Ever wonder what kinds of crafts you could do with a cereal box? How about a fun notebook? Here’s how: 1. Cut the box apart, discarding the sides and flaps. Trim the front and back of the box to the same size, no larger than 8.5″ x 11″. These will form the covers of the
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Author: Jennifer Priest
It started with jewelry, beading, sewing, home decor, painting, basket weaving, pottery, and cross-stitch. Marry that to an entrepreneurial spirit & at 9 years old a girl is selling her wares at craft fairs as far as her parents and grandparents would drive her. These days, Jennifer enjoys crafts of all genres from sewing to scrapbooking to jewelry with a little dabbling in the mixed media world. Her style is approachable and she wants everyone who sees her work to feel that they too can embrace creativity and make their home and life beautiful.
Happy Happy Columbus Day!!! Sale
Hope you are having a wonderful weekend and that hopefully you have Monday off of work :) And if you are in Canada–Happy Thanksgiving! We’re having a Columbus Day Sale! We’re getting into the full swing of fall and all things holidays here at Hydrangea Hippo and we’ve just stacked up more new goodies in
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Sweet Sugar Skull Knock-off Toms
Two big trends right now are sugar skulls and TOMS style shoes. When you’re a busy mom, there is not alot of time to go shopping around for the trendiest fashion accessories at the best price for your fabulous kidlets…I found these shoes at the Payless Shoe Source for $15.99 and they screamed “Latina!!” to
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True Love Story
Good day all! Is everyone enjoying this beautiful weather we are having?! I hope so! It gives way to spending more time breathing some fresh air. Today I want to share a mini album, True Love Story, using September Creativity Kit Wild Horses. There is always room for love no matter the season and
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Pink Ribbon – DIY Projects to Inspire HOPE
Welcome to Jen Goode’s Pink Ribbon DIY Projects to inspire HOPE Blog Hop! About 2 weeks ago I was invited to teach a make-n-take for my friend Denise Hahn’s Annual Crafting or A Cure event to benefit the Vons Foundation for Breast Cancer Research. The theme was sisterhood so I set about designing a simple
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CHA Show Reminiscing … What Happened This Summer in Las Vegas – Plus Tips for Attending a CHA Show
Seriously?! It has been 2.5 months since CHA SHOW in Las Vegas? Yup, time flies when you’re creating :) Really amazing things happened at this last show for me and for the companies I work with. And, it is kind of a memorial to all Summer Shows as this was the last “Summer CHA” there
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Secrets To Landing A Job Faster
While you might have gotten used to discovering a great variety of life-hacking tips on this site, today we decided to change the pace and teach you something useful for your job search needs. We know a lot of you out there are either actively looking for a job at the moment, or are dissatisfied
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