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DIY Sibling Christmas Shirts + Free SVG

Don’t miss your change to snag this “Christmas in July” freebie – it’s a fun, hand lettered, “Tis the Season to be Jolly” design you can use to make DIY Sibling Christmas Shirts for three children! Happy Christmas in July! As much as I am NOT ready for summer to be over, I always think it’s fun to get a little dose of Christmas in July. In fact, this is the time of year that I get excited about brainstorming and planning for handmade Christmas gifts. Yes, I know that’s CRAZY – but just hear me out. […]

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Easy Christmas Potpourri Gift Jars with Free Printable Tags

One of my favorite things to do during the Christmas season is to fill my home with Christmas-ey smells. I am a sucker for Christmas candles and I burn them almost non-stop through the months of November and December! As much as I love candles, though, there’s nothing more “authentic” smelling than stovetop potpourri. Have you ever used it before? You can buy pre-made mixes or easily put together your own using some combination of things like cinammon sticks, cloves, nutmeg, allspice, rosemary, evergreen branches, cranberries, and lemons or oranges. You cover it with water and simmer […]

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Christmas Home Tour

Welcome to my home! I’m so glad you stopped by to take a peek at our house all decked out for Christmas. I can’t wait to show you around! Before we get started, one quick aside: this is kind of a milestone blog post for me, because this is my FIRST EVER home tour. I’ve wanted to do one for a long time, but my perfectionism got the best of me. I never got the house decorated for a particular season until it was almost over…or I couldn’t get good enough pictures…or a […]

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Free Printable Christmas Gift Planning List

Halloween has come and gone and it feels like all of a sudden I’m already behind on Christmas preparations. Which is crazy, considering it’s still over a month away…but I set a goal of having all my Christmas gifts DONE by Thanksgiving, so I only have a few weeks left! Even if you haven’t set a deadline for yourself, it’s definitely a good time to really get serious about your Christmas gift planning – especially if you are hand making some of your gifts. I think all too often handmade Christmas gifts get a bad […]

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Dec

DIY Farmhouse Christmas Wreath

Tired of spending $$$ on fresh wreaths every year? Make your own DIY farmhouse Christmas wreath with faux florals and a grapevine wreath to reuse year after year. The best part is there’s no glue involved, so you can change it up with different accents each year, or leave it as-is! Okay, fellow crafters. You know when you get an idea in your head of a project to make, but you’re not exactly sure *how* to go about creating it…so you just get supplies together and start creating, without any idea how it’s going… READ MORE

Dec

Mini Wreath Gift Tags

Use your Silhouette to sketch and cut these simple DIY Mini wreath gift tags for Christmas! They’re inexpensive, easy to make, and will add some major WOW factor to your wrapped gifts under the tree. Thanks to my friends at Silhouette America for sponsoring this post. As always, all thoughts and opinions are completely my own! I only associate with companies and products that I love and personally recommend. This post contains affiliate links – click here to read my full disclosure. “Brown paper packages tied up with string, these are a few of my… READ MORE

Nov

Silhouette Black Friday Sale Review – My Picks & Passes

Yahoooo….it’s here!!! Seriously, this is my favorite crafty sale of the YEAR, and I’m always so darn excited to share my Silhouette Black Friday Sale review with you. The best part is…there’s something for EVERYONE in this sale. Whether you are looking to buy your very first digital craft cutting machine, you already own a Silhouette, or even if you already own a Cricut…there are deals here that you will definitely want to take advantage of. I’ve organized this post into several different categories based on what you already own and what you’re shopping… READ MORE

Nov

Silhouette Print-and-Cut Christmas Cards

Looking for a way to add a unique twist to your regular old family photo Christmas cards this year? Use your Silhouette to add a simple print-and-cut overlay to your cards. They’ll look professional and expensive, at a fraction of the cost! Special thanks to my friends at Silhouette America for sponsoring this post! As always, all thoughts and opinions are completely mine. This post contains affiliate links – click here to read my full disclosure. Christmas cards are one of my favorite things about the holiday season. Instead of a mailbox full… READ MORE

Nov

20 Make Ahead Christmas Cookies

Looking to lessen the holiday stress load a bit this year? Try some of these delicious Make Ahead Christmas Cookies! These freezer friendly Christmas cookie recipes are a perfect way to get a lot of variety on your cookie plate, without spending an entire weekend in the kitchen. I think it goes without saying for all of us that the month of December is pure craziness. I mean, most of it is good crazy – lots of time with friends and family, parties, concerts, shopping and wrapping, church events, etc – but I always… READ MORE

