Cheap Crafty Mama

“P” is for Penguin

May 17, 2013 By Kate 1 Comment

For letter "P" we had fun learning about one of our family's favorite birds, the penguin! We have always loved penguins and recently got to meet one at zoo school: For our "P" craft we made penguins using the foot-prints of both of my boys, I just love the way the turned out! Materials: black, [...]

Teacher Appreciation Gift Ideas– Create and Share!!!

May 7, 2013 By Kate Leave a Comment

It's time to show all those teachers out there how appreciated they are! This week we are celebrating Teacher Appreciation Week with some fabulous gift ideas for all those AMAZING Teachers. Ok, I'm a little bias since I'm a teacher but it's still fun to see all the creative teacher gift ideas people are sharing. [...]

“O” is for Owl

May 2, 2013 By Kate 2 Comments

We had some sweet friends come over to do some "O" projects with us and we all had a blast! We used paper plates to make these adorable owls: Materials: (to make 1 owl) 3 paper plates (I painted these with spray-paint) colorful feathers glue scissors colorful paper cut into circles (I used scalloped scissors), [...]

Hand-print Flower Magnet Clips {great gift for Moms!}

May 1, 2013 By Kate 13 Comments

This is a fun and cute gift to make with your kids for the special ladies in your life!

Love Necklace

May 1, 2013 By Kate 10 Comments

I wanted to share this sweet necklace that would make a wonderful gift for the ladies in your life! It would also be great with the word "mom" or a name! Materials: thick silver (or silver-coated) wire thin silver (or silver-coated) wire silver chain- cut into 8" and 6" sections 2 beads (I used a [...]

Gifts for Moms– Create and Share!!

April 30, 2013 By Kate 1 Comment

Welcome back to another Create and Share party with AliLily, Cheap Crafty Mama and Happy Go Lucky! Mother's Day is just around the corner but you still have time to make some awesome gifts to melt the hearts of the lovely ladies in your life! Here are some great crafty gift ideas: Canvas from My Blessed Life, Tea Cup [...]

Recycled Projects– Create and Share!!

April 23, 2013 By Kate Leave a Comment

Happy Earth Day!! In celebration of Earth Day we are having a Recycled Projects Create & Share Party! Here is a round up of some awesome Recycled Projects! 1. DIY Tire Planter 2. Old Shutters Side Table 3. Wall Mounted Old French Door 4. Lace Wrapped Water Bottle Vase 5. Denim Snack Bag 6. Old [...]

Shrimp Fajitas

April 11, 2013 By Kate Leave a Comment

Spring is here, the sun is shining, and I'm ready to start cooking dinner outside while watching my boys play in the yard! Here's one of our new favorite dinners that is much easier to make than it looks! It is very light, fresh, flavorful, and perfect to make for guests. Ingredients: 1 lb. shrimp [...]

Bathroom Makeovers– “Create and Share”

April 9, 2013 By Kate 3 Comments

Don't you just love a great makeover? Today's Create and Share Party is all about bathroom makeovers. Boy Bathroom Before & After by Being Home / Master Bath by Welcome to Heardmont / Framing a Large Mirror by Remodelaholic / Guest Bathroom Makeover by Live Love DIY / Bathroom Makeover by Remodelando La Casa / [...]

DIY Mirrors – Create and Share!

April 2, 2013 By Kate Leave a Comment

Welcome back to another Create and Share party with AliLily, Cheap Crafty Mama and Happy Go Lucky! We love decorating with mirrors because they make rooms feel bigger and brighter! Today we want to show you some very creative DIY mirrors! Unique Mirror from All Things Thrifty, Chrysanthemum Mirror from Addicted 2 Decorating, Easy Pallet Mirror from Shanty 2 [...]

“N” is for Noodle Art

April 1, 2013 By Kate 2 Comments

For our letter "N" project we dyed noodles and had a lot of fun playing with them and crafting with them! We used the noodles to practice counting and numbers (another great "N" word)... We used a muffin pan to sort them according to their shape or color... And then we made some artwork (with [...]

Spring Bling GIVEAWAY!

March 28, 2013 By Kate 2 Comments

Spring Bling Week has been a blast! I love all the jewelry tutorials my lovely co-hosts shared and I'm definitely inspired to make more jewelry this weekend.A girl can never have too much bling! Have you seen all the fabulous pieces we've shared this week? Bingo Marker Spoon Pendant by Holly from 504 Main / [...]

Spring Bling Week– Wire Earrings Tutorial

March 28, 2013 By Kate 1 Comment

Welcome to Spring Bling Week! Holly from 504 Main Kate from Cheap Crafty Mama Kara from Happy Go Lucky Adrianne from Happy Hour Projects Rebecca from My Girlish Whims Natalie from North Shore Days Amy from One Artsy Mama What better way to welcome spring then with some new bling!! I've teamed [...]

DIY Flower Planter Ideas– Create and Share!

March 26, 2013 By Kate 4 Comments

I am so ready for SPRING!! Did y'all catch last weeks Create and Share Party? It's all about Spring Projects and Crafts! Now that Spring is officially here we are under a FREEZE WARNING tonight!? What the what? I mean, me as in the AliLily portion of this party. I live in Houston....freeze warning.....the last [...]

My “Wreath-cycled” Easter Wreath!

March 21, 2013 By Kate 2 Comments

I'm hosting Easter at my house this year so I wanted to get my house looking a little more Easter-y. Instead of making a new Easter wreath, I decided to recycle my Monogram Christmas Wreath! This was a super easy project that just took a few minutes (and that's really all I have time for [...]

SPRING DIY Projects and Crafts- Create and Share!

March 19, 2013 By Kate 1 Comment

With the days staying brighter longer, it is definitely starting to feel more like spring! So we thought it would be fun to share spring DIY projects and crafts. Spring Moss and Glitter Glass Banner by A Diamond in the Stuff / Spring Wreath by Piccadilly Peddler / Spring Towels by Nap Time Journal / [...]

Bunny Mask {kid craft}

March 13, 2013 By Kate 3 Comments

I have gotten a little behind on my "alphabet crafts" posts lately-- we are currently learning about the letter "R" and I need to get caught up! Well it was a little more tricky to come up with creative ideas for the letter "Q" but "R" is a good one! We made an awesome robot [...]

DIY Headboards– Create and Share!

March 11, 2013 By Kate 2 Comments

Welcome back to another Create and Share party with AliLily, Cheap Crafty Mama and Happy Go Lucky! Spring is a great time for freshening up your house and what better place to start than where you wake up each morning to welcome the new day! We've rounded up some awesome DIY headboards to share with you and we hope [...]

Gallery Wall Inspiration- Create and Share!

March 6, 2013 By Kate 2 Comments

Welcome to this weeks Create and Share Round Up and Link Party!! This is week we are showcasing Gallery Walls!! I have a few walls in my own home that are in DESPERATE need of a makeover! I would absolutely LOVE to create a gallery wall from them. I've been gathering gallery wall inspiration for [...]

Trader Joes Favorite Things

February 28, 2013 By Kate 14 Comments

Five years ago, when I moved to Texas from New Mexico, I brought with me 2 large moving boxes full of groceries from Trader Joe's. Since then, every time I visited a city that has Trader Joe's I leave extra room in my suitcase so I can bring home some of my favorite grocery goodies. [...]