Thank you Sherri Kukla for partnering with me on this blog post! Where Do Stink Bugs Go? Book Review#YoungReaders #Children #Books I heard about the new Where Do Stinkbugs Go? book authored by Steve Kukla a few weeks ago. I had recently read his wife’s MotoMysteries series, as well as the Parking Precious book and loved all of them, so I figured that this would […]
This site contains affiliate links. Please see below for more information. Christmas Memory Chair Ornament #TigerStrypesBlog #Ornament #Christmas I can’t believe it’s already time to plan for Christmas. If you’re like me, you have people in your life that are no longer with you, and you miss them at the holidays more than ever. My Dad passed away years ago (when I was only 17), […]
This site contains affiliate links. Please see below for more information. Sewing Craft to Make Candy Corn #TigerStrypesBlog #Sewing #Craft With Fall already here, and the leaves changing color, I figured that it’s almost time for Halloween. Since my son will be 20 this year, and left the house awhile ago, Halloween isn’t really the same anymore. No more trick-or-treating, no more going through […]
This site contains affiliate links. Please see below for more information. Create Some Scarecrow Bottle Decor #TigerStrypesBlog #Harvest #Autumn It’s crazy that it’s already time for Autumn. This year has gone by quickly. Fall is my favorite time of year. Living in the White Mountains of Arizona, we get to enjoy the cool weather, beautiful colors and the smell of the changing season. I never […]
This site contains affiliate links. Please see below for more information. Make a Beehive Out of Plastic Easter Eggs #TigerStrypesBlog #Bee #Upcycle With Easter being over, and sales happening at the craft stores, I figured we could try and make something out of what we had, or could buy at a cheap price. My son is 19 now, and doesn’t really partake in the old […]
This site contains affiliate links. Please see below for more information. Reverse Canvas Artwork – Bear Mandala #TigerStrypesBlog #HTV #Cricut I’ve seen so many mandala designs online, and have always wanted to make one. I just didn’t know what to make, and how to make it. I found this bear mandala just in a Google search, and thought it looked like fun to try. If […]
This site contains affiliate links. Please see below for more information. Make Some Sesame Street Ornaments #TigerStrypesBlog #Kids #Television I think almost everybody knows what “Sesame Street” is…do you? I’m in my mid-40’s and grew up with it, then had my son watching it, when he was little. We even called my Uncle Mike “Oscar,” since he could sometimes be a Grouch!! ha/ha There are […]
This site contains affiliate links. Please see below for more information. Make Some Retro VHS Lights #TigerStrypesBlog #Decor If you’re of my generation, you know all too well what a VHS is. If not, I’m sorry! ha/ha I have so many of these tapes lying around, and have already bought my favorites in DVD style, so they’re not even needed. I wanted to make […]
This site contains affiliate links. Please see below for more information. Snowmen Selling Snowballs Craft #TigerStrypesBlog #Snow #Winter I know, I know…I haven’t done a craft post in months. Last year was crazy, with learning how to be an empty nester, dealing with my husband getting hurt and having surgery…I just didn’t have time to do much other than wife tasks at home. Now with […]
4th of July – America the Beautiful Sign #TigerStrypesBlog #July4th #IndependenceDay So, it’s July 4th. The day that we celebrate our Nation’s freedom. I know that the Star-Spangled Banner is our national anthem, but I think America the Beautiful is one that could also hold that title. The definition by way of Wiki, is “America the Beautiful” is an American patriotic song. The lyrics were […]
Make Some 4th of July Candy Rockets #TigerStrypesBlog #July4th #IndependenceDay I can’t believe that it’s already July. We’ll be celebrating Independence Day in just a few days, and I figured that this would be a fun thing to make for friends and family. I saw the original on SheKnows and loved it. Being able to make something that isn’t too hard to do, and brings […]
Make a Shadow Box Valentine Gift #TigerStrypesBlog #Valentine Shopping recently, I found a bunch of plain shadow boxes at a local store on clearance after Christmas, and figured they would be useful in making just about anything. Seeing a post online of someone adding a sticker to the front, so I figured that I could make something like that for Valentine’s Day. Visiting the Cricut […]
I Learned How to Make String Art #TigerStrypesBlog #StringArt I’ve seen a lot of photos of string art lately, and it made me want to learn how to do it myself. I checked out different forums online, and couldn’t really find a very down-to-earth tutorial, so I put a few pieces of the instruction that I found useful together, and came up with this post. […]
Make Some Mummy Candleholders #TigerStrypesBlog #Halloween I cannot believe that it’s already the end of October. Where does time go? With our son almost being 18, the days of trick-or-treating are over. Well, until we take the Grandkids, but that will be a long, long, …….long time in the future!! Better be, anyway. 🙂 I wanted to make something easy and fun for decorations this […]
How To Make an Upcycled Twin Headboard Bench #TigerStrypesBlog #Upcycled #Bench It seems like when you think that you have the perfect piece of furniture, you end up needing something else. We had a cute set of bunkbeds for our son, be he ended up not really liking them. We took the top off and had just the bottom for awhile, and then he needed […]
Learn How to Make an Outdoor Brick Bench #TigerStrypesBlog You can call them bricks, or blocks…whatever you want. I have seen things like this in home improvement store catalogs, and always wanted to make some for my yard. Well, with Spring almost upon us here in the mountains of AZ, I thought “what better of a time?” The bricks are very inexpensive, but the wood […]
Make a Road Trip Activity Case #TigerStrypesBlog If you have a child, like I do, you know of the times when you just have to even travel around town and get the classic “are we there yet?” question. Well, for us living in the mountains, most of our road trips take a lot longer, and I even find myself asking that question once in awhile. […]
Parents! Vote Now to Help Kids Have More Fun – One Playspace at a Time As parents, we spend a lot of time discovering creative ways to nurture our children’s curiosity. Luckily, being outdoors provides the perfect landscape, fueling young imaginations and creating endless possibilities for exploration, discovery and creativity. Children’s Claritin hopes to inspire parents to create innovative play spaces in their backyards, and […]
