Category Archives for DIY
Guest Post: DIY Earrings from Paint
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I’m excited to share with you all my guest post for Martha Stewart crafts blog today! It’s one of the simplest DIY’s – making your own smattering of earrings in different colors, all from puff paint. If you are intimidated … Continue reading
For the Makers April Box
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Every 30 days I get a new treasure box of beautiful craft items from For the Makers. The April box is probably my favorite so far, they really just keep getting better and better. In one afternoon I made 3 … Continue reading
Rubber Band Jewelry
Categories: DIY, Fashion | 6 comments
If you’ve been following this blog for any amount of time, you know I love making things from everyday items. (Like my all time most popular post, earrings from paperclips.) Slightly more mundane than the paperclip, in my opinion, would … Continue reading
Wearable Art from Pasta
Categories: DIY, Fashion | 21 comments
OK, before you laugh, let me just say that I waited and waited to post this because I vascillated back and forth between whether it was really really dumb or really cool. Then, I saw this post about Dolce & … Continue reading
Illustrations: For the Makers
Categories: Art, DIY | 3 comments
When Janet asked me a couple weeks ago to do some project illustrations for the December box of For the Makers, I jumped with excitement at the chance. I absolutely love the concept that her and Katie have come up … Continue reading
For the Makers
Categories: DIY, Misc | 8 comments
Yesterday I mentioned that I got a box in the mail filled to the brim with all kinds of crafty things from For the Makers. For the Makers combines DIY tutorials with hand-selected materials delivered to your door so you … Continue reading
Handmade: Minimalist Yarn Ornament
Categories: DIY, Holiday | 3 comments
I’m guest posting today over on CraftSnob.com – Sara is hosting a month long handmade ornament parade to gear up for the holidays and asked me to be a part. My contribution was a minimalist yarn ornament. Simple and pretty. … Continue reading
DIY Dramatic Photo Curtain
Categories: DIY, Photography | 7 comments
We recently held a little party for my son who turned three. It was simple and beautiful, with the centerpiece being 75 of my favorite photos from his life. I wanted to share the idea with you, because it was … Continue reading
Easy Fabric Flowers
Categories: DIY, Tutorials | 6 comments
I know, there are a million fabric flower tutorials and DIY’s for making fabric flowers. Well, here is a million and one. :) And this one is probably the easiest one out there. If you can cut circles, you can … Continue reading
DIY 3-D Letters from Paper
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Months ago I happened upon this font on dafont.com called Punched Out. It’s a free download for a set of cut-out layouts with which you can build 3-D, pixel style letters. Just cut along the solid lines, fold along the dotted … Continue reading
