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DIY Candy Corn Shelf Sitters: A Sweet & Simple Fall Craft

By Lori Jacobs / August 5, 2025 /
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DIY Candy Corn Shelf Sitters: A Sweet & Simple Fall Craft Fall is in the air, y’all! And what better way to welcome the season than with some fun and festive candy corn shelf sitters? These adorable wooden decorations are perfect for brightening up mantels, shelves, or tiered trays. In this tutorial, I’ll walk you…

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How to Make a Woodland Ruffle Wreath Using a Unique in the Creek Board

By Lori Jacobs / July 29, 2025 /
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Learn how to make a beautiful purple woodland ruffle wreath using a Unique in the Creek board, mesh, and lavender florals. Includes step-by-step instructions and budget-friendly tips!

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How to Make a Halloween Ruffle Deco Mesh Wreath

By Lori Jacobs / July 22, 2025 /
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Learn how to make a fun and spooky Halloween ruffle deco mesh wreath using a UITC character board, festive mesh, and eyeball ribbon! Step-by-step DIY tutorial with tips, tricks, and product links.

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🍒 DIY Cherry Wreath Attachment Tutorial: Sweet & Simple Crafting Fun!

By Lori Jacobs / July 17, 2025 /
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Make your summer wreath pop with this adorable DIY cherry wreath attachment! Step-by-step tutorial using foam board, velvet, and Dollar Tree supplies. Budget-friendly, easy, and super cute!

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Welcome Cherry Deco Mesh Ruffle Wreath DIY Tutorial

By Lori Jacobs / July 16, 2025 /
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Welcome Cherry Deco Mesh Ruffle Wreath DIY Tutorial Looking for a sweet and cheerful wreath project that screams summer charm? This Welcome Cherry Deco Mesh Ruffle Wreath is bursting with bold colors, rustic accents, and handmade cherry attachments that add the perfect pop of personality. Whether you’re prepping for a craft fair or sprucing up…

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How to Make a Braided Curl Wreath

By Lori Jacobs / July 12, 2025 /

How to Make a Braided Curl Wreath: A Fun Twist on Deco Mesh Looking for a fresh and creative way to use 21” deco mesh in your wreaths? Try the Braided Curl Method! This new wreath-making technique adds a fun twist (literally!) to traditional curls, giving your wreaths beautiful texture and dimension with fewer fray,…

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🧵 Handmade Business Packaging Ideas to Boost Your Brand

By Lori Jacobs / July 10, 2025 /

Give your handmade packaging a professional and personal touch! Discover branding ideas for your craft business, including stickers, personalized notes, QR codes, and gift inserts.

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How to Store Wreaths the Right Way: Clever and Creative Storage Solutions

By Lori Jacobs / July 2, 2025 /

If you’re anything like me, one wreath turns into five… then ten… then suddenly you’re trying to figure out where to store your ever-growing collection of seasonal door decor. Whether you’re a hobbyist or a full-blown wreath-making machine, proper wreath storage can save you time, space, and heartache (because no one wants to open a…

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Is a King of Christmas Tree Worth It? My Honest Review of the 9′ King Flock® Artificial Christmas Tree

By Lori Jacobs / June 26, 2025 /
King of Christmas Flocked Tree

Christmas tree shopping has always been one of my favorite holiday traditions. There’s just something magical about picking out that perfect tree and bringing it home to decorate with your loved ones. I’ve always adored the look and scent of natural trees, but over the past few years, the price has skyrocketed. Our last real…

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Faux Floral Arrangement Tips to Elevate Your DIY Decor

By Lori Jacobs / June 24, 2025 /
Faux Floral Arrangement Tips to Elevate Your DIY Decor

Faux florals have come a long way. No longer stiff, plasticky imitations, high-quality faux flowers now look remarkably real—and with zero watering, wilting, or allergy-inducing pollen, they’re a DIY decorator’s dream.

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🎀 DIY Summer Wreath Using Dollar Tree Deco Tubing (No Bow Maker Needed!)

