Here’s a whole selection of pendants – dangles for your neck – by talented polymer clay artists on Etsy. The variety is always amazing. I admit I lean towards the sparkly though!
 Faux Gemstone Pendant by PebblesnPaint |
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Tutorial: Fold over zippered clutch
Sew4Home shows how you can make a fold over zippered clutch. They embellish one side of the bag with large circles of decorative stitches, which will show on the front when the top is folded over. It’s a pretty detail, … Read More...
Do You Knit Gift Bags?
There’s a lot of waste involved in the holiday season, not the least of which is all the wrapping paper and gift bags that might just get thrown away after being used once.
Now I usually used paper gift bags … Read More...
Tutorial: Make a pretty a pillow cover from a fancy holiday top
Tamara from Etcetorize shows how you can refashion a fancy holiday top into a pillow cover. The top might get worn just a few times, depending on how many holiday parties you get invited to, but the pillows can be … Read More...
Handprint Turkey Cookies
Here is an idea the kids can really help with. So cute used as a place setting at the table. I don’t know if I could eat it, so precious.
So easy to make with any sugar cookie recipe. You … Read More...
8 Holiday Nail Art Designs
As the Christmas holiday season approaches, it’s time to start thinking about adding some festive cheer to your everyday look. One great way to do this is by adding some Christmas-themed designs to your nails. Whether you’re a DIY nail … Read More...
50 Turkey Crafts for Thanksgiving
Are you looking for cute activities to help keep your little guests busy while they wait for their Thanksgiving meal? This roundup of 50 Turkey Crafts from Mess for Less has a ton of great budget-friendly Thanksgiving party crafts for … Read More...
Knit a Cowl in an Array of Colors
I’m thinking hard about ways to use up more yarn in the next year, and I love the idea of projects that use a lot of different colors, like the Gradient Cowl from the Purl Bee.
This pretty cowl uses … Read More...
Kids Thanksgiving Corn Necklace
This DIY and NATURAL necklace is created using flint corn. Each piece of corn is hand threaded onto the line to create a necklace with amazing colors and texture. Your kids will enjoy the process and it will teach them … Read More...
Home made Christmas Gift – Soy Banana Candle
For this tutorial you wont need the bunch of bananas as shown above just some soy candle wax, some fragrant oil (banana nutbread
) and an empty jar. This tutorial is very easy and even the beginner can pull … Read More...
Tutorial: Drawstring project bag
Pam from Threading My Way shows how you can make a drawstring bag you can use to hold a small project. She sized hers to hold a French knitting (also known as spool knitting) kit. It could also be used … Read More...
Thomas and Friends Finger Puppets
Making these puppets is a great project for children and adults to do together. Adults will probably want to cut out all of the pieces and gather together all of the supplies. You might even want to do this ahead … Read More...
Tutorial: Thanksgiving wreath with a cornucopia of hearts
Steph from The Silly Pearl shares a tutorial for making her Thanksgiving Cornucopia Heart Wreath. The cornucopia is made from a grapevine cornucopia wrapped in twine. I think the wrapping gives it more of a homespun look, which seems appropriate … Read More...
Unique Men’s Wedding Bands
Although the groom may not have a lot of say in wedding plans, he does need to have a hand in picking out his wedding band (no pun intended). Make sure he is as happy with his band as you … Read More...
Free Printable | Paint Chip Gift Tags
I had to share this great idea from A Cup of Thuy. You get a free printable, plus the instructions to make these gift tags. The base of the tags are paint samples! Once you download the printable overlays, you … Read More...
Freebie | Thanksgiving Print
Here’s a simply lovely Thanksgiving print for some decor this year. You could even use it as a way for your family to jot down one thing they are thankful for. Then include the page in your scrapbook album. it’s … Read More...
Make Clay Bears
This is another fondant tutorial (edible air dry clay anyone?) but I’ve made super similar polymer clay bears just like this. To Christmassify your clay bear tuck a jump ring in it’s head while it’s still soft to form a … Read More...
Warm Vanilla Milk
Last drink for the day is warm vanilla milk. I’ve always heard that drinking a glass of warm milk at night helps you sleep better. This drink might have to be a couple of hours before bed with the vanilla … Read More...
Free pattern: Padded DSLR camera pouch
Live It. Love it. Make It. shares a free pattern for a padded pouch to hold your DSLR camera. The camera fits into the pouch lens down, and a large flap wraps over the top. There is no closure and … Read More...
How to make recycled plastic egg acorns
Acorns are my favorite fall icon and what a fun idea to turn plastic Easter eggs
into acorns! Pop on over to Jenny’s blog Craft Test Dummies for a great step-by-step tutorial and video on how to make recycled plastic … Read More...