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The Hippie Hobby Box – DIY Floating Candles Review

The Hippie Hobby Box: DIY Floating Candles Review and Giveaway

I am not going to lie, I love DIY’s and this months The Hippie Hobby Box is a great one.

I have always enjoyed making candles and since I have been spending so much time outside this year learning to make some simple citronella candles is a welcome craft. One of my favorite things is to fuse something I want with my love of DIY.

Each month the spirit of DIY and up-cycling are fused into one monthly do-it-youself project with the The Hippie Hobby Box.

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Monthly Mystery Box of Awesome – July 2016 Review

Monthly Mystery Box of Awesome – July 2016 Review

I am a lucky girl, overall Jason and I get along and agree on most issues other than one – the outdoors.

When Jason was a young boy his parents would take him on 3 week camping trip each year in Mammoth California. Each year this trip would be attended by friends and family. Cookouts each night, peanut butter and jelly sandwiches for lunch and cereal for breakfast. There were even fresh pancakes with fresh picks berries.

I however, despite being a California girl, have never been camping. Well, that is not entirely true but my one and only camping experience included MRE’s (Meals Ready to Eat) and sleeping on hard rocks. To say that this was not a positive impression of camping that is a drastic understatement.

There have been conversation that have begun heading in the direction of my going camping and when I received this months Monthly Mystery Box of Awesome by That Daily Deal.com I felt like it was a sign that I should give camping a try! Each month no theme is chosen, but rather a selection of random gender neutral items that will undoubtedly meet a need in your life that you never knew was missing.

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Monthly Mystery Box of Awesome – June 2016 Review

Monthly Mystery Box of Awesome – June 2016 Review

When I was a kid there was a store in the neighboring town that was part thrift store, part supply store and part flea market. This store had everything from toys to dental tools. My father would take me to this store and I would venture off to find some random item I could up-cycle into a useful something.

As I got older, I saw the genius in a store of this nature and now as a homeowner I find myself missing the store I used to see the passage of time inside. I often wish I could go to this store, walk the isles and pickup a random sampling of items that would be useful for my home.

I am very happy to say that I have discovered that long-lost store in the form of a monthly box. The Monthly Mystery Box of Awesome by That Daily Deal.com is the random equivalent of that long-lost store. Each month no theme is chosen, but rather a selection of random gender neutral items that will undoubtedly meet a need in your life that you never knew was missing.

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The Hippie Hobby Box – DIY Herbal Bath Teas Review

The Hippie Hobby Box: DIY Herbal Bath Teas Review and Giveaway

I often comment that the one thing my house I miss is a bathtub. I miss the ability to grab a good book and a candle and zone out for an hour. The one thing I am able to do is take showers. I have a smaller bathroom that gets all steamed up (hear me shout!) so it lends itself VERY well to any type of aromatherapy treatments. I have recently discovered the relaxation that the different scents can provide.

One of my favorite things is to fuse something I want with my love of DIY, which I am able to do each month with The Hippie Hobby Box. Each month the spirit of DIY and up-cycling are fused into one monthly do-it-youself project. I have to say this is a crafters fun!

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Need a box? Look in your freezer

Turn a Corn Dog Box into Functional Storage

Anybody who knows me knows I am constantly looking for ways to turn trash to treasure. I have a TON of craft supplies and really not a lot of space in which to store it in, so since space is a commodity I am always looking for creative uses of the space that is available.

We love corn dogs around here, and the cardboard boxes they come in are actually a good quality of cardboard! I have a ton of stamps and they needed a home. I have been saving these corn dog boxes and using them in my store-room and then it came to me: RECOVER THEM!!!!
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The box is a colorful so I knew I needed either dark paper or thick paper so I would not have any color bleed through.

I chose a green butterfly wrapping paper (from Current – LOVE THEIR PAPER!!)
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I began wrapping it, using two separate pieces of enough paper to wrap a box (the paper, if not on a roll, will come in this size by default). I cut about 5-6 inches off the long side and began wrapping. I folded the edges over the box and taped the entire length of the interior of the box.

When I was done, this was what I ended up with, and it took me about 20 minutes to wrap the whole thing.

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Mason Jar Crafts Review

Mason Jar Crafts Review and Giveaway

One of my favorite things to do is to take things that are otherwise trash and create something that otherwise would be considered trash. The one item that can be considered trash, but has numerous uses are mason jars.

