Author: Sometimes Homemade

DIY Arrow Bracelet

DIY Arrow Bracelet

Make your own arrow bracelet, perfect for layering with other bracelets. This simple step-by-step tutorial shows you how to make an arrow bracelet with just an arrow charm and colored cording. Long before the Hunger Games trilogy came out, I have been a fan of arrows and arrow jewelry. It started when I was in

Best DIY Bracelets – with tutorials

Best DIY Bracelets – with tutorials

I’m a bit of a bracelet fanatic (necklaces too, most accessories really). Over the past several months I’ve made several DIY bracelets. They are often some of the most popular posts here, so I thought I’d do a round up of all my best DIY bracelet tutorials in one place. These are great for gift

Wine Cork Ball

Wine Cork Ball

Use your old wine corks to make this wine cork ball as an ornament or a home decorating accent. This is a quick and easy project also make a great gift for a wine lover. On a recent visit to one of our favorite wine bars in town, Louie’s Wine Dive, I noticed they had some

Upcycled T-Shirt Scarf

Upcycled T-Shirt Scarf

Make an upcycled t-shirt scarf with your old college t-shirts, race t-shirts, concert t-shirts you no longer want to wear, but you don’t want to part with. I cleaned out my closet about a month ago and I found myself with some Iowa Hawkeyes t-shirts that no longer fit. I wasn’t going to wear them,

October Wrap Up

October Wrap Up

Oh how I love fall in the midwest. The leaves haven’t been quite as vibrant this year as years past (I hear it’s because we had a late 1st freeze last year), but it’s still such a gorgeous time of year. Too bad fall gives way to winter though – I’m not a cold weather

Pumpkin Bars with Cream Cheese Frosting

Pumpkin Bars with Cream Cheese Frosting

Jump to recipe I had a bit of a panic moment last week when I thought I lost my husband’s grandmother’s pumpkin bar recipe. Every fall I make a batch of pumpkin bars with cream cheese frosting to start off my holiday baking season. They’re so good I usually make them again around Thanksgiving. Truth

Roasted Pumpkin Seeds

Roasted Pumpkin Seeds

I have finally learned the simple art of making roasted pumpkin seeds. As a kid I remember munching on roasted pumpkin seeds while finishing up our pumpkin carving. As an adult I tried to make them a few times without success. They either ended up burnt or raw. A few years ago, it came up

Monogram Pumpkin

Monogram Pumpkin

It’s un-officially pumpkin week at our house. Today my son and I carved and decorated pumpkins. A monogram pumpkin for me and a painted and felt pirate for him. Then I roasted pumpkin seeds which we’ll be snacking on all week (or at least through tomorrow) and later this week I’m making pumpkin bars –

Avengers Birthday Party

Avengers Birthday Party

I’m finally getting around to writing about my son’s Avengers Birthday party from this past weekend. I think it took me this long to recover! When we first started planning his party a month or so ago, I started pinning a lot of Superhero birthday party ideas on Pinterest. At the time, we thought we were

Felt Superhero Masks

Felt Superhero Masks

Felt superhero masks are sure to delight your little superhero! This step by step tutorial includes both sew and no-sew directions for Iron Man, Captain America, Hulk, Thor, Wolverine, Batman, Batgirl, and Spiderman masks.  As you know if you follow regularly, Carter just turned the big 5! We had his first friends birthday party this weekend