Oct

DIY Greatest Showman Costumes: PT Barnum

Are you a fan of The Greatest Showman? Here are all the details on our DIY Greatest Showman Costumes, including the pattern I used to make the PT Barnum tailcoat for my 4 year old son. My kids both adore the movie, The Greatest Showman – in fact, it’s one of very few movies that they both genuinely love. My husband and I really like it too, so I was thrilled when they agreed on coordinating Halloween costumes from that movie! Yesterday, I shared my daughter’s DIY Anne Wheeler costume, and today I’m sharing… READ MORE

Oct

DIY Greatest Showman Costumes: Anne Wheeler

DIY Greatest Showman Costumes: transform store-bought purple leotard into a beautiful Anne Wheeler costume for Halloween or cosplay! Here we are again, sharing details of our DIY Halloween costumes a few days before Halloween. Plenty of time for you to recreate this costume, right? Ha. Every year, I have grand dreams of getting costumes finished a month out so I can blog about them in plenty of time…but every year (except last year, when I was due with our third baby at the beginning of October so I had a little more pressing deadline to get costumes finished early),… READ MORE

Oct

MORE Free Disney Cut Files

Even more ideas for DIY Disney shirts – use your Silhouette or Cricut to create a custom shirt for your trip to Disney using these fun and free Disney cut files and SVGs! It’s been almost exactly two years since our trip to Disney World with our then-family-of-four…and I’m starting to get the itch to go back ;-) Of course, I used my Silhouette to make a bunch of DIY Disney shirts for the family for that trip – I mean, what’s the point of owning a craft cutting machine if you DON’T use… READ MORE

Oct

Painted Pumpkin Ideas for Fall Decor

Browse through this great list of painted pumpkin ideas for craft nights, kid activities, fall decor, or just for fun! ‘Tis the season for PUMPKINS! I love how easy and versatile pumpkins are for anything fall-related. Throw some small faux pumpkins on your shelf and a few more on your front porch and bam, you’re decorated for fall. And there’s no need to go with your plain basic orange pumpkin unless you really want to – you can craft or buy pumpkins in any and all styles and colors. Cover them with fabric, carve them, draw on them,… READ MORE

Sep

Hocus Pocus Halloween Sign + Sanderson Sisters Brewery Cut File

Are you a fan of Hocus Pocus? Use this Sanderson Sisters Brewery cut file to whip up a quick reverse canvas Hocus Pocus Halloween Sign or t-shirt! I’m a child of the 90s, so naturally I grew up with Hocus Pocus. While I was a little young to see it in theaters when it first came out (I think I was 7 or 8?), once I was a little bit older I remember watching it on network television every year around Halloween. There’s something about that movie that makes it fun for all ages…it hit… READ MORE

Sep

DIY Disney Halloween Shirt – Free Minnie Spider Web Cut File

Use your Silhouette or Cricut to make your own DIY Disney Halloween shirt with this free Minnie Spider Web cut file! Perfect for an October trip to Disney, or just for fun. In mid-October two years ago, we took a trip to Florida and did four days at Disney World with our then-2-year-old and 5-year-old. It was a terrific time of year to go – low crowds, great weather, and fun fall and Halloween decorations all over the parks. Of course, I used my Silhouette machine to DIY lots of custom shirts for us to… READ MORE

Aug

Top 10 Best Blogs for Free Cut Files

Looking for blogs with free SVGs? Here’s a list of the best blogs for free cut files. These creative Silhouette and Cricut bloggers share great freebies with awesome tutorials! I love finding free cut files on craft blogs. I mean, duh, who doesn’t love free stuff? But not it’s not just that – it’s because bloggers almost always have some project ideas and inspiration to go along with them, and often a tutorial as well! Sure, you can subscribe to all kinds of graphic design websites and shops to get weekly freebies and whatnot… READ MORE

Jul

Small Deck Decorating Ideas: Our Deck Tour

Need small deck decorating ideas? See how we maximized the space on our small deck to include a seating area with fire pit plus dining area, and how we decorated it to be functional, practical, and inviting. This post contains affiliate links. Click here to read my full disclosure. We are deck people. I was a bit taken aback last summer when my good friend and neighbor told me, “we’re not deck people. We just don’t spend any time out on our deck.” WHAT?? There are actually people like that? The thought had honestly… READ MORE

Jul

DIY Sibling Christmas Shirts + Free SVG

stay-at-home mom to three beautiful children, wife to an incredible husband, and daughter of a loving God. I freely admit that I am not always the most creative or original person when it comes to crafting, decorating, organizing, cooking, etc...but I love being inspired by great ideas and putting my own spin on them! Look around, stay a while, and I hope through my *unoriginality* I can provide some inspiration to you, too!
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