Paper Plate Marble Mazes
If you’re looking for an easy kids craft that uses their STEM skills and endless possibilities, paper plate marble mazes are the perfect activity! Carter just finished 2nd grade last week and
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Painted Acorns for Easy Fall Decor
Bring fall indoors with these easy to make painted acorns. Put them in a fall themed bowl or scatter them around your Thanksgiving table for a natural fall accent. Better late than
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Mason Jar Herb Garden
Herbs are easy to grow and if you’re looking to keep your crop small, mason jars make the perfect planter and can be used indoor or outdoor (with proper drainage). I know I’ve
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Pom Pom Yarn Flowers
While Spring has officially started, I’m not sure where it’s hiding. We went from mid 60’s to possible snow again this week. The flowers have just started to peek through the ground,
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St. Patrick’s Day “Luck is Going Your Way” T-Shirt
Whether you’re Irish or not, you can celebrate St. Patrick’s Day with a custom made t-shirt that might even bring you a little luck. I made this one for my son, and
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Make Your Own Vintage Inspired Chalkboard Train Sign
This vintage inspired chalkboard train sign is made to look like it spent years in an old train depot with ever changing dates and times marking travel journeys. If you have a
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Christmas Pinterest Fails
The holidays are the season of crafting, baking and well-meaning creative adventures, inspired by thousands of shiny Pinterest projects gone right… but oh so many also go wrong. I remember one Christmas
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20+ Handmade Gifts Guys will Actually Like
While I love to give (and receive) handmade gifts, I know that not everyone appreciates them quite as much. Guys can be especially hard to please in the DIY gift department, but
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Upcycled Sweater Holiday Crafts
Before you throw out that sweater you no longer wear or no longer fits, consider upcycling it into these holiday crafts including a sweater pillow, Christmas tree or wine bottle holder. These
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Zip Code Pillow
This Zip Code Pillow is a unique decorating accessory and makes a great gift idea for a going away present, housewarming, trip commemoration or wedding present. This Zip Code Pillow has been
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Beaded Leather Cuff Bracelet
This beaded leather cuff bracelet is a stylish addition to your boho chic jewelry wardrobe. It’s easy to make and requires few materials, so you can make a wide variety of looks
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DIY Wooden Yard Dice
Make your own wooden yard dice, perfect for your next back yard barbeque, tailgate party, beach day, or other outdoor gathering. Let the good times roll by playing all your favorite classic
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Temporary Tattoo Easter Eggs
Temporary Tattoo Easter Eggs are a great way to decorate your Easter eggs with your favorite characters, sports teams, and more! First, let me tell you that this is the first time
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Hand Stamped Cheese Knives – Spread Love, Joy, Cheer!
These hand stamped cheese knives are a great gift idea for the cheese lover in your life or as the perfect accessory at your next wine and cheese night. A while ago
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DIY Leather O-Ring Bracelet – Inspired by Joanna Gaines from Fixer Upper!
This Leather O-Ring bracelet is inspired by one worn recently by Joanna Gaines on HGTV’s Fixer Upper. Get the step-by-step instructions to make your own! A few weeks ago I posted about a
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LEGO Gift Tags – Free Printable
Use this free printable of a LEGO Minifigure to create your own LEGO gift tags. We used ours to make LEGO Valentines You can cut them into rectangles or cut around the design
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LEGO Crayon Valentines
Make your own LEGO crayons perfect for a non-candy valentine or LEGO birthday party favor. It’s no surprise that my LEGO fanatic 6 year old wanted LEGO Valentines this year. I ran
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DIY Leather Cord Keeper
Keep your cords secure and tangle free with this stylish diy leather cord keeper. I even personalized mine by stamping the leather with what else – a monogram of course! I’m
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Make an Angel Wing Bracelet
This DIY Angel Wing Bracelet is a sweet little addition to any angel lover’s jewelry wardrobe. It also makes a great gift for a friend who may need a reminder that someone
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Etching on Slate
Etching on slate is a quick and easy DIY project. Making personalized slate cheese boards, coasters or signs are a perfect way to dress up your entertainment pieces or to give as
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Best of 2014 – 2 Year Anniversary
Well, here we are. Today is the 2 year blogiversary of Sometimes Homemade. Like anything to do with time, in some cases it seems longer and in some cases it’s flown by!
