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Holiday

Holiday digital backgrounds for phones or tablets! :)

Who doesn't love a festive, happy, joyful holiday background for your phone or tablet or iPod, amiright? :) (if you're ANYTHING like me, then you love to update not only home decor for the holidays, but allllll the other things, like backgrounds on screens! :) ANNNNND I think that I am on a Christmas bulb kick these days (ahem the felt bulb garland)......sooooooo I'm going with it and sharing these holiday themed backgrounds for your phone or tablet! :)  ... continue reading...

DIYs Holiday

How to make a felt Christmas bulb garland (or ornaments)

JINGGGLEEEE BELLLLLLLLLSSS! Are your halls decked and your tree adorned yet? Because our house is in FULL SWING Christmas mode, and I. LOVE. IT! We are a colorful and fun kind of Christmas decor family so that means the more color and texture and whimsy, the better!Today I am sharing the pattern for how to make these ADORABLLLLLLE felt Christmas bulbs! You can turn them into a garland or individual ornaments, both are cute and whimsical and colorful and so so so cute! ... continue reading...

Holiday Life

The best day of the year : our annual Christmas tree hunting day!

Every year, the day after Thanksgiving, I spring out of bed humming “Jingle Bells” while I count down the minutes until everyone else wakes up for the day! We bundle up, hop in the car, head to our favorite Christmas tree farm nearby, hunt for the *perfect* tree, chop it down and then head home to decorate from bow to bow, window to window and everything in between! :) Stockings and lights and pom-poms and bottle brush trees and old handmade heirlooms and all of the kids artwork from past ... continue reading...

DIYs Holiday

How to make a pumpkin pie piñata for Thanksgiving!

Every year for Thanksgiving we celebrate the holiday with my college roommate and her family; 4 adults lounging and chatting while 5 kiddos running around causing shenanigans.....and we wouldn't have it any other way! :) BUUUUT the only way to make it a *FULL blown* celebration is to add a piñata, amiright?????Soooooo today I am giving you the FULL tutorial + DIY how-to on how to make this Pumpkin Pie pinata forThanksgiving! ... continue reading...

Holiday Printables

DIY Thanksgiving pie stencils

My favorite of most favorite holidays ever is HANDS DOWN Thanksgiving. It's the most relaxed day, full of food and family and laughter and games and the best part is that it ends with PIE! :) PIEEEE! :) So why not make it cuter to display and more fun to eat than with this DIY Thanksgiving hand lettered pie stencil! ... continue reading...

