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Make a multi-page wedding program that’s tied in a bow. This sleek and elegant design can be customized to suit any wedding theme and has a graceful vellum cover on the top. Includes a free downloadable and customizable template.
Make your play time spent with a Wii more comfortable by lining the surrounding floor with a few rubber floor mats often used for kids. They will cushion your feet when doing the jogging exercises — and cushion your fall as you learn to become a yoga master!
Keep your aluminum foil and other kitchen wraps in line by using the little lock tab on the ends that hold the tube in place. So easy!
Keep the magic alive after a visit to Disney World by sending your children postcards from their favorite characters. They will be delighted to receive mail from their new friends!
Make your own ribbon tote purse by punching holes in an old plastic bag from sheets or a curtain. Thread your ribbon through the holes and you’ll end up with convenient tote that holds all your ribbon neatly in one place.
Help keep hair tangle-free just by switching to satin pillowcases.
Display lots of photos of kids in a limited space by using collage frames. For an artistic look, make all the photos close-ups and print them all in black and white.
Read about Jo’s new favorite craft store on tiny Sanibel Island. This store helped curb our urge to craft while on vacation and the The Crafty Ladies who run it are fantastic!
Protect your knives from damage and safely take them away from home with these clever and simple knife protector sleeves. They’re also great for protecting your fingers from the sharp edges if you store your knives in a kitchen drawer.
Replace your closet doors with curtains to give your child more play room (and fewer head-bumps) in his or her room. Easier to open and close than heavy doors, curtains also brighten up a room and provide for a fun stage atmosphere for imaginative little minds.
Ease your next airline flight by bringing along a travel kit full of essentials that will cure your headaches, hunger, and boredom. Full of essential items, our kits are contained within a small pouch that fits easily in your carry-on bag and complies with TSA guidelines. Learn how to make your own kit or save time and money and purchase one from our store.
Make your own Father’s Day cards with these cute die-cut DAD blanks. See how we decorated cards for our fathers using fun paint techniques to create an aged appearance and a textured surface to represent grass.
Learn to safely remove crayon from hard surfaces using a little petroleum jelly, some dish-washing detergent, and some elbow grease.
Read about how we held our own Amazing Race-style scavenger hunt in Sanibel, Florida and get plenty of tips for hosting your own race, including downloadable, customizable lists of rules and tasks.
Delight the guest of honor at a baby or bridal shower with an extra bag of goodies just for her. From photos of the event to personal gifts that will ease her mind or save her time, you can make her feel special and loved with an extra gift just for her.
Learn about our yearly vacation destination, Sanibel Island, in Florida. Get some of our travel tips for the area and learn about our favorite spots to visit.
Use a laundry detergent scoop for rinsing soap from a child’s hair in the bathtub.
Learn how to convert your adult shoe size to kids’ sizes to determine if you can wear kids’ shoes. If so, you’ll open yourself up to a broader selection of shoes to choose from, and usually at a lower price.
Learn about lots of new ways to use your place card holders, even when you’re not hosting a formal dinner party.
Recycle dryer lint, egg cartons, and old crayons into homemade firestarters for the campfire or grill.
Use decorative papers, ribbons, and embellishments to make your own fancy wrapped soaps at home. Even the most ordinary bar soap will be fit for a king when wrapped with a lovely paper!
Fit a lot of pictures onto a single scrapbook page and create a striking layout by using this mosaic technique. Learn how to fit your pictures together and cut them into tiles.
Learn about these handy Vazu vases which fold flat! They take almost no storage space, are inexpensive, and are great for taking flowers to someone in the hospital or for a housewarming gift.
Learn how to peel ginger root quickly and easily with a simple teaspoon.
See how Jo decorated her daughter’s bedroom in fun and bright colors. From wall decals to an upholstered chair to fun furniture, the whole room is a burst of fun and a true delight.
Learn Chica’s simple trick for lining up letter stickers on a scrapbook page. Your titles can always be centered and straight!
Give new life to the cardboard at the back of a magnetic notepad by writing on it and using it as a handy reference card on the fridge.
