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Eco Kids Craft: Flowers From Cardboard Tubes

Reusing things that are normally discarded or recycled is always fantastic, especially if there aren't any extra supplies to purchase! These floral patterns and designs are simply made from discarde...

Crepe Paper With A Twist Stitch

We love seeing projects that take simple items and turn them into something fabulous with a little ingenuity. These beautiful rolls of stitched crepe paper, when doubled up and sewn, turn into decor...

Meet Heather Mann Of Dollar Store Crafts
Big Blog Family

Just over a year ago, a new blog came to our attention and we've been hooked ever since. Dollar Store Crafts is packed full of inexpensive ideas and tutorials on how to make all sorts of wild creat...

Quick Tip: Stencil Walls With Joint Compound

We're always on the look out for design ideas that give our spaces a little extra "oomph." So when we stumbled upon the idea of using joint compound in combination with stencils, we were all ears! ...

Roundup: 25 Ways To DIY With Kids

If you hadn't guessed by now, we're big fans of doing things ourselves. Not just to save a few dollars, but also for the enjoyment it brings and the memories it makes for your kids as they work alon...

Inexpensive Art From Hammerpress Studios

Sometimes when decorating our kids spaces we aren't always looking for big art. Not everything has to be giant poster size, infact, we quite appreciate a smaller size especially for smaller eyes. ...

6 Free Things To Do For Dad On Father's Day

We've always been big believers that Father's Day and Mother's Day should be all about the love. Sure there might be a shiny present in there somewhere, but what any Mom or Dad wants on their one re...

Roundup: 20 Cool Kids Finds Under $20

Having the desire to outfit your nursery or kid's room with super cool things can feel frustrating knowing they could grow out of things in the blink of an eye. To help ease the pain of aging toddle...

Keeping It Simple With Paper Chains

We've been reading up on a ridiculous amount of party ideas lately. Birthday parties, baby showers, backyard barbecues and the one thing that's made the great one's well, great... is their ability t...

$1 Microfiber Car Wash Mit Turned Hedgehog

We're all for any craft that encourages our children to do household chores and although this isn't specifically intended for that purpose, it wouldn't be hard to do so! See how you can make one wit...

Look! Super Simple Lamp Embellishments

We've always been big fans of giving things a second life with small inexpensive changes. This lamp caught our eye over the weekend and we love the new life that's been given to a vintage thrift sto...

9 Ways To Make Your Own Backyard Bubble Solution

There wasn't a summer that went by, when we were younger, without bubbles. We always made the solution ourselves, allowing us to make as many as we wanted, as often as we wanted and most importantly...

Look! Cut Out Paper Toy Post Cards

While roaming through our local comic book store yesterday, we came across these great little post cards from Monkey Design USA. You write on the back side of them, attach a stamp and the receiver c...

Breakfast Fun: Stamp Your Toast

It's hard not to love toast. Warm bread with butter or jam, it could be one of life's most perfect foods (or maybe we are just more toast-tastic than most). It's also a great way to make the day a ...

5 Tips On Searching Craigslist Kids Section
And Finding Something You Actually Want

Craigslist is a tricky animal. It's full of fabulous things as well as those that fall into the category of, "Why would anyone want that?" Either way, it's easy to go cross-eyed after your 30th Dor...