Crafts & DIY

The Victorian Holiday Village Opens this Weekend

by MHSjennie November 28, 2016

Victorian Holiday Village

Ohio National’s 15th annual Victorian Holiday Village, a FREE Cincinnati family tradition will  open to the public December 2, 3, 8 and 9. They will also be presenting a check to a representitive a check to a representative of the Freestore Foodbank! While admission to the Village is free, all guests are asked to bring a nonperishable food item (no […]

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DIY Canvas Photos

by MHSjennie July 23, 2015

DIY CANVAS PRINTS

I received some adorable prints to add to Grayson’s new camping themed bedroom from Wildbriar Design and I wanted to use them as canvas prints vs. framing them, because let’s face it, canvas prints are just nicer! I LOVE canvas prints, but they are just so expensive! I found a tutorial on Pinterest ages ago and […]

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Camping Themed Bedroom

by MHSjennie July 17, 2015

Camping Themed Bedroom

I have been wanting to write this post for the last few months and for one reason or another it has taken me until now to write it! I blogged awhile back about Cody’s big boy room which included a pretty cool loft bed you could build for your littles. That bed took my hubby many […]

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How to Paint Furniture using Chalk Paint

by MHSjennie January 2, 2015

Chalk Paint

Not sure if you have heard of Chalk Paint before, but it is my new favorite thing! I was completely clueless about how amazing this stuff is and if you google it you will find it is all the rage right now. I was contacted by Rose who owns The Sewing Loft to see if I […]

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Laundry Room Makeover

by MHSjennie December 11, 2014

Laundry Room Makeover

Since moving into our house 3 years ago (yikes I can’t believe it has been that long!!), we have been SLOWLY making each room our own. Of course, remodeling and change takes money so it has taken us a lot of time and we still aren’t done, but it has been fun to see the […]

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How to Recover a Chair Cushion

by MHSjennie July 29, 2014

I moved out when I was 18 and I still have the same small dining room set! I know right?! It has always just worked with the space in the different places I have lived so I really haven’t had a need to get something new, but with my boys always spilling drinks and food on […]

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Easy DIY Father’s Day Gift

by MHSjennie June 13, 2014

My crafty friend Pam is at it again and has a quick and easy DIY Fathers Day gift you can make just in time for Sunday!  It’s Friday and if you are still looking for a meaningful gift for all the dads and grandpas in your children’s life, look no further! This easy craft isn’t […]

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DIY Easter Egg Hunt Bags

by MHSjennie April 4, 2014

DIY Easter Bags

I always say how NOT crafty I am! I did get an awesome sewing machine for Christmas so I could do some little projects here and there and it has been fun learning. A few of us girlys get together once a month to sew something that has been on our “want” list. I made […]

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Kids Playroom Design, Ideas & Storage Tips

by MHSjennie February 14, 2014

kids playroom

I have been wanting to update the kids playroom since we moved here. I wanted to do something fun and get the toys organized and we finally made the time to get it done!  My playroom and laundry room are right next to one another. I wanted to expand the laundry room so we decided […]

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Sewing a Metro Pillow: My first sewing project

by MHSjennie February 5, 2014

I have NO crafty abilities… I try for my kids, but that is as far as it goes! I had so much fun making the boys Wolf Costumes (NO Sewing required!) that I started getting the sewing “itch”! My goal was to be able to hem pants, sew buttons and maybe make some dress up […]

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Shaving Cream Bath Paint

by MHSjennie January 20, 2014

You can buy the bath crayons and bath tub finger paints, but I have seen the shaving cream bath tub paint all over pinterest and HAD to try it out myself! I used the same white barbasol shaving cream that I had leftover from making our own Snow Paint.  This is seriously one of the […]

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Snow Paint

by MHSjennie January 18, 2014

So you can buy your kit for snow paint, but WHY?!! This is super easy to make and the kids love it because it dries to look just like snow!!!  

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