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Archives for September 2015

Free Printable Bat Pillow Boxes

September 30, 2015 by Rachel 1 Comment

Free Printable Bat Pillow Boxes

  Pillow boxes are some of the easiest boxes to make, because they require very little cutting and you only have to glue/tape them in one place. They also store flat and take up no space, and when you’re ready to use them, you can just pop them into place. I’ve shared a number of other Halloween themed pillow boxes last year including friendly monsters, jack-o-lanterns, mummies, Dracula, and Frankenstein. (These

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DIY Post-it Note Confetti

September 18, 2015 by Rachel 2 Comments

DIY Post-it Note Confetti

This idea is so simple that I almost didn’t post it (pun not intended haha). But sometimes when I’m photographing a project I’ll think at the last minute that confetti would be a nice touch. Usually I’m rushing to get good pictures before the light changes or a certain cutie wakes up from his nap, so I don’t always have much time. So I started cutting up Post-it Notes to make

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Little Engineers

September 16, 2015 by Rachel Leave a Comment

Little Engineers

We’ve been enjoying reviewing these Playskool toys as a part of a sponsored partnership with Playskool through Socialstars. I only work with brands and products that I really love and truly recommend, and as always, all thoughts, opinions, and pictures are my own. #Playskoolcrew I may have mentioned my love of engineering before. When I first started college, I wanted to be a mechanical engineer. I wanted to design things and

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10 Simple and Beautiful Handmade Mugs

September 9, 2015 by Rachel 3 Comments

10 Simple and Beautiful Handmade Mugs

Mugs make such great crafts. It’s easy to find plain white mugs. There are so many fun ways you can transform them into something unique and beautiful. You get to then enjoy your handmade mug every morning when drinking coffee. Plus, they make great gifts. I’ve gathered together 10 simple and beautiful handmade mugs. They all have helpful step by step instructions, plus tips on making sure your mug will

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How to Take White Background Pictures

September 8, 2015 by Rachel 34 Comments

How to Take White Background Pictures

  Probably the number one questions I get asked as a blogger is, “how do you get your backgrounds so white.” I absolutely love white backgrounds and I often even obsess about getting that perfect white without the picture looking over edited. White backgrounds seem simple, but if you’ve ever tried to photograph on them you probably know they are actually really tricky. Part of the reason is that the

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Cute Tote Bags for Creatives

September 7, 2015 by Rachel Leave a Comment

Cute Tote Bags for Creatives

Update: Free Shipping has been extended a few days, but you have to click on this link to get the offer – Free Shipping at Society6 A few months ago, I started a shop at Society6. At first I listed some of the watercolor prints I had been doing lately, but then I started listing a lot more of the creative pictures I have been sharing on Instagram, and I

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DIY Watercolor Pumpkins

September 1, 2015 by Rachel 20 Comments

DIY Watercolor Pumpkins

I’m really excited to be sharing my first tutorial as a part of the Michael’s Maker’s program. Basically, each month, Michael’s challenges all of us to a specific theme. This month’s challenge is to decorate a craft pumpkin! Of course I ended out decorating mine with watercolors (big surprise!), and I love how they turned out. I actually first tried dip dying pumpkins (craft fail) and painting them with a

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