I’ve finally gotten around to a craft project I’ve been meaning to get to for a loooong time now. At last I took the time to make a pillow from an old sweater! It’s been over a year since my mom passed an old sweater along to me. The sweaterRead More
Quick Halloween Pumpkin Face Glasses
I love being resourceful. I’ve probably said it before but that’s because it’s my favorite thing about the Make Your Own lifestyle. I love that satisfying feeling of using something that was already laying around in a new, useful, frugal, or just plain fun way. Today’s project is one ofRead More
Knitting Pattern for Classic Ripple Baby Afghan
Knitting has been a favorite hobby of mine since I was in grade school. I’ve tinkered around with lots of other crafts and hobbies over the years (beading, scrapbooking, sewing) but the one that I always stick with and keep coming back to is knitting. For me (and for lotsRead More
How To Tint Canning Jars
I’ve been seeing the colored canning jars more and more in the stores lately. Most of the time I’ve seen the blue canning jars for sale, which I’m sure are intended to look like the old vintage jars from years ago. Other times (like when I was in Joann FabricRead More
My Canning Jar Discovery
Canning jars (also known as Mason jars) certainly seem to be enjoying a new revival. I’m sure there are plenty of folks using canning jars for their original purpose of preserving food, but there’s probably more people using canning jars for all kinds of other practical and decorative purposes. I’mRead More
DIY Citronella Candles
A couple weeks ago I got the idea in my head that I wanted to make my own citronella candles to use outdoors this summer to keep those nasty mosquitoes away. It can’t be that hard, I said to myself, to make a nice little homemade citronella candle. Let’s doRead More
Make Your Own Reed Diffuser Liquid
When I decided I wanted to make my own reed diffuser liquid to refill my cute little bottle, I did what most folks do – I jumped on the handy dandy computer and tried to learn how. And that’s when I ended up bouncing all around the internet tryingRead More
How To Make Homemade Watercolor Paints
Today’s recipe started off being a just-for-fun idea to see if it would work, and instead ended up being cheap therapy. No kidding. I’ve been wanting to test this recipe for how to make your own watercolor paints for awhile now. Because I don’t have any little kiddos around myRead More
Make Your Own Greeting Card Envelope
One of the interesting things that’s happened to me as I’ve become a well seasoned homemaker is that I’ve built up little supplies of things around the house to solve last minute problems. I wrote once before about my button box that contains a pretty wild assortment of every kindRead More
DIY Birdseed Cakes For Birdola Stackers
Feeding the birds is a fun little hobby I enjoy during the winter months. This year I’ve added a new bird feeder to my collection – the Birdola Stacker The benefit of the Stacker is that you can stack up different types of birdseed cakes and attract more birds withRead More
Pour Spout Canning Jar Top (From An Old Salt Container!)
Here’s a fun idea if you’re wishing for a top on your canning jar with a pour spout. Just re-use an old salt container! The round boxes that salt are sold in have those nice little metal spouts on them PLUS they’re the same size around as a wideRead More
How to Sew A Homemade Heating Pad
Aches and pains happen in life. When they do, having a reusable heat pack in the house is a great homemade solution. These homemade heating pads are simply squares of fabric filled with rice. A soft yet sturdy fabric like flannel or fleece works the best, and filling themRead More
How to Decorate Jar Lids with Fabric
It sure sounded simple. But, alas, things in life often are not as simple as they first sound. In this case I was looking for a simple way to decorate the lids of my recycled jars and ended up being inspired by none other than Martha Stewart herself. Yup,Read More
DIY Tile Coasters: A Great Way To Use Homemade Mod Podge
Now that I have a freshly made batch of my Homemade Mod Podge, I was all set to make a project that’s been on my want-to-do list for quite awhile. I’ve seen these DIY tile coasters around on Pinterest and some of my friends and family have made them too. Read More
Make Your Own Mod Podge for Decoupage Crafts
For over 40 years, crafters have loved a product named Mod Podge which calls itself the “original all-in-one sealer, glue, and finish”. Mod Podge is most often used for decoupage crafts, which is the art of decorating surfaces with paper cutouts that are sealed, glued, and finished (which is whyRead More
Pine Cones and Toilet Paper Tubes = DIY Bird Feeders
Remember a few weeks ago when I was making my homemade breadcrumbs and I said the birds were gonna hate me because I wasn’t giving them my leftover bread anymore? Well, scratch that. Me and the birds are good again. And the squirrels will probably love me too. That’sRead More
Easy Knit Infinity Scarf
If imitation is the sincerest form of flattery, then my Dear Daughter and her mother-in-law should be very flattered right now. My daughter came over a few weeks ago with a cute little hand knit scarf on that was a Christmas present from her mother-in-law. Did I say itRead More
5 Ways to Make Homemade Ice Packs
Every now and then life hands you a situation that says “I need an icepack!!” Maybe you’ve had an injury or a sprain, perhaps a hurt child needs to soothe a boo boo, someone might be recovering from surgery. . . Or . . maybe you just need to keepRead More
DIY Cardigan Sweater from a Pullover Sweater
I have a new reason to start looking around the thrift stores (Like I really needed a reason – I would go any day just for the joy of it). Nevertheless, the new thing I’m going to keep my eyes open for is some cheap cute pullover sweaters. Not becauseRead More
Homemade Fire Starters
I’ve been waiting all summer to try out my homemade firestarters. Hubby received a metal firepit for his birthday at the beginning of the summer and we thought we would be having many relaxing nights of summer fires. I made up some firestarters and was good to go. BUT – Read More