Your home is supposed to be your sanctuary where you can recuperate, rest, and enjoy your loved ones — especially during the summertime. But to ensure the value of your home over time, upkeep and upgrades are essential. If and when you decide to take on a home improvement project this summer, you’ll want to… Continue reading Green Home Improvement Projects to Try This Summer
Category: Crafts & DIY
DIY Don’ts: When You Should Call A Professional
Oftentimes, doing your own home projects can sound like a great idea: you can save money, and you feel more accomplished once you’ve successfully finished. So why not DIY your various home improvement projects? Believe it or not, in some situations choosing to tackle home improvements yourself can actually cost you more money and do… Continue reading DIY Don’ts: When You Should Call A Professional
Green Thumb, Small Space: How To Make A Tiny Garden In Your Tiny Apartment
Living in a modestly-sized apartment in a big city is certainly environmentally-friendly in reducing your carbon footprint, but that shouldn’t prevent you from filling your apartment with greenery. These creative solutions allow you to let your green thumb go crazy and make the most out of small outdoor or indoor spaces. Grow Vertically When you… Continue reading Green Thumb, Small Space: How To Make A Tiny Garden In Your Tiny Apartment
Make Your Own Henna With This Step-By-Step Guide
Temporary tattoos were once reserved for little kids at birthday parties, but now times are changing. While those cute 1.5×1.5 inch tattoos are perfect on children’s hands and cheeks, this body decor is making its way into adult world. From scented ink to flash tattoos, these skin accessories are becoming a fashion staple. But one type of ink has withstood… Continue reading Make Your Own Henna With This Step-By-Step Guide
Craft Ideas to Keep Younger Kids Entertained
Keeping young children entertained can be difficult even on the best of days, but one surefire way to keep their minds — and their hands — occupied is with crafts. This style of play is a wonderful way to encourage a child’s creativity and imagination, offers a learning experience, and of course keeps them busy… Continue reading Craft Ideas to Keep Younger Kids Entertained
DIY Gymnastics Medal Display
When my husband and I bought our daughter a Groupon deal to try out a few gymnastics classes a few years ago, we had no idea that it would become her passion. We were honestly just trying to help her find an activity that would burn off extra energy. At the time, she was still… Continue reading DIY Gymnastics Medal Display
Kid Style: DIY Slashed Leggings + Lauryn Hill
OK. I admit I’m having a whole lot of fun with Juliza’s newfound fashionista persona. Since she is really shy around other people (read: She doesn’t like very many people at all), I love seeing her light up in front of the camera. I’m also getting a real kick out of styling all her little… Continue reading Kid Style: DIY Slashed Leggings + Lauryn Hill
Awaken the Force with DIY Star Wars Cosplay + New DVD
I’m going to admit something. I’ve never really seen most of the Star Wars movies. By that, I mean that while I remember iconic scenes from most of the films from watching them in passing, I never actually sat and watched any of them in their entirety, on purpose. So when Walmart offered me a… Continue reading Awaken the Force with DIY Star Wars Cosplay + New DVD