I don’t know about you, but I am getting super anxious for spring.  It can’t come soon enough!  But since I can’t hurry it along any as far as the weather goes, I have to settle for making things feel warmer with springy decorations.

It happens to me all the time:  I forget about a birthday party until the last minute, and when I go to wrap my hastily-made gift, I realize that the only wrapping paper I have on hand is Christmas-themed.  Ever the clever one, Jeromina from Paper, Plate, and Plane came up with a solution appropriate for any event:  date stamp wrapping paper!  Make custom wrapping …

Make doll clothes and accessories with things you can buy at the dollar store!
Before I had kids, I used to go to that doll aisle at Target that has the 18″ dolls (like the American Girl dolls) with all the cool clothes, accessories, horses, etc. and imagine the day when I could buy all that cool doll stuff! Now I have three kids, but they …

Some time ago, I bought a few rolls of electrical tape for something completely unrelated to DIY/jewelry. Since it is made of vinyl, I realized it would be sturdy enough to withstand the wear and tear of jewelry – so this super easy project was born. My favorite part of this project is the scrapbook sticker embellishments. There is a HUGE …

Recycled cassette tapes and zip ties combine to make a super-cool retro lamp. OOO My Design made this lamp, and I love how the mismatched tapes look when they’re lit up. If I made this lamp, I would want to make it into a pendant lamp (perhaps because my house doesn’t have any built-in overhead lamps, so I always want more overhead light). You can …

Hairspray, deodorant, face cream and other assorted toiletries can all look ugly if left out on display in your bathroom. Why not use pretty paper to cover up the labels and make the bottles themselves worth displaying? Simone at Beach Vintage is talented at making mundane things pretty, and her blog is full of great ideas for making your world beautiful. [how to make dressed …

The seventh Iron Craft challenge and contest of 2011 was “Midas Touch.” The ideas they gave us were using gold leaf, cooking with gold, making jewelry, embellishing clothing or take it in a whole different direction and surprise us all. The only guideline that was set in place is that you keep “gold” in mind, instead of “yellow”. If you have to deviate, then go ‘silver’.

Are you a gourmet salt snob, or would you like to be one? Here’s a simple and cheap way to bring your favorite salts anywhere with you. Make a portable gourmet salt kit! I made these for the men in my family for Christmas, but this kit would be a welcome gift for any occasion, including Father’s Day. (And of course, you can make this …

I’ve always loved fancy, pretty notebooks, but have seldom owned one because of the ridiculous prices they charge for the primo ones.  It’s hard to justify spending $8 on a super-cool, multi-subject notebook when you could get ten times more paper buying plain, single-subject notebooks.  If you’re lucky enough to own or have access to a binding machine, you can make a notebook out of …

I’ll admit it, cleaning my house is not my idea of a good time.  However, finding great deals is tons of fun.  These dollar deals on cleaning supplies (found at Target’s Dollar Spot) may be just what a bargain-hunter like me needs to get her cleaning groove on.   These nifty little items may make cleaning (somewhat) fun: