I love to walk.  I have a date with one of my closest friends to walk two days at week after we drop the kids off at school.  I am always wondering how far I’ve gone.  Having a pedometer on my waistband drives me crazy.  I swing my arms when I walk and I am always banging it and knocking it loose or off.  I needed a …

I’m always at a loss as to what to get teachers for teacher appreciation day. I want to give them something useful but not something that they already have a bajillion of (mugs, anyone?). This dry erase board I wrote about on Creative Green Living is useful and multi-functional. You can even make it with magnets so they can take it home and use it on their fridge …

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We’ve seen many variations on the sunburst/starburst mirror, and we love them all!  And just when we think we’ve seen them all, BAM!  Someone comes up with another great idea for us to share.  This version was made by Amy at My 3 Monsters using deconstructed clothespins glue back-to-back.  I love how it gives the ends a soft, rounded look – and you can use …

Every month Dollar Store Crafts gets a fun box of goodies from Martha Stewart Crafts.  This month we got a box full of satin paints and adhesive silkscreen.  I always have a few crafts on hand for when the Martha box comes.  I had some candle holders I couldn’t wait to make and adding some pretty painted silkscreen flowers finished the look.

Project Estimate:

Candle stick holders, …

My house came with a media room, which we currently use as a playroom for our kids.  I’m still trying to decorate it to look like a theater, and I spotted some cool spotlight lamps in a high end catalog.  I was determined to recreate the look for less, and I think I succeeded.  My spotlight is a huge hit with my husband and kids! …

Easter is over, but the Peeps live on for weeks! If you’re like me, you have three full boxes of Peeps left in your cabinet. Sure, you could eat them, do Peeps jousting, make a Peeps hat, or do a Peeps treasure hunt. Or, you can create a quick game of Angry Peeps for all your Angry Birds fans. Best of all? It’s a real-life …

I thought I was done with my Easter crafting, but on a whim I wandered through the holiday section at Dollar Tree one last time – just in case, ya know?  That’s when I came across a set of interesting plastic eggs, designed to sit upright with transparent, domed tops on them.  I immediately thought of my Easter egg faux terrarium project and decided it …

Yesterday I showed you the Peeps Terrarium we came up with during our Peeps-inspired crafternoon. Here’s another quick and super simple idea for edible crafting with Peeps: Peeps Pops featuring Peeps Bunnies in Grass on a stick. Say that five times fast!
Project Materials:

Peeps, $1
Popsicle sticks or pop sticks, $1 and up
Shredded coconut, $1 or on hand
Green food coloring, $1 or on hand
White chocolate melts or …

Peeps are a traditional Easter candy in my family — we must have them every year, or it isn’t really Easter. I am always excited to see them at my local dollar store when I start shopping for Easter basket supplies and goodies. This year I picked up a few boxes of Peeps so we could get creative with them — I put the boxes …