Getting crafty with a Celebrate Crate | Home Decor

Was one of your New Year?s Resolutions to do more crafts at home? If so you?ll want to check out the Celebrate Crate by Celebrations.com. Even if you don?t consider yourself a crafter, you?re gonna love the easy DIY ideas that come straight to your doorstep.

I?ll admit it. I?m a little bit of a craft addict. I love creating new objects out of nothing and tweaking something that?s store-bought so that it becomes a semi-homemade project.

But I have a dirty little secret. I have a wee problem actually finishing craft projects.

I perpetually start projects, stop midway, get inspired by something else (darn you Pinterest!) and then pick up more supplies for a new project. The result is a bunch of half-made creations.

And even though I enjoy little DIY projects, I find that life sometimes gets in the way and it becomes hard to prioritize time for creative ventures. Between coming up with ideas to try, running to the store for supplies and then finding time to actually sit down to get crafty, it?s just too easy to get distracted.

Does this sound like you too?

Enter the Celebrate Crate from Celebrations.com.

For $20 a month you can sign up to receive a box full of crafting supplies delivered right to your doorstep. The 4-6 items in each box range from party ideas to creative cooking tools to seasonal craft supplies.

Not only do you get an assortment of goodies that will help you put together your own custom DIY project in a snap, but it also contains some ideas in case you need a little help getting the inspiration going.

The best part?

Unlike other craft-in-a-box subscriptions that are geared for kiddos, this one is designed with adults in mind ? both guys and gals. Plus, the ideas are family-friendly so it?s likely that your little ones will want to join in on the fun (yes, even the hard-to-please teens and tweens).

I recently had an opportunity to review one of these little gems and was blown away by the goodies it contained. The theme was based around the concept of a ?Mustache Party? and included a variety of mustache cookie cutters (that doubled as stampers), temporary mustache tattoos, a package of self-adhesive mustaches, striped black and white straws, and a bottle of Jack Daniel?s mustard.

The moment I opened the box, my wheels started turning with all the fun ways to use the items. It would be a breeze to put together a ?Stache Bash.

Some ideas:

• The mustache cookie cutters could be used to trace various mustaches on card stock that could be used for simple homemade invitations.
• While the cookie cutters could be used to make cookies (obviously), they could also be used to make bite-sized sandwiches (or ?stache sammies) with the Jack Daniel?s mustard as a condiment.
• Kids would love the mustache finger tattoos as-is, but they would also make super cute wine tags for adults by simply cutting them out and gluing them to a piece of card stock that gets tied on to stemware.
• And the piece de resistance would be to set up a little DIY photo booth where party guests could take pictures of themselves in the various self-adhesive mustaches. To allow guests to switch mustaches instead of just wearing the same one, secure them to a skewer, or use one of the cute black and white straws that came in the box, so they could hold it up to their faces. Include a few props like hats, nerdy glasses, pipes and ties so that guests can get creative with their shots.

The box I received was for editorial review only, but the January 2013 Celebrate Crate?contains similar items.

The beauty of the Celebrate Crate is that it helps you put together a fun, coordinated idea with just a few other extra items making it super easy to actually finish your DIY project.

Make this the year to get your craft on (and actually finish it).

Source: http://homedecor.sheknows.com/2013/01/07/getting-crafty-with-a-celebrate-crate/

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