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Here are a few more Thanksgiving projects for you. Everyone needs salt and pepper shakers for their Thanksgiving table, right? These will fit the disposable picnic-type salt and papper shakers that you can buy at the grocery store. Click for a larger view, then save to your computer. Laminate if desired, cut out, and tape to [...]

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Scare your friends and family with a spooktacular Halloween costume. You only have a few weeks left to plan your party or make your costume, so get cracking. Homemade Halloween costumes are great as you can save money and create whatever you wish. Make your costumes and decorations this year with some great decorating ideas [...]

I seem to be on a Halloween roll…. Here are a few more goodies to add to your Halloween collection. As always, click on the image for a larger view, then right click and save to your computer. Personalize using any photo editing software, like paint shop pro.
This wrapper will fit around one of those [...]

Angels are a beautiful symbol with which to decorate your home. Whether you are decorating for the holidays or creating permanent fixtures for various rooms, this collection of angel craft projects will help you choose a lovely little angel. Many of these angels are designed as Christmas ornaments, but any one of these beautiful projects [...]

Halloween is around the corner… which means it’s time for Halloween crafting! Here are a few printables to get you started.
Just click on the images to view the full size images, and save to your computer. You can personalize them before printing if you like, using any photo editing program. Then print on plain paper, [...]

Oh my, summer passed way too fast. School started this week for us. The boys were SO not ready to go! So in honor of the new school year, here are some bookmarks for the kiddos. Just click for a larger view, then save to your computer. Personalize if you wish, using any print program, [...]

My babies are about to turn 14. Some of you might remember a few posts ago that I finally had to paint over their jungle and space rooms.  
But just how do you decorate rooms for teenage boys?? I really couldn’t find any suitable bedding in the stores, so here is my solution… T-shirt quilts! This [...]

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My last post on the bubble gum bouquet sent me searching for photos of candy bouquets that I made a few years ago. Just wanted to show you that you can customize them for any occassion. 
First up is a sucker bouquet, made for a first grade teacher. The flowers were printed on the computer, laminated, and [...]

I love candy bouquets! It’s been a while since I’ve made one, but I’m thinking it’s about time to make another one.  Here is one I want to try soon! 
(Reprinted with permission from http://ediblecraftsonline.com) Note: This craft project is only for your personal use. It is copyrighted. 
Materials used: a flowerpot, Dubble Bubble Gum, blue cellophane, [...]

Have you noticed that I seem to be taking a lot of trips down memory lane lately? I’ve been going through my computer and finding all these projects that I made for my boys when they were smaller. I think I’m getting sentimental about them becoming teenagers, so I’m reliving the past through craft projects! [...]

A good friend sent me this today, and it seemed worthy of sharing! I admire the author, whoever she may be, for her positive attitude and outlook on life. If I can be a tenth as positive as she is, that would be a great achievement! I can say that I feel more empowered and [...]

It’s with sadness that I must say goodbye to Nathan’s jungle room and Joseph’s space room. My almost 14 year old boys have outgrown their cute little rooms, designed by mom.

I have really been putting this off… the thought of painting over my masterpieces is just too much! Or maybe it’s the thought [...]