Letters are a great starting point for art making. If you are the type of person who likes art prompts I think the alphabet is a great jumping off point. Over at the blog Playdough to Plato there is a … Read More...
Project: Queen Bee Mixed Media Box
Using lots of mixed media like rubber stamps, ink pads, ink sprays, glitter glue, a wooden box and more Katy Leitch designed this wonderful Queen Bee Box project. You can find her complete direction over on the Mixed Up Magazine … Read More...
Tip: White Embossing on Vellum
Get a lovely light and lacy look by embossing your stamped floral images in white on vellum. Alexandra added a touch of color and added her embossed panels into windows on her cards for some stunning designs. Visit her … Read More...
How to make face cloth bunny and chicks
These are kind of one of those retro crafts – kind of like crochet TP cozies. But I still think they are cute and bet the concept would work with napkins or other towels or fabric? Pop on over to … Read More...
Planner charm die cut from a recycled shampoo tube
I am always on the look out for sources of pretty materials to work with in my crafting. Shampoo bottles are a great source of pretty colored plastic. They can easily be die cut with bird mixed-media dies and Gemini … Read More...
How to make shamrock filled bottle cap charms for St. Patrick’s Day
With St. Patrick’s day tomorrow this project sent in by Ellen is just in time for some lucky crafting. If you like to combine your libations with your creative time open up a bottle of Guinness and pick some clover … Read More...
Technique: Card with Nail Polish Marble Background
I love using house hold items in my card making and this idea from Lizzie with Paper Trey ink is such a neat idea. She used nail polish for a marble background on her card, how cool is that? I’m … Read More...
Easy way to make pretty organizers with a box and lid
At first these organizers simply look like neat and tidy organizers we see all the time, but when I looked at the tutorial it is really an “AH HA” moment of efficiency. Pop on over to the link Alicia sent … Read More...
Tin cans with pretty graphics make great cactus planters
Are you like me and buy something because the label is so pretty? You just love the graphic and art on the packaging? Well, if so why not use them to plant cactus in. Pop on over to the link … Read More...
Project: Mixed Media Canvas Card
This cool card is actually made from two small thin canvases instead of cardstock. Kristen Powers used several mixed media techniques with stamping, painting and more and then used washi tape to put the two canvases together to make a … Read More...
Project: Cats on a Fence Card
I love these cute kitties peeking over a fence! You can find a video tutorial over on the Gerda Steiner Stamps blog on how to cut and combine several cat face stamps with wood grain pattern paper for this sweet … Read More...
How to make Jello Leprechaun Hats
Isn’t it fun when you can find pretty colored food that you can use in your holiday crafting? Grab some lime green Jello individual cups and a few craft supplies and you can whip up these cute Leprechaun hats for … Read More...
How to make a table top fire pit
So yesterday I posted about a book that features all sorts of concrete projects that you can get yourself in the running for by leaving a comment. Today I have a link to the blog Dunn Lumber that features a … Read More...
Tip: Stamping on Cookies
If you love baking and stamping here’s a wonderful way to combine the two by stamping on cookies! Don’t these cookies from Carly Tee look so yummy? She’s got a video tutorial on her blog showing you how to use … Read More...
How to make a recycled slinky squirrel feeder
Squirrels are so darn cute! They are all over my yard and they love peanuts. The tend to eat a bunch and then take them away to hide. I think I want to make it a little more challenging for … Read More...
How to make special date art
Letters, words and sayings are a wonderful way to decorate. I never thought that numbers could be special until I saw this great special date art featured at the blog Elizabeth Joan Designs. Pop on over to her blog to … Read More...
How to make recycled safety pin earrrings
These are awesome! Not only are these recycled safety oin earrings awesome the fun writing style over at the blog Mich L. in L.A. is fun. Her tutorial is detailed so you too can make this pair of recycled safety … Read More...
How to decorate a cup with rubber bands
I don’t think I have ever thought of rubber bands as something to decorate other objects with but they do come in great colors so why not? Check out this fun project Anna sent in featured at her blog Journey … Read More...
Project: Heart Shaped Wreath Card
I love taking small stamps and making them into wreath shapes. This lovely card takes that idea one one step further by incorporating a masked shaped into the wrath design. Find a video tutorial for this neat stamping technique over … Read More...
How to cross stitch on pegboard
After seeing this amazing rainbow cross stitch skull on peg board I want to get out my scraps of peg board and design up my own image. I’m just not sure what I want to stitch? What would you stitch? … Read More...