Food, Laughter and Happily Ever After: DIY Christmas

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Sunday, October 16, 2016

DIY Family Matching Game

In 2014 I decided that I was going to DIY a lot of the Christmas gifts for the kiddos... I had more time on my hands back then...

I realized though that I never shared one of my favorite projects that the boys still play with today... a DIY Family Matching Game!!!

Step one was to buy 3" wooden craft circles from Amazon.

I lightly sanded down the circles to make sure that they were completely smooth and safe for little fingers and painted both sides of the disks.

I used a 2" circle punch to cut out photos of family member and glued them to each circle.

Next, I used Mod Podge to seal the photos to the wooden disks.

And there you have it a simple and creative gift for the kiddos to play with. They love turning around those disks and seeing family members on the backs!

Here are some old photos that I found of Hunter playing with the game when he just got it!

Maybe I'll have time to be creative again in 2017!!!!

Wednesday, November 19, 2014

Dare to DIY 2014

I've decided to participate in the Dare to DIY series this year. I did this series a few years ago and had a blast coming up with creative projects...

Here are my projects from two years ago...

I loved going back and seeing these projects again!

Dare to be Thankful

Dare to Entertain

Dare to give Handmade

Dare to Deck the Halls

The main organizers are:

Newly Woodwards

Katja at Shift Ctrl Art

Michelle at Decor and the Dog.

Rachel at Maybe Matilda.

Here’s the plan:

Each Monday, the link party goes live for that week’s Dare to DIY challenge. You can link up as many projects as you wish, as long as the posts correspond with the theme of the week. You can link up on any of the four blogs listed above.

The linky will stay live through Wednesday. Later in the week, each of the organizers will spotlight at least 3 projects we loved from the week on their blogs. They will also pin those projects on a shared Pinterest board and even share them on Instagram (with the hashtag #daretodiy2o14)

The only rules:

1. Please follow the Dare to DIY theme of the week (see below).

2. Please link back to Dare to DIY on the host’s blog..

3. Please go to at least two other blogs and comment. This is a party. So get to know a few other bloggers.

And here are the themes – starting next week. Dare to do it, baby. Dare to do it.

Party Date: Monday, Nov. 24

Dare to… be thankful!

DIY a thanksgiving project to remind you to be grateful during this season. Ideas include a Thanksgiving advent calendar, artwork and banners.

Party Date: Monday, Dec. 1

Dare to… entertain!

DIY something for your table. This could be something from last wee’s Thanksgiving table or a new Christmas look. Get creative and use things in new ways. Or go true DIY and make something totally new. Ideas include place mats, table runners, place cards or centerpieces.

Party Date: Monday, Dec. 8

Dare to… give homemade gifts!

DIY a gift made by you. Nothing is more special to give than something you created, so share projects that will be go in brown paper packages this holiday season. Ideas include bath and body items, kitchen gifts, hand-sewn clothing or home decor.

Party Date: Monday, Dec. 15

Dare to… deck the halls!

DIY something new to deck your halls. Did you find something in a catalog that you wish you had? Wreaths, stockings, pillows or advent calendars? Make it! Inspire us all to do the same.

Wednesday, November 12, 2014

DIY Christmas: Toddler Gifts

A few weeks ago I mentioned that I would like to have a DIY Christmas. Here are a few items that are on my short list for the boys (Mainly Hunter) I'm excited to share what I end up doing after Christmas... maybe I'll give some tutorials or share some lessons learned.

Soft Guitar