This is a simple do-it-yourself craft project that anyone can enjoy making for Valentine's Day! You can also fill them with candy and give them as a gift. These clay flower pot candy jars can be made for any holiday or occasion or even to match the decor in your home. I first tried this … Continue reading DIY: Make your own candy jar for Valentine’s Day
I have been scrapbooking for over 15 years and crafting for about the last 4 years. When I first started scrapbooking, I used to sit at our dining room table. I didn't have much storage either, so I had to keep it pretty simple. I made the best of it! Over time and a couple … Continue reading Craft Room Organization: My favorite products and tips for getting organized!
I am a Photography Enthusiast. I like to take photos for fun; I like to take photos to capture the moments; I like to take photos to preserve memories; and I like to take photos for my blog. For me, photography is just a hobby, it is something I truly love doing. Though I am … Continue reading My Best Photos of 2018
Have you ever noticed how expensive Greeting cards cost these days? I remember when they were all less than $1.00! Now, you are lucky to find one under $5.00! I love receiving cards in the mail from family and friends, especially at Christmas time. Don't you? It makes you feel special, feel remembered, and feel … Continue reading Don’t Throw Away Those Cards! Creative Ways to Reuse Christmas Cards.
The year is coming to an end and it's that time: time to look back at the year and reflect, time to look ahead to the coming year, time to make resolutions or set goals ... I like to think back across the year and reflect on what was good, what was not so good, … Continue reading Make a Happiness Jar, Thankful Jar, or Kindness Jar for the New Year!
I know I haven't blogged this month. I promise to get back to it in 2019! In fact, that is my goal and prayer for next year ...to stick with things, follow through, finish what I start, and do what I am called to do. Today, I just wanted to say to all my followers, … Continue reading Merry Christmas from St. Augustine
This time of year always brings out the craftiness in me. I love Christmas and I love to create decor for my home as well as gifts for friends and family. I just finished a series (4 blog posts) about making your own Christmas Ornaments. If you missed them, be sure to go back and … Continue reading DIY Christmas Shadow Boxes: ideas, tips, and more!
One of my favorite things to do in the fall is to make new Christmas Ornaments for my tree. Anyone and everyone can make ornaments. Getting crafty around the holidays is fun and you can even get together with friends or family and make it into an event! For the last few weeks, I have … Continue reading Make your own Christmas Ornaments #4: Wood Slices
If you are crafty and like to create, you are surely already thinking about making Christmas ornaments for this year's tree! If you missed my first two blog posts about making your own ornaments, be sure to go back and check out "Glitter Ornaments" and "Floating Ornaments", both so beautiful, and they make great gifts! … Continue reading Make your own Christmas Ornaments #3: Filled Ornaments
Christmas is coming and I love making ornaments! How about you? If you didn't see my first Christmas Ornament blog post, be sure to go back and check it out! It's all about making Glitter Ornaments. In this post, I am going to share with you a few of my favorite Floating Ornaments I have … Continue reading Make your own Christmas Ornaments #2: Floating Ornaments
Christmas is coming and I don't know about you, but once fall arrives, I start to get the itch to create and decorate! Each year, I like to make some of my own DIY decorations for my home. Ornaments for the Christmas tree are definitely one of my favorite things to make. There are, … Continue reading Make your own Christmas Ornaments #1: Glitter Ornaments
Reverse Canvases are a simple, fun, and creative DIY project for anyone that likes to craft! Click to read more about how to make a reversed canvas, along with some examples and tips!
One of my favorite things about living close to the beach is being able to get up early and witness a beautiful sunrise over the Atlantic Ocean. There is nothing quite like it ... (well, I would include beautiful sunsets too!) One morning in June, my husband and I decided to get up early and … Continue reading St. Augustine Sunrise, a stunning sight!
This project is relatively simple so even kids can have fun making these! Canvases are inexpensive to make and you can hang them anywhere! Your design could be anything, and the possibilities are endless with Cricut Design Space and access to so many awesome graphics online! "Hot-mess" canvases are all the rage right now on … Continue reading How to Create Your Own “Hot-Mess” Canvas (Cricut-related project)
Looking for a fun way to "light-up" your front porch, your campsite, or a room in your home? These bucket lights are simple to make and the design possibilities are endless! I first saw this idea a little over a year ago on a Cricut-related Facebook Group. I absolutely loved it and had to make … Continue reading Bucket Lights . . . great for the front porch, camping, and more!
Do you love animals? Do you care for their well-being? If you answered "yes", then I have a place you must visit if you live in Florida or while vacationing in North Florida. I stumbled upon the Facebook page of this sanctuary a year or so after moving to Florida and have been following it … Continue reading Single Vision Animal Sanctuary … a MUST visit in Melrose, Florida
Washington Oaks Garden State Park is just a little down the road from St. Augustine in Palm Coast ... those of us that live in St. Augustine often call it one of "our" parks because it is so close. If you have never visited, it is a must see! Located on a barrier island between … Continue reading A beautiful park you must visit in Palm Coast, Florida
This simple DIY project can be a thoughtful gift or a beautiful decoration for your beach-themed home! Below are photos of all the supplies you will need along with a list of materials to get you started! MATERIALS: Wine Glass (glass not plastic) - I purchased my wine glasses from The Dollar Tree Sea Glass … Continue reading Beach-themed tealight holder
One day I came across these really cute rubber hooks that looked like dog tails (see below). I just had to buy them even though at the time I wasn't sure what I was going to do with them. Later I came up with the idea to use them as dog leash holders. We have 2 … Continue reading Personalized Dog Leash Holder
Canvas prints are a fabulous way to decorate the walls of your home, but let’s face it, they can be very pricey. I have splurged on a few occasions and bought already made canvases (professional photographers) and I have also used online coupons (Groupon) to purchase canvases with my photos. I am pleased with both, … Continue reading Creating Your Own Photo Canvases
What is a "mosaic"? Well, it's a picture or design that is created out of pieces, generally broken pieces, of tile, stone, or glass. Mosaics are created on top of a surface, such as a wood design, tabletop, wall, floor, glass, or other surfaces. Mosaics have been around a long time and are a huge … Continue reading Making Mosaics at Rembrandtz in St. Augustine
June 2, 2018 We were Gatlinburg bound and couldn’t be more excited as we hadn’t been to the Smoky Mountains since the summer of 2008! We rented a chalet in the Chalet Village on the Ski Mountain area of Gatlinburg. Little did we know what a harrowing drive it would be up to the chalet … Continue reading A Bear in our Car, Oh My!
Glimmering blush in the sky just above the blue waters on a warm night in June Beauty and wonder lighting the night, its the Strawberry moon On June 28, 2018 I witnessed the Strawberry moon from a beach in St. Augustine. What a spectacular sight! The full moon, named the Strawberry moon, perhaps derived the … Continue reading Strawberry Moon over St. Augustine
craft·ing The activity or hobby of making decorative articles by hand. "Crafting has emerged as a fashionable form of self-expression" ~ Google Dictionary~ Crafting is something I just started doing more recently in my life. I have always been a ‘scrapbooker’ or archiver of photos but crafting for me really didn’t start until I moved … Continue reading Crafting Blog: 1 “Sea glass Turtle Canvas”
Have you ever done something, a normal activity, where you expected nothing out of the norm to happen, ... then things don't go as expected and you suddenly have a STORY to tell? Well, this is one or those times. If you are a walker, definitely read on. Even if you're not a walker, read … Continue reading A Walk That Became A Rescue
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