Crafting This House: 2014

Monday, August 18, 2014

Coffee Mug Love

I love coffee mugs. My husband says I have a coffee mug addiction. I walk in to a store and walk out with a mug. I wanted to take my love for mugs and turn it into a hobby so I decided to start making and selling them on Etsy. Here are some I've been working on. I would love feedback and suggestions for new ideas!

WEDDING MUGS
Even after 4 years of marriage I still get excited about custom items with my last name or wedding date on them. These wedding coffee mugs are a great self purchase or would make for a great wedding gift.

I've seen a lot of the Mr. and Mrs. & His and Hers, but not much of Wifey and Hubby. I love these!

CUSTOM MUGS

Dog Love? State Love? Name Love? Show your love with a customized dog, state, or initial mug.

INSPIRATIONAL MUGS

Every now and then, more so than not, we need a little inspiration. Check out these inspirational coffee mugs.

I would love to hear your thoughts. What are you looking for in a mug?

Check all of these coffee mugs out here! Customized Wedding Coffee Mugs

Washi Tape Dividers

I finally found the planner I've been looking for my whole life! All I've ever wanted is a place to write my meals and my grocery list for each week. When I found this one I knew it was a keeper, the only thing it didn't have were tab dividers for each month. So, I made my own.

THE PLANNER

GROCERY HOT SPOT

NO TAB DIVIDERS

THE PROJECT

You will need cardboard, washi tape, a paper cutter or scissors, and some glue.

Cut your cardboard to the size you want your dividers to be. Mine were about 1.5".

You should have 12 tiny pieces.

Wrap your divider with the washi tape.

When your done wrapping you will have a colorful collection of tabs.

Finally, glue each tab to each month.

I love the cute patterns washi tape comes in. You will have way cuter tabs than what your planner would have come with.

BE INSPIRED AND CREATE!

Sunday, April 13, 2014

Mason Jar Storage

I've been getting organized this week. I made a big decision this week to ditch the boxes! One, they were taking up unnecessary space and two they were an eye sore. I had several mason jars stored and decided they would make perfect storage pieces for items like beans, chocolate chips, toothpicks, tea bags, baking powder, corn starch, sweetener packets etc.

The first step was to transfer all the goods into the mason jars, that was simple. Next, I used a piece of card stock craft paper to make some labels. I typed up the labels on my computer, printed them out and used a circle cutter to cut 2" circles.

The final step was to attach the labels to the lids. For this I used glue dots, they will be easy to detach when I need to swap out the contents. Here is the final product!

Switching from the boxes to the mason jars freed up a ton of space in my pantry and they are super cute. Check the items in your pantry and see if they are mason jar worthy.

BE INSPIRED AND CREATE!

Sunday, April 6, 2014

Wishy Washy Tape

What's on your agenda for this month? Or maybe the next month? Perhaps you have a wedding shower, a baby shower, or a birthday party to plan. I know I have a wedding shower and a baby shower just 1 month a part from each other. Wishy Washy has more than just Washi Tape, which I love for crafting, but they also offer a few party supply items. Here are a few products worth checking out.

STRAWS