DIY Birthday Party
We simply don’t have much money to spend on birthday party decorations so I’m always looking for cheap or free diy party favors and more.
Polymer Clay Crafts
I’m always looking for crafts we can do at home that all ages can have fun with.
Cheap DIY Costumes
My kids always choose the crazies characters to be for Halloween. Buying costumes is just not an option.
Handmade Christmas
Lately I’m loving making Christmas ornaments!
Pie Earrings
One of my children loves pumpkin pie, so I decided to make her some pie earrings! These were super simple. First, I picked out the color and started shaping the crust and the filling separately. After I was happy with it, I squished them together. I made the little...
Fall leaves polymer clay earrings
These turned out super nice! Honestly though, they were kind of a pain to make. Lots of little jump brings and just little pieces everywhere. First, I used my leaf mold and some different clay colors to shape the leaves. I did have to use my X-Acto blade to tidy up...
Beach Earrings
The beach is one of our favorite places to visit, so these were a lot of fun to make. They are pretty simple and turned out really nice. First, I rolled out a backing color, to make the earrings a little thicker. Then you can start adding your layers for sand and...
Igloo Ornament
Every year I make handmade ornaments for family and friends, and it is getting increasingly difficult to come up with new ideas. This year’s ornament turned out totally different than what I normally make. It’s a little 3-D igloo, with little penguins! For these, I...
Flower Art
Our neighbor gave us this cool little project idea. She saw someone else do this and it turned out pretty cool. So we gave it a try. All you need, is some small flowers, paper and a spoon. So first, we went outside and picked a bunch of little flowers (they were...
Star Wars Piñata R2d2 DIY
This piñata was made per special request for a friends sons birthday. He asked for a R2-D2 piñata, and that is what he got! Let me first say that I don’t measure for these and things never turn out quite straight or even. I figure the kids are going to destroy it...
Iron Man Piñata DIY
Another birthday party! This time my nine-year-old requested an Iron Man piñata. So here we go! First I drew the shape of iron man’s head onto piece of cardboard and cut it out two times (it does kind of look like an egg, but the end result still resembled Iron Man...
Chocolate Shells
We had a seahorse themed birthday party for my youngest daughter. These were super easy and they ended up looking great. To make these I just bought white chocolate and milk chocolate. We melted them in the microwave, following the directions on the bag. I poured both...
Seahorse Piñata DIY
We made this piñata for my six-year-old’s birthday party. She could not decide between a seahorse and a unicorn, so we combined the two. That made her one happy birthday girl! So unfortunately I did not do a very good job at taking step by step pictures. But making...
Spider Mini Piñatas (Harry Potter Party Theme)
As party favors for her Harry Potter birthday, we thought it would be fun to make lots of tiny little spider piñatas. They were fun to make and even fun to smash! Empty cereal boxes are filled tastic for making miniature piñatas. They are easy to cut, and we always...
Harry Potter Balloon Party Game
At our Harry Potter birthday party, we let the children paint their own wands (in another post). We thought it would be a cool idea to make them a “float” their balloons across the yard using their new wands. They had a blast! They ended up playing this game way...
Harry Potter Party Invitation
My oldest daughter decided on a hairy Potter birthday party. We found this really cool invitation idea on Pinterest, and we went for it. I was assuming that I was going to have to draw the owls, but my daughter wanted to do it all by herself, and she did fantastic! I...