#quick craft

In light of my @sockdreams order arriving today, I decided to retire this pair of socks. But I didn’t just want to throw them away, so I decided to make a cat toy.

1.)

Turn both socks half inside-out, such that the foot portion is tucked inside of he rest of the sock.

2.)

Stuff the more damaged sock inside of the less damaged sock.

3.)

Securely stitch the thicker end shut.

4.)

Add catnip into the remaining opening, then stitch closed. Bam! Easy kick pillow!

Bonus action shot ft. Dera trying to be out of frame:

Love colorwork, but hate the tangled mess of yarns? 😤Create your own flock of DIY Sheep Yarn Bobbins with the newest Quick Cricut Craft on Moogly, and keep your colors under control! 😍🐑

Simple DIY Fall Wreath with Apples and Pears

Are you ready to celebrate the unofficial arrival of fall, but not quite ready to bust out the leaves and pumpkins? If so, this simple DIY fall wreath is the perfect transitional door decor for you! Wreaths are my jam. My mom and I made a lot of them when I was little, and now my kiddos want in on the wreath-making action, too! I’m happy they want to get involved, but it’s  tough for us type-A…

DIY Patriotic Wreath – Quick 4th of July Craft

If you don’t do anything else to decorate for a holiday, hang a wreath on your door. While I love the idea of decorating all over the house for every major holiday, there just aren’t enough hours in the day. That’s why I whipped up this DIY patriotic wreath as a quick way to show my love of the 4th of July, and all things fireworks, BBQ, democracy, and capitalism. :) I’m sure I’ll hang this…

The Easiest Wall Art EVER

Hold on to your seats, people, because I’m about to tell you my secret to creating wall art so simply and cheaply that you will instantly go “Well, duh!” Plus, I’ll show you how this fancy-schmancy art is dressing up a corner of our new kitchen! So, what makes the easiest, cheapest wall art? It’s wrapping paper. That’s it. Stick pretty wrapping paper in a frame and you have yourself some wall art…

Okay, to start off with - I am not typically a bath kinda girl. Never have been... That being said, I don't mind indulging in a little self-care and relaxation. 

Being lucky enough to live near the beach and have decent temperatures on Vancouver Island (not tropical by any means), we had our share of water, sand and surf. While our temperatures are warming up, I could still use a quick trip to somewhere warm & sandy.

Seeing as that is not likely to happen anytime soon, I will transport myself there with a tropical, soothing bath soak instead :)

Here is the recipe!

DIY Soothing Tropical Bath Soak

Makes 5 cups - use one cup per bath :)

1 cup epsom salts

1 cup sea salt

1 cup coconut milk powder

1 cup ground whole oats - buy regular oats and grind them in your blender or coffee grinder

1 cup baking soda

zest from 3 limes - was about 2 tablespoons

50-60 drops of essential oil - I used a combination of coconut, mango and grapefruit

I chose not to go the traditional aromatherapy route, but if you want more of a "spa" type scent, simply use the same recipe and substitute one of these blends below with a top note (mine was grapefruit), a middle note (mine was mango) and a base note (mine was coconut).

Your blend should be 30% top note, 50% middle note and 20% base note. Here is a great infographic from the folks at Well.ca to help you choose your own soothing bath soak scent. Note - they are a great place to get essential oils at super reasonable prices!

The directions for the bath soak is pretty simple:

Get all your ingredients together.

Mix them up :)

Store in an air-tight container to maintain the scent.

Use 1 cup for each bath - I fill my bath 2/3 of the way and this makes it perfect!

I grabbed some cute bottles from the Dollar Store to fancy up the packaging - make sure you use a funnel (also Dollar Store) or you will end up with a MESS!

Voila - all packaged up and ready to share (or keep for yourself!).

Makes an excellent and unique hostess gift. Think about all the summer parties you will go to this season. Wouldn't this be a more fun idea than the obligatory bottle of wine? I am sure after cleaning up, the hostess would be thanking you!

Heading to a girls night out? Surprise them each with a small container or simple plastic baggies - one cup = one soothing tropical bath!  

DIY Quick Craft Thread Catcher

I love to craft, but I’ll tell you, I can get quite messy and when I sew I often have to pull out stitches. Does your sewing area look like this?

I’m working on a project right now, but I got frustrated with the bits of thread and material, trying to pick them up and get them into the garbage.

So I searched online for a simple, quick Thread Catcher, and to my surprise, there are a lot of…