We are extremely blessed that we were able to get to Disneyland for our first ever Disneyland family adventure this spring break. Here are some of the ways that we got ready for Disney. Getting ready for Disney is all part of the fun and we, or mostly I, had a lot of fun getting things ready for our epic first Disneyland Trip. Getting ready for Disney included getting our lanyards prepped, our pin boards done, matching Disney family shirts…
Disney themed lanyards are super easy to make and the best part about making your own is that it’s customized for your desired design and theme. These Moana lanyards were made inexpensively (because I’m cheap frugal) and they worked great for Disney Pin Trading while on the Disney Alaskan Cruise. To gear up for our first family trip to Disneyland we again got our Disney lanyards ready for pin trading. The kids helped me make simple DIY pin boards to store…
We had a small family birthday party for my son this year, but I tried to still make it special for him with some little embellishments. Specifically, a Spiderman birthday party was requested and the theme started out with a Spiderman invitation. I whipped these up with my Cricut in my usual minimalist style. It was especially great to see how the embellishments I made were reused to make birthday cards from guests. The crafty recycled cards made by my…
This super cute and awesome craft was made by my friend, Shay Lin, for her daughter’s first birthday luau centerpieces. For those of you not from Hawaii, baby first birthdays here are a HUGE deal, with hundreds of guests! She saw the idea for these DIY fairy silhouette mason jars on Pinterest and contacted me for help with the fairies. My ONLY contribution was the cutting of the fairies on my Cricut machine. She came over one night and we…
Why grow DIY borax crystals you ask? My son is big into treasures because of a school project that had his class defining and collecting treasures. Since then he has been collecting rocks, crystals, sticks, and anything shiny to keep in his treasure jar. The jar is almost full, and I decided growing some crystals would be an awesome project to add to his shiny collection. The crystals turned out to be beautiful, fun, and educational. Both of my kids…
One of the very first projects that I tried with my Cricut cutting machine was personalizing and labeling water bottles with adhesive vinyl. It’s a fun and functional project. These personalized water bottles also make great gifts. Here’s the simple 3 steps needed to make your very own personalized water bottles. 3 Steps: Choose a Water Bottle Cut and Weed the Design Adhere to the water bottle Choosing a Water Bottle Ideally water bottles should be smooth to allow…
Need an easy and personalized gift? Try making one of these super cute pleather glitter iron-on gifts. I’ve been trying to get my craft on and use my Cricut more. I LOVE my machine, but it’s always hard to find the time to make all the ideas I want to. Here are the very easy steps to customize a unique gift for friends, family, and loved ones. I love the way this project turned out so much that I will…
Looking for fun kids Christmas crafts and activities, then this post is for you! We spent an amazing time on Kauai over the Thanksgiving break. It was all family time with my parents, sister, and grandparents. All credit goes to my crafty mother because it was full of some amazing crafts and activities that were easy and fun for the kids to do and this post is meant to inspire that Christmas spirit with some minimalist kids Christmas crafts. I…
Happy Halloween! It is crazy how fast time flies. If you’re anything at all like me, the month of October has come and practically gone in the blink of an eye. It’s definitely true that the older I get, the faster time passes. Everything seems to speed up and get busier. But, there I go off topic. In this post I’m going to share some fun things we did to celebrate Halloween. It is one of my favorite holidays because…
This super easy and affordable Moana hair tie DIY is an awesome idea as a favor for your Moana themed party. It would also work as little gifts for kid’s classmates (like for Christmas or Halloween) and as fish extender gifts. I made them for my daughter’s Moana themed birthday. It’s so easy and it’s a great project to do with kids. I’ll show you how simple it was and also list the rest of the favors I got for…