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Upcycled Farmhouse Bow Holder Picture Frame

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March 29, 2019 by Ashley at Frugal Coupon Living Filed Under: Crafts, DIY, Facebook, Instagram, Pinterest, Social Media

Upcycle an old frame with this Farmhouse Bow Holder craft. This hair bow holder brightens a girls bedroom or brings style to a kid’s bathroom.

Farmhouse Bow Holder Picture Frame

If you read often, you know I have five kids. The first two are girls (ages 9 and 10) and they are quickly aging out of the hair bows. The youngest 3 are boys (ages 2 and under – surprise twins). That being said, my ten years of making picture frame hair bow holders are coming to an end. I wanted to give you one last craft before we hang up our last bow and call it the end to an era!

With this frame, we went a different direction. I decided to add a fabric backing this year. In the past, I did open picture frame with no fabric backing, but this year I wanted to offer a solution. With my older frames, I would put my hair clip on a ribbon and I would work really hard to not scrape the wall with the alligator clip. Having the fabric backing, offers a solution to my biggest problem (scratched walls!)

Place this hair bow holder in a kids bathroom or a girls bedroom!

Upcycled Farmhouse Bow Holder Picture Frame Supplies:

Upcycled Farmhouse Bow Holder Picture Frame Directions:

First, carefully take apart your frame, removing the glass and all backing like staples, nails, hooks, etc.

Take your frame outside and lay out plastic or paper bags. Place your frame on top.

Next, spray paint your frame white (or any color you choose) and let dry.

Once you frame is dry, you will want to do some sanding. Lightly sand your frame to give it a farmhouse distressed look or keep as is.

Find the perfect piece of fabric to match your child’s bedroom or bathroom. Measure the back of your frame and cut out a piece of fabric the same dimensions. Lay your fabric aside.

Carefully glue your ribbon across the back of the frame (make sure the front of the ribbon faces the front of the frame) leaving an even amount of space in between each ribbon to fit bow. You can do one ribbon pattern (as we have) or multiple patterns.

Afterward, glue your fabric piece (front of fabric facing toward front of frame) to the frame along the edges making sure the fabric is pulled tight!

Finally, if you choose, you can glue the back of the frame back on but leave the glass out.

Clip your bows to the frame and display in your room.

Enjoy!

Excuse the quality of this photo. I made this frame ten years ago. I wanted to share with you another option, a bow holder without a fabric backing. I also used different patterned ribbons and allowed the color of the wall to come through between an open frame. Just consider it an option. I did find when putting the alligator clips on the ribbon, I was always attempting not to scratch or nick the all. So while the wall paint coming through was pretty. I had to be careful to not scratch up the wall!

Upcycle an old frame with this Farmhouse Bow Holder craft. This hair bow holder brightens a girls bedroom or brings style to a kid's bathroom. #FrugalCouponLiving #upcycle #hairbow

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Today Only: Metal Rolling Utility Carts on Sale

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January 17, 2019 by FCL Filed Under: Amazon, Online Shopping

Need a way to organize different items in your house? These metal carts are a great way to store a lot of different things in one place. And, today you can get these Metal Rolling Utility Carts on sale!

You can get 3 tier or 4 tier carts. I love these for holding craft supplies. You can keep scrapbook paper, ribbon, stamp pads and stamps – anything you want! You can also use this in any other room in your house like your bathroom, kitchen or office.

Details:

Deluxe Organization — great for kitchen implements, tools, plants, art supplies, toys, toiletries, office supplies, and more
Built to Last — durable powder-coated steel frame with shelf heights that are adjustable by 1.5 inches during assembly
Endless Uses — three spacious mesh basket shelves for convenient storage at home for a kids nursery or an adult craft room
Ready to Roll — four casters with 2 locking wheels for easy all purpose use
Odds and Ends — clear plastic liners included to prevent small items from falling through perforated basket bottoms
Cart Dimensions — 18.3″ L x 15.7″ W x 31.5″ H, 13.5 lbs
Interior Shelf Dimensions — 16″ L x 13.5″ W x 3.25″ H
Ready to Assemble — Adult assembly required

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Drawer Organizers – Like Marie Kondo

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January 15, 2019 by Frugal Coupon Living Writers Filed Under: Amazon, Online Shopping

Time to get your drawers organized! The combination of sizes in this set of STORi Clear Plastic Vanity and Desk Drawer Organizers is perfect for your vanity or desk! Also great for craft, office, and kitchen drawers. Each of the containers can stack on top of each other allowing for easy access to items below. Great for deep drawers! Purchase additional sizes to customize your organizational needs. Create modular sets to fit a multitude of items. Clear break-resistant plastic fits in any decor.

