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Father’s Day Gift Card Holder

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Contributing Writer: Kelly Griglione  ~ Welcome Kelly our newest addition to the team, we are so excited to have her! You are going to love all of her eye candy cards that she will be sharing with us. I do love cards with puns, so it was fun to come up with this one for Father's Day. Just a snip here and a snip there, and you have a cute vest for Dad. It's so easy! Why not create a completely customized card for the "Vest" Dads in your life. Does Dad have a favorite tie? Try to duplicate … [Read more...]

DIY Camera Strap Cover

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Welcome to our month long series, BeYOUtiful Mom, where we are celebrating motherhood through inspirational stories, crafts, recipes, fashion….. ~~~~ Featured Contributor: Leigh Ann Phillips When my husband bought me a SLR camera I knew I wanted to make it distinctive so I made a camera strap cover for it.  You can too! You’ll need: Fabric - I bought a precut Jelly Roll at Joann’s but you can use any scrap fabric. Thread Fusible Fleece - also available at Joann’s. My camera strap … [Read more...]

A Pinteresting Party

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There's always a first! I was asked by Lauren, from Tutus & Tea Parties, to be a guest host for their Pinteresting Link Party! So join in the fun and link your crafts, recipes, stories, home decor, diy..... Welcome to A Pinteresting Party! The idea of this party is to show off your creativity and get your posts noticed by pinning each other on Pinterest! Pinterest is my #1 referral site and is great exposure! If you want to learn more about Pinterest & how it can benefit your blog … [Read more...]

Paper Flower Wall Art

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If you are new to our ezine I want to welcome you to our beYOUtiful Mom Series! Featured Contributor: Sarah I love using leftover supplies from past projects and thinking of new ways to use them. I have a lot of scrapbook paper just lying around, so I decided to use some of it to make some paper flowers for my daughter's art wall. first. Cut several petals in different sizes and shapes.  second. Fold one end of the petal. third. Hot glue them to a paper circle. fourth. Add a fabric or … [Read more...]

Creative Mother’s Day Cards Part 2

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I love how versatile these cards are! Even though we are featuring Mom and Grandma these cards can be used for any occasion.  {Part 1 can be found here for some more fabulous cards} Featured Contributor: Kelly Griglione For the Birthday-Cake-Always-From-Scratch Mom ... an easel cake card. This one looks more complicated than it is. The trick is to score across the base of your card about 2 inches from the bottom, then fold under. You will attach your polka dot background and cake to this … [Read more...]