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  • Coffee, chocolate and crafts: perfect afternoon to me! Amiright!?!? . . . #abeautifulmess #makersgonnamake #makersofinstagram #creativelifehappylife #calledtobecreative #makersmovement #abmlifeiscolorful #makingthings #makingit #imadethis #mycreativebiz #creativepreneur #mompreneur #naptimediaries
  • I have been asked “Why?” about these earrings? (well not specifically THESE ones, but the idea in general). Why do I doodle and make earrings and sell them and make a big fuss about them? ⁣ .⁣ My answer is WHY NOT?!?! You see, I love celebrating things. Like LOOOOOOOVVEEE celebrating things….to the fullest. And earrings, They are colorful are happy, and they give me and extra pep in my step when I feel them bouncing against my neck or jangling around on my ears all day long. So WHY NOT?! Why not snag an accessory that reminds me to hustle for joy and allllll that is worth celebrating each day, amiright?! :) ⁣ .⁣ Also, these just listed in the shop today (#linkinprofile)! I mean, the lips?!?! I feel like I could wear these on Valentines day OR my anniversary (smooch smooch)! :) ⁣ .⁣ .⁣ .⁣ ⁣ #abeautifulmess #makersgonnamake #makersofinstagram #makersmovement #craftsposure #glowforge #handsandhustle #creativelifehappylife #mycreativebiz #calledtobecreative #wearethemakers #abeautifulmess #abmlifeisbeautiful #abmlifeiscolorful #abmcrafy #mompreneur #imadethis #makingit
  • This might be the *only* moment that I wish we didn’t live in rural Wisconsin so that I could prance around the neighborhood with a GIANT basket of donuts and throw them out like candy at a parade to alllll the neighbors. We made Yeast donuts for the first time and OHMYSTARS! . I have always been adverse to trying the deep-frying method. Because of the stink and the oil and the splatter and alllll the things. (we all know I don’t clean up my kitchen enough, so this just seems like a terrible idea). BUT we got an air fryer for Christmas and DUH the first thing that popped into my head was DONUTS! Like real, yeast, pillowy, fluffy, DONUTS! . And taaaa daaaa! This morn we made them. And by we, I mean mostly me while the kids acted out all the Paw Patrol scenes on the floor around me!  OH. MY. GOODNESSSSS. I think our Saturday mornings just got split wide open!  Tell me, we’re making a list of all the flavors that we want to try: Toppings? Fillings? Flavors? What are your fave donut that I can try and replicate? . . . #abeautifulmess #doughnuts #donut #breakfastofchampions #weekendvibes #inthekitchen #yum #abmlifeisbeautiful #abmfoodie #abmathome #lifeathome #baking #instabaking #abmhappylife
  • I think the excitement for my first knitted sweater sleeve is showing. Maybe just a little. 😂 but also I now have high hopes that this mayyyyyy be finished before the end of winter (although up here in the north that is still like umpteen months away so the percentage is growing). Don’t worry, I’ll send a snow selfie when I’m done. . . . #abeautifulmess #makersgonnamake #makersofinstagram #creativelifehappylife #calledtobecreative #knitters #knittersofinstagram #knitting_inspiration #knitting #makingit #abmlifeiscolorful #mycreativebiz #purlsoho #purlsohobusyhands
  • True story : When I went to take the tree down (enneagram type 3 over here that wanted to just get it done and do it myself since nobody else was home, duh) my “hugging” motion to grab the tree from the stand ended with a mouth/face/hair full of tree sap (and one leftover ornament). So when you see me IRL, you can graciously comment on my newly “layered” hair where I had to cut said tree sap chunks out! I say that bathroom haircuts add to the spice of life, eh??⁣ .⁣ Also, I’m keeping these trees up in our house. Since evergreens live outside of our house, they can colorfully live inside too. While it’s freezing out at least! :) ⁣ .⁣ .⁣ .⁣ #abeautifulmess #abmlifeiscolorful⁣ #livecolorfully #dscolor #towriteloveonherarms #twloha #acolorstory #abmhappylife #colorventures #thehappynow
  • I have a laundry list of new things I want to put on my MAKING LIST 2019: needle punching (have you see the amazing texture this is?!), more hand stamping (its so cathartic and funnnn), handmade clothes (I *NEVER* sew clothes, but I think Esther could use a bump in her closet in this area and maybe even me too), twig weaving (we have a spot picked out in the woods that could use an AMAZING twig-woven fort), royal icing cookie decorating (because duh!) and much much much more doodling and drawing (talk about unwinding at the end of a day)! 🌈✂️🧶 I’m sure I would put 84 more things on this list if given endless time each week. Because being creative inspires me. Inspires me to be a better Mom and wife. Inspires me to be in the moment and soak in time with my kids better. It inspires me to fail at things and try new things and fall in love with new things or old things that I’ve forgotten about. Creativity is the backbone that has kept me together since I was a young girl learning to sew in my mom’s craft room. . YAY for MAKING LISTS to dive into!! What would you put on your list? (Because we ALLLL know that I’m likely going to add to mine through the months ahead and I’d love to know what you have your eye on too)! :) . . . #makersgonnamake #makingit #making #creative #createeveryday #maker #abmlifeiscolorful #abmcrafty #abeautifulmess #creativelifehappylife #colormyworld #makersofinstagram
  • Because this is the best advice ever. And because Mondays deserve Nutella. Lots of it, please and thank you. ⁣ .⁣ .⁣ .⁣ #abeautifulmess #creativelifehappylife #calledtobecreative #abmlifeiscolorful #handlettered #procreateapp #livecolorfully #abmhappylife #creativityfound #handmade #scripted #thedailytype #motivationalmonday #mondaymotivation #ohyay #abmlifeisbeautiful