Before you read this post any further, go and turn on that hot glue gun. Because by the time it warms up, you'll be finished reading this tutorial and ready to start making these super cute spider barrettes! Then count 300 seconds real slow...that's all the time it takes before they're done and ready to wear! I love quick projects! TOOLS & MATERIALS: 2" silver French barrette hair clips Black felt Scissors Hot glue gun Spiders embellishments Note: the spiders are adhesives t

There is something so sophisticated about these hearts that while the colours are playful for children to wear, adults can so pull off this look too (in fact, I've been wearing the blue earrings all weekend!) The hearts themselves were a package of 16 adhesive gemstones in four colours that I picked up a while ago from Hobby Lobby. But of instead of using them for scrapbooking as they were original intended, I decided on some new accessory pieces! The barrettes were made wit

When I started gathering all the photos for this post, my original idea was to have one big compilation of DIY gifts for all the categories including accessories and jewellery, office and craft room, paper crafts, decor, and more. But I realized that there was just too much to show in one post, so I decided to break it down. Therefore, here's the first of several posts in this series of DIY projects that you can do for gifting this holiday season. Don't forget to share it

For a quick and colourful key chain craft, pick up some embroidery floss and follow the steps below. I'm all about the simple-to-do crafts, but these tassels are perfect because I like how chunky they are! Plus, tassels are in now more than ever. To make your version, you'll need: TOOLS & MATERIALS: Floss in 3 colours (min. 7.3 m per skein) Key ring Sally Hansen's clear top coat Embroidery scissors Fabric scissors DIRECTIONS: 1. Cut a lengthy piece of floss from one of the

The transition here from summer to Fall was indeed a slow one which I am grateful for, but now I am really starting to feel the chills in the morning. Since my daughter and I walk to school, it's important we bundle up! Check out how I gave these plain Walmart gloves a little pom pom love to keep my hands nice and toasty. Bonus: there's no sewing required! TOOLS & MATERIALS: One pair of plain gloves ($3 at Walmart!) Neon pom poms Hot glue gun DIRECTIONS: Simply, lay out a p

I just couldn't let Valentine's pass without at least one conversation hearts DIY! For this project, I up-cycled a plain white shirt

In an effort to break up some of the Valentine posts, I have a non-holiday one for you today.  However, I did need a couple of new key chain

Can you tell the difference between these two keys? They aren't the same, but when you start dealing with similar looking keys to unlock the door to your house, you can't always stop to look for that subtle difference between them. I took old nail colours to differentiate my home and garage key. The only difficult thing about this project was waiting for the enamel to dry! TOOLS & MATERIALS: Nail polish in two shades (or more, depending on the number of keys) Washi tape Scis

If I have one obsession in the world, it's jute twine. It's a versatile product with a "natural" look, something that I've taken to like especially in decorating my home. But when it comes to crafts, the possibilities are also endless. Today's project are these simple braided jute key chains! TOOLS & MATERIALS: Jute (mine is 3Ply) Fabric scissors Hot glue gun Key rings DIRECTIONS: 1. Cut two lengths of twine, one longer than the other. 2. Fold the longer twine around the

Over the holidays, I cleaned out my daughter's clip drawer. She collected a few clips since birth, and I remember putting these teeny tiny pink ones in her hair when she was just a newborn. Sigh. Her hair grew and grew and grew, and it's thick like mine, so those poor and pretty mini pink clips didn't last too long. But I kept them anyways, and a few others like it over the years and finally had to say goodbye to make room for new clips. Here's where this project comes to