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I thought you might like to see my latest 2 walk through art gallery shows. The “I’ll cut you” scissor painting is mine and the “pet rock” , embroideries, and the penmanship paper with barbed wire titled “They … Read More...
This is a beautiful project that I bet all levels of crafter could make. Grab your stash of Popsicle sticks
and go out for a walk in the forest (or the grocery store for some rosemary) and you are good … Read More...
I save my wooden spools
as I use up the thread and this project for cutting the ends off the spool to use them to make jewelry is awesome! It is featured at the blog Dishfunctional Designs. Pop on over … Read More...
Do you like to have little gifts on hand or need a lot of teacher gifts and the like? Over at the blog Wedding Include there is a great collection of fun little bridal shower gifts that would be great … Read More...
I have been seeing geodes all over the place. I loved them as a kid. My dad had a collection of them. When I spotted these recycled cardboard art pieces with circle weaving in the center I was fascinated by … Read More...
I spotted this fun family hand card over at the blog Cafe Mom with a punch of other cute Thanksgiving crafts. I like this idea of making an accordion card with each member of your family’s hand for Christmas or … Read More...
Yey! Yet another fun material to make the magical and wonderful pom pom with!! Corn husks
! Save your corn husks from your delicious corn and craft up some wonderful corn husk pom poms. Pop on over to the blog … Read More...
I haven’t done a good alliteration in a long time 🙂 Today I bring you a tutorial on how to make a turkey from a recycled tp tube perfect for decorating the Thanksgiving table with a festive napkin ring. Pop … Read More...
We are all so busy these days but I would imagine you are like me and still like to take time to make unique elements to decorate this could be just the project you can fit into your day. All … Read More...
I shot my first “walk through” video of a gallery show today. It features my installation titled “The Writing is on the wall; 45”. It is 45 bricks stacked in a single column with found words and quotes on each … Read More...
Could these tiny dolls with acorn caps in a shell be any cuter? They were spotted in a great collection of acorn crafts collected over at the blog Dishfunctional Designs. Another of my favorites in the acorn crafts collection that … Read More...
OK this has to take the cake for most innovative candy holder perfect to decorate for Halloween and beyond! Pop on over to the blog The Paper Mama for the step by step tutorial on how to make a Venus … Read More...
If you are in need of a bunch of last minute Halloween decorations and want to make them with stuff you are likely to have around pop on over to the blog Decor Dolphin for a whole bunch of spooktactular … Read More...
Are you “looking” for a fun craft that you can make a whole bunch of with a group? Why not try these origami eyeballs perfect to decorate for Halloween. Over at Elements of the Art Room there are step by … Read More...
My college roommate Mara Seinfeld Leonardi created a vintage sixties art coloring book and has a Kickstarter campaign that ends soon. If you like coloring and the 60’s why not pop over to support living artists and score yourself a … Read More...
I love making really big things and the giant flowers made of mesh
can be made in any size and I bet look really cool at night. The technique would work great to sculpt and light all sorts of shapes. … Read More...
Tea lights are one of my favorite things to craft with as they are safe and can be enjoyed both during the day and at night. Pop on over to the blog Country Living for more about tea light jack-o-lanterns… Read More...
If you like to give money in creative ways this fun idea for putting coins in a jar with water and a floating rubber ducky is…just ducky! This cute way to give money is featured at Heels.
Not only do I love this idea for using a pumpkin as a letterboard but I love the sentiment that it expresses. This makes me wonder what else can be used as a letterboard? Pop on over to the blog … Read More...
Eyeballs are one of my favorite Halloween motifs. I tend to make a new eyeball craft every Halloween. I did crochet eyeballs, paperweights, a paper lantern and felted ones in the past. This year’s Halloween eyeball craft could definitely be … Read More...