Hey mom friends!  I know you’re busy with carpool, soccer practice, and working on homework with your kids.  I am too.  But I need to tell you something.  My children aren’t perfect. I try to present them as perfect.  We spend hours on behavior, dress and grooming, studying for school, developing talents, etc.  because I […]

If you’ve been following my blog for awhile, then you know that I used to be in charge of the activities for the Relief Society (or women’s group) at my church.  We put on lots of fun activities, like our Christmas Parties (found here and here). Well, recently my calling, or assignment, changed, and now […]

Can you believe this is my 15th post in the Making My Own series? I have loved every minute of it! To celebrate I am sharing a great recipe with you, but in turn I’m going to ask a favor. I would LOVE to take requests and try some recipes out for you. What have you […]

Make your own custom craft table from stock cabinets, plywood, and peel & stick vinyl tiles! One of the first things I did when we moved into our home was hire someone to finish the storage room in our basement.  It was this huge empty space that needed to be something else! After much debate […]

Since Valentine’s Day is coming up, I thought I’d share one of my favorite projects with you!  I made this last year about halfway through February, so I can’t wait to pull it out for my V-day decor this year. For this project, I combined my love of embroidery with Valentine’s Day, and came up […]

This shop has been compensated by Collective Bias, Inc. and its advertiser. All opinions are mine alone. #ShareTheJoyOfPie #CollectiveBias I am so excited to tell you about an awesome service project we do in my area every year.  I love being able to help out in the community, and I love pie. This service project combines them […]

My daughter is ten.  She has one foot still in childhood and the other in coming teenage-hood.   She still likes a few toys, especially cuddly stuffed animals.  But with school, homework, and extracurricular activities, she really doesn’t have time to play with them that often. But, she also wants things like clothes, bubble bath, […]

I picked up a faux jelly-roll of fabric at Walmart and got to work.  This was an easy project- easier than I thought it would be!  It’s basically sewing straight lines.  It has pleats, which I’ve never done before, but the tutorial was so easy to follow that I had no trouble creating and sewing […]

Show your Doctor Who love with this creepy “Don’t Blink” shirt Hey everyone.  I’m Valerie, and I’m a nerd.  I’m showing off my nerdy side today with this creepy and cool Doctor Who tshirt. This is so easy to make with a vinyl cutter, and I am including the .studio file for anyone who wants […]

Life sure gets busy, doesn’t it? My kids are in school all day.  But once they get home, our life is a whirlwind of homework, piano lessons, dance lessons, baseball practice, Cub Scouts, church activities, and more. More often than I’d care to admit, dinner is thrown together at the last minute, or we resort […]

This shop has been compensated by Collective Bias, Inc. and its advertiser. All opinions are mine alone. #StyleMyHoliday #CollectiveBias Did you hit the stores over the holiday weekend?  I didn’t plan to go out, but in the end I did run to a few places to snag some deals.   I like to get my holiday […]

Today I have another PVPP project for you. Paint, Vinyl, Paint, Peel! But this time it was at the request of my best friend. I love it when my friends approach me with projects. It pushes my talents and they reap the rewards! She provided me with the words, color scheme and the general idea, […]

Welcome to the Handmade Hangout- where you can link up all things made by YOU for a chance to be featured on six blogs!  This week I’m featuring three of my favorite projects from last week’s linky. 1.  Bev from Flamingo Toes painted this gorgeous Mason Jar Pallet Art at a Pallet Painting Party.  Doesn’t […]

“Trick or treat, smell my feet” Oh that lovely little rhyme.  I really wish my 5th grade son had never learned the rest of it.  What is it about 10 year olds and potty humor? Still, this part, at least, makes a fun little saying for your whimsical Halloween decor.  I’m over at See Vanessa […]