Creative DIY Ideas & Home Solutions
Etsy Shipping Station Ideas for the Holiday Rush When you first start selling on Etsy, it is easy to keep a few mailers, some tape and a stack of thank-you cards tucked into a drawer. But once orders start coming in—especially during the holiday season—those supplies have a way of spreading across every available surface. …
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Dollar Tree Bamboo Boards xTool M2 Laser Projects If you’ve ever walked past the bamboo cutting boards at Dollar Tree, you might think they’re just another kitchen item. I see something completely different—I see opportunities. With a laser engraver like the xTool M2, these inexpensive bamboo boards can become personalized gifts, meaningful keepsakes, home décor, …
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Shop My Craft Room Every day I get questions about the tools, supplies, and equipment I use to run my craft business—from my Cricut and xTool favorites to the shipping supplies I use for Etsy orders. This list includes everything I use to create, sell, organize, and run my craft business. Instead of trying to …
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Sweet 16 Projects I’d Sell | xTool M2 One of my favorite ways to justify buying a craft machine is to use it for personal projects AND create products I could potentially sell later. For my daughter’s Sweet 16 birthday party, I challenged myself to create custom party decorations, personalized gifts, and keepsakes using the …
Hobby to Income with the NEW xTool M2 This post is sponsored by xTool. As always, all opinions are my own. This post contains affiliate links, which means I may earn a commission at no additional cost to you if you make a purchase through my links. Have you ever started a project thinking you …
Dollar Tree Backyard Makeover Ideas That Look Expensive (Easy DIY Patio Decor) I didn’t want to spend thousands updating our backyard… but I did want it to feel like one of those cozy, high-end patios you see on Pinterest. So I challenged myself to use what I already had, mix in a few Dollar Tree …
How I Made My Backyard Look Expensive Using Dollar Tree DIYs (Budget Patio Makeover)Read More
Dollar Tree Laundry Basket DIYs for a High-End Backyard on a Budget If you’ve ever walked through Dollar Tree and thought, “What in the world could I make with this?” … welcome to my brain 😂 Over the past few months, I’ve been slowly refreshing our backyard and I kept coming back to the …
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$1.25 + Cricut = $$$ (Easy Cricut Crafts That Actually Sell) If you have a Cricut and you’ve been wondering what you could actually make that would sell… this is for you. The biggest mistake I see? Overthinking it. You don’t need 20 ideas. You need ONE that you actually follow through with. …
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Cricut Felt Birthday Crown (Step-by-Step Tutorial + SVG) Looking for a meaningful, handmade birthday idea that you can use year after year? This Cricut felt birthday crown is one of my favorite projects because it’s reusable, customizable, and honestly… something your kids will actually want to wear. In this tutorial, I’ll show you how to …
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