Wow, this little girl doesn’t even looked like it’s stamped but it is. Elaine Hughes has a wonderful technique for stamping with light colored ink and coloring over top for a “no-line” stamped image. Find step by step instructions and … Read More...
Two great ways to dress up your eggs for Easter with recycled clothes
Yes 2 great ways to take your recycled tights and ties and use them to dress up your eggs for Easter. Pop on over to Crafts ‘n Coffee for the full tutorial on how to … Read More...
How to make paint chip peep garlands
Over at the blog Vintage Umbrella there is a fun tutorial on how to make a recycled paint chip bunny peep garland.
Tutorial: Stamping on an Egg
I thought I’d seen stamping on just about every surface but I don’t think I’ve ever seen it on an egg before! Lucy from Craftberry Bush shows how easy it actually is to add stamping to an egg.
-Heather
How to make foiled Easter decorations
This is a great idea to dress up an old decoration into a spiffy new one thanks to Sasha for sending her link in! Pop on over to her blog House Dressing Style where she featured a tutorial on how … Read More...
How to make recycled tin can Easter chicks and bunnies
Over at Erin’s blog My Very Educated Mother there is a darling tutorial on how to make recycled tin can bunnies and chicks perfect to decorate for Easter, fill with goodies or even hid and Easter egg or two!
How-To: Modular Felt coasters & Trivets
Jessica Jones is a graphic and textile designer and hosts “How About Orange”! Today she has two projects for us to try. One is a How-To: Modular Felt coaster and the other is a How-To: Modular Felt Trivet. She has … Read More...
Technique: Braided Baker’s Twine
Here’s a pretty twist (get it ? 😉 ) on using baker’s twine. Kristina from Simon Says Stamp has a how to video on braiding baker’s twine for a lovely accent to any card!
-Heather
Free template and tutorial on how to make a recycled cereal box box
I believe this is the second time this week I have had the pleasure of using the same word repetitively in the title of a post. Sometimes it’s the little things that just make me giggle. But more to the … Read More...
How to sew a recycled table cloth round pillow and bibs
Old table cloths often have great designs but rarely are in good shape. What’s a girl to do? Why not try this easy tutorial shared by Rebecca of the blog Born Again Creations on how to sew a round pillow … Read More...
Freebie: On-Line Stamping Magazine
You can click here to download the pdf of the newest issue of Stampavie’s on-line magazine for free, it’s got 15 projects, a great video from Suzi Blu as she makes one of her gorgeous collages, behind the scenes from … Read More...
How to make a bunch of cute kid’s clothes from adult pieces
Over at the blog Threading My Way Pam shared a whole bunch of great clothing recycling ideas. See how she turned a bunch of adult clothes into some really cute kid’s clothes.
Techniques: Metal Foil Tape
Tim Holtz and Teresa Natividad share with you what you can do with Ranger’s adhesive backed Metal Foil Tape. You can ink it, stamp on it, die cut and emboss it, this stuff looks so cool! (I think I need … Read More...
How to make a recycled cardboard house house warming gift
Yes, the double house in the title is on purpose! Check out this darling house warming gift made from recycled cardboard in the shape of a house that Mel shared over at her blog Mel Designs.
How to make a magnetic bookmark
If you know me you know I love books and I go through a bagilion post-its marking pages of things I want to make. So when Cryrstal of the blog Make It Easy Crafts sent in a link to her … Read More...
Tip: Card Layering
Jessie with There She Goes stamps has some great tips for getting all those layers on your cards to measure and look perfect.
-Heather
How to make a fold out photo album in a recycled tin
This is just darling and so perfect for the 4th of July! Pop on over to Lowri’s blog Paper vine for the tutorial on how to make a fold out mini album in a recycled tin (the album is a … Read More...
Project: Clay Stamped Tin
Here’s a terific recycling project from Jennifer Ingle over on the Stampendous blog. She covered an empty Altoids tin in clay and stamped it. This would be a great little jewelry or gift box.
-Heather
Tutorial: Paper Flower with Punches
Join Kristina Werner on her blog for a fun video for turning heart punches into a pretty flower embellishment.
-Heather
How to make a recycled leather and denim flower cuff
These are so awesome! I have a nice little stash of leather from clothes and a purse factory and I will so so be getting out my Sizzix die cutting machine to be making some of these Recycled leather and … Read More...
