Recycle: DIY Craft Caddy

Sometimes we get into a project and need a lot of supplies to work with. Since all of our supplies are kept in our craft closet it usually takes awhile to get everything (and even longer to put it up) out because we have to take many trips. Well one day while we were getting drinks at Quiktrip, we had too many to carry in one trip so we had to use one of their drink carriers. And this is when we got our brilliant idea! The drink carrier would be PERFECT for helping us carry our craft supplies. So as soon as we got our drinks home we put the drink carrier to work.  But we didn't care for the boring tan carrier so we livened it up a little bit with color. 

We also cleaned out an old can, spray painted it gold, and put it in one of the spots in our caddy. It is perfect for holding pencils, markers, paint brushes, scissors, etc. 

Our caddy is perfect for carrying our smaller craft supplies such as paint, glue, tape, beads, string, etc. And it can be filled with different things depending on which project you are doing.

At the end of the day if we aren't done with our project we just put the materials back in our caddy and sit it out of the way for the next day. And when are project is complete we put everything back in the craft closet. Then our caddy is empty and ready to be filled when we start our next project. xoxo, Britt + Sky

DIY Scrabble Magnets

We made some fun scrabble magnets for our fridge. They are perfect for hanging art work, grocery list, or reminders. All you need is scrabble letters and self-adhesive magnets. You should try these. They are super cute and better than most store bought magnets. 

You can either make a magnet that spells out a word or just a single letter magnet. For a whole word we used a self adhesive magnet strip. For the single letter we used  circle self-adhesive magnets. You could also cut the strips for the single letter magnets, if you don't  have any circle magnets.  

The single letter magnets are best for small notes, reminders, and pictures. We made Noah's name to hang his art work. The whole word magnet is perfect for your kiddos art work, and if you have more than one they can each have their own!

The best part is you can make any word or name you would like! Try it for yourself. :) xoxo, Britt + Sky

DIY Paint Dipped Art

I had seen cool "Paint Dipped Art" on Pinterest before and I wanted to try it out because I loved how it looked. If you don't know what I'm talking about, it is where people take art they find at the thrift store and paint it to look like it has been dipped in paint. (If I just confused you even more click here or here for examples) I love the way it looks. But there has been some controversy over the idea of covering up someone else's artwork with paint. So to keep everyone happy I decided I would just cover my own art work. 

I used a canvas to make my dipped artwork. First I painted the canvas a cream color. Then I used a pencil to draw out my art, a sugar skull. After my drawing was complete I taped the part of the drawing I wanted to show, than painted the rest a teal color (which is the "dipped" portion of my piece). After it dried I removed the tape and placed a piece of tape on the edge of the teal ( near where my drawing would be) so I didn't get any black in my "dipped" area. Then I just outlined the rest of my drawing that was still showing with black paint. And this is the result..

I love the paint dipped look and how my piece turned out. And I did it all without covering up someone else's work. :) xo, Sky

DIY Easter Centerpiece

I am always trying to come up with fun centerpieces for my table. I like for them to be inexpensive, fairly easy, and something that I can save and reuse.  

As I was trying to figure out what I should do for Easter, I found these super cute berry baskets at the craft store. So I bought them and decided that I would find a way to make them work :)

I purchased cute and colorful paper grass to use in the baskets. And our mom found these awesome chalkboard eggs. They are perfect for customizing! Noah and Skylar decorated them with some colorful chalk. I think this will make a fun yearly tradition of decorating the eggs. 

I used 5 baskets that I have spread across the table. Depending on the size of your table you could do more or less. As a rule of thumb, I try to use an odd number.  

If you are looking for a fun, inexpensive, and kid-friendly easter decor project, this is for you. You and the kiddos will have fun customizing it! xo, Britt

Gallery Wall Pom-Pom Decor

On our gallery wall we have an open frame that we change out through different holidays, parties, and seasons. For Easter we knew we needed something bright and fun. So we cam up with this pom-pom decor that is simple, but looks good on the gallery wall.

All we used was:

• string (any bright color, but mixed colors looks the best)
• tape
• frame
• scissors

1. Head on over to our Diy Pom Poms and learn how to make the pom poms. Complete three pom-poms that are the same size. (Leave the piece of the yarn you tied your pom-pom together with long so you have something to attach it to the frame with.)
2. Then cut the pieces of string different lengths so they are not all the same and tape it to the back of your picture frame. 

That was pretty painless right? It is super simple, but it's not your typical Easter decoration. And we like decorations that aren't like the rest. It also goes well with the rest of our decorations we have for Easter! Come back tomorrow to see more. :) xoxo, Britt + Sky