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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.

Patriotic Paper Lollies, Perfect for July 4th

by Kami

These fun paper crafts get the nickname “Lollies” because they look like giant lollipops. With so many darling double sided papers available these days, you can really have fun with these. They would look great as a centerpiece at your 4th of July BBQ. You can also vary the sizes of these lollies. You can [...]

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DIY Paper Flower Wreath

by Marie

This Paper Flower Wreath by Carina Gardner couldn’t be sweeter, especially around the head of a darling little girl. Carina has loads of fun paper patterns on her site, plenty to keep you busy all summer long with paper crafts.

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Fun and Crafty Father’s Day Gifts

by Marie

Here are a few fun Father’s Day crafts we’ve done in the past. These are sure to make dad feel glad this Father’s Day! Give Dad a snake this year! ~~~ Father’s Day Hand-Stitched Greeting Card ~~~ Magazine Collage of Dad’s Favorite Things ~~~ Giant Remote Control Gifts ~~~ Golf Club Sock Puppets…fore! What fun [...]

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Photograph 30 Days of Summer

by Marie

Tracey Clark, an absolutely amazing photographer, is hosting an e-class for a 30 day Picture Summer. For $30, only $1 a day, Tracey will be sharing her wisdom with daily inspiration, tips, tricks, and access to her photographic brain for this 30 day class. I’ve actually just signed up and can’t wait to improve on [...]

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25 Things We Love About Dad

by Marie

I’m sharing a fun Father’s Day handmade gift over at Snackpicks today. We’re creating these fun little booklets to showcase the 25 things we love about Dad. Head on over to Snackpicks to see how to create your own.

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Write Your Story with a Journal Jar

by Little Birdies

Recently I taught a group of 12 and 13-year-old girls a church lesson about the importance of keeping a journal. (Excuse me while I climb on my soap box.) We have a great opportunity to share our lives with our children, our grandchildren, and generations beyond if we write down the thoughts and events of [...]

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Get Ready to Color with this Crayon Roll Tutorial

by Marie

I know there are a lot of patterns out there for crayon rolls, but I love this Crayon Roll Tutorial by The Pleated Poppy, featured over at V and Co. These help the crayons fit so much better back into their home, rather than the crayon box it comes in where they slip and slide [...]

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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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