Category Archives: Crafts

Monogram Wreath-Crafty Wood Cutouts

I was contacted by Crafty Wood Cutouts asking if I would be willing to do a project from their store and then blog about it, Um…yeah!

I went down to the retail store and it has some darling displays and ideas!  If you live in the Orem/Provo area, you really should check out this fun little store! If you don’t live nearby, check out their cute website!

I decided on a couple of different projects.  The first one is this classic monogram wreath:

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Duck Tape® #StickorTreat!

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BOO! It’s Halloween time!

Halloween is a very exciting time of year filled with all kinds of crafting possibilities! Duck Tape® has so many fun patterns available that the Halloween decorating ideas are endless!  ​Check out this fun way to be safe this Halloween with Duck Tape® a plastic pumpkin bucket and some fun ribbon and embellishments!

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Halloween Soup Can Surprise!

I cannot believe that October is already more than half over!  Where does the time go???

Today for my Thursday’s Thought, I decided to make these fun Halloween Soup Can labels, instead of a thought, I don’t think that anyone will mind… right?

I am sure that you have probably seen this idea before but they are such a fun idea for kids, grandkids, co-workers, visiting teaching, neighbors or to BOO your friends!

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“Fall” Letters

This is a post that I shared a couple of weeks ago over at “I Should Be Mopping the Floor”  and wanted to share it with you today!  

 I have a little project that will help you celebrate this beautiful time of the year.  I love this project because it is one that you can leave out on your kitchen table, a fireplace mantel or a shelf for several months.  It does not need to come down with the Halloween decorations and can stay clear through Thanksgiving!

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Halloween Owls


Today I have the pattern and tutorial on how to make these darling owls!  My friend Kathy, came up with this idea for our craft retreat and they all turned out soo cute!  Thanks Kathy!  She has given me permission to share with you today so let’s get started!

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Breakfast Parfait

I know that it is officially fall now and that I should be posting pumpkin recipes and enjoying all the wonderful fall flavors, but I still have raspberries coming on, so I will enjoy them while they last!

Last weekend at  our craft retreat, as part of breakfast, my sister made some wonderful breakfast parfaits using fresh raspberries and I enjoyed it so much that I came home and made up a batch of my Easy Crunchy Granola and went out and picked some more fresh raspberries and made myself another breakfast parfait!

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Fabric Monogram Wreath

I shared this project a couple of weeks ago over at “I Should Be Mopping the Floor”, but wanted to share it with all of my readers in case you missed it over there.

I have a super fun little project today.  It is this darling fabric monogram wreath just in time for your Halloween crafting and decorating!  This is sooo easy to make, but it looks like it took a great deal of time and effort!

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Seasonal Banners

One of the crafts that we did at our retreat  this last weekend were these darling seasonal banners!  

One for each of the seasons, plus a “Celebrate” banner!  They are all so cute, but I absolutely love the colors in the Autumn one!

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Craft Retreat 2013

We were able to get our cabin all put back together from the fire and the flood, just in time for my craft retreat this weekend.  (Sometimes it helps to have a deadline that you are working for!)  The new carpet was installed on Monday and we arrived on Thursday!  The ladies were all kind enough to help me put a couple of the beds back in the right place and do a quick little clean-up.  

We started the weekend with a shopping trip to World Market and a couple of other places, then we had dinner at Cafe Rio, a favorite of everyone!  After dinner we drove up to our cabin.  There were 6 of us and we had a great time over the course of the next two days getting to know each other.  We crafted, we ate, we talked, we laughed, we ate, we crafted some more and just had a great overall time.

Craft retreat 2013

This is what the loft looked like most of the weekend.  We were painting, sewing, paper crafting and doing vinyl!  We were able to complete 5 different projects in one day!  It was pretty much a marathon, but such a fun one!  We started Friday morning right after breakfast and ended at about midnight!  With only a couple of breaks in between.

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Fun Sling Bag with Duck Tape®

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I have a cute idea for back to school!  It is this sling bag with matching notebook, pencil, and bookmark!

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