VALENTINE IN A BOTTLE

VALENTINE IN A BOTTLE

With Valentine’s Day fast approaching, you may find yourself out this weekend scrambling for a last minute gift for your loved one. You can go for the cliché box of chocolates, flowers, and 5ft tall teddy bear or you can craft a DIY Valentine that’s unique and extremely heartfelt. It won’t break the bank, it’s…

ENTRYWAY MIRROR MAKEOVER

ENTRYWAY MIRROR MAKEOVER

Sometimes a simple DIY project can turn into something much more complicated than you anticipated. This mirror turned out exactly like I envisioned, but it took some creativeness and MacGyver-like skills on my part to make it all happen. See the transformation from a beat up $10 thrift store find to a fresh new entryway…

Ocean Stone Bath Mat

Ocean Stone Bath Mat

I was inspired to start this project when I saw the DIY river stone bath mat repinned a couple hundred times on my Pinterest feed! My problems with that are that the rocks were polished smooth, making it extremely unsafe when wet, they used hot glue which is not something that will hold up over…

No-Sew Hair-Bow

No-Sew Hair-Bow

No-Sew Hair-bow I’ve tried out a few different tutorials for hair-bows and they’re either hopelessly confusing or involve a lot of intricate hand sewing. Through trial and error I’ve found my own method to make them.. with no sewing at all! I put together an easy, numbered, step-by-step tutorial with tons of photos so you…

DIY Summer Flower Crown

DIY Summer Flower Crown

Throughout spring and summer every store is packed with flower crowns and floral headbands. They’re festive and cute, but then I look at the price tag and find myself quoting my mother, “I could make that myself!” And so I did! The average cost I’ve seen from places like Anthropologie and Urban Outfitters range from…

Mom Jean Makeover

Mom Jean Makeover

It doesn’t take a rocket scientist to know how to turn jeans into cut-offs so I’m not reinventing the wheel over here, but I thought it would be fun to show you the transformation of these oh-so-styling mom jeans into sexy 70’s style distressed shorts and prove that you don’t have to drop a ton…

DIY Easter Tree

DIY Easter Tree

  Growing up, my mom was always sewing, crafting, and thrifting. I draw a lot of my inspiration from her and one thing I loved about this time of year is helping her with Easter decorations. She made this cool little Easter tree out of wire that had egg and Easter bunny ornaments and little…

Vintage Mother Tattoo Felt Christmas Stocking Pattern

Vintage Mother Tattoo Felt Christmas Stocking Pattern

Why, hello, there Tattooed Martha readers! My name is Allison and I’m a crafty blogger over at Dream a Little Bigger. I’m really, really excited about guesting here, simply put, because I adore Sasha! She’s one of my favorite, must-read bloggers and her talent always boggles my mind! Nevermind that she’s about as sweet as…

Wine Glass Terrariums

Wine Glass Terrariums

Yesterday I did a guest blog post for Sweet Athena! These crafty and creative ladies have been best friends since middle school and always have a wide array of topics to blog about. Be sure to check them out and become fans on Facebook! Here’s my post.. I wanted to create an eye catching centerpiece…