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5 Fun Projects to Try if You Love to Paint

May 29, 2023 By Lauren 2 Comments

Are you an art enthusiast looking for inspiration to take your painting skills to the next level? Perhaps you're just getting started, or maybe you have some experience but are eager to try new techniques and push your creativity. Whatever your artistic background, this post has got you covered! In this post you will find a list of fun and exciting painting projects that can help boost your skills, spark your imagination, and unleash an outpouring of self-expression through color. Create Unique Pieces of Art with Different Painting Techniques The options here are endless: try using Continue reading...

DIY Box Cushion & Office Love Seat

April 19, 2023 By Lauren 2 Comments

Thanks to Premier Prints for sponsoring this review. This post contains Amazon affiliate links. A few months ago, I got a cute little loveseat for my home office. My little pup likes to snuggle up with me during the day, and there isn't room for him in my regular office chair. So I got this cute little loveseat from Amazon for the two of us. The only problem is that the mini sofa isn't comfortable enough to sit on for 7-8 hours a day. So I got myself some 3-inch foam that I cut to size to make my own cushion. I got a super cute bird-print fabric by Premiers Prints at ShopFabric.com and Continue reading...

Custom Tees with HTVRONT Vinyl

April 24, 2022 By Lauren

Thanks to HTVRONT for providing the vinyl and heat press used in this post. This post contains Amazon affiliate links. This past weekend my husband and I visited one of our twins at Bryn Mawr College. Bryn Mawr is also my alma mater, so it's always extra nice to visit my child at college. May Day is coming up at Bryn Mawr, so I decided to make my kid a custom Bryn Mawr May Day shirt. (The tradition is for Bryn Mawr students to wear white on May Day, so I wanted to make sure that my Mawrter has something to wear for their first May Day!) Easy to Use Heat Transfer Vinyl HTVRONT sent Continue reading...

Easy Heat Transfer Vinyl T-Shirts— Plus Sale on Heat Press and Vinyl Supplies!

March 12, 2022 By Lauren

Thanks to HTVRONT for sponsoring this post. Today I am sharing a fun and easy way to use your vinyl-cutting machine—such as a Silhouette or a Cricut —and HTVRONT’S new heat press machine to make custom T-shirts! This easy to use 10 x 10 heat press makes creating fun and beautiful vinyl design T-shirts a breeze! I used my new HRTVRONT heat press to make two T-Shirts—I made the shirts on a lunch break, and it took only seconds to transfer my designs to my shirts! So awesome! HTVRONT is having a BIG spring sale on its heat press, cutting mats, and vinyl, including fun color-changing, Continue reading...

Christmas Trees on Parade & Ornament Giveaway

December 2, 2021 By Lauren

Today I am getting together with Terri from Christmas Tree Lane and my blogging friends to share our Christmas trees for the Christmas Trees on Parade blog hop! We will all be showing our Christmas trees and giving away a Christmas-tree ornament! Visit my giveaway later in this post, and use the links below in my post to enter my friends' ornament giveaways, too! Last year, I got a new Christmas tree to display in my living room's bay window. I've always wanted a tree for that space, so I was happy to finally be able to display one there! The space is small (it's next to our Continue reading...

Duck Tape & Mason Jar Ring Suncatcher Craft

April 20, 2021 By Lauren

This post contains Amazon affiliate links. Today I am joining my blogging friends to share upcycled crafts! I enjoy suncatcher crafts, so I made a quick and easy suncatcher using a mason jar ring, small iridescent plastic beads, clear Duck tape and some string. I found all these items in my home. This is a fun craft to complete with kids. Be sure to check all my blogging friends' projects, too! (You can see thumbnail photos of their projects at the end of this post, or click on the links below.) Farm Girl Reformed | Sew Crafty Crochet | Mom Home GuideTreasures Made from Yarn | Continue reading...

DIY Flower Pot Beaded Wind Chimes

April 7, 2021 By Lauren

This post contains Amazon affiliate links. I am happy that spring has finally arrived here in New Jersey! I am loving all the daffodils that are blooming in my front yard. I adore the warmer temperatures. I was feeling crafty recently, so I did a quick and easy craft for my backyard - wind chimes! I used an old terra cotta pot that I spray painted, cut out some vinyl designs with my Silhouette machine, and strung some beads and mini bells together. I got the beads and cute mini bells from Amazon. Terra Cotta pot wind chimes are a fun and easy craft. Terra Cotta Pot Wind Continue reading...