By Lori Jacobs / June 17, 2025 /

Looking for a bright, budget-friendly, and super fun wreath to make this summer? This colorful square wreath made with Dollar Tree deco tubing is the perfect project. It’s cheerful, easy to make, and doesn’t require fancy tools—just tubing, pipe cleaners, and a square Dollar Tree frame. And the best part? You can customize it with…

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How to Use an Electric Skillet as a Glue Pot for Wreath Making

By Lori Jacobs / June 11, 2025 /
Electric Skillet as a Glue Pot for Wreath Making

Glue Pot from an Electric Skillet If you’ve been in the crafting world for any length of time, you probably know the love-hate relationship we all have with hot glue guns. They drip, they clog, they take forever to heat up—and let’s not even talk about the finger burns. That’s why more and more wreath…

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DIY Candy Corn Shelf Sitters: A Sweet & Simple Fall Craft

By Lori Jacobs / August 5, 2025 /
Candy corn table sitters

DIY Candy Corn Shelf Sitters: A Sweet & Simple Fall Craft Fall is in the air, y’all! And what better way to welcome the season than with some fun and festive candy corn shelf sitters? These adorable wooden decorations are perfect for brightening up mantels, shelves, or tiered trays. In this tutorial, I’ll walk you…

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How to Make a Woodland Ruffle Wreath Using a Unique in the Creek Board

By Lori Jacobs / July 29, 2025 /
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Learn how to make a beautiful purple woodland ruffle wreath using a Unique in the Creek board, mesh, and lavender florals. Includes step-by-step instructions and budget-friendly tips!

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How to Make a Halloween Ruffle Deco Mesh Wreath

By Lori Jacobs / July 22, 2025 /
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Learn how to make a fun and spooky Halloween ruffle deco mesh wreath using a UITC character board, festive mesh, and eyeball ribbon! Step-by-step DIY tutorial with tips, tricks, and product links.

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🍒 DIY Cherry Wreath Attachment Tutorial: Sweet & Simple Crafting Fun!

By Lori Jacobs / July 17, 2025 /
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Make your summer wreath pop with this adorable DIY cherry wreath attachment! Step-by-step tutorial using foam board, velvet, and Dollar Tree supplies. Budget-friendly, easy, and super cute!

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Welcome Cherry Deco Mesh Ruffle Wreath DIY Tutorial

By Lori Jacobs / July 16, 2025 /
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Welcome Cherry Deco Mesh Ruffle Wreath DIY Tutorial Looking for a sweet and cheerful wreath project that screams summer charm? This Welcome Cherry Deco Mesh Ruffle Wreath is bursting with bold colors, rustic accents, and handmade cherry attachments that add the perfect pop of personality. Whether you’re prepping for a craft fair or sprucing up…

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How to Make a Braided Curl Wreath

By Lori Jacobs / July 12, 2025 /

How to Make a Braided Curl Wreath: A Fun Twist on Deco Mesh Looking for a fresh and creative way to use 21” deco mesh in your wreaths? Try the Braided Curl Method! This new wreath-making technique adds a fun twist (literally!) to traditional curls, giving your wreaths beautiful texture and dimension with fewer fray,…

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🧵 Handmade Business Packaging Ideas to Boost Your Brand

By Lori Jacobs / July 10, 2025 /

Give your handmade packaging a professional and personal touch! Discover branding ideas for your craft business, including stickers, personalized notes, QR codes, and gift inserts.

Read More

How to Store Wreaths the Right Way: Clever and Creative Storage Solutions

By Lori Jacobs / July 2, 2025 /

If you’re anything like me, one wreath turns into five… then ten… then suddenly you’re trying to figure out where to store your ever-growing collection of seasonal door decor. Whether you’re a hobbyist or a full-blown wreath-making machine, proper wreath storage can save you time, space, and heartache (because no one wants to open a…

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Is a King of Christmas Tree Worth It? My Honest Review of the 9′ King Flock® Artificial Christmas Tree

By Lori Jacobs / June 26, 2025 /
King of Christmas Flocked Tree

Christmas tree shopping has always been one of my favorite holiday traditions. There’s just something magical about picking out that perfect tree and bringing it home to decorate with your loved ones. I’ve always adored the look and scent of natural trees, but over the past few years, the price has skyrocketed. Our last real…

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Faux Floral Arrangement Tips to Elevate Your DIY Decor

By Lori Jacobs / June 24, 2025 /
Faux Floral Arrangement Tips to Elevate Your DIY Decor

Faux florals have come a long way. No longer stiff, plasticky imitations, high-quality faux flowers now look remarkably real—and with zero watering, wilting, or allergy-inducing pollen, they’re a DIY decorator’s dream.

