Make It Cheep!

Making things yourself is often less expensive and WAY more fun than buying it. Ways to keep little hands busy and solutions for every day items are crafted here.

Wall Art for The Kids Room

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We were looking for something to do on my son’s wall. We recently redecorated his room into a more “big boy” bmx theme. I decided to paint dirt hills all the way around his room with brown paint. I found some really awesome bmx wall graphics that looked like a kid jumping the dirt hills [...]

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Budget Fabric Wall Art

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I was looking for something to fill up a large space on one of my walls and came across this idea. I love it! It’s cheep and anyone can do it. Purchase embroidery hoops in all different sizes . Put them on your various fabrics. Cut close to the edge of the back of the [...]

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Rock Out those Boring Closet Doors..On a Budget

01.28.2012
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  Pay no attention to my missing knob and uneven doors. I’m working on that! I have moved my office/sewing space into a bigger room. My totally awesome aunt (they still say that, right?) has been giving me some decorating ideas. We were discussing liquid starch and doilies (that’s for another post) when she mentioned [...]

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Craft Room Fun- Ribbon Racks

01.16.2012
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I recently moved into a bigger craft room. Oh man! What fun it is to design your own craft space! Of course, I’m cheap so I was looking for an inexpensive way to store ribbon. I use my ribbon a lot. There’s no sense putting it on dowels and curtain rod holders because I like [...]

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Crafting Felt Flowers for Valentine’s Headbands

12.28.2011
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Felt flowers are easily becoming one of the most popular and sought after crafting ideas for headbands and are especially popular for seasonal wear. You can choose between bright pink and red colors to create a traditional Valentine’s Day headband or even choose a popular style of purple and blue to create something a little [...]

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Make Your Own Cheep Invitations

02.25.2011
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My daughter’s baby shower is this weekend. Yikes! She had an invite list a mile long. I knew with that amount of people, I’d be much better off making her baby shower invitations. I opted for a simple post card. You can download a postcard template from most printing places such as VistaPrint. It will [...]

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How to Create Three Valentine’s Day Paper Lanterns

02.08.2011
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Paper crafts for Valentine’s are growing increasingly popular as people are becoming more creative in celebrating and designing their home for Valentine’s Day. Paper lanterns and baubles can be easily created through the use of folding paper techniques and even using everyday items like pink paper plates, and they can be hung to decorate parties, [...]

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Pop-Up Hearts for Valentine’s Day

02.07.2011
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Valentine’s Day crafts range from those that are created for Valentine’s that are given to friends, to the designs that are used to decorate the home in anticipation of the holiday. Through the many crafts that can be chosen from for Valentine’s Day, pop up hearts are a great choice for the classroom or the [...]

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Five Valentine’s Paper Crafts for Preschoolers

02.02.2011
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Celebrating the various holidays with preschoolers can be great fun and finding crafts that can be used for the preschoolers to enjoy and understand the holiday can help them to understand the origin of the holiday but also to understand how the holiday is celebrated. Here are some of the Valentine’s Paper Crafts that are [...]

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DIY Valentine’s Day Party Crafts

02.02.2011
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Are you looking for a way to customize your Valentine’s Day party with easy and affordable crafts that can be made at home? Finding the supplies that you need through the local craft store and inspiration can give you the insight to create a party craft that can help to create the overall theme at [...]

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