Ever wanted to make your own candles? Let me show you how to make beeswax candles – it’s so fun and surprisingly easy!
Homemade Gifts
Last week when chatting about the DIY clay bead necklace I whipped up, I do believe I warned you more clay projects would be forthcoming. So today, in keeping with my new love affair with all things clay and my love for spring garden crafts, we’re making plant markers! This is a relatively simple project …
by Kelly Lanza After the baskets have been filled and the eggs have been hunted this Easter, why not keep the fun going!? These little bunny treat pouches make a great little takeaway for an Easter brunch or dinner, and can even act as place cards too! Fill them up with sweets (Cadbury Mini Eggs …
Sweet ideas for holiday gift baskets from The Sweetest Occasion
This post was sponsored by Garnish. Thank you for supporting the sponsors that so generously help keep The Sweetest Occasion rockin’! This week I am working on putting together a few holiday gift baskets for family. I know gift baskets get a bit of a bad rap for being a touch cliché as the old standby …
Today we’re going to talk about these pretty little canvas magnets. Very much a project born from wandering the aisles of my local craft store in search of inspiration, I stumbled upon these tiny little canvases and thought they’d make perfect magnets! This is such a sweet and simple project. It’s an easy way to …
Recently I decided I wanted to play around a bit with glass etching. A few years ago glass etching was a big thing among DIYers and it felt like time to bust out a little Armour Etch and see what I could come up with again. I decided to play around with a couple of …
Chalkboard crafts have been all the rage in recent months and today I’m officially joining the ranks of the chalkboard-obsessed! A while back I fell in love with the idea of making chalkboard coasters. They’d be so cute for impromptu games of Tic Tac Toe or assigning drinks at a cocktail party! Or if you’re …
Update: I am so excited that so many people are loving and trying this project! Please note that as I do not have a dishwasher in my home, I have not personally been able to test washing my pieces in a dishwasher. To date, I have had zero issues washing my pieces with normal dish …
Today we’re talking DIY s’mores kits! A super simple yet really fun idea for favors at a backyard bash or a kid’s camping-themed party. It’s about as easy as it gets! All you need are your basic s’mores ingredients and some cute packaging. Here’s how I created mine! Supplies – graham crackers marshmallows chocolate bars …
Good morning, everyone! I want to pause quickly this morning to thank everyone who has already chimed in on the 2012 reader survey. Reading your responses has me thinking up so many great ideas and also feeling so grateful for likely having the coolest and sweetest readers in the world. No, seriously. So thank you …
I’ve always been intrigued by homemade body scrubs and finally decided to try my hand at whipping one up recently. I researched a bunch of different recipes and finally settled on a lemon sugar scrub, which seemed perfect for me considering my signature personal fragrance is Fresh Sugar Lemon. Love that stuff! This scrub is …