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Make Your Own Stamps

July 27, 2012 by Rachel 28 Comments

Make Your Own Stamps

After posting all of those wonderful DIY stamp ideas, I had to try a few of my own. These stamps are really a combination of a few of the others, but are closest to this herringbone stamp from A Beautiful Mess. I was a little worried that using craft foam sheets wouldn’t work very well, but it really did. It was so easy, and I know I’m going to make

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Easy Ombre Earrings

July 23, 2012 by Rachel 12 Comments

Easy Ombre Earrings

I’ve been on a little ombre spree lately. Plus with working on opening an Etsy shop, I’ve been on a huge jewelry spree lately too. Here is one of the simple earrings I came up with. They don’t take very long to make and are great for beginning jewelry makers. The hardest part is finding the right sizes and shades of beads (and not leaving the store with 100 different

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Make Your Own Stamps (8 DIY Ideas)

July 21, 2012 by Rachel 3 Comments

Make Your Own Stamps (8 DIY Ideas)

I’ve always been a little disappointed with the selection of stamps at the craft store. There are always a couple that are cute, but for whatever reason, I never seem to find what I’m looking for. Plus, isn’t it more fun to make your own anyway? Here are a few awesome tutorials for making your own stamps. I’m going to try a few of these techniques this week and share

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How to Paint an Ombre Accent Wall

July 18, 2012 by Rachel 34 Comments

How to Paint an Ombre Accent Wall

(find the dandelion stencil here) As many of you know, we just moved back into the townhouse where Grant and I first lived after we got married, and where we were living when Benjamin and Lyla were born. When Lyla was only 2 months old, we loaded up a little truck with a little bit of our stuff and moved across town to live with and help take care of

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Vacation

July 9, 2012 by Rachel 2 Comments

Vacation

I hope you’ve all been having a wonderful summer. Things have been really crazy here. First, we moved across town. There’s actually still a lot of work to be done. Then Grant and I went on a short trip to the Bahamas. Of course we managed to not get a single picture of the two of us together, haha. Meanwhile, my cousin and I have been working on starting up

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Burlap Pillow (Craft Stash Bash #16 – Chase the Star)

June 28, 2012 by Rachel 3 Comments

Burlap Pillow (Craft Stash Bash #16 – Chase the Star)

Welcome Barbara from Chase the Star! This is the last post in the Craft Stash Bash series. I’ve really enjoyed seeing all of the different projects everyone came up with, and I hope you have too. Thanks so much to everyone who participated! Hi there! I’m Barbara from Chase the Star.  I’m a wife, mom, and die-hard DIY’er and craft addict!  I started blogging as a creative outlet a few months

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Decoupage Crochet Tray (Craft Stash Bash #15 – Craftionary)

June 27, 2012 by Rachel 4 Comments

Decoupage Crochet Tray (Craft Stash Bash #15 – Craftionary)

Welcome Hani from Craftionary! Hi everyone, I am Hani from Craftionary. I love to make things to organize and beautify my home. On my blog I share DIY ideas that are budget and kids friendly and easy to make for everyone usually with common craft supplies. I have a page, listing all my tutorials, if you want to check it out. I am so happy and thrilled to be ending

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Braided T-Shirt Yarn (Craft Stash Bash #14 – Homework)

June 26, 2012 by Rachel 7 Comments

Braided T-Shirt Yarn (Craft Stash Bash #14 – Homework)

Welcome Carolyn from Homework! I’m so happy to be here today sharing a project in the Craft Stash Bash. I’m Carolyn from homework and today I’m sharing one of my favorite stash busting projects. Even if you don’t have a surplus of crafting supplies, you probably have several old t-shirts on hand. Did you know that with old t-shirts you could make t-shirt yarn? Once you make the yarn, you

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