This easy tutorial shows you how to make a double braided Hawaiian ribbon lei with four strands! Remember when I shared how to make a basic, two strand braided ribbon lei and promised that a tutorial for the more complex, four strand version was forthcoming? Here it is! Today I’m sharing how to make a…
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DIY Hand Fans – How to Make your Own Customized Hand Fans (with free printable pattern!)
Learn how to make your own customized hand fans – free printable pattern included! Temperatures will be heating up soon in many places, and spring wedding season is about to kick off. These hand fans would be fantastic (hehe) for other events, too. They’d be cute at a warm Easter egg hunt, at a summer…
How to Kumi Braid More Quickly with your Kumihimo Braiding Disk
Discover how to kumihimo braid more quickly with your braiding disk using this simple trick! I’ve been intrigued by kumihimo since the first time I saw a book on it while hanging out at Barnes and Noble. This probably isn’t surprising to most people who know me because I have a lifelong reputation in my…
How to Make Your own Reusable Hot/Cold Pack
This post may include affiliate links, which means I may make a commission on purchases made through these links at no additional cost to you. Folks who know us also know that Papi Chulo and I tend to be pretty active people. We love heading to CrossFit, but also enjoy hiking, paddling, surfing, and rock…
How to Make your Own DIY Bamboo Wedding Arch
This post may include affiliate links, which means I may make a commission on purchases made through these links at no additional cost to you. Remember that pretty paper flower garland tutorial from a few weeks ago? Today I’m going to show you how to make your own bamboo wedding arch to hold all that garland…
DIY Paper Straws – How to Make your Own Custom Paper Straws
This post may include affiliate links, which means I may make a commission on purchases made through these links at no additional cost to you. These DIY paper straws are so cute, easy to make, and budget-friendly! Decorative paper straws are too cute! Unfortunately, a lot of times they’re literally too cute, plus they can…
How to Make a Paper Flower Pomander/Kissing Ball – DIY Wedding Tutorial
This post may include affiliate links, which means I may make a commission on purchases made through these links at no additional cost to you. I can’t believe tomorrow is our two month anniversary! It really doesn’t seem that long ago. (Especially because we had some leftovers for supper earlier this week. They’d been frozen….
How to Make a Fabric Guinea Pig (or Bunny!) Hay Sack/Bag Tutorial
Learn how to make your own guinea big hay sack so you can minimize waste and keep your piggy’s hay clean & poop free. Guinea pigs are way cooler pets than I would have imagined prior to owning one! When I still had an Etsy shop, this hay bag was one of my top sellers….
How to Make a Wedding Veil – Easy DIY Bandeau Veil
This post may include affiliate links, which means I may make a commission on purchases made through these links at no additional cost to you. I honestly don’t know how many outdoor weddings I’ve worked. After about five total years of working at a site with two wedding venues, the number is pretty high. As…
How to Make Recycled Paper without a Mold or Deckle
Discover how to make your own recycled paper the easy way with this tutorial. This is a fun craft to do with kids at home using materials you already have on hand. I hope you enjoy! Did anyone else make paper at summer camp? I always loved making my own paper, but I don’t have…