NewlyWoodwards

an unconventional home

How to make a DIY barn quilt

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I’ve been planning to make a barn quilt since we first took down the old barn to rebuild on our property (in 2012). What can I say? It takes a long time to see some of my plans come to fruition. But oh … I think it was worth the wait. Come ON? I’m doing a happy […]

Upgrading and personalizing stadium cups for a party

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One of my favorite parts of Henry’s party came together at that last minute. (Stop acting so shocked.) When I was ordering glasses on Amazon, I realized it wouldn’t be that much more to order green stadium cups. Then I could personalize them AND people could take them home. Because who doesn’t need a two-year-old-birthday […]

A Johnny Tractor birthday party

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Approximately two weeks ago, right after the bridal shower my mom and I threw and in the heat of planning for a local family night out with the Quad City Moms Blog, I turned to Ryan and said “I’m going low-key with Henry’s birthday party this year.” (If you know me at all, feel free to […]

A custom DIY growth chart

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Happy Memorial Day, friends. I’m so excited to finally be sharing this project from the Silhouette blog. A custom DIY growth chart using vinyl. This project was dreamed up in my head and actually came out better than I expected. And seriously … SO EASY! I’ve seen these great DIY growth charts all over and think they […]

DIY Kraft name tags with the Silhouette

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Do you want to take your party to “the next level?” Make SUPER EASY custom name tag shapes for your next party. I ended up throwing these oven mitt name tags together for the kitchen bridal shower. It was a 15-minute project and people went nuts over them! This is another quickie party post using […]

DIY Market bag

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I’m back at the Silhouette blog today sharing a fun and simple “earth-friendly” reusable market bag I spruced up with heat transfer material. It’s sort of like a thank you from Mother Nature to use those reusable bags. I can’t wait to bring it along to the Farmer’s Market. I hope you’ll check it out. Linked to […]