I think there is a learn-able skill in just about every craft category that can help you take your crafting to a new level. One of the big steps if you are a beginner sewer is how to sew a zipper into your project. Being able to sew zippers just totally opens up your sewing [...]
Read more →I LOVE this project — so many possibilities and who doesn’t need something fancy schmancy for guests to set drinks on? The Lazy Cowgirl shows us a fun stamping and embossing project (inspired by this also awesome tutorial from Muses and Dreams) that will make a fun addition to any coffee table. All you will need is [...]
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This is one of my favorite DIY projects using recycled materials…first start with this: a cereal or other empty, clean paper board box. Collapse it and cut off any rough edges. Next score the paperboard so there is a 1/4 inch panel down the center as shown. Next, cut a piece of fabric you like [...]
Read more →Sometimes it is the simplest craft ideas that are the most fun to make. Here is an idea for making custom painted wooden blocks that make great DIY home decor or even fun little things for kids to play with (just make sure you use all non-toxic paints of course.) ICandy Handmade shows us how [...]
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I’ve heard people say that Valentines Day is a “made up” holiday for the purpose of selling greeting cards. Well, maybe so…but it doesn’t have to be. Flowers die and Whitman’s Samplers mysteriously disappear (in to my belly.) This year, make your valentine something to show you appreciate him putting up with all your girl [...]
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When the Valentines Day party is over at school…how do they take all of their little treats home with them? You could just set the class up with shoe boxes, but who (other than maybe a Real Housewife of Beverly Hills) has 30 shoe boxes lying around? Here is a simple idea for something you [...]
Read more →Most valentines are lovely, but some appear to be an impossible act of physics. I love when valentines get “ohhs and ahhs” and leave the recipient wondering…”how’d she do that?” Here is a great tutorial from the Life As Lou blog on how to make a valentine that is sure to make the people you [...]
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I look for natural products over ones that are full of junk (if I wouldn’t feel comfortable slathering myself in dissodium whatever, why is it ok when it is in a brand name lotion?) But it is confusing to tell what is really natural and what is just being marketed that way. The FDA requires [...]
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Craft Quick Tip! I often apply my beloved Mod Podge with a brush which requires me to pour it into some kind of a working container first. This isn’t a big deal until I realize I’ve poured WAY more than I needed for the project and need to toss the contaminated Mod Podge away. (Sure [...]
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Here’s another idea for something fun to do with that scrapbook paper you have tucked away…make a super fancy gift bag! Here is a great tutorial from the JoannaNoelBlog that shows you how! http://joannanoelblog.blogspot.com/2011/12/diy-gift-to-bag.html *image credit: joannanoelblog.blogspot.com
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Like a lot of people, I make a habit of saving plastic and glass containers…partly because it just seems wasteful to think about all of these things I used for a week or two piling up in a landfill, and partly because they are usually well-built little items that really DO come in handy eventually. [...]
Read more →There is just something about using a Sharpie that is so thrilling…maybe it is the danger that every line is permanent. Maybe it is that they were contraband around the furniture growing up. Maybe it is just the fumes. (Just kidding,but seriously, don’t go sniffing them!) Either way, Sharpies can be used to create wonderful [...]
Read more →I absolutely despised being photographed as a child, but as my Mother told me then, “You’ll be grateful for these when you’re older!” Now, I especially treasure all the candid shots, the silly ones where we didn’t know Mom was looking and were blinded by the flash. (They are always right, aren’t they?) Check out [...]
Read more →Lifestyle Crafts just released these Sweatheart Dies and we are already seeing them in tons of adorable crafts projects! Little Valentine idea from Heather at WhipperBerry. This project is great because it is a little bit paper craft, a little bit “get your hands dirty.” It makes a colorful little card and a really cool [...]
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