Home Projects

Welcome to our Home Projects page. Here you'll find all kinds of projects for your home, like home decor, home crafts, quick tips, and cleaning solutions. Check out a few of our most popular posts here, or scroll down for the most recent projects.

Getting Organized with Avery

by Marie

Who doesn’t need a little more organization in their life, right?! I’m pretty good at staying on top of things, but I’m always looking for the right tools to help me. Avery seems to have all the right stuff and happily they sent me a fun package with lots of great product. There were binders, [...]

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Square Foot Garden Check Up

by Marie

I couldn’t be more please with how green and growing my vegetable garden is. I’m always amazed at how a tiny seed or little plant can grow and grow with just a little water, sun, and soil. Actually, we’ve had a really wet May, so my plants are extra bushy from all the rain and [...]

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Monster House Monster Matching Game

by Marie

We’re having a ghoulishly haunting time as we match up these monstrous creatures in our Monster Match Game. Cricut, a Make and Takes sponsor, provided me with their new Mini Monsters cartridge to help create these crafty paper monsters for our match. Supplies for the Monster Matching Game: large poster board – any color paper [...]

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Sewtastic Makeup Brush Holder

by Marie

This sewtastic tutorial for a Makeup Brush Holder from Freshly Picked is just the thing to keep makeup brushes in good condition. Your brushes, and face, will thank you!

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Weekend Links: Birthday Party Resources

by Marie

If you can’t tell, I’m a big fan of birthdays. We love to celebrate with fun games and activities. Here are some great websites that also share some really fun birthday party ideas. They have activities, treats, and decorations. Many of these sites sell their printables for decorations, making it even easier to plan the [...]

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Flower Garden Birthday Party

by Marie

With the sun out shining and the flowers in bloom, there’s no better time to host a Flower Garden Party. These ideas would be a great addition to any outdoor party, but especially a spring or summer birthday party. Are you a summer birthday? Flower Girl: Make an Easy No-Sew Fleece Poncho, but cut it [...]

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Monster Mash Birthday Party

by Marie

“It’s a graveyard smash”! We’re partying it up with monsters all through the house. Here are some silly monster ideas to do for your next Monster Birthday Party. Monster Feet: You can give each child a pair of these monster feet (these are the same as the dinosaur party). Download the pattern to make these [...]

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Toy Story Birthday Party Ideas and Beyond!

by Marie

We’re getting excited for the 3rd Toy Story movie to hit theaters in June. Toy Story Mania is one of our favorite rides at Disneyland. Have you been on it? It’s addicting, I kept wanting to beat my husband so we stood in that long line again and again! Since we love these toys so [...]

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Race Car Birthday Party Ideas that Go Zoom

by Marie

Race cars have always been a hit at our house. They seem to be in every toy bucket or bin we have. We have yet to celebrate with a race car birthday, but I’ve come up with a few ideas and activities that might be fun for a party. Food: Fuel up with with some [...]

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Fairy Birthday Party Ideas

by Marie

What little girl is not into fairies?! They are so cute and dainty and fly! Here’s my daughter as Tinkerbell when she was almost 3. We call her Tinker, as she’s really cute, but has a fire cracker personality! Here are a few fun ideas I’ve come up with to celebrate a Fairy Birthday Party. [...]

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