Desert Chica

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I believe everyone has time to get creative with their family. I hope to inspire moms to enjoy more time with their kids making simple crafts, easy recipes, and homemade costumes. My designs are based on the idea that being crafty does not have to be complicated or elaborate to be successful and fun.

Like many other moms, I left a career in corporate America to stay home with my kids. In 2008 I created my first blog, Desert Deals Diva as a place to share how I saved money with my friends and family.

Star Wars Halloween costumes including ezra bridger, poe dameron and jyn erso

With two small boys, I needed activities I could manage easily and complete within their attention span (and my own). Plus as a boy mom, I sought ways to be creative and crafty with my sons that weren’t frilly. I found that I wanted to share our creative activities and travel adventures more than shopping deals and as a result Desert Chica was born. 

Drawing upon the creativity, ingenuity, and problem solving skills from my previous life as a Quality Engineer, I take simple, inexpensive materials and transforms them into fun, creative, crafts the whole family will enjoy. From DIY snack time treats to complete costumes I provide step by step instructions for moms who would love to craft but do not know how to start. My projects are easy to follow and often can be made from items you already have in your home.

To get a better idea of what you’ll find on Desert Chica, here is a sample of some popular creative posts:

  • Solar oven s’mores
  • DIY Prince Charming costume
  • Lightsaber Christmas lights
  • Mary Poppins kite craft
  • Baby Yoda Rice Krispies treats
  • Book Character costumes

I also love sharing travel adventures, here is a sample of popular travel stories:

  • Why Universal Studios is better than Universal Orlando
  • 50 things to do in Tucson with Kids
  • Tween activities aboard the Symphony of the Seas
  • How to trade minifigures as LEGOLAND
  • Why you shouldn’t buy a Universal Express Pass online

As a native of Tucson, I’m happy my husband and I are raising our two sons in Southern Arizona. Our boys are now a tween and teen, so our projects tend to be inspired by videos games more than Disney Junior now. Although I do have a tiny niece and nephew so I still appreciate making little people stuff. I’m down to create anything and everything as long as someone (even if it’s just me) enjoys it.

If I can do it, anyone can do it!

It truly makes me happy to bring some joy and simplicity to my readers. I hope after visiting Desert Chica, you are inspired to do something fun and creative. By the way, I love when readers send me photos of costumes or other crafts they’ve made that my tutorials have inspired.

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Karen@desertchica.com

Hi! I’m Karen.

I'm a mom to two boys, Arizona native, and travel lover. Desert Chica is my place to share a peek into our life and the easy and inexpensive costumes, crafts and desserts I like to make. “If I can do it, anyone can!” Learn more about me here.

Travel Tips and Adventures

Hopefully the North Pole Experience will open back up in 2021 and you can take your family to visit Santa’s Workshop in Flagstaff, AZ.

Why you shouldn’t automatically buy a Universal Express Pass online before your trip to Orlando.

Trading with Jawas at Walt Disney World was lots of fun.

The coolest Star Wars adventure ever was my tour of Skywalker Ranch.

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    • About Karen
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  • DIY & Crafts
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    • Crafts
    • Cricut Projects
    • Disney Crafts
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  • Travel
    • Theme Parks
    • Arizona
    • California
    • Disney Parks
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  • Food
    • Instant Pot
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  • Costumes
    • DIY Costumes
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    • Join Our Costume Group
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