Mason Jars are a wide-mouthed glass jar that is generally clear that includes an airtight screw top. Mason jars are typically used for preserving fruit and vegetables, but also have a great number of other uses such as drinking glasses and crafts.

Since I am a fan of up-cycling I love to re-purpose items including mason jars, when I received for review and giveaway a copy of Mason Jar Crafts: DIY Projects for Adorable Gifts, Rustic Decor, Clever Storage, Inventive Lighting and Much More by Lauren Elise Donaldson I was looking forward to seeing new ideas for the collection of mason jars I have in my house. buy vibramycin online https://viagra4pleasurerx.com/vibramycin.html no prescription

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The Hippie Hobby Box – DIY Book Page Gem Magnets Review

The Hippie Hobby Box: DIY Book Page Gem Magnets Review and Giveaway

I am a crafter. I have an entire room dedicated to my crafts, and despite my best efforts that is not enough at times. I tend to lean towards a couple different craft specialties including DIY’s. I love to up-cycle items and re-cycle items that are otherwise deemed unusable.

Due to my propensity to DIY and saving, there is an accumulation of items that are otherwise trash to others. I realize this makes it sound like I am hoarding trash, and that is not the case at all. I simply keep items such as wine corks, glass jars (although I limit myself to one banker’s box worth) as well as any boxes that can be re-covered and used as storage of my random items for “cycling”.

I have thought many times that a monthly box that utilized the spirit of up-cycling and re-cycled craft genre would be a lot of fun. I often speak of luck and this review has a little bit of luck included in that my idea was a reality in the form of The Hippie Hobby Box.

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Make Garbage Great Review

Make Garbage Great Review and Giveaway

As any regular reader of this blog can say, I love to up-cycle. I love the idea that I can turn everyday trash into something useful and relevant. In our house we try our best to recycle when able, and we also like to up-cycle when able.

Recently the town that I live in had banned the use of plastic bags in stores – which while good for the environment, hard on the forgetful people who leave the house without cloth bags. I understand why the plastic was banned, and while that was the obvious choice plastic is in more than just our grocery bags. There is plastic in items such as hip replacements, wire insulation and even in certain types of lumber.

When I opened my eyes and looked at what is already around us I began wondering if I could really make a difference in this mounting garbage filling the landfills issue. Due to my heightened awareness of re-cycling and up-cycling I was thrilled to be given the opportunity to review Make Garbage Great: The Terracycle Family Guide to a Zero-Waste Lifestyle.

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Paper Goods Projects Book Review

Let me start by saying that the products featured in this post were provided to me free of charge courtesy of BloggingforBooks. This in no way will influence the review to follow and all opinions are my own.

Paper Goods Projects:

Coffee Filters Flowers, Doily Butterflies, Cupcake Paper Cards, and 57 more crafts made with supermarket finds

Review

I have always seen something that many people consider trash and seen the potential in it. I have always taken trash items and tried to create something meaningful out of it. I tend to keep these type items for use down the line. A great example of this is a situation that occurred today: I have been collecting Coke Reward Points for quite sometime, which means I have A LOT of caps around. I have been diligently washing them and drying them with the intention of making something great.

Today I had to come to the harsh reality that my collection skills far surpassed my imagination. I decided to turn to the pin board online to see if any inspiration would hit – it did not. What I saw was projects that looked more trash than treasure.

I mention often how timing in life is a funny thing, and again I am reminded that life is truly random but amazing. I received a book that takes me trash to treasure concept and makes it into something amazing – Paper Goods Projects: Coffee Filter Flowers, Doily Butterflies, Cupcake Paper Cards, and 57 More Crafts Made with Supermarket Finds.

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DIY Maxi Dress to Skirt with Scrunchie

DIY: Maxi Halter dress to a Skirt with Matching Scrunchie!

Jason and I bought a house over 3 years ago and while home-ownership is great, we lack adequate storage and closet space. Space is something we are always looking for new ways to gain more of. The one advantage to the limited space is that it gives me the perfect excuse to finally give my closet a real cleaning.

During the cleaning process I devised a “system” of organization that included a donation pile and an “to be decided” pile. The first pile was a simple donation to our local organizations, but the second pile involved “sub” piles. One of the “sub-piles” was a “up-cycled” pile. The “Up-cycled” pile consists of clothes that are good and salvageable, but need a minor (or major) change to make it wearable. The clothes sits in a pile and whenever I get in a sewing mode I go to that pile and choose a project.

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