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Easy Hand Painted DIY Wood Slice Ornaments

I love love love the holiday season, so of course I love to do holiday crafts too! These easy hand paint wood slice ornaments are fun to make with your whole family. Keep scrolling to the bottom to see my Youtube tutorial! Wood Slice Ornaments Supplies All you really need is a few extras you might not already have on hand for this craft. You can keep it basic if you want or get fancy like I did with added ribbon or embellishments to your wood slice ornaments. Basic Supplies: Acrylic Paint (I use this craft smart set in my…

Post published:December 5, 2022
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Easy Beginners Macrame Snowflake

This fun macrame snowflake is perfect for the holiday season and great for beginners! I finished it in under 10 minutes and you will too. Just follow the simple tutorial or go down to my Youtube video below. Macrame Snowflake Supplies All you need for this craft is single-ply 3mm macrame cord and a 1.25 inch circle. I actually used a key ring. If you get something a little bigger or use a wooden circle, that is fine too! My snowflake actually has 3 different colors: white, tan and beige. I got a small 3 pack of the cordage at…

Post published:November 28, 2022
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Fandom Mail Art: Studio Ghibli Stationery Swap

This gorgeous Studio Ghibli mail art is a product of someone I met on Instagram this past year wanting to do a stationery swap with me. Of course, I jumped on the opportunity because I am in love with all things Studio Ghibli! So scroll through and take a look at this gorgeous Studio Ghibli mail art to get some inspiration for your own pen paling or journal! What is a Stationery Swap? A stationery swap is when you swap a specified amount of stationery with someone through the mail. It's a great way to give away some of your…

Post published:November 21, 2022
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The Top 4 Essential We R Memory Keepers Products for Paper Crafters

Here are my Top 4 essential We R Memory Keepers Crafter Tools that I will never part with, ever! They make my life so much easier and they will make yours too! These tools are perfect for all paper crafters. Scroll down to the Youtube video where I show one more product at the end that I am very excited to start using! We R Memory Keepers Products I discovered We R Memory Keepers when I first started pen paling years ago. I realized how many products they had and was amazed I hadn't found out about them sooner! The…

Post published:October 31, 2022
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Beginners Bullet Journal Set Up

So you're a beginner and you want to learn how to do your first bullet journal set up? You came to the right place! I got really into bullet journaling for a few years, so learned the ins and outs of bullet journaling pretty well. See how I set up my last bullet journal. If you want to just watch the Youtube flip through video, scroll all the way down. Do I have to get really artsy? No! The beauty of bullet journaling is you can get as complex as you want or you can keep it ridiculously simple. Your…

Post published:September 26, 2022
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Completed Bullet Journal Flip Through

I used this notebook as my first bullet journal ever and since it is all filled up I thought I would do a bullet journal flip through so you can get some inspiration from my many spreads. Why should I bullet journal? Bullet journaling is a hobby I turned to when I was having a bad phase with my anxiety. Focusing on creating is what helped calm me down. After I got home from work I would sit on the couch, watch movies and work on my bujo spreads. I was able to channel my focus and creativity into planning…

Post published:September 19, 2022
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Find A Pen Pal

Don't know where to find a pen pal? You came to the right place! I'll go over on here all the places you can begin your pen paling journey. What is Pen Paling? Pen paling is a fun creative activity meant to forge meaningful connections with new people around the world. If you're looking to learn about new cultures, try your hand at practicing a new language, or simply want to make a new friend, this is the hobby for you! Pen paling can also be very creative in terms of decorating the envelopes and letters themselves. There are whole…

Post published:July 11, 2022
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Postcrossing: Why You Should Join

I've been on Postcrossing for a little over a year now and now have dozens of postcards lining my craft room walls! It's such a fun concept, I applaud whoever thought of this website. Now let me tell you what Postcrossing and why you should join! What is Postcrossing? And How Does it Work? To put it simply, postcrossing is a postcard exchange service. It's free to sign up! All you will be paying for is for the postage on all the postcards you plan to send out. (which by the way is $0.40 domestic and $1.30 international). This is…

Post published:July 4, 2022
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Have a Harry Potter Party!

This year I decided I wanted to have a Harry Potter Party for my birthday. Yes I am a grown adult and yes I still wanted it! I am slightly obsessed with Harry Potter (if you didn't notice that already). Here's what I did plus even more great ideas for you to have your own Harry Potter themed party. All ages welcome. :) Harry Potter Party Decorations *Halloween Stuff Halloween decorations are great for a Harry Potter Party. So take out your spider webs, spiders, pumpkins etc. If you're doing a party in the fall you can carve some real…

Post published:June 27, 2022
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Easy Macrame Bracelet

The final video for my MacraMay series is here! If you've made the other macrame creations in this series already, this project will be a piece of cake for you! It's a simple beaded macrame bracelet that only requires one type of knot. As with all the others, you can follow the simple step-by-step instructions below with pictures, or you can scroll straight down to the Youtube video tutorial I made. Happy crafting! Macrame Bracelet Supplies As with most macrame crafts, there are very few supplies you will need for this bracelet! Scissors Tape Ruler/Measuring Tape String 8 or 10mm…

Post published:May 23, 2022
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