Daily Art Muse took a bit of a break for awhile and I’m so glad she’s returned. She shows artists whose work is so wonderful and masterful in their respective techniques. Todays artist is a glass worker named Paul Messink. … Read More...
How to Organize Your Auto Insurance Papers
I haven’t bothered organizing my Auto insurance and Auto registration papers into one place before. I didn’t really think of it until we needed them all at once when my husband (thank goodness it was not me) reversed out of … Read More...
Totally Groovy VW Bus Bed Tutorial
Do you have a love for all things retro? Or maybe you know someone who is stuck back in time ;). The VW bus may be a bit of a style icon of the past, but it is still a … Read More...
Amazing Lamp Made of Spoons
Nothing much needs to be said for this DIY, you can watch the video yourself below.
Created by a Finnish Company, this idea has been around before, but never with such clarity and brilliance.
You only need a water bottle, … Read More...
17 St. Patrick’s Day Ideas That Are ShamROCKIN’
While St. Patrick’s Day may not be a big holiday in most countries, it is still fun to carry on the tradition and teach our little ones of the reasons St. Patrick’s Day is celebrated. Maybe you are looking for … Read More...
10 Simple DIY Ideas to Make Your Own Home Decor
We all love a good DIY project, but it’s even better when those projects are both easy and beautiful. These 10 DIY hacks are just that. Simple to understand, but they produce beautiful home decor pieces that you will be … Read More...
Article | Making Time for Memory Keeping
Are you keeping up with your good intentions set in January to keep up with your memory keeping? It’s now March, and because of all my other responsibilities, I have not made even one single scrapbook page. I really liked … Read More...
Quilts are ‘objects of desire’
I like finding quilts where you least expect them, like the one I spied in a current issue of ELLE Decor magazine. On their “Style Sheet” page the author shows readers a modern-looking quilt and explains they are part of … Read More...
What Is Your Favorite Stain Removing Secret?
Do you have a hard time getting some of those set in stains out of your laundry? If you have young children at home, teenagers who play sports, or maybe even a husband with a demanding job, then you need … Read More...
Tips: Landscape quilts
Cathy at Patchworks that Praise combines piecing, applique and painterly skills to make beautiful landscape quilts. An author as well, check out her latest book, Lovely Landscape Quilts (Dec 2014, Fons and Porter). I found on her site a tip … Read More...
A coffee cup, you can eat
KFC Britain, in what could be a brilliant marketing strategy, has come up with a coffee cup that you don’t need to throw into a rubbish bin once you have finished the coffee.
Instead, you can eat the cup.
To … Read More...
Pallet Housing that Survived a Cyclone
A prototype Pallet home, that was originally designed as a glorious, cheap, and fast student accommodation, has survived a devastating Cyclone that recently hit parts of Australia.
The Pallet home project, called “The Shelter Project” was designed by three students … Read More...
Has Etsy lost its Indie Cred?
Once a darling of the indie craft movement, Etsy is now struggling to identify itself with the crafters who made it successful.
Rampant fake “handmade” goods, an inability to weed out resellers and a homogenization of indie crafts is making … Read More...
How to get honey on tap from a beehive
You need to get this cute little invention from a father and son duo from Australia.
It is called Flow, and it literally turns to create honey directly from a beehive.
Those who know honey harvesting is a difficult and … Read More...
Princesses Awesome: Girl Dresses that fight ‘pinkification’
In our house, we have a little girl who hates the color pink. She would do anything to not be seen wearing it or associating with it.
It’s nothing that we have encouraged or discouraged. It’s just the way she … Read More...
Show & Tell | Filofax Planner Set-Up
To follow on from my post about the creative planner craze on Monday, I wanted to highlight how one scrapbooker is using her Filofax with scrapbooking. Jamie at paperheARTproject takes us through her planner, chatting about the inserts she … Read More...
9 Ways to Decorate a Beautiful Room Around a TV
Most homes have at least 1 television in it, and not every home has the space to have a family room separate from the living room. If you share a main living space with your television, you may know how … Read More...
Free pattern: Contour Feather quilt block
Paper piecing is the perfect technique for sewing feathers, especially when you are changing fabrics frequently. Anne, of Play Crafts, demonstrates this with her beautifully executed quilt block, Contour Feather. She shares on her blog a free-to-download pattern for … Read More...
8 Ideas For Painted Flower Pots
Spring is in the not so distant future, and with the warmer weather (to come) will be our gardens sprouting and planters blossoming beautiful flowers. Bring a little color and fun to your flower pots this year with these 8 … Read More...
What Colors to Paint Your Home and WHY
The psychology of color is a science. Or is it an art?
I can never understand it. Thankfully, I don’t have to. There are many people, and guides online, that can help with picking the colors for the bedroom and … Read More...