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DIY Kitchen Towels
These easy to make diy kitchen towels are an inexpensive gift you can personalize in so many unique ways. Last Christmas, I made some kitchen towels for my mom personalized with my grandmother’s
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DIY Custom Burp Cloths
DIY custom burp cloths are a great personalized baby gift. Using cloth diapers and fabric of your choice, these will be a new mom’s go-to for the diaper bag. When I was
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Lego Star Wars Stormtrooper Birthday Shirt – (Free Printable)
The birthday shirt tradition continues! For Carter, Lego and Star Wars is a combo much like chocolate and peanut butter is for me… perfection! This Lego Star Wars Stormtrooper birthday shirt was
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FREE 1st Day of School Printables
‘Tis the back to school season and that means adorable first day of school pictures. Here’s a round up of some of the best FREE 1st day of school printables. Carter started
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LEGO Travel Kit
This LEGO travel kit is a perfect way to keep your Lego lover entertained on a long car trip or plane ride. If you follow me on Instagram, you know we recently
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USA Rocks T-Shirt – Iron-on Transfer
Make your own USA Rocks T-shirt using an iron-on heat transfer. It’s an easy way to make a custom t-shirt to celebrate the 4th of July or other patriotic holidays. For
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DIY Vintage Patriotic T-Shirt
Last year I made some patriotic shirts for Carter and I to wear on the 4th of July using a bleach pen technique. (No, they were not matchy matchy!) This year, for
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How to Turn Clip-On Earrings Into Pierced Earrings
If you have vintage or other clip-on earrings, you can easily turn them into post style earrings for pierced ears. Here are step-by step instructions for this quick and easy project. When
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Custom Recipe Box using Wood Branding Letters
Make a custom recipe box to store your favorite and handed down recipes in a stylish and personalized box. I used a wood burner and some stain for this quick project!
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Hand Stamped Penny Keychain
Make your own hand stamped penny keychain with names, monograms, birth dates, or anniversaries to have an everyday reminder of the special people in your life. Makes a great DIY gift for Father’s
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DIY Personalized Cutting Boards
I’m so happy with how my first wood burning projects turned out! These diy personalized cutting boards can be done in so many creative ways for yourself or as a gift. You know
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Star Wars Craft with Perler Beads
A few weeks ago I dragged Carter to the craft store with me as I got some other craft supplies. I had to convince him with the promise that we’d find something cool we
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Kiss Me, I’m Iowish
Whether you’re Irish or not, who doesn’t love St. Patrick’s Day? With a name like Erin, I kind of have to have some sort of allegiance to Ireland. Plus, who doesn’t love
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Inspiration Metal Stamped Wrap Bracelet
I tried my hand at metal stamping again, this time to recreate the metal stamped leather wrap bracelet with inspirational phrases rather than birth dates. I just love how they turned out! As
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Framed Button Monogram
One of my first pins on my initial decor board on Pinterest was a button monogram. After finishing my monogram mantel, I’ve slowed down on my monogram wall art projects, but I’ve
Read MoreTooth Fairy Pocket
These tooth fairy pockets are a great tradition to use for keeping the magic of the tooth fairy fun and simple. Step-by-step instructions for both sew and no sew versions. We’ve hit
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Beer Coaster Shadow Box
This beer coaster shadow box has been on my to do list for a while, pretty much from the moment I finished the wine cork holder shadow box. My husband and I
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Super Hero Capes for Kids
Step-by-step instructions on making super hero capes for your kids. Plus, check out a great cause for making capes for a good cause! I’ve had Superhero Capes on my crafting to do
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Metal Stamped Leather Wrap Bracelet
Make a metal stamped leather wrap bracelet using special dates like kids birth dates, spouses birth dates, an anniversary or other dates you want to commemorate. This might be one of
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Handwritten Recipes Printed on Tea Towels
Make a cherished gift with your family’s time-honored handwritten recipes printed on tea towels. By now you all surely know that part of my love for baking comes from fond memories
Read MoreFreezer Paper Transfer FAIL
Check out my freezer paper transfer fail! Apparently transferring printed images using freezer paper just isn’t as easy as pretty much everyone else makes it look. It had to happen at
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DIY Etched Mason Jar Glasses
Create these diy etched mason jar glasses for a personalized gift or for yourself. Follow these easy step-by-step instructions that will work for a variety of glass etching projects. After my first
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Best of 2013 – 1 Year Anniversary!
Yesterday marks the 1 year blogiversary of Sometimes Homemade! I started a year ago hoping to get back to DIY and crafting and get some projects done that I hadn’t gotten around
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Upcycled Sweater Pillow
This cozy upcycled sweater pillow project is a great way to get a second life out of a favorite sweater. As promised, I’m finally posting my third (but not final) upcycled
Read MoreEasy Bead Bracelet
Get step-by-step instructions on this easy bead bracelet which quick and inexpensive to make and perfect for layering with other bracelets. Every year I participate in an annual gift exchange with some
Read MoreSweater Wine Bottle Holder
Make this cute Sweater Wine Bottle Holder from an old sweater for a cute holiday hostess gift or decorating accent. I like to get wine. I like to give wine. I can’t
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Make a Sweater Tree
Make a Sweater Christmas Tree out of an old sweater, a perfect piece to add texture to your holiday decor. This sweater Christmas tree is a project I fully intended to
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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
Read MoreBest 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,
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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
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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
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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
Read MoreFelt 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
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Superman Birthday Shirt – free printables!
