Polymer clay is infinitely useful in making tags and labels – simply cut out your clay and stamp or write what you need to for great charms, labels, decorations, place cards… you name it. This tutorial from Emily of Tar-Trying … Read More...
DIY Lampshade
Jade and Fern have another great idea up their sleeve! And this one is easy and creative.
Learn to make a lampshade (that is a really bright idea!).
DIY Candy Flowers
DIY 60 Cent Earrings
I am flabbergasted at the material used for these unique and trendy earrings! I came across a link for these earrings and immediately knew I wanted to share it with you. I could go on and on about how cool … Read More...
A Candlestick Holder for Design Lovers
I love these bottle-inspired candlestick holders from BijzonderMOOI. The minimal design could be incorporated into a lot of spaces, and they seem less messy than shoving candles into old wine bottles. via Design Milk
Tutorial: Simple training pants with side snaps
Heather from Feather’s Flights is gearing up for potty training her son. She made a set of training pants to help him with the transition. She shares a tutorial showing how she made them. They’re made from regular underwear, but … Read More...
Cardboard Jewelry Tutorial
Oh my goodness! I just have to say I am AMAZED that this set of jewelry is made from cardboard! Wow! This fact fascinates me! As a child on of my favorite things to play with was empty cardboard boxes. … Read More...
Faux-Dichroic Glass Pendant Tutorial
Jenny from Craft Dummies came up with the idea of making Faux-Dichroic Glass Pendants. It gives you the look of fused glass without using a lot of tools. Using beach glass and leftover basket wrap you can create … Read More...
Rainbow Girls Patterns
I was browsing around Etsy the other day looking at Embroidery patterns and this one caught my eye. It is one of several Rainbow Girls Embroidery patterns available from Wendi Gratz’s Shiny Happy World Etsy shop. The designs are available … Read More...
Felt Ice Cream Tutorial with Free Pattern
These cones look so yummy and you will not wear this creamy goodness on your hips. Heidi of “One Creative Mommy” is a retired teacher and stay-at-home mom who loves to create. She designed and created these yummy felt ice … Read More...
Take a Leek
In honor of an upcoming trip to Wales our happy stitcher at Hancock’s House of Happy has created this little leek design. She says she’s not sure if anyone will actually want to stitch it, but I think it would … Read More...
Knit a Cabbage Patch Doll Hair Hat
Cabbage Patch Dolls — at least the ones I grew up with — had pretty distinctive yarn hair. So it makes sense that people would try to re-create that look with knitting and crochet.
Over at Craft Bits there’s a … Read More...
Tomato Vine Tin Candle
Who knew you could make a tomato vine scented candle? Not me, that’s for sure. But the Home Shoppe Blog has a great tutorial for scenting a DIY candle with tomato vine essential oils that you should definitely check out. … Read More...
Style Me Quick – Fly Away Trick
This is a great styling tip if you have fly-aways. Obviously you could just add a heap of product to slick it down too. Now If I can just find a way to hide my grey hairs. Why do we … Read More...
Party Ideas: Bollywood Diwali
Every year for the past 7 years we have held an Indian Diwali the festival of lights or Bollywood Party. We like to warn people who are new to our parties that it’s like an Indian “shock to your senses” … Read More...
Thinking About Botox?
Do you know what furrows are? Do you have some? If you have no idea what I am talking about, then these are the lines between your eyebrows that show up (stand out like a flashing beacon) when you’re shouting … Read More...
5 Non Egg Breakfast Ideas
In our household, every day starts the same way. With a breakfast of eggs. Eggs poached, scrambled, boiled. You name it, and we have had eggs that way.
So, I got around to thinking – surely, there are other breakfast … Read More...
DIY – Space Art
This tutorial shows you how to make fun space themed art work. This project is suitable for all ages as the skill level will vary with each child’s drawing ability.
Looking for Space-themed Books?
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A Pretty Capelet for Summer
I’m one of those people who needs a shawl or a sweater handy all year long because air conditioning in the south (even in my own home) is often too much for me to stand. So I’m loving this pretty … Read More...
DIY Menu Board
Even though this is a (part) review of a specific brand of paint, the rest of the tutorial is pretty awesome! And face it, you can buy any brand of chalkboard paint.
Check out how Rachel made this DIY menu … Read More...