Fabulously Simple Crafts and Ideas
These whimsical tiny flower bobby pins are so fun to create and they make perfect little gifts or party favors. You can find endless flower options for these Flower Bobby Pins at your local craft store and they are SO quick and easy to make with little or no crafting experience! If you can handle a glue bottle or hot glue gun – you’ve got the expertise to create these magical little hairpins. [Read more…]
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Written Word Wraps are a beautiful way to carry a special poem, quote, bible verse, or song lyric with you all day. The written words form a unique pattern on the scarf when it’s wrapped, so the message remains your own until you choose to share it. And as with all Inspired Mess projects, this wrap requires very few materials and can be completed quickly. Inexpensive and instant gratification. Win/win, my rockstar crafting project friends. Read on! [Read more…]
To call these magical little pockets of baked apples and cinnamon “pop tarts” doesn’t really do justice to the flaky pastry shell, warm apples, and wonderfully rich spiced frosting. But the rectangle shape DOES remind me of those toxic toaster tarts of my childhood. These Caramel Apple Pop Tarts are so easy and delicious – and are so fun to make together as a family- that they will soon become a favorite weekend breakfast tradition. [Read more…]
Parenting a tween or teen can feel like navigating an emotional mine field. The strategies that worked beautifully in elementary school are suddenly useless as your daughter enters middle school and high school. She is starting to find her voice, her independence, and her strengths – and that can be very scary, for both of you. Despite her wanting-to-fit-in-and-be-independent attitude, your daughter really DOES want to stay connected with you. The “connection” just looks a little different as our daughters get older. It’s not quite as simple as taking a “Mommy and Me” dance class, but it’s just (if not MORE) as much fun. Read on, rockstar mom. You’ve GOT this! [Read more…]
Our melted pony bead flowers are fun to use for all kinds of accessory projects, and we love finding new ways to add them in our collection. Who wouldn’t want a colorful strand of whimsical melted pony bead flowers dangling around their neck? I KNOW! It’s a no-brainer. You need to make this project! Keep reading, girl……and turn the over on and get the plastic beads out! [Read more…]
This DIY Cork Pendant tutorial is a very effective (and beautiful) way to upcycle the wine corks you may have collected over the years. Each pendant is unique, and the possibilities of design are endless. If you don’t have corks of your own, then challenge your friends to drink a bit extra wine, or ask your favorite restaurant to save some for you! I promise, if a restaurant saves corks for ONE day, you will have a supply to last through AT LEAST a year of crafting. [Read more…]
A day without a headband……is a day I will never know! Whether it’s the gym, school, or even a lunch date, I have a headband to match (well, kind of) my outfit and keep my hair from falling in my face. I have an off-the-charts head circumference, so I was never able to find a band that was comfortable and didn’t slide off my head. Discovering the non-slip qualities of velvet lead to these fabulous SUPER EASY ribbon headbands that can be customized to fit ANY head. This DIY headband tutorial is super easy to follow – so READ ON, my friend! [Read more…]
Who doesn’t need to add a little bling to their books? These DIY Vintage Rhinestone Bookmarks are a great way to use earrings that lost their precious mate (boohoo), beautiful buttons that lost the perfect jacket, or bits and pieces of heirloom jewelry that is JUST TOO special to throw away. The materials and construction are minimal, and the results are so pretty! [Read more…]
This oh-so-easy “No-Sew Pencil Roll-Up” tutorial was created for all those awesome artists that love to use colored pencils, but hate how they roll around, fall on the floor, or get eaten by the dog! This great little felted wool roll-up is quick to make, requires NO sewing (unless you WANT to use a needle and thread at the very end – you have options), and is a perfect gift for the artists in your life – including your rockstar self. [Read more…]
Do you ever see something you HAVE to HAVE….then look at the price tag, and say to your awesome self, “I can TOTALLY make that!”? That is exactly what happened when I saw this whimsical flower lamp in Pottery Barn Kids. I knew it would be perfect in my daughter’s room, but I could make it for A LOT less using flowers from my local craft store and lamp I picked up on clearance. [Read more…]