This awesome tutorial featured at the blog Love My Art Jewelry on how to make your own clay cutters uses copper sheets but if you are careful I bet working with recycled soda cans could work too. I have 3-d … Read More...

Chickens and eggs are in the news virtually every day so when I spotted this adorable craft at the blog Bodenseewellen I thought I’d share it with enough time to start growing the mini garden in time for Easter. I … Read More...

I love vintage matchbooks and their graphics, they are such a cool little bit of history. Even the concept of a matchbook is dated as there isn’t smoking in public places. So repurposing the packaging format to hold all sorts … Read More...

These Valentine heart pouches made by sewing two recycled book pages together have a special tag that is a bit like a fortune cookie. I just think these are all kinds of right! If you love them too pop on … Read More...

I make a lot of paintings and I am trying to be a lot loser and abstract. I do this by having a big stack of cut cardboard from recycled cereal boxes. If it’s ready to go then I can … Read More...

Can you have too many bows? For gifts, for hair, or anything else you can think of. So many uses and so many color combinations. This tutorial is for dip-dying strips of fabric but I’m also going to try it … Read More...

Candy and other packaging can have fun graphics and type. Why not use it to make bold and colorful jewelry. This technique for pouring resin in rings is pretty cool. I can’t wait to try it. Pop on over to … Read More...

I have been leery of putting my silicone molds in the oven, even though they are safe to. It just seems odd to me. I was thinking of cutting a few of the shapes apart from the rest just to … Read More...

I don’t think I ever thought of wax paper as a good surface for making art on or with but this adorable heart (perfect for Valentines Day) and the other ideas featured at the blog Craft Foxes have shown me … Read More...

I seem to have an endless supply of tiny little things. I mostly pop them on a shelf and then occasionally clean the shelf off and everything ends up in a box. So this idea for making mini shrines or … Read More...

I was looking up how to revive an old ink pad as I had one that looked like a great color but was dry. I found this great list of uses for glycerin in the craft room. One of the … Read More...

I recently unearthed my stamp collection and it it was an oversized stamp of an old fashion slide frame. So I went on the hunt for tutorials on how to make translucent images and I found this video on how … Read More...

Kitty, puppy, teddy and Koala which every you love (or all) you will want to make these cute paper animal treat wrappers. I love the way they “hug”  all sorts of things like candies and pencils. Pop on over to … Read More...

I have seen some calls for snake art to celebrate the Year of the Snake and so I’ve been looking around for inspiration. This project that includes simple folding and a recycle tp tube is darling. I bet it would … Read More...

This is a fun project whether you use traditional decoupage methods or you try using the iron technique. I plan on trying the ironing decoupage technique because I never seem to be able to get the wrinkles out. Pop on … Read More...

It so fun when you can find a new use for something that is totally unexpected. That is just the case with this adorable little locket project. I did give you a clue in the title. Pop on over to … Read More...

Happy New Year! Now, time to start making Valentine goodies that you will love to give to everyone that rock! I have so many new things to try but this one is moving up the list as it is easy … Read More...

This may look like a random collection of things you would find in your “junk drawer” but package them up with the cute little note that features the explanation and you will put a smile on everyone’s face you give … Read More...

Living in California I generally watch the ball drop at 9PM and then fast asleep by my midnight. I never thought of making my own sparkly ball to celebrate the New Year when the time is right. Pop on over … Read More...

I love kitties and I love yarn, oh and “ugly Christmas sweaters” so this craft is happening now in my house. I have jars of scraps of yarn and of course recycled cardboard from boxes. Prowl on over to the … Read More...