Homemaking by Heart

Tuesday, September 6, 2011

Create Your Own Menu Planning Board

September 6, 2011 · 3 comments

Controlling My Chaos has a new take on a Menu Planning Board! She uses vinyl to create her grid, but I’m thinking you could simplify this by using a whiteboard and a Sharpie marker. Then create your meal magnets as shown.

  • 8 More Meal Planning Board ideas HERE.
  • Scroll through HERE for more on meal planning.

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Friday, September 2, 2011

DIY Photo Canvas: Print on Tissue Paper and Decoupage!

September 2, 2011 · 4 comments

Here’s an awesome idea. Sarah’s Projects shows us how to print our photos onto tissue paper and decoupage onto a blank canvas for an easy and affordable alternative to expensive photo canvases!

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Monday, August 29, 2011

$13 Gift Any Kid Would Love

August 29, 2011 · 1 comment

Meg + Andy shows how you can put together a Fort Kit for $13! If you’re starting to make Christmas lists, this is an easy affordable idea.

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Saturday, August 27, 2011

Homemade Ice Cream: 10 Minutes and a Ziploc Bag!

August 27, 2011 · 0 comments

Visit 2 Little Hooligans to see how you can make your own homemade ice cream using a Ziploc bag and 10 minutes of your time! No machine required!

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Wednesday, August 24, 2011

DIY: Pizza Box Into Art Easel

August 24, 2011 · 0 comments

Visit Family Fun Notebook to see how she turned a pizza box into an art easel. Genius!

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Saturday, August 20, 2011

Easy Dollar Store Wall Art

August 20, 2011 · 1 comment

Visit Tea Rose Home to see how she made this shabby chic wall art set for $4!

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Friday, August 19, 2011

Creative Gift Box Ideas

August 19, 2011 · 0 comments

Start saving your plastic wrap boxes now so you can use them to make this unique muffin (or cookie) box for the holidays! Head over to Better Homes and Gardens for more interesting gift container ideas.

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Wednesday, August 17, 2011

Cool Crafty Cardboard Projects

August 17, 2011 · 0 comments

Living Locurto has step-by-step instructions on how to make rings HERE.  She made bracelets out of Starbucks sleeves HERE!

ikatbag made cars, scooters and gas pumps out of cardboard.  Head over HERE to see how reader Lacey had fun making cardboard cars with her kids too!

ikatbag has tons of other cardboard projects, including this play oven.

Family Fun has a cardboard kitchen tute over HERE.

Organize your scrapbook papers with leftover boxes. Check it out at Scraproom.

NOTE: Reader Diane pointed out that we should only reuse old shipping boxes if we plan to do this project. The new priority mail boxes available at the post office are to be used only for shipping purposes. Thanks, Diane!

Joyful Mama’s Place saved milk cartons to create a dollhouse village.

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