How Make a Balloon Garland Cake Topper!

How Make a Balloon Garland Cake Topper! Make a super cute and simple cake topper using balloons. This balloon cake topper is perfect for matching a party theme or adding a little extra to a celebration! Cakes are the crowning piece of any party or celebration at my house! I just love how cute they are, easy to cut up and share...great to freeze for later...and easy to customize for any party theme.  This delicious and gorgeous cake is rich chocolate layers with peanut butter frosting, with a ganache drip. So good.  Check out my friend @cakeologybykatie on instagram for more amazing cakes! I love making custom cake toppers for every occasion too--check out all the other cake topper ideas at the end of this post. Let's get started on this simple Balloon Garland Cake Topper! Supplies Needed for Balloon Garland Cake Topper: Balloon Hand Pump Balloons  (about 5-10) Bakers Twine Wooden Skewers Step 1: Balloon Inflation Begin by gently inflating a balloon until it's just about ...

15 DIY Sketchbooks + Journals + Notebooks + Book Cover Crafts!

15 DIY Sketchbooks + Journals + Notebooks + Book Cover Crafts! I love sketchbooks, journals, notebooks, book covers and all things that hold paper! One can never have too many notebooks, right!? Here's a round up of 15 different sketchbooks, journals, notebooks, smash books, junk journals and book covers. I am sure you'll find several that you love too! Maybe you have everything you need in your home to make a couple of these notebooks. They would be a fun craft with older kids while they are home from school. Notebooks can be customized with iron-on vinyl and given as the perfect heartfelt gift.  Leather Wrapped Journal: Journal of Impossible Things   Marbled Notebook DIY Mini Leather Journals made with Cricut How to Cover a Text Book Harry Potter Book of Monsters Book Cover Harry Potter Tom Riddle's Diary Black Leather Book Cover DIY Make your own Smashbook Journal How to Make a Mini Leather Book Upcycled B...

Porch Swing Makeover with DIY Patio Garden Hacks

Porch Swing Makeover with DIY Patio Garden Hacks!  Today I am sharing some of our fun DIY projects in the yard! 5 of them, plus all the tips and tricks I can think of. This is the perfect time of year to spruce up the outdoors and add that much needed oasis to your home. We bought our house 4.5 years ago and love it. It's changed a lot since day one...but nothing more than our yard. We get lots of attention from our yard... Most of our yard is rock. The front is xeriscape with drought resistant plants. There's lots of mulch, logs, and clover. We have a few grow boxes and grapevines growing on the fence.  We have a private road next to our house, which gets a surprising amount of car and foot traffic...so we basically have 3 front yards, instead of a super private backyard. It's got pros and cons about it...but it's our life--and I love it. Our covered patio is where we live outside during the nice days of the year. We eat meals outside daily. We...