My Bright Ideas

Painted Mason Jar Tissue Dispenser. Match to wedding colors for an accessory. Dab tears of joy! mybrightideasblog.com

Mason Jar Tissue Holder

Tomorrow a friend’s daughter is getting married and I’m going to pop around to their house today to drop them of this mason jar tissue dispenser. Even for friends who aren’t prone to crying – weddings and daughters and stress and wedding parties and lack of sleep can bring out the tissues for anyone. Might…

Quick sewing project to make a beach towel bag. mybrightideasblog.com

Hacks

Make a Beach Bag from a Beach Towel and Hand Towel in 10 minutes

The weather is hot and trips to the beach or swimming pool or splash pad are about to become a nearly daily part of our keeping cool routine. So why not turn your big beach towel into your beach bag! Its such an easy project too. If you have a sewing machine you could have…

Prepare healthy lunches for the week by making salads in mason jars. mybrightideasblog.com

Food

Make Healthy Lunches – Mason Jar Salads

Its Sunday and that means its time to have a quick inventory of what we have for this weeks lunches. This past week I gave the mason jar salad idea a try and I loved that it was ready to grab and go. If you are making one salad you might as well chop up…

Garden

Add Color to the Garden and Provide Yarn for Bird’s Nests

Suet Bird Feeder – For Bird Nest Supplies Looking to add a splash of color to your backyard? Wondering what to do with ends of yarn and fabric? Want to help out the lovely birds who wake you up with their sweet melody? Get a suet bird feeder from your dollar store…or maybe you already…

Easy DIY Project! Make a wood frame for an inexpencive mirror. It can look quite rustic! mybrightideasblog.com

Diy

DIY Make a Wide Wood Frame for an Inexpensive Mirror

This week I got it into my head to take a cheap mirror and make it really substantial with a wood frame. Recently, I replaced all the doors to the bedrooms and closets and that was where most of our mirrors were. Hanging on the backs of doors. Now the doors are so new and…

Make a pretty Photo Frame by gluing on flowers. Great baby shower gift or wedding present! Easy beautiful craft! mybrightideasblog.com

Crafts

Make a Lovely Rose Picture Frame!

Hello there crafty darlings! Is it wedding season or baby season in your circle of friends? If you are looking for a lovely gift idea…I have just what you need! An easy craft that just requires a few dollars at the craft or dollar store and your trusty hot glue gun. Plug in the glue…

Gifts

Give a Money Gift in a Picture Frame

Its May and that means it’s wedding and graduation season. Have you been torn when you want to give a gift but can’t decide whether to give cash or a gift alone. Sometimes handing an envelope doesn’t seem like enough or a cute little gift doesn’t feel like its enough. I like the idea of…

Easy Craft! Make a gorgeous bit of art with burlap and buttons on a canvas. Looks gorgeous and so simple! mybrihtideasblog.com

Crafts

Crafts Using Burlap and Buttons – Easy Project that Looks Great!

Is it a new trend that burlap and jute are in so many crafts? Maybe this has been around a while and I’m just noticing it. The crafts on Pinterest with both jute/burlap and buttons are really catching my eye. So I thought it was high time to get on this button-burlap-jute wave! :o) Project…

Kids

T-Shirt Refashion – Add details from baby clothes to jazz up plain clothes!

Upcycle your favourite baby clothes by sewing them on as appliques onto new clothes! My girls had some super cute baby and toddler clothes. Not too eager to move away from the preschooler stage – I had a really hard time passing on certain items. I just loved them so much! Some of my…

Easy craft for kids. How to make Clothespin Butterfly Dragonfly Bugs! mybrightideasblog.com

Crafts

Make a Clothespin Butterfly and Dragonfly

Butterfly and Dragonfly Clothespin Craft I’m longing to dazzle you with a blog post that has homemade jewelry or reinvent something with scrap wood or a wonderful garment made from a curtain and an old pair of jeans…sigh. But alas, between work and volunteering at the kids school there is no time for more than…