Mickey Mouse Fishing Cooler

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With summer quickly coming to an end, I wanted to share the cooler I made for my Aunt at the beginning of the summer! There are three things my Aunt loves; Mickey Mouse, fishing, and beer!

One thing my Aunt Lori and I enjoy doing together is fishing. She has a large piece of property with a lake and two ponds full of fish. One day we were getting ready to go fishing, and I watched my Aunt make multiple trips from the house to the pond we were going to fish. She had to go get her pole and tackle, then get her cooler for beer, then a chair off the porch. I began thinking there had to be an easier way for her to get fishing! She shouldn’t have to work so hard to relax!!

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First Anniversary Paper Gift Idea

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Today is my third wedding anniversary and the gift theme is leather! Not wanting to be cliche about expensive and meaningless gifts I thought it would be fun to stay with the traditional wedding gift themes that were handmade or custom ordered. I’m sharing my year one gift with y’all! The traditional first anniversary gift theme is paper, I searched high and low for the best idea for a thoughtful gift to give to my husband that was’t too feminine or cheesy. I decided on maps cut into hearts of the places ‘We met, He proposed, & We Married.’ Travis and I met at the University of North Texas in Denton, TX, he proposed to me in Riviera Maya, Mexico and we got married in Lucea, Jamaica! The ability to use three completely different maps is what really drew me to this project.

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Baby Shower Book Basket Gift

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My sister, Cally, had a baby shower to go to for one of her friends. She wanted to give something special that would be useful for many years to come. Ww came up with this great baby shower book basket idea. This project cost her about $35.00 to make and is something that mom and baby can enjoy together for many years.

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Texas Cross

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One of my favorite things to craft are my wooden crosses. They have been popular all over pinterest, especially my Cross with Marbles and my Stackable Wooden Crosses posts. My latest cross is inspired by Texas and I’m excited to show you exactly how it’s made.

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Glass Blowing Class at Sinaca Studios

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A few weekends ago, Cassie took me to Sinaca Studios in Fort Worth, TX to learn how to blow glass for my birthday! Yes, my birthday was in January and we were only just now able to attend the class because the studio is so popular, but boy was it worth the wait!

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Loofah Halloween Costume

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Halloween is only a couple months away. I figured now would be a great time to share with your an outfit and Elisabeth and I made a couple of years ago.We decided to try out a costume idea that we saw on Pinterest. Have you seen the super cute DIY loofah costumes? We found our example here at this blog. The instructions that were given were VERY easy to follow and our costumes turned out exactly like the picture. We were very happy and got so many compliments! We really liked that these required no sewing and no glue… just netting and elastic!

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Burlap Christmas Tree Craft

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It’s almost September and Christmas is just right around the corner. I love when I see my Pinterest feed fill with all the different Christmas crafts. Last year I made some burlap Christmas trees after finding some for sale at my local craft store. Read how easy these are to make and how adorable they turn out. They are perfect for your sofa table, fireplace mantel or shelves when decorating for the holidays.

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Texas Wreath

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Elisabeth and I have had so much popularity with her Americana Wreath. We’ve blogged about it here, are selling it on Etsy and have even taught craft classesteaching people how to make it. Her use of burlap and ruffles to make the American Flag inspired me to recreate the Texas flag using the same technique. Here are some step by step pictures and instructions to tell you exactly how to make this fun, rustic, Texas wreath.

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Red White and Blue Strawberries

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Since it is Labor Day weekend, I wanted to share this fun, easy, and inexpensive treat you can make for any patriotic holiday!

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Wedding Date Sign

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This weekend my sister and I went to the antique mall to look around. We passed by some fun looking wooden painted numbers that I instantly thought would be great to have in the master bedroom to signify an anniversary date. I dug through the tub and couldn’t find all numbers that I needed. Then the idea came to me to try and make my own numbers so we stopped at Michaels on the way home and grabbed everything I needed.

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