My son recently turned 3 years old and we hosted his birthday in our home and did all of the decorating ourselves. We enjoy hosting birthday parties for our children and this year we did a Construction Site theme for his party. My son is really into construction vehicles, diggers, dump trucks, bull … [Read more...] about Kid’s Birthday Party Construction Helmet Craft Activity
Crafts and Hobbies
How to Display Your Seashells During the Autumn Season
Fall is finally here and I've been busy changing out my summer decorations over to my Autumn ones. As someone who decorates her home in a beach & coastal style, it can be difficult at times coming up with fall decorating ideas. Well, last week I solved some of those problems! I had collected … [Read more...] about How to Display Your Seashells During the Autumn Season
Sweet and Clever Designs in the New Craft Book, Crochet Animal Rugs
If you love to crochet and are looking to make some great projects for a youngster or a young-at-heart animal lover, you’ll want to check out Ira Rott’s new book, Crochet Animal Rugs: Over 20 Crochet Patterns for Fun Floor Mats and Matching Accessories. Honestly, who wouldn’t want to receive a … [Read more...] about Sweet and Clever Designs in the New Craft Book, Crochet Animal Rugs
Craft Project: Easy Seashell Refrigerator Magnets
How many of you live near the beach or went on summer vacation to the beach? We're lucky that we live 3 1/2 hours away from the Atlantic Coast and head down to the Jersey Shore several times every year. When I'm down at the beach house I like to spend hours walking the beach and collecting … [Read more...] about Craft Project: Easy Seashell Refrigerator Magnets
Halloween Craft Project: Painted Vampire Seashells
Halloween is quickly approaching and it's time for another easy-to-make painted seashell design that is appropriate for the season. If you like painted seashells and/or river rocks, you can find a ton of different design ideas right here on our blog. Painting on seashells and smooth river rocks is … [Read more...] about Halloween Craft Project: Painted Vampire Seashells
Halloween Craft Project Painted Candy Corn Seashells
We've been having a lot of fun over the past few months hand-painting several holiday designs onto seashells and large clam shells that we collected while down at the beach. I think we have 4-5 different designs now for every holiday and season throughout the year. We love putting them on our front … [Read more...] about Halloween Craft Project Painted Candy Corn Seashells
Beach Vacation Memories Displayed in a Glass Memory Block
Heading to the beach on vacation? Decorate your home in the coastal style? Looking for a fun way to preserve your summer beach vacation memories? If you answered YES to any of those questions, I think you're going to enjoy our new DIY craft project! * This post contains Amazon affiliate links. See … [Read more...] about Beach Vacation Memories Displayed in a Glass Memory Block
Refinishing an Old Footstool: Drab to Coastal Chic
For the past 10 years I've been decorating the inside and outside of my home in a Coastal and Beach Design. Some people would even call my decorating style as a little bit of Shabby Chic and Cottage Chic, mixed together. I admit, I love anything and everything that has to do with the ocean and the … [Read more...] about Refinishing an Old Footstool: Drab to Coastal Chic