Often times I’ll see people turn their flash on when a room is dark.  Next time, take the flash photo, but then turn the flash off and let your camera focus on the brightest light available.  Your subjects will turn into silhouettes and the result is instant drama!

You can easily shoot dramatic silhouette photos with your phone. …

This super easy R2D2 Valentine’s Day Mailbox project is perfect for any Star Wars fans in your house.  With a few supplies and about 10 minutes you can create a super neat classroom Valentine mailbox that your kiddos are sure to love.

Supplies For R2D2 Classroom Valentine Mailbox

• Shoe box
• 5 sheets of white cardstock or regular white printer paper (i wouldn’t recommend using something thicker than 65lb since it will make it difficult to fold neatly)
• Clear Scotch Tape
• Xacto knife or box cutter (will make cutting the opening for valentines easier but you could use scissors too)

Directions for R2D2 Classroom Valentine Box

Print off the 5 page R2D2 printable below on your home printer. …

My youngest kiddo just started Kindergarten this year and I feel like we are finally getting to projects around the house that we have been putting off for too many years.  Both of our boys are tweens and their rooms are in desperate need of some updates.  One fun way to spruce up their rooms that can make a big impact in the room is with new bedding.  …

These DIY Valentine’s Day Ombre Decorations are a quick and easy project to add some fun to your decor.  We picked up all of the supplies at our local Walmart, but your local craft store should have similar supplies as well.

Supplies 

• Thin Foam brushes – we had these larger foam brushes on hand.

I love fresh cut flowers in the house, but some of them don’t last too long.  Did you know that you can revive wilted hydrangeas? With a couple of easy steps you can bring your hydrangeas back to life for days longer.

Boil a few cups of water in a sauce pan or tea kettle.   …