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Dorm Room Decoration: Make a Fun Banner

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I’m taking a few days off from blogging because I want to spend every second playing with my girls!  I’ll definitely post photos next week of move-in-day and the dorm decorating fun! In the meantime, here is the finished project that I blogged about yesterday.  When you make your banner, choose lots of coordinating colors and then have-at-it when you… Read more »

Inspiration for Decorating a Dorm Room

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By this time next week, Adrienne will have moved in to her dorm room and I will have spent the night with her in her room.  (Shhh…don’t tell anyone!  She has a single room, so I won’t be disturbing anyone.  Plus, we HAVE to re-create that fabulous scene from Gilmore Girls.  You know the one I mean!) I am trying to… Read more »

A Craft Care Package for Your College Kid

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One of the benefits of having pretty much every craft item known to man is the ease at which my girls (and heck, the entire neighborhood for that matter!) can count on me to have just the right thing they need when it comes to making projects for school.  Glue?  Check!  Punches?  Check!  Paper?  Check!  And on and on and… Read more »

A Stationery Box for the College Kid

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In keeping with my latest obsession of making boxes and stationary, here is an idea for something you can make for a college-bound kid.  I made the card resemble the Duke “D” by cutting out part of the fold and by rounding the corners. The cards are perfect for college students to use as thank-you notes or invitations to school-related… Read more »

Ink-to-Paper: Another Stationery Box

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I have been on a roll making stationary and decorative boxes.  It’s so much fun, and you’ll love doing it, too.  See how to make a faux suede box HERE, and a fun baroque box HERE. My aunt owns a horse farm that she calls “Magnolia Farm.” During these lazy and HOT days of summer, I decided to work on her… Read more »