10 Gifts You Can Make for $10 or Less
November is here which means the holiday season is upon us, and if you are anything like me you are suddenly thinking, “well crapola, I better start thinking about gifts!” (And if you are one of...
View ArticleHandmade Honey Salt Scrub
I first made this simple honey salt scrub about three years ago during our first ever 31 Days of Living Well & Spending Zero challenge. I loved it so much that I ended up making a huge bath and...
View ArticleHandmade Fizzing Bath Bombs
My girls love taking bubble baths and I have been wanting to make them some homemade bath bombs for years now, but quite honestly I was always a little scared that it would turn into a complete fiasco...
View ArticleDIY Give Save & Spend Kids Wallet
Today I am so excited to host a tutorial from the amazingly talented Sarah of Miss Money Bags. I was introduced to Sarah last year when she graciously sent me one of her handmade Cash Envelope...
View ArticleHomemade Rainbow Sparkle Playdoh
I wanted to come up with a small gift for the kids in my Sunday School class as well as a few other kiddos on my list, and I thought little rainbow packs of homemade playdoh would be really fun....
View ArticleDIY Felt Snowball Ornament
These little felt snowballs are super fun to make. I used my sewing machine to do most of the sewing, but if you don’t own one you could probably do the whole thing by hand with only slightly more...
View ArticleVintage Freezer Paper Bleach T-Shirts
It is relatively easy to find handmade gift ideas for women and kids, but guys and teenagers are a different story altogether. Every Christmas I send a small gift to each of my 13 nieces and nephews....
View ArticleGilded Noel Holiday Home Tour
I’m having a hard time finding the right words to say this morning….my heart is breaking for the families of Newtown, and like the rest of the country, my thoughts and prayers are with them today. So...
View ArticleEasy-to-Sew Pajama Pants
One of our very favorite Christmas traditions is staying in our pajamas all day on Christmas Day–even right through Christmas dinner. While we don’t usually get new ones every year, it has been a few...
View ArticleDIY Liquid Hand Soap
This year I am beyond thrilled to introduce you to a revamped series here at LWSL called Handmade Holidays! In past years I have shared my own holiday gift ideas, but this year I thought it would be...
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