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August 2016

Get Creative in the Garden With Seating Made from Pallets
Crafts & Mixed Media

Get Creative in the Garden

Don’t forget to get creative in the garden, too! When it comes to your outdoor spaces, it’s easy to design a special space without busting the budget. There are many ideas that reuse and recycle items into fun, creative outdoor decoration. Here are some ways…

August 26, 2016
10-minute Cookie gift Basket Tutorial
Crafts & Mixed Media

10 Minute Cookie Gift Basket

I found this 10-minute cookie gift basket idea on Pinterest and it turned out to be a fast, easy way to create a pretty gift basket for homemade goodies. This was much prettier than putting in a box or in a cellophane bag. Plus, it’s…

August 20, 2016
Gift Bag Greeting Card Tutorial
Crafts & Mixed Media

Make A Gift Bag Greeting Card

In just 45 minutes, you can transform a gift bag into a unique, self-mailing greeting card. This gift bag greeting card idea creates a unique card with pockets for hidden surprises. Instructions to make a gift bag greeting card Start with a standard gift…

August 15, 2016
Summer Themed Scrapbook Mini Album
Scrapbooking

Scrapbooking Summer

So fun to have these photos of my friends granddaughter to put in a mini album to celebrate summer. Scrapbooking summer required some new paper so I picked up this joyful beach-theme paper by Carta Bella called Beach Day. I couldn’t wait to use it in…

August 4, 2016
Hashtag Scrapbook Card Collection
Scrapbooking

The Hashtag Scrapbook Card Collection

Hashtags are a part of life these days thanks to social media. Here’s a new pocket scrapbook card collection based around our use of hashtags. This fun, family oriented scrapbook card collection is perfect to spice up page layouts, mini albums and craft projects.…

August 3, 2016
Stitched mini scrapbook album tutorial
Scrapbooking

Making A Stitched Mini Scrapbook Album

A popular way to put together mini albums is using rings. But if you want an album that is more book like, try hand stitched mini scrapbook album. Today I’m sharing my easy peasy process for making the base of a the mini album. You…

August 2, 2016