The expression on these cute little spiders is more fun than scary. Pop on over to the blog Mollymoo Crafts for this fun tutorial you can do with your kids on how to make recycled box spiders to decorate for … Read More...
How to make a Boo pennant decoration
Sometimes you don’t have a good spot to hang a pennant banner. Have no fear, Lisa of the blog Mabey She Made It came up with a clever way to use recycled cans as a base to hang a fun … Read More...
Another Clay Dragon
This isn’t so much a tutorial as a glimpse in how someone else makes their dragons. The step outs start halfway into the process with the initial dragon built up over an aluminum foil core. The body is black … Read More...
How to make a pixelated wall decoration
This is soooooo pretty! And the best part for me is that it could be made all with individual squares so that you could keep rearranging the squares. I have a lot of scrap 2x4s and I always looking for … Read More...
How to make hoop and yarn Halloween decorations
I think embroidery hoops are my latest favorite craft supply. I have been seeing lots of great projects out there and I think 3 of my last bunch of projects have used embroidery hoops. Pop on over to Crafting E … Read More...
Project: Black Cat Halloween Canvas Art
Who says Halloween projects have to be black and orange? Try some non traditional colors in your next spooky project like with this funky black cat mixed media collage. This tutorial over at Stampington and Company will show you how … Read More...
How To: Felt Patchwork Cards
Laura “Lupin” Howard is a crafty lady living in England who likes to make and do and is obsessed with felt and hosts “Bugs and Fishes”. She used to sell handmade felt brooches, flower headbands, animal masks and other fun … Read More...
Bubble wrap corn and more Thanksgiving decorations
I know it is barely Halloween season but you can never start too soon thinking ahead to next holiday especially when you craft with recycled materials as it may take some time to gather them up. When I spotted this … Read More...
How to make recycled wine cork letters
This project will take some serious collecting but for some it may be the “tasty” part of the project (like for me!) I love how using the Wine corks on end makes them look like dots and the colors are … Read More...
How to transfer images onto candles
Candles can be part of just about any holiday decor but for Halloween they are extra spooky. Candles can also make a great surface to decorate for each holiday and this technique for transferring images onto them is just the … Read More...
How to make a recycled trash bag spider web Halloween decoration
I, like Jessica, at the blog How About Orange like my decorations big and inexpensive oh and quick to make! That is just what she came up with when she designed this trash bag spider web. Pop on over to … Read More...
Giveaway: 6 rolls of Duck Tape Scents and how to make a candy corn pennant banner
Yes! Duck Tape now comes scented! Enter to win 6 rolls of Duck Tape Scents
by leaving a comment in today’s post by September 27, 2014. Open to U.S. residents only please.
I can personally testify to how much fun … Read More...
Project: Bottle Brush Tree Christmas Holiday Card
I’ve seen several stamp companies with bottle brush tree designs for the holidays, I guess that vintage look is going to be very trendy this year!
Hero Arts has a fun bottle brush stamp and is sharing step by step … Read More...
Giveaway- Felt-o-ween: 40 Scary-Cute Projects to Celebrate Halloween
If you are into decorating for Halloween you will definitely want to get yourself in the running for a copy of Felt-o-Ween: 40 Scary-Cute Projects to Celebrate Halloween by Kathy Sheldon and Amanda Carestio. Leave a comment in today’s post … Read More...
52 Krylon projects- Vote for your favorite!
Fave Crafts is hosting a contest where 52 crafters have designed a wide variety of projects all using Krylon. Pop on over to the Fave Crafts site to see 52 projects including the one yours truly submitted, this upcycled leather … Read More...
How to make a burlap covered recycled jar vase
Are you on the burlap bandwagon? I can’t say as I have made anything yet with it but this cute project that Keri Lee sent in looks like such an innovative way to use the burlap to hold the stems … Read More...
How to make scrap wood pumpkins
It doesn’t feel like fall here in SoCal but I can fix that by a least decorating like it is. This link sent in by Shelley to the blog Sew and Dipity is just the thing to make my yard … Read More...
How to make a recycled Tooth Fairy box
Well it’s been a long time since the tooth fairy visited my house. When I had my 1 wisdom tooth pulled I saved it to decorate at Halloween with, don’t you? Well if your little one is in tooth falling … Read More...
Project: Stenciled Fabric Flower Card
Stencils are super popular right now, there’s so much you can do with them. Like add color and texture to paper and fabric for the perfect accent to any greeting card. The Simon Says Stamp blog is sharing a tutorial … Read More...
Tips: Stamping with House Hold Items
If your looking to stamp some interesting backgrounds you might not need to go buy a brand new rubber stamp, you can stamp with items found around your house. Heather Greenwood will show you how to add some ink or … Read More...