Make a Superman Birthday Shirt using my free printables that replace Superman’s “S” with your child’s age. It was a big day in our house today, my son Carter turned 5! He’s
Read MoreMake Your Own Waterproof Sports Labels
This year has been the first year our son has participated in organized sports. The first season of soccer had some ups and downs, mostly downs with tears at some point during
Read MoreFirst Day of School Favorites Photo
First day of school pictures are a right of passage. I remember standing on my front porch as a kid as my mom took our picture and I remember looking at pictures
Read MoreTeam Colors Braided T-Shirt Bracelet
It’s unseasonably hot here right now with temps in the high 90’s to over 100 this week. The hottest week of the year, yet this weekend is the start of college football
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Nail String Art – Initial and Chevron
You’ve probably seen nail string art projects on many diy sites or Pinterest. I’ve been working on a project for a friend and decided to give it a try. I love it
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Wine Cork Holder Shadow Box
Create a wine cork holder shadow box to display all of your wine corks and remind you of your favorite wine drinking memories. Makes a great gift for a wine lover! I’ve
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Chain and Suede Laced Bracelet
Make your own stylish chain and suede laced bracelet – looks great on its own or stacked with other bracelets. The color combinations are endless! It’s been a while since I’ve made
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Bleach Pen T-Shirts
Bleach pen t-shirts are an easy and inexpensive way to create personalized t-shirts for all ages and occasions. I tried my hand at designing my own t-shirts this weekend using a bleach
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DIY Subway Art – Des Moines
This DIY subway art project featuring our home city – Des Moines – is one I’ve been pondering for several months. It’s easy to find ready made subway art for major cities,
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I Love Daddy Shadow Photo
This I Love Daddy Shadow photo makes a great gift idea for Father’s Day or a birthday. Also makes a perfect quick and easy photo gift for mom’s, grandparents and other loved
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Father’s Day Photo Gift
Take photos of your child holding wooden letters from the craft store spelling out dad for an easy and inexpensive Father’s Day photo gift! I’m struggling a little bit on how
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DIY Paracord Survival Bracelet
Learn how to make a Paracord Survival Bracelet. Perfect gift for your outdoor enthusiast. While I was making some DIY Cause Bracelets for my friend’s family, I was trying to figure out
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Aged Paint Monogram {tutorial}
Step-by-step instructions to make an aged paint monogram. This technique would work for most distressed or antiqued wood projects. I think this aged paint monogram will be the last project for my
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DIY Cause Bracelets
A few months ago one of my best friends daughters was diagnosed with leukemia. Thankfully she is responding well to treatment so far and her prognosis is very good. There was a
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Stenciled Garden Rocks
Stenciled garden rocks are a quick and easy garden project or gift idea. Personalize with monograms, leaves or your favorite team logo. Step-by-step instructions and photos. Spring peaked out this weekend for
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Vintage Wood Tile Letter
Step-by-step instructions with pictures for making a vintage looking wood tile letter. I found a vintage looking tile letter from Spicher and Company several months ago. I pinned it on my Initial
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Circle Inspiration Bracelet
On one of my many trips to Michael’s recently, I ran across these inspiration word circles that I knew would be perfect for a gift I was working on. Using some suede
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Bead and Knot Cord Bracelet
I’ve been making a lot of bracelets lately, partly because I love bracelets and it’s on the verge of spring weather here, but I’m also working on a project I’ll reveal soon.
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Personalized State Wall Art {Where We Met}
DIY personalized state wall art makes the perfect unique gift idea or to show off your own home state or where you and your significant other met. I keep adding projects
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DIY Tube Wrap Bracelet
A perfect bracelet for layering, make this quick and easy diy wrap bracelet using leather cord and tube beads. I became a bit of a bead addict and hoarder over the holidays
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Burlap Monogram Letter with Wedding Year
This framed burlap monogram with wedding year is a perfect wedding or anniversary gift. Here we go again, another monogram project. I’m working on an initial collection for our mantel to replace
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DIY Wrap Bracelet {tutorial}
Get step-by-step instructions with pictures for making a beaded diy wrap bracelet for a fraction of the cost of designer bracelets like Chan Luu. I have to admit, I love accessories, especially
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Dry Erase Daily Love Message Frame
Quick and easy handmade gift idea for creating a dry erase daily love message frame. Leave notes each day for your loved ones to show what you appreciate about them. Several weeks
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Felt Fortune Cookies
These quick and easy to make felt fortune cookies are perfect for Valentine’s Day or any special occasion where you need a simple, personalized gift. Most of the time when I pick
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Super Hero Valentine’s Suckers
Instructions and free printables for making super hero Valentine’s suckers. These are perfect for Valentine’s Day or birthday party favors. Includes your favorite super heroes for boys and girls. My son is
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Button Flowers
One of my favorite handmade gifts to make for people are these button flowers, generally made from vintage buttons. I ran across something similar in a boutique in Kansas City about 5
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How to Frame T-Shirts
I’m still working on some projects for my husband’s 40th birthday party. He has a lot of old t-shirts from college and concerts that have been sitting in a box in our
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Duct Tape Flower Ring
I like to give craft gifts to my nieces, at least as part of their gifts for birthdays and other holidays. My oldest niece is 9 and this year for Christmas I
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