Today I'd like to share how I re-purposed two pieces of furniture for my office space. Two cheapy laminate stands that were going to be kicked to the curb. Literally. I figured I had nothing to lose, and so I decided to do something with them.This was my first time painting furniture or finishing furniture of any kind. I was a bit hesitant since I wasn't sure if the paint would stick on top of laminate, but I found a wonderful step by step tutorial to help me along the way ... Read More about Painting Laminate Furniture
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Our Favorite Chinese Food Recipes To Make At Home
Enjoy your favorite Chinese food dishes at home with a collection of our FAVORITE Chinese food recipes! Egg Rolls, Chow Mein, Stir Fry and more!When I was a teenager I was invited to an awesome New Year's Eve party at a friend's house. They served homemade Chinese food and it was amazing! I love Chinese food in general so figuring out how to make it at home is a fun challenge for me. Here are some of the Chinese food recipes we've tried and enjoyed in our home. Perfect dinner party food.Our ... Read More about Our Favorite Chinese Food Recipes To Make At Home
60+ FREE Printable Christmas Gift Tags
Over 60 free printable Christmas gift tags to make holiday gift giving easier this year! Cute, colorful, and creative. Just print and cut.I went online this morning to find some printable gift tags for some treat boxes that I'm putting together and couldn't believe how many darling ones were out there! So I thought I'd do a quick round-up of FREE printable gift tags that you can download. So quick, so easy, and so pretty! Just what I was looking for (since I have no ... Read More about 60+ FREE Printable Christmas Gift Tags
Christmas Spritz Butter Cookies
 My cookie press broke after last year so I purchased a new one and WOAH. A good cookie press makes such a difference! The other one I had worked ok and lasted 8 years, but I seemed to have more issues with mis-shaped cookies and the trigger sticking. Not anymore. We pressed out 10 dozen cookies in less than 10 minutes. This was Ruby's first time making Christmas cookies! If you think her cookies look good, you should see her booster seat and ... Read More about Christmas Spritz Butter Cookies
Hand and Footprint Reindeer Craft for Kids
This darling little footprint reindeer craft is such a fun way to document those little hands and feet! The perfect preschool craft for kids! Kaylee is here today to share her hand/footprint reindeer craft that she made all by herself :) I love when I have an idea and see in my mind how it will turn out, and then one of my kids takes it in a completely different direction. This goofy little reindeer happened that way, and he makes me laugh every time I see him. He is just perfect! If you ... Read More about Hand and Footprint Reindeer Craft for Kids
White Chocolate Peanut Butter Snowflakes
Are you ready for an incredible addicting treat? Like...you go for 2 of them and end up eating 6? Yeah, they are that good! And SO easy to make. Make a Ritz sandwich (I used their holiday snowflake ones this time) with peanut butter. Dip in white melting chocolate (I like the melting chocolate bars from Ghirardelli that you can buy at Sam's), place on wax paper and add sprinkles. Let sit until chocolate has hardened. Make them with colored chocolates, milk chocolate, ... Read More about White Chocolate Peanut Butter Snowflakes
Homemade Nativity Scenes for Children
Some friends and I do a preschool co-op together. I teach twice a week every 4 weeks. The kids love the social interaction and it is so fun to plan activities for them! I recently did a "Nativity" theme. The highlight for the kids seemed to be playing with all of the different nativity sets that we have. And we have a lot of them! Some homemade, some not. We even made a little Nativity for them to each bring home. It was so easy to do! If you have a cricut, just cut everything out from the ... Read More about Homemade Nativity Scenes for Children
Date Night Kit, Spy Kit and Memory Stars {Homemade Gift Ideas}
I feel as though I need to give a bit of an intro to our guest blogger this week! Stacy is the most creative person that I know. If you don't follow her blog yet, you should. She doesn't disappoint with her creative gift ideas and kids crafts. We both have 4 kids and almost identical tastes and interests. It is almost as though we were cut from the same mold...oh wait, we were! So without further adieu... ****** Hi! My name is Stacy and I am author of the blog: Piles of Projects. I am so ... Read More about Date Night Kit, Spy Kit and Memory Stars {Homemade Gift Ideas}
Duck Tape® Bunting
These Christmas rolls of Duck® Brand duct tape are so much fun! They come in so many styles and for a few bucks a roll you can grab a couple of rolls and get started crafting. Whether it is cutting thin strips to add to greeting cards, packaging up presents, or making holiday decor, the possibilities are endless! I decided to make THE EASIEST bunting EVER with Holiday Duck Tape®. No sewing, no gluing. Just tape and cut. Grab you ... Read More about Duck Tape® Bunting
