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Best Fortnite gadgets and toys 2020: Nerf blasters, Battle Bus drones and more
Fortnite is undeniably one the widest-reaching cultural phenomena of recent years — there's no way you haven't heard of it. It's transcended games, in fact, and as a result we're fully immersed in a boom of great merchandise from the game. Best Battle Royale games: Winner winner, chicken dinner? Want to pilot your very own battle bus around you back yard? No problem. Need your very own loot llama to get some more goodies to play with? We can sort you out. We've gathered together a selection of the very best Fortnite gear we've spotted anywhere on the internet, all of...
DIY Wall Clock with a Cuckoo! (Yes, It Really Tells Time!)
Learn how to make a fun DIY Wall Clock from cardstock! This step-by-step tutorial shows you how to create your own working cuckoo clock. As many of you know, I have a popular course called CUT ABOVE SVG Design in which I teach my fellow crafters how to do what I do — namely, how to create, design, and share designs as SVG cut files for projects! One of my star students, Lucy Foxworth, is doing just that, designing amazing creations and sharing the SVG cut files freely with others on her own blog. Lucy has shown us how to make an...
Now that panic buying of toilet paper and hand sanitizer is subsiding, people are moving on to the next phase of panic buying: hair clippers
Sales are moving at a fast clip. Hair dye is also a hot seller. COVID gray is an official color. Home barbers and hairstylists are sprouting everywhere. I am among them. I’m even contemplating a salon name. My two top contenders are “It’ll Grow” and “Oops!” A neighbor cut her husband’s hair with kitchen scissors and a comb. She started the cut two weeks ago and still hasn’t finished. Every time she sees a spot she missed she tells him to sit still and cuts a little more. His complaint is that he has no hair on top. The man...
My 10 Favorite Pieces of Jewelry Under $100
We all know I have a jewelry problem at this point, right? I’m honestly somewhat minimal in terms of stuff I buy (maybe a shocker for a blogger) but when it comes to beauty products and jewelry, I lose all control. To my credit, though, most of the jewelry that I buy supports small businesses and is under $100. I know it can be tricky to know which budget-friendly jewelry is decent quality, so today I wanted to share 10 pieces that I can vouch for. xx Ashley MAMA RING – You guys have seen me wear this non-stop and...
10 art activities for preschoolers + toddlers that don’t require a PhD in Pinterest
What comes to mind when you think of preschool and toddler art activities? Macaroni collages in the shape of a heart? Cute little handprint turkeys or thumbprint flowers? Pre-cut animals glued onto a barn? There is nothing wrong with any of these craft projects, but they all have one thing in common: The focus is squarely on the result, and it's a predetermined result. An adult has concocted a cute art project that might be a little bit fun for the kids and will surely be loved by their parents, but there isn't a lot of room for drawing outside...