Whether you’re making it for a rainy day activity, a party favour, or just for fun, this galaxy slime recipe is sure to be a hit. With shimmering glitter and metallic paint, you’ll create swirls of colour that look like they come straight from outer space. It’s a hands-on way to explore, spark curiosity, and bring a little cosmic magic right to your kitchen table! Helpful Tips: What type of glue is best for making galaxy slime?...
Poke holes in a blank card and use embroidery floss in your favourite colour to create a pretty heart design across the front. It’s such a cool way to send a personalized greeting to your Valentine! This post contains affiliate links. If you use these links to buy something we may earn a small commission which helps us run this website. Helpful Tips: Free printable templates for heart string art: Click the link below to find the shape we used to make our string art cards!...
Just to give you a bit of background, I am a technical person. I studied both architecture and engineering, so when it comes to just eyeballing something, that’s not me. I would much rather have accurate measurements and come up with a plan. Space planning 101: Measure all the walls, doors, windows, and furniture in the room. Whether you draw it up on the computer or use a good old fashioned piece of graph paper, having a scale layout is super helpful for space planning....
You can make pompoms without any special tools and supplies, or use a pom pom maker. Read on for helpful tips and tricks, and step by step photo and video tutorials for each of these simple methods! This post contains affiliate links. If you use these links to buy something we may earn a small commission which helps us run this website. Helpful Tips: How to make a pom pom look perfect?...
We have a small kitchen, so I keep all the leftover icing tubes from other treats we’ve made in a box upstairs in my office. So every day after school this week while I’m trying to squeeze in just 10 more minutes of work, my middle daughter has been bringing me a cookie, choosing a tube of icing from the box and asking me to decorate it for her. Yesterday she chose the bright red glitter gel icing that I used on the Chocolate Covered Strawberry Hearts way back when....
I don’t know about where you live, but here in the midwest, the weather has been unpredictable lately. There will be a few glorious days in the 50’s and then an ice storm will hit. This is what happened to us this past weekend. So, not only was school cancelled, but my girls couldn’t play outside because it was too icy. To say they were a little stir crazy would be an understatement!...
Paper Mache Pumpkins These paper mache pumpkins are so cool! They may be a bit messy to make, but they look great and cost WAY less than the expensive decorative pumpkins you can find at the store. And no worries about struggling with balloons for these paper mache pumpkins! We used pillow stuffing inside a plastic bag to create perfect ridges for the pumpkin shape. Pumpkins are a clear sign of fall weather and Halloween approaching, and a paper mache pumpkin is a fun decoration that, unlike real pumpkins, you’ll be able to keep out until Thanksgiving....
Hang your pasta snowflake ornaments on the Christmas tree or use them as decorations for the whole winter season. You’ll be amazed at what you can create with a little bit of imagination and some dried pasta! This post contains affiliate links. If you use these links to buy something we may earn a small commission which helps us run this website. Helpful Tips: What glue is best to hold these pasta snowflakes together?...
Rainbow Tree Craft This rainbow handprint butterfly tree made from construction paper is so pretty and easy to make! We used a butterfly paper punch to cut out the butterflies and folded them in half to make them look 3D. This craft takes about 30 minutes to complete. Gluing on all the butterflies definitely takes a bit of time. But it’s also super relaxing and really fun to watch it come together!...
Sharpie Seashells Who knew that you could create such beautiful patterns by decorating seashells with Sharpies?! I love how the natural patterns of the seashells stand out when they’re coloured this way. Colouring is such a creative and meditative activity. There’s a reason why adult colouring books became so popular! Colouring is a proven stress release. Focusing on decorating the shells is the perfect relaxing activity for both kids and adults....
Each one took less than 10 minutes to make. Tomorrow I’ll post about how to turn them into hairbands, barrettes and elastics, so be sure to check back! All you’ll need is a standard sheet of felt, a needle, thread and scissors and an optional bead to put in the middle. Step 1: Cut out a 3″ strip of felt. I tried various widths and it didn’t seem to matter, so don’t worry too much about measuring....
I’m sure there were pamphlets and other papers in that cloth bag, but I’ll always remember the apple butter, because I thought it was such an odd thing to give to a future bride and groom. It was actually the first time in my life that I had ever even had apple butter. Happy wedding. Happy apple butter. Funny how my mind associates those two things together now. With all the gorgeous apples in season right now, I had a bit of courage, and decided to make my own apple butter in the slow cooker....
When I was in architecture school, I did an 8 month work term in the beautiful city of Ottawa. It was gorgeous. My sister was in med school there at the time too, so I rented the room in the basement of her townhouse. My sister and I lived together during our undergrad years, so we were used to it. And we were more like best friends than anything else....
Mother’s Day is the perfect time to show love and appreciation with a handmade gift. These simple and meaningful crafts will make moms, grandmas, and mother figures feel extra special — all while giving kids a fun and creative way to express their love! 50+ Easy Mother’s Day Crafts Enjoy hours of fun with these easy and adorable Mother’s Day crafts! They’re simple to make, so the hardest part will be choosing which thoughtful DIY project to try first....
All you need to start is a piece of parchment paper, a cookie cutter and a pen. You can use any shape you want for any occasion (trees for Christmas, pumpkins for Halloween, even numbers for birthdays). I went with hearts because it’s so close to Valentine’s Day of course. Trace the shape onto the parchment paper using the inside of the cookie cutter. Sorry it’s so hard to see in these photos....
The ingredients are pretty simple: green Merkens chocolate wafers, pretzel rods and something to decorate the trees with. Quantities will depend on how many you plan on making, but the amounts shown in the photo below are all I used to make about 5 or 6. It was around one cup of green chocolate wafers (which you are best off getting from the bulk store.) I found these super cute little snowflake sprinkles from the bulk store too....
The slime has a lot of bubbles in it right when you make it (which might make it look a little cloudy). The trick to making crystal clear slime is to leave it untouched in a container for a few days. The bubbles in the slime disappear making it as clear as glass! RELATED: Fluffy Slime This post contains affiliate links. If you use these links to buy something we may earn a small commission which helps us run this website....
Let your gnomes hang out by the stockings, peek out from your bookshelf, or sit together as a festive table display. These tiny holiday companions are versatile enough to fit into any nook or cranny that can use a little gnome-y touch — and you can make one in 15 minutes or less! This post contains affiliate links. If you use these links to buy something we may earn a small commission which helps us run this website....
Concrete Pumpkins No need to worry about rotting pumpkins with these concrete pumpkins. You can display these DIY decorations for the entire fall season! They’re made by pouring concrete into pantyhose and tying a pumpkin shape with twine. Concrete may be a little messy, but it’s SO EASY to work with – it just requires a bit of patience for it to dry. I love how each pumpkin is completely unique!...
All you need are two bite brownies, some small paper cupcake liners, green icing in a pre-made tube, Wilton Tip #233 and a decorating coupler. The icing tip and coupler screw right onto the tube of icing making cleanup a breeze. So this is where you kind of cheat a little bit. If you put pre-made two bite brownies into small cupcake liners, no one will ever know that you didn’t make them yourself!...