Read More

🎀 DIY Summer Wreath Using Dollar Tree Deco Tubing (No Bow Maker Needed!)

By Lori Jacobs / June 17, 2025 /

Looking for a bright, budget-friendly, and super fun wreath to make this summer? This colorful square wreath made with Dollar Tree deco tubing is the perfect project. It’s cheerful, easy to make, and doesn’t require fancy tools—just tubing, pipe cleaners, and a square Dollar Tree frame. And the best part? You can customize it with…

Read More

How to Use an Electric Skillet as a Glue Pot for Wreath Making

By Lori Jacobs / June 11, 2025 /
Electric Skillet as a Glue Pot for Wreath Making

Glue Pot from an Electric Skillet If you’ve been in the crafting world for any length of time, you probably know the love-hate relationship we all have with hot glue guns. They drip, they clog, they take forever to heat up—and let’s not even talk about the finger burns. That’s why more and more wreath…

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What are the Different Types of Deco Mesh?

By Lori Jacobs / August 22, 2019 /
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What are the different types of deco mesh? When do I use them? Let’s find out! Video and written descriptions included.

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Different Types of Wreath Frames and How to Make Your Own with Dollar Tree Supplies

By Lori Jacobs / August 7, 2019 /
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Let’s discuss wreath frames! Specifically, the different types of frames, where to get them, and how to use them.

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How to Make a White Pine Turquoise and Red Christmas Wreath

By Lori Jacobs / July 29, 2019 /
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Learn how to make a White Pine Christmas Wreath in Red and Turquoise Colors. Video and step-by-step written instructions included.

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How to Make a Poof Curl Scarecrow Wreath

By Lori Jacobs / July 22, 2019 /
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Learn how to make a Scarecrow Wreath using the Poof Curl Method with frayed burlap and raffia. Step-by-step written instructions included.

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How to Make a Woodland Ruffle Fall Wreath

By Lori Jacobs / July 15, 2019 /
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In this tutorial, I show you how to make a Woodland Ruffle Fall Wreath with video and step-by-step instructions.

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Shipping Tips

By Lori Jacobs / July 1, 2019 /
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Hey guys! I get asked a lot of questions! One common question I get is, “Lori, I don’t understand shipping at all. Where do I get boxes from? How do I ship this wreath?” Or my favorite, “Lori, I made $80 on this wreath, but it cost me $50 to ship it! Help!” It doesn’t matter what you are shipping: wreaths, glass jars, decorative pieces, whatever; the rules are pretty much the same.

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How to Make a Beach Wreath Poof

By Lori Jacobs / June 24, 2019 /
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This wreath-making video tutorial will show you how to make a beach wreath poof with ruffles using jute mesh and fabric mesh.

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When is it a Hobby vs a Business?

By Lori Jacobs / June 13, 2019 /
Hobby versus Business at Hardworking Mom

If you are on social security or disability then you may question whether or not making money is considered a hobby versus a business…lets discuss.

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How to Make a Poof with Woodland Ruffle Bee Kit – May 2019 Kit

By Lori Jacobs / June 5, 2019 /
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This video tutorial will show you how to make a poof with the Woodland Ruffle Bee kit that recently released in the May 2019 Kit. If you’ve received the kit, I’ll walk you through it step-by-step. If you didn’t receive the kit, all of the supplies are listed below and are in the video! May…

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Learn to Make 9 Bows by Hand

By Lori Jacobs / June 2, 2019 /
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Learn how to make 9 different bows by hand – easy bows anyone can make!!! This is a simple bow tutorial for beginners or experienced crafters.

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DIY Spring Wreaths

By Lori Jacobs / May 29, 2019 /
Garden Hose DIY Spring Wreaths at Hardworking Mom

Ring in warmer months with adorable DIY Spring wreaths that are affordable and made from inexpensive materials.

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How to make a poof ruffle Christmas wreath for your door

By Lori Jacobs / October 23, 2018 /
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How to make a poof ruffle Christmas wreath for your door Group: https://hardworkingmom.com/product/de… Today’s method will be Pouf at 10″ Ruffles cut at 20″ & Ruffles cut at 10″ Ribbons will be cut at 14″ wide. Today’s supplies are as follows: 15″ Red Work Wreath Frame (Craftoutlet.Com XX748824) 21″ Black & White Stripe Mesh Roll…

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