Are you looking for a memorable Mother’s Day gift that both you and your mother can treasure for years to come? A motherhood journal jar is a beautiful, thoughtful and affordable gift to give to the special moms in your life. Hi, everyone. My name is Donella Crigger, and I blog at Glue Sticks and Gumdrops….
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Spring Recipes and Activities
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The beautiful weather and blossoming flowers and tress in Spring are so inspiring and motivating. Perhaps that’s why I love trying new Spring recipes and activities so much. I’m energized by all the activity around me. I’m lucky to be part of the Social Fabric community – a group of creative influencers who love to share…
DIY Star Wars Night Light
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This DIY Star Wars night light is not only super easy to make, but also really inexpensive! This project only takes 3 items and costs less than $2. Even better, most of that cost is for the Kleenex® Brand ft. Rogue One: A Star Wars Story designs tissue box. I know that in a house with…
Pumpkin Palooza – Recipes, Crafts and Ideas
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Fall weather has inspired pumpkin palooza in my home. A few weeks ago I shared my pumpkin-themed shopping spree that resulted in a new recipe for a healthy pumpkin pie dip. Today I’m excited to share with you a collection of amazing pumpkin-themed posts from my fellow bloggers in the Social Fabric community. This is part 2…
Apple Recipes and Activities
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One of the things I love most about fall is the wide selection of apples! The produce section of our grocery store has a colorful array of juicy apples. And a visit to a nearby apple orchard is on our fall bucket list. And I suspect you love apples as much as I do since…
Keeping Your Craft Supplies under Control
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This Wondermom Wannabe is not crafty. The crafts you find here are always VERY simple because my craft ability is pretty limited. Somehow, I still have a craft supply addiction – probably because I’m sure if I find the right craft supplies I’ll suddenly become crafty. So, when a truly crafty person (she runs a…
Jolly Rancher Ornament
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As I was foraging through my kids’ leftover Halloween candy for chocolate, I realized they had a lot of Jolly Ranchers floating around in their candy bags. Apparently, they either received a lot of these or they just didn’t like them as much as the other candy. Either way, since Halloween was more than two…
DIY Father’s Day Gift – I’m Nuts About You
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For Father’s Day this year, I wanted to do something for my husband that would make him smile. Since he shares my corny affection for puns, I settled on this “Nuts About You” gift. As my loyal readers know, crafting is not one of my strengths so I assure you, this was an easy project! And…
How to Incorporate Grosgrain Ribbon Into Craft Projects
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Grosgrain, the sturdy ribbon that’s easily identified by its evenly spaced ribbing, has the potential to be used in any number of craft projects. Grosgrain’s hardy nature lends it a versatility that’s perfect for many different applications. Here are a few fun ways to use it to make beautiful and functional items. Hair Bows…
Craftsy Flash Sale: Save up to 70%
This post may contain affiliate links. Read my full disclosure.If you are a crafter, you don’t want to miss this amazing sale at Craftsy. Do you want to spruce up your home decor for Spring with new curtains? Are you planning to make a baby quilt for a friend who is expecting? Or perhaps you’re going to knit her some baby booties instead? No matter…
Learn a New Skill — Get Craftsy eGuides for FREE!
This post may contain affiliate links. Read my full disclosure.Do you want to take better pictures? Would you like to learn how to draw? Maybe you want to grow a container garden but don’t know where to start. No matter what craft you’d like to learn, Craftsy has you covered. Right now, they are offering several eGuides for free to help get you…
Easy, DIY Door Hangers
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A short while ago, I wrote about the family mailboxes that we have on our bedroom doors to leave messages for one another. Once my kids started having fun with this, they started posting handmade signs on their doors as well as messages for any “visitors” who came to leave mail. This overload of tape…
Repurposed T-Shirt Bag
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Because Susan at Organized 31 has been my biggest inspiration to repurpose and recycle, I originally shared this t-shirt bag project on her site as a guest post. Now that I’ve tackled a few other projects here on Wondermom Wannabe (have you seen my Newspaper Basket or Clementine Crate Desk Organizer?), I decided it was time…
Newspaper Basket
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Two weeks ago I posted a list of several different ways you could reuse or repurpose newspaper instead of tossing it in the recycling bin. If you missed it, you can read it here. One of the ideas I found was to make a basket to hold your recyclables from newspaper. I decided to give…
Creative Uses For Toilet Paper Rolls
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I’ve been trying to reduce the waste from our household. Since we were already recycling, one of our biggest improvements was to start repurposing items we normally would have discarded. That was the inspiration for my articles on alternative uses for newspaper and plastic grocery bags. Last week I made a desk organizer…