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Snow Day Ideas – 20 Ways to Enjoy the Snow

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November 30, 2021 by Ashley at Frugal Coupon Living Filed Under: Crafts, DIY, Facebook, Instagram, Pinterest, Seasonal, Social Media

The ultimate list of snow day ideas. Over 20 snow activities for the kids. These creative ways to have fun in the snow will be the ultimate winter boredom busters. Learn how to make an igloo out of snow, how to make snow paint and more.

Snow Day Ideas

We recently moved from Florida to the DC area and snow is new to us. Other than building the snowmen, making a snow angel and sledding down a hill, I wanted to find alternative ways for my kids to have fun in this odd, little white substance. Take a look at these 20 Uses for Snow to have a list of Snow Day Ideas on your next school day off!

Also see our Winter Hacks and Tips.

How to Make An Igloo

Have fun making an ice castle with step by step tutorial, how to make an igloo out of snow.

This outdoor igloo with ice blocks took about 3 days and a lot of patience. It also used about 40 meatloaf pans (just grab at the Dollar Store or your local grocery store.) Lay out your pans with water and a few drops of food coloring. Once the ice hardens, pop the ice out of the pans and form your igloo shape.

Once you get the shape of your ice igloo, fill in the cracks with snow. Continue to make molds, let the harden and add more ice bricks to your igloo. Keep adding snow in the racks as your cement. Repeat the process until you have an igloo made out of snow and ice. When you are finish, add alight inside at night for a magic light display.

More Snow Activities for Kids

Paint the Snow with this Snow Paint Recipe from One Little Project

Make a Snowball with this Snowball Maker on Amazon on Amazon

You can also make an Ice Sculpture from Happy Hooligans

Make Ice Lanterns from Thinly Spread

Bake up some Maple Syrup Snow Taffy from Back to Her Roots

Have Melted Snowman Race from Toddler Approved

Make Snow Ice Cream with this recipe from Gimme Some

Make an Outdoor Ice Ornament or Suncatcher (also fun with twig, berry, and holly inside) from Tracy Lynn Conway

You can also Feed the Birds with this Bird Ice Ornament from Hello Natural

Make a Snow Volcano from Science Sparks

Make a Frozen Bubble from Shawna Cornado

Make an Ice Cave from Zing Zing Tree

Make Water Balloon Snow Marbles from Fertilome

Play Tic-Tac-Snow from Parents.com

Track Animals in the Snow with this chart from Penelopedia

Create Snowshoe Monster Feet from Apartment Therapy

Potato Heads in the Snow from Happy Hooligans

Melting Snow Art from Housing a Forest

Bake Snow Muffins from Crunchy Rock

Make a car Snow Face (source unknown)

Don’t forget this Snow Day Survival Kit we shared with you in our 31 DIY Christmas Gift Ideas from DIY Mommy.

Take a look at these Winter Hacks and Tips. Pin to Pinterest.

Want to hang in doors? Check out these Melted Snowmen Cookies. Pin to Pinterest.

Fish Dollar Store Valentine – You’re a Great Catch!

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July 5, 2019 by Ashley at Frugal Coupon Living Filed Under: Crafts, DIY, Facebook, Instagram, Pinterest, Printable, Social Media, Valentine's Day

You’re a Great Catch! Easy to make fish Dollar Store Valentine with free printable. Made with everyone’s favorite Goldfish and Mike and Ike Candy.

Fish Dollar Store Valentine

We have given you a number of free Printables for Valentine’s Day including our favorite Hooked On You Bag Topper. We decided to go the fish direction again with this You’re a Great Catch Fish Dollar Store Valentine Craft. Grab all your supplies at the Dollar Store and make these cute valentines for your friends. You can use the printable for other things if this isn’t your cup of tea. We personally love these adorable Goldfish toys – how cute are those? Tie the printable with a Curling Ribbon as if the fish were hooked!

You’re a Great Catch Valentine Supplies:

1 package of Goldfish Snack Crackers (we chose a package of rainbow colors)
4 Sandwich Bags, fold-top
1 Box Mike and Ike Candy
4 Wooden Clothespins
2 Blue Pipe Cleaners
4 Tiny Rubber bands
4 Googly Eyes, self-stick
4 Small Sheets Foam, any colors
Hot Glue Gun
Black Permanent Marker
Curling Ribbon
You’re A Great Catch Printable (see below)

You’re a Great Catch Valentine Directions:

First you will make your fish hooks. Cut the pipe cleaners in half and shape each one into a fish hook. Hot glue each one onto a clothespin.

