How to Make a Hexagon Gift Box with a Bee Theme
Make a hexagon gift box using a piece of poster board, then add some bee details and your gift box will look like it's from a beehive. Fill it full of goodies ...
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Coiled Paper Picture Frame
Decorate a wood craft frame with coiled paper to make quilling designs from paper strips. Perfect for a DIY Instax photo frame.
May Pinterest Challenge Blog Ho...
Avengers T-shirt
How to make your own Avengers t-shirt, like this DIY Captain America shirt with the shield symbol on it. Learn how to use foil transfer without a cutting machin...
How to Make a Mini Book Necklace
Make a miniature book charm for your necklace. A photo tutorial on how to make perfect little mini journal to wear as jewelry. Or just make a functional mini bo...
February Pinterest Challenge: DIY Journal Necklace
Welcome to the February Pinterest Challenge Blog Hop! The purpose of this hop is to motivate us to not just hoard pins, but to make it happen!
I just love lo...
Cute Paper Fruit Embellishments
Learn how to make these adorable cut paper fruit characters with an easy-to-follow video tutorial. They make the perfect embellishment for cards, scrapbooking, ...
How to Make a Pop-up Card Inspired by Paddington 2
How to make a pop-up card with a paper bouquet of flowers, video tutorial, inspired by the pop-up book from the movie Paddington 2. Give a pop-up card for a bir...
Top 10 DIY Projects in 2017
Check out Simple Practical Beautiful’s most popular DIY Projects in 2017. A year of Do-it-yourself furniture, crafts, cleaning, succulents, and lots of projec...
Coco Guitar
How to make the Disney Pixar’s Coco Guitar into a miniature or key chain. Use foam to make Ernesto’s guitar from the movie Coco.
My daughter and I saw Di...
Herb Butter Spread
A recipe for delicious whipped herb butter with rosemary that makes a perfect gift with fresh bread. I’m excited to be joining the Handmade Holidays Bl...
DIY Bread Set Foodie Gift
Give a fresh bread gift basket with a cutting board and bread bag. Use a wood burning tool to decorate and customize the cutting board and the linen bread bag.
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DIY Spa Gift Set
How to make a DIY spa gift set with handmade lavender soap and bath salt that will make a perfect Mother’s Day, Christmas, or birthday gift.
Handmade Lavende...
Make a Jean Purse from an Old Pair of Jeans Pants
Make a stylish jean purse or bag by upcycling an old pair of jeans and an old belt. A great way to repurpose old jeans, plus you can make a cute gift by persona...
How to make a shield
It's easy to make a shield out of a pizza pan and a few simple supplies. Watch the video tutorial for all the details.
We made 10 of these shields for our Pe...
How to Make a Friendship Bracelet
Friendship bracelets are a fun, inexpensive, and easy summer project for kids to make. They can make them to wear or make them to share with friends.
My 9 ye...
Cars 3 Felt Race Track
The Disney Pixar Cars 3 movie inspired this easy DIY felt race track and city with roads and a dirt track. It's perfect for your Mattel Cars toys to drive on.
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A Carved Wood Journal
Make a custom carved notebook or wood journal out of plywood. It makes the perfect personalized gift or treasured keepsake.
Last year, I saw Serena from Thri...
How to Make a Kite: Inspired by Born in China
Make a kite by reusing an old magazine and watch Disney’s “Born in China” to celebrate Earth Day.
Our family went to see DisneyNature’s Born in China...
Beauty and the Beast Rose and Glass Cloche
Make a miniature version of the floating rose and glass cloche from Disney’s Beauty and the Beast using an old wine glass and an etching tool.
My oldest daug...
Personalized Photography Note cards
Create beautiful personalized note cards that look professional with this Microsoft Word template.
I am so lucky to have an amazing graphic designer as my hu...
Deathly Hallows Shirt
Use craft inks to make a deathly hallows t-shirt or design your own customized t-shirt.
Remember in my post about the Personalized Water Bottle Holders, I sa...
Gifts for the Tech Lover
12 innovative, unique, and affordable gift ideas for the tech lover this Christmas, including speakers, disposable flash drives, and a way to connect to your ca...
14 Gift Ideas to Make for Teens and Tweens
A round-up of DIY gift ideas for teens and tweens that you can make and they will love.
Now that my kids are getting older, the things they want for Christma...
Moana’s necklace
Learn how to make Moana's necklace with hemp, and how to make a charm that looks like Moana's locket. A great DIY jewelry and gift idea.
My daughter and I just...
Artist Gift Set
Put together a set of quality art supplies to create the perfect gift for any artist or creative friend.
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Make a DIY Portable Art Easel Out of an Old Wood Case
Make a portable artist’s easel that will store painting supplies from an old wood suitcase.
An Old Art Case
My daughter had this old case that she was going...
Give a Jewelry Making Kit
Create a jewelry-making kit to give to your favorite teen or tween this year. Include a good how-to book and lots of fun supplies.
My kids have lots of stuff...
A Personalized Water Bottle Holder and a Blog Hop
A personalized water bottle holder makes a great gift for a fitness enthusiast, health-conscious friend, or anyone who carries around a water bottle.
I’ve ...
Fixing Up an Old Toy Wheel Barrow
Fix up and refinish that old, worn out toy instead of throwing it away. A trip to the hardware store and a little paint made this wheel barrow look like new.
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4 Ways to Refinish a Music Stand
Anything can be refinished, including music stands. Here’s four ways to refinish and update a standard black music stand into something more artistic.
My d...
Lego Friends Outfits
Make a LEGO Friends outfit for your LEGO-loving girl. A perfect gift for tweens or any girl who loves to build with LEGO Friend sets.
My daughters are maste...
How to Alter a Pattern
Love making costumes but can’t find the right pattern? It’s easy to alter a pattern to create any costume you can imagine.
Last year our family dressed u...
Nerf Steampunk Gun
Turn a plastic Nerf dart gun into a steampunk blaster. It’s easy to make a steampunk gun with just a little paints and some details.
For my birthday this y...
DIY Soccer Goal
Make your own DIY soccer goal with some PVC pipe and joints and some netting. It’s an easy DIY project, and a great gift for a soccer-loving kid.
I’m exc...
How to Make a Terrarium: for Kids
Making a terrarium is a fun project for kids. It’s fun, creative, messy, and it teaches about taking care of something living. Once you've gathered the necess...
Cutting Board Refresh
Refreshing an old cutting board is easy with a little food-safe oil, but why not add an interesting new design feature while your at it? Here's how.
My favor...
Brushed Metal Bowl
I took an old, stained metal bowl and gave it a brushed metal finish to hide the flaws and give it interest.
When I got this great metal bowl second hand, I ...
Little Tikes Toddler Batmobile
We transformed a Little Tikes play car into a toddler Batmobile for my son's 2nd birthday. His sisters even updated their Barbie car into a Batmobile too, so ...
Pointillism with Jane
This month, I have been organizing our elementary school’s annual PTA Reflections Program, where students submit artwork to be judged at the local, state, and...