It's a sure-fire hit for patriotic celebrations like Memorial Day or the 4th of July: American Blessings Mix.
This easy recipe creates a simple snack mix favor to remind us of our nation's blessings.
Bagged in favor-sized gift bags and decorated with a patriotic poem, American Blessings Mix brings a festive touch to July 4th celebrations.
Follow the recipe below, and get packaging and assembly how-tos with our Blessings Mix Tutorial.
Beat summer's heat with this sew-simple craft project: a cool tie!
This bright cotton neckerchief has a summer secret: a filling of water-absorbing polymer granules from the garden center.
Soaked in water, the cool tie's polymer granules absorb more than 200% their weight in water. Tied around the neck or worn as a headband, a cool tie provides all-day cool relief through evaporation.
A cool tie is simple to sew, requiring only a straight-stitch sewing machine. It makes a great gift for gardeners! Printable Cool Tie gift tags adds a splashy note to your hot-weather gift.
It's pretty place for photos, cards and mementos: a French memory board!
If you can sew a button and wield a stapler, you can make it.
Begin with a stretched artist's canvas, add batting, cover with cotton fabric, then criss-cross with ribbons.
Novelty buttons secure ribbons to the memo board's canvas and add a bright touch.
Light, pretty and oh, so easy!
Bring a tasty touch to the Wearin' O' The Green: a St. Patrick's Day Jiffy Pop Popcorn Topper!
Add our free printable template to a package of Jiffy Pop® brand pop-in-pan popcorn for an inexpensive "popcorn topper" craft gift. Your wee leprechaun will pop for joy!
Faith and begorrah! What's the greenest gag gift for St.Patrick's Day? Leprechaun Poop!
Inexpensive and easy to make, Leprechaun Poop is a great gift for workplace friends, neighbors or youth groups.
To make Leprechaun Poop, place a handful of Lucky Charms brand cereal, green jelly beans or candy mints in a small zipper food storage bag.
Seal the bag and add a printable gift tag or add a hand-written tag using the poem below.
Who needs flowers or chocolates when there's ... popcorn?
Create a Valentine of a different kind with our Valentine's Day Jiffy Pop® Popcorn Topper.
Based on the fun-to-make kid's treat, our popping-good Valentine features a free printable label template to create this gift in a jiffy! It's as simple as print, cut, give.
New to Popcorn Toppers? Learn how to create these easy craft gifts with this photo tutorial:
Ready to start the New Year from a clean and clutter-free home? Try these post-Christmas clean-up tips from sister site, Organized Home.
These simple, do-it-now strategies can reduce clutter and conquer Christmas chaos. We like this one:
Sort Before You Stow
Once the New Year arrives, most families take down holiday decorations and store them for the following year--but too often, there's a sense of "sling it in there and worry about it later" when it comes to putting away Christmas ornaments, holiday linens and outdoor lighting.
This year, pay it forward: sort and declutter holiday decorations, linens and specialty cooking items as you store them. Cut the non-working, the tattered, and the tired from the herd as you put away holiday decorations. Has-been decor items can be recycled or donated; stained linens can be repurposed as cleaning cloths.
Streamline holiday decorating next year: sort before you stow!
He's sweet, sassy, and easy enough for children to make: a Candy Cane Reindeer!
Our little Candy Cane Reindeer makes a great craft project for school, scouts, church groups or Secret Santa gifts.
Using candy canes, chenille stems and google eyes from the craft store, Candy Cane Reindeer make great stocking stuffers--or add them to holiday gift wrap for a sweet touch!
