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Kara
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2011-09-20
About
I'm a stay at home mom of five that enjoys all things creative. Crafting and cooking keep me sane!
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1. Creations by Kara
I'm a mom of five that enjoys all things creative. My blog is full of thrifty decorating ideas, DIY projects, craft tutorials, and family friendly recipes.
Tags: decorating, easy crafts, recipes, tutorials, DIY
Latest Blog Posts
- Strawberry Cheesecake CakeThis is the cake I made for Rachel's birthday a couple weeks ago. I debated making a cute themed cake, or a pretty pink ruffle cake, but in the end I decided to go with her favorite food. Strawberries. She adores them. I knew if I used strawberr...
- Mother's Day Bottle Vases with Martha Stewart Glitter PaintThis post is sponsored by Plaid and The Blueprint Social. The opinions about Martha Stewart Crafts are 100% my own. I was thrilled to receive an awesome package of Martha Stewart Crafts in the mail a few weeks ago. I was asked to make either a Mother...
- Look What I Made! Wednesday Link Party– Dollar Store Organizingon Apr 30, 2013 in Linky party linky partyCheck out the latest giveaway: $45 Gift Certificate from Oh! Susannah! Thanks to all you awesome ladies who link back. The more people who join the linky party, the more exposure your projects will get. So PLEASE link back! Here's the code, but...
- $45 Gift Certificate Giveaway from Oh, SusannahHello peeps. I hope all of you had a fabulous weekend! I have a fun giveaway for you today! Susannah from Oh, Susannah, is giving one lucky reader a $45 gift certificate to her Etsy shop. You know how I love handmade shop owners! Susannah sent me a s...
- 20 Delicious Main Dish Salad RecipesSpring has finally arrived here in Utah. Hooray! When the weather starts turning warm, it's time to switch out the dinner menus. Out with the soups, and in with the main dish salads! I love eating salad, especially if it is served with an awesom...
- Choose Kindness {A Tale of Two Stores}on Apr 25, 2013 in lifeToday's post has nothing to do with home decor, cooking, or DIY-ing. It's about the little choices we make every day, and how they affect other people. Just over a week ago my husband and I had VERY different experiences with customer servi...
- Look What I Made Wednesday Link Party 4-24-2013on Apr 23, 2013 in Linky party link partyThanks to all you awesome ladies who link back. The more people who join the linky party, the more exposure your projects will get. So PLEASE link back! Here's the code, but a text link works just as well. <span id="mce_marker" dat...
- DIY Tip: Know When To Hire a ProRemember when I wrote about our DIY disaster recessed can to pendant light adventure? After making one more attempt and failing, we decided it was time to hire an electrician. Guess how long it took a professional electrition to do what was supposed...
- Light and Fluffy Buttermilk Biscuits (Freezer Biscuits)I just returned from the amazing SNAP! Conference. I had a fabulous time meeting up with blogging friends, and making a bunch of new ones. It is great to spend three days with women who totally "get you"! The classes were incredible, and I...
- My New Ruffled Lamp with Annie Sloan Chalk PaintI bought a lamp at the thrift store ages ago, and I finally got around to making it pretty. Unfortunately, I somehow deleted the pictures of the lamp when it was ugly. Which totally bummed me out, because I LOVE a good before and after photo. But I a...
- Winner of the Giani Countertop Paint Kit!Thanks to everyone who entered this awesome giveaway, and extra special thanks to Giani for donating one of their fabulous paint kits! And the lucky winner is: Entry #37, Pamela S. Congrats Pamela, you are on your way to a beautiful new countertop!!
- How To Decorate Your Home So That You Love Iton Mar 22, 2013 in decorating home decorI love looking at pictures of beautiful homes in magazines and catalogs. I love scrolling through photos of picture perfect rooms that are decorated down to the last detail. Don't all of us? It's inspiring to look at gorgeous living spaces.
- Lime Coconut White Chocolate CookiesThere is something about spring that just makes me want to bake with lemons and limes. They are just so fresh and spring-y, aren't they? I have professed my love of cookie baking before, and it was only a matter of time before I experimented wit...
- Look What I Made! Link Partyon Mar 19, 2013 in Linky party link partyThanks to all you awesoeme ladies who link back. The more people who join the party, the more exposure your projects will get. So PLEASE link back to the party! Here's the code, but a text link works just as well. <span id="mce_marker...
- The Story of the Curse and the DIY Kitchen Pendant Light FailI've been wanting to do the big reveal of our kitchen makeover for weeks. But I haven't been able to. And it's all because of the CURSE! Yes it's true. Our house has a curse. Don't believe me? Let me explain. It all started 1...
- Frozen Oreo Ice Cream DessertA couple of weeks ago I was in charge of a dinner for the young men/ young women in our ward. We also invited some senior couples in the ward for the youth to get to know. So we were planning on about a hundred people attending. (Yes, I was kind of a...
- 20+ St. Patrick's Day Crafts and RecipesThere have been tons of cute St. Patrick's Day ideas linked up the last few weeks! If you aren't joining the Wednesday link party, I hope you'll join us. If you don't link up, I can't feature you now can I? So come join the f...
- Look What I Made! Link Party 3-13-2013on Mar 12, 2013 in Uncategorized linky party<span id="mce_marker" data-mce-type="bookmark"></span><span id="__caret">_</span><a href="http://www.creationsbykara.com/" ><br /> <img width="150"...
- One Cupcake Recipe, Three Cute Easter Cupcakes!The sun has been shining the past few days, and I am in the mood for Easter! If you've been following my blog long, you know that I love making fun foods for holidays. Easter is one of my favorites to cook for, because there are so many possibil...
- Look What I Made! Linky Party 3-06-2013on Mar 5, 2013 in Linky party link party<span id="mce_marker" data-mce-type="bookmark"></span><span id="__caret">_</span><a href="http://www.creationsbykara.com/" ><br /> <img width="150"...