Learn how to make a magic folding photo cube from your own photos. Step-by-step instructions will walk you through the assembly process and lots of tips will help you at every corner. Photo cube kits are also available for purchase in our store.
Learn how to use a dog collar as a creative fastener for a dog-themed scrapbook. Using your dog’s actual collar and tags can serve as a thoughtful memorial for a beloved pet.
See how we re-upholstered an old, ugly recliner and ottoman with fun and colorful faux fur for an outlandish end result that is the highlight of a brightly colored toddler’s bedroom.
Try this handy tip for softening your hardened brown sugar and for keeping it soft in your pantry.
Read about how digital scrapbooking can save you lots of time and give beautiful results.
Read about Oriental Trading Company’s latest contest, which invites you to decorate a plain chipboard house for a chance at great prize, and see Chica’s and Jo’s entries into the contest.
Get lots of tips and ideas for planning a children’s birthday party with the Mickey Mouse Clubhouse theme.
Replace over-used wedding send-offs like rose petals, bubbles, and birdseed with a fun new idea - colorful ribbons and tiny bells to be waved overhead. Leave your wedding with a flourish!
Bring your little girl’s dress-up wardrobe under control with this clever idea for converting an underused bookcase into a wardrobe fit for a princess.
Protect your wedding cake from bugs and leaves at an outdoor reception by covering it in a delicate netting adorned with tiny ribbons. An elegant and practical solution!
I was ignorant to the benefits of parchment paper until fairly recently. Now, I refuse to bake a cookie without a roll of it at hand. I always thought it was something for the fancy bakers to use and frankly, out of my league. Now, I realize anyone that makes a cookie, […]
Celebrate Earth Day! Help do your part in caring for the environment by following a few of our simple tips for going green… and staying that way.
Chica and I try to be as social as we can. We like to connect with online communities in many different formats to make friends but also to spark our creative thinking. It’s great to see what other people are doing because it might just inspire the next great C&J project. We […]
For extra creamy mashed potatoes, try my secret. Instead of the traditional butter and milk, I add a half a block of cream cheese to the potatoes as they are whipping in the mixer. The cream cheese lends a wonderfully rich and creamy texture to the potatoes that everyone loves, and few can […]
Summer is approaching and that usually means a lot more travel for everyone once the kids are out of school. It’s the time of year for family reunions, weddings, graduations and vacationing. If you have out-of-town guests coming and they are either staying in a hotel or staying in your guest room, […]
Like most kids, my niece loves to color. She has a seemingly endless supply of crayons but whenever they get broken or worn down into small bits, she doesn’t want to use them anymore. I’ve tried melting them down into new shapes before, but the colors would always get muddled and she’d […]
Wallpaper border is great but it can be a little flat and can sometimes get lost on the wall. When I did a nursery for my daughter, I fell in love with an antique rocking horse border. I knew I wanted it at a chair rail height but it was missing a little […]
One of our readers, Kim, sent us a great a question. Kim writes:
I love to knit and I love to buy yarn even more, so I have quite a stash of it. I am having a problem finding a good storage solution that puts all my yarn in view without taking up tons […]
I recently hosted a bridal shower at a local tea house for my sister-in-law. It was unbelievably girly and so much fun! Local tea houses are a great place to have showers whether for the celebration of the imminent arrival of a new baby or for the upcoming nuptials of a close […]
Gift-giving occasions pop up everywhere, and in an ideal world you’re able to select the perfect gift for the recipient and have it wrapped in a pretty bow just waiting to be opened. But sometimes the gift ends up being cash. This can happen if it’s a last minute gift, if the recipient […]
In a previous post, I told you all about refurbishing an old headboard for my daughter’s new room. That project went so well, I decided to redo my husband’s old desk to go in her room as well. The general process was basically the same for both pieces and the difference in […]
As you plan your wedding, you’ll fast discover that most wedding-related things are quite expensive, and you can easily overspend almost without realizing it. One of the surprise costs as you shop for your wedding day attire is the veil, which can easily cost a couple hundred dollars for the simplest of designs. […]