This lovely necklace looks like it was made with a real piece of coral but can you believe it’s actually stamped?!? Using a coordinating coral stamp and die cut Laura Drahozal made this amazing piece of jewelry. Visit her blog, … Read More...
Inspiration: Embroidery Hoop Shaker
Here’s a super cool twist on a shaker! Shaker cards are really trendy right now and I’m always amazed to see how creative some stampers are coming up with such creative new ideas! Amy Rohl used an embroidery hoop for … Read More...
Project: Beach Umbrella Card
Life’s a Beach! The Frugal Crafter will show you how to turn a circle of pattern paper into a cute beach umbrella and how to selectively die cut a frame design for this fun summery Hawaii beach card. Visit her … Read More...
Project: Bendy Shaker Mermaid Card
I’ve been stamping and making cards for over 20 years and can say I’ve never seen a card quite like this amazing bendy shaker card made by Jessica Frost-Ballas! It’s got layers of clear acetate and cardstock that curve away … Read More...
Easy Driftwood Pot Tutorial
Learn how to make a pretty container for a house plant or decor for your porch out of driftwood! Zoe Feast shared this on her blog, Creative in Chicago. She is basically the queen of driftwood projects in my opinion, … Read More...
Nautical Beach Flag
A beach themed porch decoration could not be any more perfect for these warm Summer months. Whether you have a special connection with time spent or the beach, or you just love the look of the nautical pieces, this beach … Read More...
Chocolate Sea Shells
Sea shells by the sea shore… These beautiful chocolates will be a great addition to a sea themed shower, party, birthday, or wedding. These would be a great DIY for brides that are trying to save some money. You could … Read More...
Project: Beach Paper Doll Card
This doll is dressed up for some fun in the sun! Learn how to paper piece with Prima pattern papers and add some paints and glazes to embellishments and paper for this sweet summery stamped card. Visit The Prima blog… Read More...
Project: Tropical Moonlight Card
Don’t you wish you could walk right into this tranquil card scene? Learn how to make a reusable acetate moon template and then how to use it to make this wonderful tropical moonlit night stamped card over on the Stamp … Read More...
Tip and Project: How to Lighten Ink Pad Colors (Seahorse Card)
Yana Smakula has a great tip on how to get more from your dye based stamping ink pads, by using a white ink with the colored ink she gets a lighter version of the original color. This technique works really … Read More...
Sand Pudding Cups
photo credit: Food Fun Family
I’m ready to hit the beach, but the weather feels like winter is coming back. It is snowing in parts of Maine. These cute sand pudding cups are a great dessert to make with your … Read More...
DIY Marbled Seashells Garland for the Summer
It’s mid May already, with June being just a couple of weeks from now! Hello, Summer! It’s time to start doing all of the fun Summer themed projects.
I love this seashell garland post on the blog Drawn to DIY. … Read More...
DIY Nautical Album Cover
Here is a fun tutorial for making a Nautical theme album cover made of canvas and bookboard. This tutorial was sent in by Kyriakos from The Crafts World and I think it’s lovely!
If you’ve gone on any Summer vacations … Read More...
Freebie: Sea Turtle Coloring Page
This beautiful coloring page full of sea turtles is free to download from Dover Publications. Perfect for adults who love to color or kids who like a challenging coloring page. Click here to get it.
-Heather
25 Gorgeous Crafts to Make With Driftwood
If you live close to, or have been to a beach in the last while, then you are aware of the large amounts of driftwood that can be salvaged from the sands and water. Before you toss that chunk of … Read More...
Beach Craft – Seashell Seahorse Craft
Long days spent at the beach usually involve collecting seashells. If you have a collection of shells and have been searching for the perfect craft idea to display them, this just maybe it. Thanks to the blog Domestically Speaking, you … Read More...
Egg Carton Sea Creatures
I figured I would stick to the recycled beach crafts theme I have had going on the last couple of days so here are some more adorable sea creatures you can make! The octopus and crab projects I shared were … Read More...
Paper Plate Crab
The octopus craft I shared yesterday really got me thinking about the beach so I thought I would continue with that beach – sea shore – sea creature theme today. Not only is this a perfect project for mid-summer, it … Read More...
Technique: Ink Smooshing Background
The Lawnscaping Challenge blog is sharing a tutorial on how to make a ink smooshing background for your cards, this technique is perfect for those ocean and sea themed stamp sets, click here to watch the video tutorial.
-Heather
Seashell and Beach Glass Collage
Next time go you are planning a trip to the beach, keep this project in mind and you are walking along the shore and looking for treasures. Liska, from Adventure in a Box, explains how to create a colorful collage … Read More...