Crafts & DIY


Christmas Pocket Angel (Upcycled Denim Craft) 1

 This site contains affiliate links. Please see below for more information. Make an Upcycled Denim Pocket Angel for Christmas #DIY #Craft #Upcycled #Christmas If you’ve read my blog before, you can probably tell that I love to upcycle stuff.  Having things that go bad, doesn’t mean that they need to […]

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Make Some Yard Art with a Minion* Tank 6

 This site contains affiliate links. Please see below for more information. Make Some Yard Art with a Minion* Tank #DIY #Craft #Upcycled #FairUse If you know me, you know I’m almost 50 and love me some Minions*!! I know, yeah I know, I’m a little weird, but who cares!!  If […]


Halloween Ghost Craft #DIY 10

 This site contains affiliate links. Please see below for more information. Halloween Ghost Craft #DIY #Craft #Halloween I still cannot believe that it’s already October!!  This year has been going by so fast.  With how hot it was in our Arizona Mountains this summer though, I’m kind of glad.  The […]

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Dragonfly Yard Art (Upcycle) 25

 This site contains affiliate links. Please see below for more information. Dragonfly Yard Art #DIY #Craft #Upcycled This has been a crazy summer.  Here in the mountains, we usually have only a few days of high temps, and then monsoon hits.  This year, it’s been crazy warm and we really […]


Woodburning Chopping Board Craft (DIY) 28

 This site contains affiliate links. Please see below for more information. Woodburning Chopping Board Craft #DIY #Craft #Kitchen #Home I saw something like this for sale online, and figured that I could just make my own for a lot cheaper.  I loved the saying on it, and remember the song […]

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Butterfly Wings Candle Holder (DIY/Craft) 14

 This site contains affiliate links. Please see below for more information. Butterfly Wings Candle Holder #DIY #Craft #Butterfly With Spring coming, I’ve been trying to make more time to craft.  There was a lot to do over the Winter, and I never really had time then, so now that the […]


Valentine’s Day String Art Card (DIY/Craft) 21

 This site contains affiliate links. Please see below for more information. Valentine’s Day String Art Card #DIY #Craft #ValentinesDay #Valentine It’s hard to believe that it’s already February and we’re planning for Valentine’s Day.  If you’re like me, the holiday really doesn’t mean anything more than not having to cook, […]

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Make a Redneck Doorbell (DIY/Craft) 8

 This site contains affiliate links. Please see below for more information. Make a Redneck Doorbell #DIY #Craft #Redneck #Home If you’re like me, you’re always seeing funny pictures online, and saying “hey, I could make that!”  I love crafts that make people smile.  Living in the mountains of Arizona, this […]


Make a Quick Pumpkin Decoration (DIY/Craft) 4

 This site contains affiliate links. Please see below for more information. Make a Quick Pumpkin Decoration #DIY #Craft #Fall #Autumn #Halloween Seeing that the calendar already says October, keeps making me shake my head.  Where has the time gone?  I remember the older folks in my family saying…”just wait!  When […]

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Patriotic Firecrackers from Scrap Wood 8

 This site contains affiliate links. Please see below for more information. Patriotic Firecrackers from Scrap Wood #4thofJuly #Upcycle #Fireworks Lately, I’m really trying to start using the supplies that I have in my craft room, and outside.  If you’re a crafter, or know someone who is, you know that we […]


Indoor Mason Jar Planters 10

 This site contains affiliate links. Please see below for more information. Indoor Mason Jar Planters #Indoor #Gardening I haven’t posted a craft in a long time.  As I’m sure a lot of you completely understand, things have just been crazy.  Time has been focused on just living and getting by.  […]

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Gingerbread Candy Cane Couple (DIY/Craft) 36

 This site contains affiliate links. Please see below for more information. Gingerbread Candy Cane Couple #DIY #Craft With the list of craft projects that I want to do getting longer, I figured it was time to start on one of them.  Seeing something like this on Etsy, I figured that […]


Make Some Washrag Christmas Reindeer (DIY/Craft) 32

 This site contains affiliate links. Please see below for more information. Washrag Christmas Reindeer #DIY #Craft Looking around at Pinterest and other sites for some craft inspiration, I found this!  It was from the Smart School House page, and I thought it was adorable.  Heading to the local store, I […]

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Make a Reversible Scarecrow & Snowman (DIY/Craft) 25

 This site contains affiliate links. Please see below for more information. Make a Reversible Scarecrow & Snowman #DIY #Craft With Thanksgiving here tomorrow, and Fall close to being over, I’m running a little bit late with this craft.  I saw a post on HGTV awhile back, and thought that this would […]


Make an Autumn Leaf Centerpiece (DIY/Craft) 36

 This site contains affiliate links. Please see below for more information. Make an Autumn Leaf Centerpiece #DIY #Craft #Halloween Watching the weather guy last night, he told us to maybe be ready for some snow this weekend.  What?  It just started being Autumn, didn’t it?  The leaves aren’t even all […]

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Make a Frugal Halloween Ghost (DIY/Craft) 34

 This site contains affiliate links. Please see below for more information. Make a Frugal Halloween Ghost #DIY #Craft #Halloween Browsing good old Pinterest the other day, I saw something like this, and figured it would be simple to make and I could do it in a frugal way. I went […]


Skeleton Candy Bowl for Halloween 11

 This site contains affiliate links. Please see below for more information. Skeleton Candy Bowl for Halloween #TigerStrypesBlog #Halloween #Skeleton #Candy I saw something like this online recently, and thought it looked like a fun project to make.  Most of the items were bought at the local dollar store, so it’s […]

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Dollar Store Bunny Craft for Easter #TigerStrypesBlog 18

 This site contains affiliate links. Please see below for more information. Dollar Store Bunny Craft for Easter #TigerStrypesBlog #Easter #Bunny #Upcycle #Craft I saw something like this on Pinterest awhile back, and thought it would be fun to try.  Most of the items were bought at the local dollar store, […]


DIY Wood Burning Stencil Craft #TigerStrypesBlog 6

 This site contains affiliate links. Please see below for more information. DIY Wood Burning Stencil Craft #TigerStrypesBlog #Wood #Cricut #Craft I’ve seen many projects online for things like this, but never have had the time to try it out.  I found some pieces of wood at the dollar store, and […]

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Arabesque Tile Snowman Ornament #TigerStrypesBlog 10

 This site contains affiliate links. Please see below for more information. Arabesque Tile Snowman Ornament #TigerStrypesBlog #Winter #Family #Craft Shopping at the local hardware store, I happened to walk down the tile aisle and saw this cute Arabesque style tile.  I thought it would be perfect to turn into ornaments […]