Fabric Craft Caddy Review

February 25, 2021 By Lauren

This post contains Amazon affiliate links at no cost to you. Thanks to Mollie Ollie for providing me with a Mimmo Caddy for review. If you are a crafter, you know that crafting as a hobby means owning craft supplies. Often, LOTS of craft supplies. Organizing all those supplies can be quite difficult! (One look at my craft room would show you that.) So, I'm quite happy today to be reviewing the Mimmo Caddy by Mollie Ollie. This adorable, sturdy and useful fabric craft caddy helps me organize my supplies - and take them along with me when I'm on the go. For a limited time (through Continue reading...

Spring Bird Grapevine Wreath with Lace and Ivy

February 16, 2021 By Lauren

This post contains Amazon affiliate links at no cost to you. I can't believe that spring is only a little more than a month away! I love springtime. I enjoy hearing the birds return and seeing trees start to green and early perennials pop up in gardens and on lawns. (I planted some crocus in my front lawn last fall, so I excited to see those bloom.) I decided to make a quick and easy spring bird grapevine wreath to celebrate spring's upcoming arrival! I am sharing this post as part of the Pinterest Challenge Blog Hop. Today my blogging friends and I all will be sharing our own homemade Continue reading...

Friday Finds – Silhouette Cameo Review

January 15, 2021 By Lauren

This post contains Amazon affiliate links. Welcome to Friday Finds! On Fridays, I like to review products that I have tried and loved. Today I am reviewing my Silhouette Cameo vinyl cutting machine. I actually got my machine more than 2 years ago, and only am just starting to learn it. I really enjoyed using the Silhouette Cameo over the holiday season, and am finding that it's fairly simple to learn. Read this Silhouette Cameo review to find out how this machine can up your crafting skills! What is a Silhouette Cameo? A Silhouette Cameo is sort of like a printer, but instead of Continue reading...

Best 10 Posts of 2020 (Crafts, Recipes and Projects)

December 29, 2020 By Lauren

This post contains Amazon affiliate links. Well -- 2020 is almost over! It's certainly been a year! It hasn't been the best of years, but at least I've gotten some fun projects done this year. Today I am taking the opportunity to share the projects and recipes from 2020 that have been most popular with Mom Home Guide's readers! Here's wishing everyone a happy and healthy New Year and hoping that 2021 will be a better year for us all. Lighted Snowflake Wine Bottle Last year I did a few wine bottle crafts.I discovered the fun of using transparent colored spray paint for glass. I Continue reading...

How to Make DIY Salt Dough Ornaments

December 9, 2020 By Lauren

Thanks to Nearly Natural for providing me with the beautiful rustic pine Christmas tree shown in this post. This year I received a beautiful 6 foot mountain pine rustic artificial Christmas tree from online retailer, Nearly Natural. I just love this sweet, slim profile tree! It comes already pre-strung with the cutest clear fairy lights. At only about 2 feet wide, my new artificial or faux Christmas tree fits in my narrow living room and is quick to put up! I decided to go with a simple and homemade look for the ornaments for my tree, so I made homemade ornaments. A big part of the Continue reading...

DIY Snowflake Wood Slice Ornaments

November 17, 2020 By Lauren

This post contains Amazon affiliate links. This year, I chose to put up a beautiful rustic minimal Christmas tree. The tree is 6 feet high and just 2 feet wide, so it is the perfect size for displaying in my living room's bay window. I thought it would be sweet to have a simpler rustic/homespun vibe this year, so I made all the trimmings (on a tight budget) for the tree myself. In all, I think I only spent about $20 decorating the tree. (That's a small budget!) One of the elements I made for the tree are inexpensive wood slice snowflake ornaments painted with a muted green and blue. I Continue reading...

