by Melanie McQ | Mar 23, 2018 | Cheap Crafts, Garden
Every year, the girls and I plant a random assortment of vegetables and flowers. But this year we were give some pallets to play with. So after looking around online for some ideas, we decided on a pallet garden with cinder blocks around the edge. For the girls, the...
by Melanie McQ | Mar 23, 2018 | Cheap Crafts, Polymer Clay Fun
Polymer clay is one of the coolest things ever. I love to make gifts for friends and family, and this is a really nice way to do it. Your imagination is the limit, anything is possible. There will be a lot of pictures here of some fun examples and ideas, and even...
by Melanie McQ | Mar 22, 2018 | Christmas Ornaments
These are some of my favorites. I love the blue and white contrast. Some of these were based on cute ideas i found on Pinterest and some were just trial and error. They could be made in any color or with any scene on the ornament. The separate picture of the snowflake...
by Melanie McQ | Mar 22, 2018 | Cheap Crafts, DIY Birthday Party
Let me say to start with, I had no Idea if this was really going to work (that is pretty much the case most of the time!). The goal was to make kid friendly ninja stars that would actually be able to pop balloons. We were so excited, because they worked GREAT! The...
by Melanie McQ | Mar 2, 2018 | Cheap Crafts, DIY Birthday Party
My oldest daughter wanted to have a Ninjago birthday party. When we started looking for a piñata we were a little disappointed with the selection (and the prices), so we decided to make our own. Our total cost – 2 dollars (yes, really). Now, if you don’t...
