Thanks Playskool for sponsoring this post. As always, all thoughts, opinions, and photos are my own. #PlayskoolCrew Last month I shared a little big about Oliver’s favorite new toy, the Playskool Sesame Street Play All Day Elmo. He’s at an age where it’s hard to find anything that will keep his attention for longer than a minute, but his Elmo is one of his favorites. The Play All Day Elmo
Archives for November 2015
Beaded Wrap Bracelets
I’ve partnered with Creativebug to test out a few of their classes, and I started out by making these beaded wrap bracelets. This post also contains affiliate links. Thanks for supporting the brands that make Lines Across possible. Last year I started a mission to be aimlessly creative. I wanted to spend more time making and learning things without constantly overthinking things. Especially since I’m a blogger, I would ask
Huge Holiday Gift Guide and GIVEAWAY
Ok, so this is BIG! I’ve been working on putting together a holiday gift guide and giveaway and now it’s finally here. I’ve teamed up with 12 other bloggers who are also hosting their own giveaways and so many amazing prizes up for grabs. I’ve included links to all of the other giveaways at the bottom of this post, but you can start by visiting Making Home Base. I’m giving
Glittery DIY Ornaments
If you follow me on Instagram, you know that I love to make a mess. There’s nothing quite as fun as getting out your paint, glitter, paper, scissors and just being creative without a care in the world. However, as someone who loves to make a mess, I’ve done more than my fair share of cleaning. Cleaning is the necessary evil that goes along with mess making, and I’m always
Faux Glazed Planter
I don’t know what exactly it is about succulents, but I can’t resist buying them. I don’t think I’ve ever made it in and out of Home Depot without picking up at least one little cactus or succulent. This past summer I also started a little propagation project. It’s going pretty well, but very slowly. Well ever since I saw these beads by the very talented Fran of Fall for DIY,
Embossed Gold Pineapple Gift Tags
Guess what?! The new Silhouette Curio machine is now available at Michael’s stores. There are so many new possibilities with the new machine – you can even cut through wood or leather with the deep cut blade. Thanks Michael’s for sending me a machine to test out! I started out by making these fun embossed gold pineapple gift tags, and I know I’ll be making a lot more! I just
DIY Snowman Snack Cups with Goldfish®
Goldfish crackers are a favorite snack around our house, and I’m thrilled to be partnering with Goldfish and Socialstars over the next year to bring you some fun crafts and activities. As always, all photos and opinions are my own. Thanks for supporting the brands that make Lines Across possible! #GoldfishCrowd The holidays are an especially busy time for everyone, but especially for me as a blogger. However, since so much of the work
Rainbow Christmas Tree
I’m not normally a do things early type of person. However when Michael’s challenged all of the Michael’s Makers to the annual Dream Tree Challenge, I was excited to see what I could come up with. Now I toyed around with a lot of ideas but I finally settled on a Rainbow Christmas Tree. I had to make a lot of the ornaments myself (or spray paint them at