by jmeaston | Sep 21, 2015 | Blog, My Crafty Side
My daughter recently turned 12 and wanted an Instagram party. Of course, the first place I went for inspiration was Instagram. I found lots of ideas but also didn’t want to spend a fortune on props knowing that I could easily create them myself. So, I set off to...
by jmeaston | Jan 10, 2014 | Blog, My Crafty Side
I absolutely love rich hues in my home. I am not sure what it is, but it just screams “welcome, please come in and stay for a while.” I shop the home improvement stores quite a bit and I always take a trip through the paint area to see if they have any...
by jmeaston | Jan 7, 2014 | Blog, My Crafty Side
I got the idea of creating jewelry hangers from Pinterest and held on to it for a while until I was out shopping with a friend one day and she was looking for a new jewelry hanger for her necklaces. We looked around and she really didn’t find what she wanted so...
by jmeaston | Jan 5, 2014 | Blog, My Crafty Side
I have always had WAY too much crafting supplies (or at least that is what I am told by my husband) so when we moved I resolved to get some of it organized. My craft room will be in what is now our unfinished basement so most of my organization thus far has been in...
by jmeaston | Jan 4, 2014 | Blog, My Crafty Side
I have really been trying to be more deliberate about not just throwing away items that we can find a new use for. So for today, I am going to complete a super easy project that gives an old t-shirt a new lease on life. The first t-shirt I turned into a scarf was one...
by jmeaston | Jan 3, 2014 | Blog, My Crafty Side
I shop pretty frequently at thrift stores and antique stores to see what kind of great treasures I can find for crafting and DIY projects. Recently, I stumbled across a TV stand at the local Goodwill that would work great in my guest bedroom downstairs and at the...