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Repurposed Pie Pans with Photos and Recipes

Repurposed Pie Pans with Photos and Recipes

By Marty Walden · 16 Comments

Showcase your favorite family recipes and photos in this nostalgic repurposed pie pans display. Easy way to add photos and memorabilia to your home decor! I have a deep love for photographs. As a scrapbooker of almost three decades, photos have been the way I’ve captured my love for my family and our life together. Since I was a stay-at-home… Read More

Filed Under: Crafts, repurposing, scrapbooking

Easy Family Scrapbook Ideas: Print Those Pictures!

Easy Family Scrapbook Ideas: Print Those Pictures!

By Marty Walden · 4 Comments

I was away scrapbooking this weekend, trying to catch up on my Project Life album. These weekends usually consist of a little blogging, some extra sleep, a few delicious meals and some easy family scrapbook ideas. When I started scrapbooking 18 years ago I labored over the pages (and cut many a kid’s head with patterned scissors. Can anyone relate? Now… Read More

Filed Under: Crafts, Project Life, scrapbooking Tagged With: cards, crafts, scrapbooking

Encourage your Kids with Creative Notes

Encourage your Kids with Creative Notes

By Marty Walden · 1 Comment

This post was sponsored by Expressionery.com but all opinions are my own. When I became a mom 26 years ago I was determined to greet the teenage years with enthusiasm and a wonderful relationship with my children. I was willing to invest daily in their growing up years through homeschooling and nightly conversations around the dinner table. I knew that the key… Read More

Filed Under: Crafts, scrapbooking, sponsored post Tagged With: crafts, Expressionery.com, motherhood, Parenting, Teenagers

DIY Makeup Storage Using Scrapbook Paper

DIY Makeup Storage Using Scrapbook Paper

By Marty Walden · 2 Comments

I am a memory keeper at heart but this new season of juggling work and our final years of homeschooling means I don’t have as much time for traditional scrapbooking. These days most of our tangible memories are captured via Project Life and since I have amassed quite a large collection of paper (okay, so it rivals Michael’s. I can’t help that… Read More

Filed Under: Crafts, scrapbooking

Handmade Card Ideas in Under 10 Minutes

Handmade Card Ideas in Under 10 Minutes

By Marty Walden · 5 Comments

This month on Crafty Hangouts we were challenged to come up with a craft that could be completed in under 10 minutes. Just my style. Quick and easy. Lickety split. In a jiffy. (Consumer Crafts sponsored this post but all opinions and ideas are my own!) I ordered some goodies from Consumer Crafts and came up with these handmade card… Read More

Filed Under: Crafts, DIY, Project Life, scrapbooking, sponsored post Tagged With: cards, Consumer Crafts, crafts, Project Life, Sponsored Post

5 Ways Scrapbooking Will Make you a Better Mom

5 Ways Scrapbooking Will Make you a Better Mom

By Marty Walden · 6 Comments

Let me start out by saying that I am in no way trying to guilt anyone here today! My goal is to encourage you and build you up as you love on your families and maybe even help you become a better mom. I am on a scrapbooking retreat this weekend so I thought it would be a great time to… Read More

Filed Under: 31 days, 31 Days to a Beautiful Home, Crafts, family, scrapbooking Tagged With: crafts, Family, journaling, memory keeping, Project Life, scrapbooking

Project Life Ideas for the Busy Woman

Project Life Ideas for the Busy Woman

By Marty Walden · 5 Comments

Too tired and too busy to record your family memories? Think the best you can do is a bunch of cellphone pictures that never make it into an album? I hear ‘ya. I really do. I’ve been a scrapbooker for 17 years. When I first began I cropped my pictures with patterned scissors and gave people square heads instead of… Read More

Filed Under: Crafts, family, Project Life, scrapbooking

Handmade Card Ideas for Any Occasion

Handmade Card Ideas for Any Occasion

By Marty Walden · 2 Comments

  I love sending and receiving handmade cards. There’s just something about knowing the person cared enough about me to put a little extra effort into making my day special. But let’s face it. I may be a DIY blogger but I spend so much time working that I rarely have time to just scrap or create at home “just… Read More

Filed Under: cardmaking, Crafts, DIY, scrapbooking Tagged With: cardmaking, cards, paper crafts

Craft Room Makeover and Organization Ideas

Craft Room Makeover and Organization Ideas

By Marty Walden · 78 Comments

This craft room makeover post shares great organization ideas and tips for scrapbooking, paper and ribbon storage while still decorating on a budget. I would love to say that I am a bold, confident woman, but the truth is I’m just a work in progress. Probably a little bit like you if you’re honest. I want to be complete. Whole…. Read More

Filed Under: Crafts, Declutter, DIY, Home Projects, Organization, Popular Posts, Project Life, Room Makeovers, scrapbook, scrapbook room, scrapbook storage, scrapbooking Tagged With: craft room, paper storage, ribbon storage, scrapbooking room

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