The magazine may be no more, but the Creating Keepsakes blog is still alive and kicking! They currently have a Frivolous Friday giveaway up. You can win the pack of paper supplies shown above from the Fair Skies line … Read More...
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Tutorial: No-sew spiderweb cape
Delia from Delia Creates shows you can you make this spooky spiderweb cape, no sewing required. It’s made from fleece, which is inexpensive and readily available at most fabric stores. Worn with a witch hat and a black dress, it’s … Read More...
Tutorial: Eiffel Tower appliqued heating bag cover
Lisa from A Spoonful of Sugar shares a tutorial over at Fave Crafts showing how to make a pretty heating bag cover, appliqued with an Eiffel Tower. The cover will fit her Winter Warmer Heating Bag, which you can … Read More...
Make A Headband Tower organizer
Chelsea from Get Your Crap Together shows how you can make a Headband Tower to keep your headbands from being a big ol’ jumbled mess, like they are on top of my daughter’s dresser. Instead of digging through a pile … Read More...
Glow-In-The-Dark Duct Tape Safety Slapbands
I was so excited when 3M offered me the opportunity to come up with a simple craft for Halloween using their duct tape! I automatically was drawn to their glow-in-the-dark duct tape options and began thinking of ideas.
Being a … Read More...
Tutorial: Reflective handle Halloween tote, or an everyday bag
The Purl Bee shows how you can make this Halloween tote. The boxy bag is made from a natural canvas, with a length of wide, reflective ribbon
for a handle. It’s safety and sophistication all rolled up in one cool … Read More...
Quick Halloween Craft: Terracotta Ghost Pots
This is a fun twist on Terra Cotta pot crafts and is perfect for Halloween.
It is also such a fun and cute project simply by the addition of the little bow :).
Seven-Alive’s Kadie has made this project as … Read More...
Candy Corn Jello Shots
Orange flavored jello shots for Halloween might be the perfect idea for an adults party.
The best part – they look like candy corn.
Get the recipe for these cute little snack at That’s So Michelle: Candy Corn Jello shots… Read More...
Gifting Your Homemade Soap
Sometimes all it takes to make some something is a little love and care. Hand-made soaps are perfect for gift giving, Soap no matter how stinky, scratchy or pink it will always get used. There is always at least one … Read More...
How to make a recycled canning jar lid pumpkin
This made me smile because it is sooooo simple! Pop on over to Sherri’s blog About Family Crafts to read her full tutorial on how to make a recycled canning jar lid pumpkin (that you could also add a face … Read More...
How to make reycled t-shirt pom poms
We all have extra t-shirts and hey these cute pom poms can be a great accent for decoration or for cheering your favorite team on. Pop on over to the blog Recycled Fashion to see the whol etutroial on how … Read More...
Polymer Clay Pumpkins
I searched for pumpkins to see what folks were doing with the theme this autumn. Polymer clay is such a flexible medium you can interpret a theme an awful lot of ways…
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Project: Stitched and Stamped Halloween Banner
Grab those stamps and get out the sewing machine for a fabulous sewn Halloween banner. Bombshell stamps has directions over on their blog.
-Heather
Are you looking for more Halloween Embellishments, papers, and supplies? Check out these printable designs … Read More...
DIY – Cardboard Number Roll
Number recognition is not just about the usual digits. Why not tech your toddler and preschooler other ways of viewing “numbers” too. I know my kids find Maths a little boring so having different methods of teaching is a great … Read More...
Dyed Wood Jewelry with Simple Shapes Tutorial
Melony Bradley from Mel-Designs created an eye-catching necklace using simple shapes commonly used in crafts for children. Using wooden shapes, liquid dye, and a few other materials. See for yourself this fascinating jewelry tutorial Dyed Wood Jewelry with Simple Shapes… Read More...
DIY felt necklace for toddlers
This darling felt necklace for toddlers was what inspired Gosia of “kiddie foodies” from a DIY book with a suppliers box, that her daughter, Sara received from her Dad. He brought it from his trip to France and it is … Read More...
Technqiue: Faux Suede
Give your paper a cool faux suede look with water, some crumpling and Perfect Pearls pigments. The Ranger site has directions, they even show you how to stamp with Perfect Pearl too.
-Heather
Tutorial: No-sew felt Halloween coasters
Two Little Minutes shares a free pattern for making a set of felt Halloween coasters, no sewing required. She uses Fabric Fuse to attach the layers together. If you wanted to make a sewn version, it would be fairly easy … Read More...
DIY Halloween String Garland
Using water balloons, string and felt, and some fabric starch, spoonful.com has a creative idea to make these scary string garland based on Jack Skellington.
It is a perfect idea for Halloween party theming and decorations.
Get the full tutorial … Read More...