Then, separate the goldfish by color, you should have 4 different colored piles. If you went with all orange Goldfish, you can skip this step.

Take one color of fish and put them into a baggie, push them towards the front side. Take a small amount of the candy and put them into the baggie towards the back corner. Take the small rubber band and tie it around the baggie so the goldfish and candy are separated. The goldfish are the fish body and the candy end is the tail. Repeat this step with the other 3 colors of goldfish.

Wrap the excess baggie top around the rubber band and clip a clothespin over it to hold it. It should look like a little fish with a fish hook on it.

Next, cut out 8 different color foam pieces for the fins. You’ll need 2 pieces for each fish. Have one fin be a little larger than the other and glue together to create one multi-color fin. Then hot glue each fin on towards the bottom of the fish.

Place 1 eye at the front end of the fish and draw on a smile with your marker.

While your eyes dry, print out You’re A Great Catch Printable (see below). Attach to the bag between the paperclip hook or tie on with ribbon.

Enjoy these fun little snack bags!

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Free You're a Great Catch Printable and adorable Dollar Store Valentine Craft with Goldfish and Mike and Ike Candy. #FrugalCouponLiving #Valentines #printable

To Order Your Printables at Staples*:

Download and save your image from this post. (Please note these images are for personal use only and cannot be sold or used for commercial use.)
Sign in or create a Staples account on their print service page.
Return to Staples print service page.
Go to Start Project.
Go to Documents Printing.
Select the Buy Now Button under color.
On the left column, select your file.
Select upload.
Select done.
Give your job a name.
Make sure your project is single sided. The orientation should be portrait.
I changed my media to 8.5×10 and the media to 67 lb coverstock (I prefer a cardstock feel over printer paper feel.)
Select add to cart.
Proceed to checkout. My total was $0.17 for one print. You can choose to ship to your home or to pick up at your local store. Pay online and show your invoice when you pick up (I just show the order number on my phone at pick-up.) The order invoice will arrive in your email inbox.
Enjoy!

*Note: these Staple print service steps were added in Winter 2019 The directions may change as the website changes. They should give you a general outline of how to upload and order a print on Staples.com.

Don’t forget the teacher. Take a look at these 20 Teacher Valentines! Pin to Pinterest.

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DIY Valentine Mailbox Ideas

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January 30, 2021 by Ashley at Frugal Coupon Living Filed Under: Crafts, Facebook, Instagram, Pinterest, Social Media, Valentine's Day

DIY Valentine Mailbox Ideas. When it comes time to exchange valentines and candy, take a look at these creative card box crafts for the classroom and parties with friends.

DIY Valentine Mailbox Ideas

You’ve got mail! We gathered some of the most creative Valentine Mailbox Ideas for the February holiday season. From easy ideas, to unique ideas, to more challenging ideas, your child will officially love their card box at their next classroom valentine exchange. Thing outside the box, or perhaps in it, when using a cereal box to make a Valentine’s Day rocket booster. Gather all your pom poms for a festive valentine mail slot. Pull out the sewing machine for a cute mail bag pattern. Download a free valentine printable and create a monster mouth mail box.

Let us know what idea your choose!

Create a cute felt mailbox for this Valentine’s Day! Perfect for kids to keep their valentines in! | Bugaboo City

Here’s a cute idea for a boy’s Valentines Mailbox. See how it’s made using cardboard and blue paint. This comes free Cupid’s Post Office printable. | Lily Ardor

Feed Me Valentine boxes. Just enlarge a photograph of your child. | Small Fry

For the 80’s lover or puzzle solver, turn your Valentine Mailbox into a Rubik’s Cube! | Peppermint Plum

This bow and arrow card holder is unique. Cupid’s Valentine card box. | Klein Worth

These adorable Valentines mailboxes are puppy love inspired! Tutorial and free printables to make your own. | Frog Prince Paperie

Anyone say buzz? Take a look at this adorable Bumblebee Valentine Mailbox. | Life with Fingerprints

Have a unicorn fan. This Unicorn Card box is precious and comes from one of my favorite places Oriental Trading Company. | Alice and Lois

This Monster Valentine Box is the perfect card holder plus you can personalize yours in a variety of ways with these free printables! | Skip to My Lou

Pom-poms make everything better! Make this pom-pom heart box to hold your Valentines! | Design Improvised

Dribble, dribble, dribble – shoot, shoot! This cute basketball court card box. | It’s All About Ty

How creative is this gumball machine Valentine card box. | Jamie Lane Designs

Baby Shark, doo doo doo doo doo doo. Shark Card Box. | Source

Must… Make… A… Cute…Valentine….Robot….Mailbox (said in my best robot voice!) | Mommy Lessons

