Faux Snow Balls
Making faux snow balls are supper easy and add extra sparkle to the winter holidays or party. These are also great accents for a table setting, winter wedding or Frozen party. […]
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Party Planning Tips
Learn about the best party planning tips to make your event spectacular. When planning an unforgettable party, I recommend at least 3 months of pre-planning. […]
Party Jeopardy
Creating a party jeopardy game can be made to fit any theme. Try making a party jeopardy game for a baby shower, birthday, Easter, Thanksgiving, 4th of July, bridal shower or Christmas party. […]
Harry Potter Honey Dukes Ideas
For an over the top Harry Potter party, event or wedding, consider making a mini version of Honey Dukes! My ideas will help you plan a great sweets table or Honey Dukes store. So creating a scaled down version of Honey Dukes is fun for everyone involved. […]
Hard Freeze Preparation In Southern U.S.
In preparation for a hard freeze in the southern U.S., you need to do a few things to make sure you are prepared. In the past few years, the southern U.S. has experienced some unusually cold weather. There are some things you can do to be better prepared for these cold snaps. […]
Harry Potter Jelly Slugs
Making Harry Potter Jelly Slug treat bags are easy. They are perfect for any Harry Potter themed event. Put these Harry Potter Jelly Slugs in favor bags, on a sweets table or create Honey Dukes. […]
Floral Gift Box
Make your own floral gift box to give as a gift, decorate a room or use as a centerpiece. The floral gift box is great for birthday parties, anniversaries, weddings, Christmas or baby showers. They are very easy to make and the floral gift box is unforgettable. […]
Bling Party Vases
Making your own bling party vases can add that spectacular touch to a wedding, anniversary, party or event. Dazzling vases are perfect for centerpieces, sweetheart tables, entrance tables and serving displays. Bling party vases are easy to make and affordable while presenting such a dramatic impact. […]
DIY Crystal Ice Plates
Making DIY Crystal Ice Plates are easy and add such a beautiful impact to a party or event. Using fake ice crystals for a party or event can add crystal shimmer. […]
Hagrid’s Ball Toss Game
Hagrid’s Ball Toss Game is a game that kids as young as three can enjoy playing. I created this game for a Harry Potter themed party. […]
Harry Potter Dragon Eggs
Make your own Harry Potter dragon eggs. These dragon eggs are very easy to make. You can find paper Mache large eggs in early January up until Easter at your local craft store or you can purchase them on-line. […]
Harry Potter Directional Sign
Make a Harry Potter Directional Sign for a birthday party, wedding, event or Christmas. I will share how I made my Harry Potter Directional Sign for my yard display for Christmas. […]
Basketball Christmas Wreath
A Basketball Christmas Wreath is something unusual but a sport fan will love it. Mini trees are great for having theme trees in other rooms. As a nice accompaniment to a themed tree, a coordinating wreath is always nice. […]
Gift Basket Ideas
Gift Basket Ideas I often make gift baskets and will share some of my gift basket ideas. Everyone loves receiving a gift basket but many do not know how to make them. Most people struggle with what to put in the gift basket. I suggest starting from your heart. Think about what you know […]
Harry Potter Christmas House Ornaments
Harry Potter Christmas House Ornaments are really easy to make. Any time I can make ornaments for a themed tree, I get excited. When you make your own ornaments, not only do you get to customize your Christmas tree or wreath, you get the sense of accomplishment of making something. […]
Harry Potter Christmas Wreath
Making your own Harry Potter Christmas Wreath is easy. It is more challenging to find Harry Potter ornaments at a reasonable price. I suggest making many of the ornaments yourself and looking around your home to see what you have to decorate your wreath. […]
Harry Potter Snitch Christmas Tree Topper
Most people chose to make their own tree topper. For me it was between an owl and a giant snitch.  I decided to make a giant inspired snitch as the tree topper. In total, the wingspan is about 36 inches. […]
Harry Potter Christmas Tree
Decorate a Harry Potter Christmas Tree by making many of the ornaments yourself. Create a the cool feeling of Christmas at Hogwarts. […]
How To Flock A Christmas Tree
Flocked Christmas trees are beautiful and give that touch of winter on the inside of your home. Many people do not have a flocked Christmas tree since the tend to be expensive. You can turn any artificial tree into a flocked tree with flocking powder. […]
Pumpkin Juice Ornament
Harry Potter Pumpkin Juice Ornament Harry Potter Pumpkin Juice Ornaments are very cute to make for a Harry Potter Christmas Tree.  Also, these ornaments are very easy to make. Everyone who is a Harry Potter fan knows what Pumpkin Juice is, so if you want to surprise a true fan, make them a few […]
Hogwarts Letter Ornament
Another easy Harry Potter ornament to make is a Hogwarts Letter Christmas Ornament. I like to customize these ornaments with the person’s name. It is always nice to see an ornament on the tree with your name on it. […]
Cauldron Bubbling Ornaments
I love to make ornaments and these Cauldron Bubbling Ornaments are simple to make. This year I am making Harry Potter ornaments for my kids Harry Potter Christmas tree. Harry Potter ornaments are hard to find and when you do they are very expensive, so I decided to make them myself. […]
Emergency Written Journal Tips
Starting and emergency written journal is important in case an emergency occurs and electronic devices are not working. Today we rely on technology so much that we do not really know what we would do if it goes out for a long period of time. I will share my tips of what you should have in a written home journal that you can easily reference or grab in case of an emergency. […]
Chocolate Frog Box Ornaments
This Christmas, make Harry Potter inspired Chocolate Frog Box Ornaments to hang on the tree. We have a Harry Potter Christmas tree for my boys who are huge fans. It was a challenge finding ornaments to fill up the tree, so I decided to make some. […]
Harry Potter Wood Circle Ornaments
Making Harry Potter Wood Circle Ornaments are cute and perfect for a Harry Potter Christmas Tree or Wreath.  When you make them yourself, you can choose any image you want to put on the ornament to match your personal style or Harry Potter fan. […]
Harry Potter Bertie Bott’s Ornament
Harry Potter Bertie Bott’s ornaments are so cute and pretty easy to make. I will also share how I made the faux jelly beans that go on the ornaments. […]
Halloween Cauldron Centerpiece
Making a Halloween Cauldron Centerpiece was fun and will put you in the spirit of Halloween. I came up with the idea after having seeing Halloween ornaments in stores. […]
DIY Hogwarts Ticket Ornament
Making your own Hogwarts Ticket Ornament is easy. It is also one of my favorite Harry Potter ornaments on the tree. These Harry Potter Hogwarts Ticket Ornaments are easy to make and add a dramatic look to the tree. You also do not have to worry about small kids touching these because these ornaments are made of wood. […]
Easy Hogwarts Crest Ornaments
I like these Hogwarts Crest Ornaments because they are easy to make and have the old world feeling like you would expect at Hogwarts. […]
Essentials For Paper Scrapbooking
My family and friends really like looking at memories from holidays, special times and birthdays. There are essentials for paper scrapbooking that you need to get started. […]