FEATURED Handpainted Faux Italian Tile Outdoor Coasters

Looking for a different way to celebrate Mother’s Day? Why not invite your mom — or your friends who are moms — over for a casual outdoor garden party? The whole idea is to give the moms in your life (and maybe that includes you) the gift of relaxation. In my live Google+ hangout last [...]

handmade gardenparty gifts

Feeling a little deja vu? I was all set to go live on Google+ for this hangout last week when I got a call that I needed to pick my son up early from school. So, I had to postpone the live Mother’s Day Hangout on Air. But barring any last-minute mothering emergencies, I’ll be [...]

handmade gardenparty gifts

Before I get to the big crafty announcement, I should apologize for my blogging absence. I had every intention of posting lots of great projects this week, but real life got in the way. I’ve been busy with Furniture Market, the semiannual trade show in High Point, N.C., where furniture manufacturers debut their new products [...]

Easter Jars FEATURED

Grab some paint, brushes, sponges and sone empty jars and join me for a live Easter crafting demo today at 1 pm EDT. I’ll be showing you how to transform plain jars into fun and fabulous Easter gifts and decor with paint and stencils you make. Aren’t these just the cutest? I made these last [...]

Easter Jars FEATURED

Easter really snuck up on me this year. Does putting some jelly beans in a mason jar count as decorating? Because that’s the sum total of my Easter decorating so far. If you’re in the same boat as I am, never fear. I’ll be demonstrating a fun and cheap Easter craft  at 1 p.m. EDT [...]

Featured Lego Valentine Treat Box Cards

If wealth were measured in Legos, then we would be right up there with Warren Buffett, Bill Gates and Carlos Slim. So, of course, my Lego-obsessed boy wanted to give Lego-themed Valentine’s Day cards to his kindergarten classmates. But store-bought Valentines just wouldn’t do. We’re Lego Creators, after all. We had to make our own. [...]

featured valentine's day wedding anniversary cootie catcher

This post is brought to you by the 1980s. We’re going old school — or elementary school — for Valentine’s Day. Like, love letters are so totally grody to the max. Like, gag me with a spoon. But Valentine’s Day Cootie Catcher Love Notes? Like, totally tubular, for sure. Enough with the Valley Girl speak. [...]

Atta Girl Says Marty's Musings Valentine's Day Craft Ideas

I’m very excited to be joining with some other talented bloggers for a series of live Google+ and YouTube broadcasts for Valentine’s Day. All this week, bloggers are sharing their ideas for Valentine’s crafts, gifts, treats and projects. I’ll be hosting a live Google+ hangout on air at 1 p.m. EST Thursday, Feb. 7, with [...]

FEATURED How Do I Love Thee garland Dollar Store crafts

How do I love thee? Let me count the ways… When it comes to matters of the heart, it’s not what you spend, but how you show it. This Valentine’s Day craft encourages heartfelt declarations, but it only set me back $5 at Dollar Tree. Here’s what I bought: 2 sets of wedding favor buckets [...]

Dollar store craft Valentine's Day cupcake liner wreath by AttaGirlSays

Oh what blogging peer pressure. Debbie at Debbiedoos and Shannon at Fox Hollow Cottage threw down the creative gauntlet and challenged their fellow bloggers to craft some Valentine’s Day fabulousness out of supplies from the dollar store. I have bags and bags of Dollar Tree goodies waiting to be crafted. And waiting and waiting and waiting. [...]