Aloha! Can you believe Easter is in 6 days?! I can’t. These things have a tendency to sneak right up on me. I decided I needed to have something to keep these important holidays more “in-my-face” so to speak. But I didn’t want to have to make a countdown calendar for every single holiday or… Read more
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DIY Scripture Cover Tutorial
Aloha! Today I’m putting away the saws and drills and getting out the serger and sewing machine for this simple scripture cover project. My daughter was baptized recently, and we always give our children a full set of scriptures on their baptism day. I procrastinated too long and didn’t have time to have a case… Read more
DIY Lollipop / Sucker Stand
Aloha! I actually built my lollipop stand almost 3 years ago and have used it more times than I can count. It’s always a huge hit and gives some great height, dimension, and colors to the party table. This post contains affiliate links. I was inspired by Jaime, the DIY genius at That’s… Read more
DIY Fairy Doors Tutorial
Aloha! Today is a really simple project: DIY fairy doors! And the best part about them is if you do any kind of woodwork, you can probably make them out of scraps. This post contains Amazon Affiliate links. They link to products I used in the tutorial, and all opinions are my own. We took… Read more
DIY Fireplace Surround and Built in Bookshelves
Aloha! Today I’m so excited to share my mantel and DIY built in bookshelf makeover. This has been such a long process, and we’ve still got some work to do, but I wanted to give an update of the project. I know this next pic is amazing. You’ll love everything about it. The grainy, unfocused… Read more
DIY Felt Letter Board
Aloha! So, I have a confession. Having been in a foreign country for the last 3 years, I didn’t know a thing about the letter board trend. I started seeing them all over Instagram, and being a Linguistics major, I big-fat-puffy-heart LOVE words. I was so excited to snag one for myself…until I started seeing… Read more
Free – Halloween BINGO Printable for Little Kids
Aloha! I’m getting ready for a Halloween party here in Italy this week, and with the combination of languages, I was afraid the other version of BINGO might just be a little too much for this group. We also have quite a few really young kids, so I wanted something that wouldn’t take as much… Read more
Personalized Burlap Stockings
Aloha! Well the Christmas season has arrived in Italy! We brought a little of it with us, and I am excited to spend a few of them here in this beautiful country. 🙂 I made our family theses burlap stockings a couple years ago, and I have loved them, but they’ve been really generic without… Read more
Candy and Origami Money Lei
Aloha! I’m writing this post ahead of time, but by the time it goes live, I WILL BE IN ITALY!!! YAY!!!!!!! Even though I’m now living in Italy, I’m still trying to live an “aloha life”, and a chunk of my heart is still in Hawaii. So today’s post is perfect. I’m representing Hawaii in… Read more
Barn Wood Subway Art Sign
Well, folks, I finally jumped on the Silhouette bandwagon. Are you hooked yet? This was my first project, and I am amazed! It took me a minute to get it figured out and able to do what I wanted, but once it started cutting all those letters out, I just wanted to sit and watch… Read more