Not all kids have everything they need to go back to school. Adopt a child or a couple with your family and make these back to school kits for kids in need!One of my favorite memories of childhood is the time of year when my mom and I would go shopping for supplies for back to school. I'm not sure what it was that got me so excited over folders, pencils and erasers, but I would look forward to this yearly venture like the way I look forward to getting happy crafty mail as an adult!My … [Read more...] about Adopt a Child Back to School Kits
Farmhouse Style Kitchen Tea Towels with Recipe Tutorial
These farmhouse style kitchen tea towels make a great gift idea with a favorite recipe right on the towel.Hi there Chicks fans! It's Lydi from Lydi Out Loud and I hope that you're having an amazing summer so far! Having just celebrated the biggest eating holiday of the summer, you've probably had your favorite recipes in heavy rotation in the party circuit, am I right? Do you have that 1 or 2 recipes that every time you take it somewhere people beg you for the recipe? For me one of those … [Read more...] about Farmhouse Style Kitchen Tea Towels with Recipe Tutorial
Colorful Painted Clay Pots for Summer Planting
Hello crafty friends! It's Lydi from Lydi Out Loud and I'm ready to celebrate summer, how about you? One of my favorite things about summer is gardening... I certainly don't have the greenest of thumbs but I always enjoy planting some herbs, veggies and flowers and watching them grow throughout the summer and I also love to paint and decorate clay pots!Here's everything you need to transform basic clay pots in statement pieces in your garden! Notice how I planted cacti and succulents, … [Read more...] about Colorful Painted Clay Pots for Summer Planting
Father’s Day Printable Art
This Father's Day printable art makes a heartfelt gift and is easy to replicate by simply turning on your home printer.Hello Crafting Chicks fans! It's Lydi from Lydi Out Loud sharing some free Father's Day printable art with you today. Last month I was able to attend my 2nd SNAP conference, a fun and inspirational conference for creative bloggers in Salt Lake City (the Chicks were there too!) We received these lovely custom designed bracelets from Charmed Collections with one of my … [Read more...] about Father’s Day Printable Art
DIY Bath Bomb Cupcakes Gift Idea
Hello there! I'm Lydi from Lydi Out Loud and I'm about to get giddy on The Crafting Chicks today because I loooove DIY beauty products! I recently made some fun DIY Bath Bomb Easter eggs over on my blog that were a hit so I decided that these DIY bath bomb cupcakes would be perfect for Mother's Day, shower favors or hostess gifts! DIY Bath Bomb Cupcakes Gift IdeaSupplies Makes 12 cupcakes1 cup baking soda ½ cup citric acid ½ cup corn starch ½ cup epsom salt 2 tablespoons … [Read more...] about DIY Bath Bomb Cupcakes Gift Idea
