Holiday Gift Guide - Round 7

This 12" rustic deer décor features an intricate design of a deer in its natural habitat, making a stunning statement deer art piece for the living room or any room. Crafted from high-quality wood with intricate attention to detail, this deer art wall décor adds rustic charm to any space. The edges of this hunting home décor for men are cut with precision to ensure a smooth touch that won't hurt your hands. This hunting house décor highlights the natural beauty of the wood grain, that's sure to impress guests. Its durability and versatility make it a great deer hunting décor that will bring elegance to your home for years to come.  Choose between the accompanying jute rope or metal slot at the back, and easily mount this hunting art wall décor with no hassle. Use code 10STACYTILT at check out for an additional 10% off.

Fun, and crafty ways to stay busy this summer!

Are you already stressing on how you're going to keep busy this summer while you're "stuck" at home? How about catching up on some craft projects you started and never finished, or maybe trying something new you've never tried before. Either way I have some fun, and crafty ideas to help keep you busy!

Gifts for the Holidays: Crafts & Creativity Edition

Crafts - who doesn't love them? Or love receiving products to help fulfill those creative genes? I know I love both! Crafts are a fun thing to do to pass time with family and friends during the holidays and to give/receive as gifts. SO sit back and enjoy some fun crafts and creativity inspiring ideas!

Get Creative with Pearlescent Colors from the Crayola Signature Series

My daughter was really excited when I told her about the expansion of the Crayola premium coloring tools line. She's to the age now that she isn't into using crayons and would rather use fancy coloring tools like the ones in the Crayola Signature line.

Innovative, sleek and elegant, Crayola Signature products elevate coloring tools to a new level of artistry. Perfect for enthusiasts, crafters and hobbyists alike, the markers, colored pencils, paints and kits in this new line are designed for amazing results. The premium packaging includes a decorative and durable tin adorned with art actually created with the tools inside — truly creativity inspired!

We recently received the Signature Pearlescent Paint Markers and Signature Pearlescent Cream Sticks from the new line and I have to say they are pretty awesome. Not only do they come in beautiful pearlescent colors they are so much different than creating with anything your used to. The cream sticks kind of remind me of eye-shadow sticks I used a few years back. They are creamy and spread on paper really nicely. And depending on how hard you push depends on the coverage and the overall color. We like this alot because you can create some nice textured patterns with them. The paint markers are great for lots of crafts, especially those like glass and ceramics with smooth surfaces. A great alternative to using a paint brush that you don't have as much control over if you're trying to write something out or draw smaller shapes.

On the overall we are very happy with both sets and plan to continue to expand on what we have to use. My daughter even took them to her after school art club to show them off and the teacher even asked if she would allow her to test them out because she really thought they were neat. She even talked about getting some of the Signature Pearlescent Paint Markers for their next unit on ceramics!

As always you can find these and all things Crayola right on their website.

This is a sponsored post on behalf of the above mentioned brand. I received product to share my honest and unbiased thoughts. However, all thoughts and opinions stated are my own and are in no way influenced by my partnership with mentioned brand.

Paint your stress away this summer - Giveaway Ends 6/29

Sometimes summer break can be even more stressful than when the kids are in school. There's the constant question of "What are we going to do today?" first thing every morning. There's the bickering between siblings that are now spending A LOT more time together. And there's the lack of time spent in quite all to myself. Don't get me wrong I'm not complaining, I enjoy having the kids both home. It's nice having someone to talk to during the day, and do things with. But I still enjoy those moments when they both want to go do something with a friend so I have a little time to myself to relax. What do I do with that time you ask? Well I'll be honest, it's not get that extra bit of cleaning done. I like to use my time wisely as I call it by doing something relaxing to relieve my stress a bit. I enjoy doing things like reading, coloring, and painting. They give me an outlet and something I can do all by myself. It's actually quite refreshing and then when the kids are both back home going at each other I'm able to approach it in a whole different mood.

One thing I recently started using was this Stress Less Paint-By-Number Flowers Kit. I like it because it had everything in the kit that I needed to get started. And it reminds me of the old paint-by-number kits I did growing up. I'm one that sometimes struggles with using the adult coloring books because I don't know what parts to color with which color. This awesome kit has it all laid out for me, no need to stress over coloring it the right color!

So while other moms are at home hiding in a closet eating licorice (Google it if you haven't seen the video it's guaranteed laughs) you'll find me sitting at my desk doing my paint-by-number flowers. :-)

About: 
The Stress Less Paint-By-Number Flowers Kit gives you everything you need to paint your stress away, and create beautiful art in the process!

With more than two dozen flower illustrations, you can choose from lilies, zinnias, daisies, sunflowers, bluebells, and more, then follow the color selection instructions and unwind. You don't have to worry about picking the wrong color, or blending the wrong shade. This carefully curated, soothing palate ensures each piece you complete will be frame ready.

Includes:
• An 8.25" x 9.25" book with 30 flower designs
• 6 tubes of acrylic paint
• 3 professional-grade brushes
• 1 paint tray

Win it:  One lucky reader will win a Stress Less Paint-By-Number Flowers Kit. This giveaway will end June 29 at 11:59 PM EST. The winner will have 24 hours to respond to my email. If no response, a new winner will be chosen.  Prize fulfillment will be made by the sponsor, I am not responsible for prize delivery or lost or stolen deliveries. Open to residents of the US.

Entry Method:  Please use Rafflecopter form to enter.

Gift them a memory for a lifetime

I've always enjoyed painting...as long as there is a picture for me to use as a reference or numbers on a canvas to follow. I've just never been one to start from scratch with a blank canvas because I can't seem to choose what to paint. And I'll be honest I'm just not that creative. Thankfully there are places like Gifted Custom Art that will turn one of your personal photos into a paint-by-numbers canvas ready for you to paint at home. I was truly amazed when I saw how awesome my daughter's picture looked when it was transformed into a custom wrapped canvas. They were able to take everything out of the background and just focus the photo on my daughter which really was impressive. I had planned on painting it myself after it arrived, but when she saw me pull it out I could tell by the look on her face that she wanted to "paint herself". So I put it away and told her I just didn't have the extra time right now to paint it and am going to give it to her for Christmas as a surprise gift and let her paint it. I'm sure it will make her day and it will make mine when I get to hang up the picture that she painted.