DIY Wood Slice Christmas Ornaments Using Silhouette Cameo

November 2, 2020 By Lauren

This post contains Amazon affiliate links. Today I am sharing a tutorial on how to make DIY wood slice Christmas ornaments (using a Silhouette Cameo machine) in today's Festive Christmas Ideas blog hop. Today my blogging friends and I are sharing DIY Christmas ornament ideas! My blogging friends and I will be sharing new Christmas ideas every Monday and Wednesday through November 19 for the hop, so be sure to check back here each week! How to Make DIY Wood Slice Christmas Ornaments My husband bought me a pretty vintage Christmas ornament stand on a family weekend trip several Continue reading...

Lighted Snowflake Wine Bottle (DIY Christmas Gift)

October 26, 2020 By Lauren

This post contains Amazon affiliate links. Welcome back to the Festive Christmas Ideas blog hop! On Mondays and Wednesdays through November 19, my blogging friends and I will be sharing ideas for gifts, decorating, recipes and holiday games to help make Christmas extra festive this year! Today we are sharing DIY Christmas Gift ideas! I am sharing a DIY Lighted Snowflake Wine Bottle craft that is simple to make, beautiful and makes a great gift! DIY Lighted Snowflake Wine Bottle (Homemade Christmas Gift Idea) I have always loved beautiful glass. I seek out things like paperweights Continue reading...

Fall & Thanksgiving Front Porch

October 20, 2020 By Lauren

This post contains Amazon affiliate links. I am so happy that the fall season is here! I love the cooler temperatures and all the gorgeous fall colors. I love decorating my front porch for the season. My home's front porch is tiny, and barely counts as a porch, however. So I squeeze as much decor as I can into a small space. I am sharing my fall and Thanksgiving front porch as part of the Pinterest Challenge. Hosted every month by Erlene of My Pinterventures, this blog hop encourages us to actually tackle those recipes, projects, etc., that we pin on Pinterest. This is the pin that Continue reading...

How to Frame & Hang a Paint By Numbers Canvas (Friday Finds)

October 8, 2020 By Lauren

Thanks to Winnie's Picks for providing me with the paint by numbers kit and canvas stretchers reviewed in this post. This post contains Amazon affiliate links. I recently painted a gorgeous paint by numbers painting of a Field of Daisies from Winnie's Picks. I've been wanting to hang my pretty new painting, so Winnie's Picks sent me a pair of stretcher bars to stretch and hang my Field of Daisies painting. (Thanks, Winnie's Picks!) So today for my Friday's Find column, I'm discussing my Winnie's Picks Field of Daisies print and my canvas stretcher bar set, both from Winnie's Picks. I Continue reading...

Lighted Corpse Bride Halloween Bottle Decor Craft

September 28, 2020 By Lauren

This post contains Amazon affiliate links. Now that Halloween is around the corner, my family and I are ready to watch some of our favorite Halloween movies! One of my favorite Halloween movies is the stop-motion, animated movie, Corpse Bride. This DIY Halloween wine bottle decor craft - decorated with Corpse Bride images and related themes, is a fun way to get a pretty, yet spooky ambiance for a fun Halloween movie night. This craft only took minutes to make, and I love the way it looks! DIY Lighted Corpse Bride Halloween Bottle For my Halloween Corpse Bride bottle craft, I Continue reading...

DIY Halloween Shadow Box

September 15, 2020 By Lauren

This post contains Amazon affiliate links. With Halloween only a few weeks away, my blogging friends and I are getting together to share Halloween or pumpkin themed projects! I am sharing a cute and easy DIY Halloween shadow box. I made the box out of a wooden drawer organizer that I ordered that didn't fit my drawer. I figured my DIY shadow box would be the perfect spot to display miniature Halloween figurines. I am sharing my project as part of the Pinterest Challenge blog hop. The purpose of the Pinterest challenge is to motivate us to not just pin, but to make it happen! This Continue reading...

Beginner Paint by Numbers Tips & Tricks

July 27, 2020 By Lauren

Thanks to Winnie's Picks for supplying me with the paint by numbers kit shared in this post. This post contains Amazon affiliate links. I recently completed a beautiful paint by numbers kit by Winne's Picks called Field of Daisies Paint by Numbers Kit." I love the happy colors in the painting, and am looking forward to framing it. I am so happy that I completed the painting - at first I thought I never would! It took a while - I encountered a few problems at first. But once I discovered some ways to make the painting go easier, I enjoyed painting more! Today I am sharing what I learned! Continue reading...