Young and Crafty

This has probably been one of my favorite Halloween crafts that I’ve ever made! It was actually really easy to make and you don’t even need a Cricut or Silhouette to do the words. I’ve got a great tip that I’ve recently learned!   Supplies: 4×4 Wood 1×4 Wood 2×4 Wood Paint Sandpaper Spider webs […]

Pin It This was my submission for sentimental in the So you think you’re Crafty competition. One of my friends wanted something to display his race bibs and medals. He had the idea of using a door knob as the medal hanger and I loved the idea. This was really easy to make. I had […]

Sometimes I want to name my posts, “What not to do to achieve blank”! Because it sure seems like something always goes wrong. Anyway… I’ve wanted to make an American Flag out of pallets for a long time. I got some pallets from the golf course that we play at. We know the manager really […]

Don’t forget to go HERE and ask questions about healthy eating, lifestyle habits and exercising! So I got this GIANT mirror at a garage sale for $15. Such a steal! A mirror this size is probably $100 or more. It all started off great. I taped it off and used Kroger bags to cover up […]

This bag was my entry into So you think you’re Crafty!  School is about to start back up and I desperately needed a new bag. I wanted one that was big enough to hold the binders and books for all three of my classes. And of course, I wanted it to be super cute to! […]

So I left you guys hanging on my story of weight loss. I’m sure you are on pins and needles wondering how I did it. I downloaded this FREE app on my Iphone called My Fitness Pal. I seriously believe that his app was what aided me the most in this journey. When you sign […]

Well I didn’t make it to the next round for American Crafter. It was a disappointment but I still had fun competing. The theme this week was Kids and I went ahead and made something for the theme this past weekend. You know, just in case… I knew I wanted to make a toy box. […]

 5 Spring Cleaning Tips The weather’s getting warmer, and it’s almost time for everyone’s favorite yearly activity: spring-cleaning. If you’ve spent almost a year watching things pile up in your closets and garage, spring-cleaning is going to be difficult. But there’s nothing you can’t do if you put your mind to it. With a little […]

I absolutely love to read and for Christmas I got a Kindle touch. It was like pulling teeth talking me into this thing. There is nothing better than holding a book and turning a page and I knew I would be giving that up. I can honestly say now that I love my Kindle. The […]

One of my good friends from school, Lauren, asked me to help her paint some art. Of course I said I was down for that! My other good friend, Carley, was there for moral support and to work on a different kind of painting. (Although she did paint a few brush strokes on the painting!)Lauren […]