I’m all ears for you Valentine Mickey Card Box. | Design Dazzle

My daughter is obsessed with cat and thus is in love with this Kitty Cat Valentine Card Box. | Pretty Plain Janes

Have a Pokemon lover? This Pikachu card box is so cute! | The Scrap Shoppe Blog

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Donut know what I’d do without you card box! | Source

This upcycled cereal box is ironically one of the most out of the box Valentine mailbox designs! Make this Valentine Rocket Booster for your valentine. | One Creative Mommy

This puppy dog Valentine card box is adorable for someone that loves dogs! | Artsy Fartsy Mama

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Signed, Sealed, Delivered Valentine Envelope Snacks with Fondant

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March 29, 2019 by Ashley at Frugal Coupon Living Filed Under: Facebook, Instagram, Pinterest, Recipe, Social Media, Valentine's Day

Sign, sealed, delivered! This fun food craft for the kids, Valentine Envelope Snacks is made with fondant, graham crackers, and some Valentine’s Day heart embellishments! Send to someone with love!

Valentine Envelope Snacks

What do you do with the kids to celebrate Valentine’s Day. Every day in the month of February (until the 14th), we put a heart on the kids door sharing why they are special/loved. This has been done for as long as I can remember, we still have last years hearts on the door! It used to be something only my husband and I did, but as the kids multiplied (we would be doing 5 hearts a night for 14 days), I started including the children in the tradition so they could encourage and love one another. So we assign them a night they write a sweet note to each other. It gives us a few days off! I love watching, as well, how much they enjoy encouraging each other!

Sign, sealed, delivered!

Speaking of showing love, how precious are these Valentine Envelope Snacks? We love Valentine’s Day Kids Food Crafts and wanted to come up with some new ideas for you all to enjoy this season! If your child has wanted to try fondant, this is a great and simple way to get started as it is such an easy snack! For this task, you will need white fondant and edible food markers then a big imagination! Send with love!

Valentine Envelope Snacks Supplies:

10 graham cracker squares
Wilton white fondant
Wilton red edible food marker
pink or white frosting
small square cookie cutter – we used this Wilton set
rolling pin
powdered sugar
small candy hearts, cinnamon hearts or heart sprinkles
toothpicks

*Makes 10 Valentine Envelope Treats

Signed, Sealed, Delivered Valentine Envelope Snacks with Fondant

Author: Ashley at Frugal Coupon Living
Prep Time: 15 minutes
Total Time: 15 minutes
Yield: 10 1x

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Ingredients

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10 graham cracker squares
Wilton white fondant
Wilton red edible food marker
pink or white frosting
small square cookie cutter
rolling pin
powdered sugar
small candy hearts
toothpicks

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Instructions

First, line a baking sheet with parchment or wax paper.

Gently knead the white fondant until pliable. Take a small handful of fondant at a time and gently roll out to 1/4″ thick using the rolling pin. If the fondant gets sticky, use the powdered sugar on your rolling pin and surface to prevent sticking.

Once the fondant is rolled to about 1/4″ use the square cookie cutter to cut the fondant into small squares.

Set the fondant squares on the baking sheet for 30-60 minutes to set.

After the fondant hardens a bit spread a small amount of frosting on the back of the square and place on top of the graham cracker.

Next, use the edible food marker to make 4-5 dashes on on all sides of the square and then a small triangle in the middle.

finally, use the toothpick to place a small amount of frosting on the back of the candy heart and then affix onto the ‘envelope flap’.

Repeat with all 10 graham crackers.

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Valentine Envelope Snacks Directions:

First, line a baking sheet with parchment or wax paper.

Once the fondant is rolled to about 1/4″ use the square cookie cutter to cut the fondant into small squares.

Set the fondant squares on the baking sheet for 30-60 minutes to set.

After the fondant hardens a bit spread a small amount of frosting on the back of the square and place on top of the graham cracker.

Next, use the edible food marker to make 4-5 dashes on on all sides of the square and then a small triangle in the middle.

Finally, use the toothpick to place a small amount of frosting on the back of the candy heart and then affix onto the ‘envelope flap’.

Repeat with all 10 graham crackers.

Don’t forget your teachers! Make them the envelopes are enjoy these Valentine’s Day Teacher Printables. Pin to Pinterest.

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Farmhouse Jewelry Holder

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January 3, 2019 by Frugal Coupon Living Writers Filed Under: Amazon, Online Shopping

Organize your accessories with this beautifully crafted Rustic Jewelry Display Organizer! Hang your earrings on the twelve hooks, your bracelets on the bracelet rod and necklaces on the other convenient 12 hooks at the bottom.

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