or overdone. I bet you haven’t even seen a few of them, and I hope …
I’m not great at shopping for toys — unless it’s cool, vintage toys like those in my son’s nursery. Of course, those neat antique toys are probably covered in lead paint and not really recommended for anything besides decorative purposes. Anyhow, Christmas and Birthday gift buying for a kid is just not my area of …
Last Christmas, I made several gifts from sculpey clay, including these chalkboards. The dog bone ornaments were one of my favorites because they were simple and inexpensive, but sentimental, celebrating the dates my sister-in-law took home her puppies. It’s kind of like a “Baby’s First Christmas” Ornament, but for fur babies, instead. Supplies **All Amazon …
Happy Christmas Season {and Happy Friday}!! I’ve got 4 lovely holiday projects for you today. 1. Modern Advent Candle Holder – I am in LOVE with this idea. Head over to Nalle’s House to see how she made it. 2. The Easiest Tassel – The Nester is pretty much the expert on DIY tassels. They …
What if the wreath at your front door welcomed guests with a friendly “Hello”? I mentioned it early in the fall; but I’ve been on a mission to create “new” wreaths with natural items {here are 15 beautiful examples} or by sprucing up a wreath that we already own. On a trip to Michael’s recently …
Well, it’s Thanksgiving week… and in only a few short weeks it will be Christmas and the close of 2014. As always, the year went sooo fast. We’ve been in our new home for almost one year and though there is plenty still to do, we’ve gotten so much done. Including some more-important-than-decorating things — …
My little boy and I completed a quick project over the weekend. It’s a pretty easy one. This gold frame hung in the entry way of our old house. I originally picked it up at a yard sale. He’s excited that his magnets have a special spot, and I like that they feel a little …