Celebrate World Peace Day, or How to Make Your Own Peace Pole
I love World Peace Day. It’s September 21, and hopefully every day hereafter.
While the UN initiated a world peace day as ‘early’ as 1981, it was not until 2001 that the date was set: The International Day of Peace is September 21.
The UN "declares that the International Day of Peace shall henceforth be observed [...]
Instructions for Beautiful Wreaths
Christmas in July? Well, it’s really hard for me to get excited about the cold season while I am relishing the warm weather, beautiful scenery and lovely food feasts here in Italy.
However, for those of you who love ‘Christmas in July’, today I’m featuring a ‘How to Make a Cute Wreath in Less than [...]
Kids Furniture
I did something new. I made a HOUZZ idea book. This idea book focuses on kids furniture & creative kids bedroom ideas, as that appears to be a key topic of discussion in our wider family these days. I guess, summer is not just for lazing around at the beach or doing crafts with the [...]
Recycled Sock :: Fine Art
inspiration to great and artsy ways you can recycle socks, …. beyond making a sock monkey… (although we’re including a free tutorial to make such a sock monster as well.)
Recycled Pop Can Art Portrait Michael Jackson
Recycling Inspiration: Homage to Michael Jackson, 1 year after, with artwork “A Tribute to the King of Pop” by artist Seaton Brown. This is a Michael Jackson 144-square-foot pop art portrait, made from 1,680 empty soda pop cans (20% recycled).
Crafting World Peace
Want to Craft Peace at Home, in School, on the Beach and in the Office? OK. Here are lots of creative tips and craft ideas to create a personal World Peace Day. The official World Peace day is September 21, but feel free to celebrate peace any other day as well.
Peace Symbols, Pictures of Peace and More: These free craft patterns and designs include Peace Symbols and Pictures of Peace, and offer ideas to make your own versions.
An Upcycler’s Take on Kitchen Storage
“matching redefined”
Embarking on a project to make or find some unusual upcycled kitchen storage?
Introducing Rupert Blanchard, woodworker in London. Really, he is a designer and craftsman with internationally inspiring taste,and here’s an example of (unfinished but already great) work by him: a completely recycled kitchen.
Unusual Upcycled Kitchen Storage
You can probably order a custom [...]
Give-Away :: $50 Gift Certificate :: Contemporary Jewelry
Introducing Lisa Leonard. Do you know her jewelry yet? Well, you’d be delighted to, because she and her jewels are gorgeous. Very hip, very simple, very now, very easy to wear.
And Lisa? Lisa is one of those people who you could find creating necklaces in the back of her high school class. A real [...]
Annual World Peace Art Competition
Each year, WorldPeace.org organizes an International Children Art Competition for Peace. The artwork is featured on the International Day for Peace, posters are made, etc.
The children’s artwork will be touring around the world as part of the International Peace Pals Art Exhibition.
Over the years, this peace exhibition has inspired the [...]
Beautiful Birdcage Pillows Craft Giveaways
Did you see this fabulous bird pillow tutorial made by Bev from Flamingo Toes for us? It’s a beautifully embellished pillow tutorial with lots of techniques and tips to get the ‘just so’ detail.
This bird pillow is a match to two other pillows she’d just designed, one of a bird cage and another of [...]
Re-Usable Shopping Bags
Using reusable shopping bags should be ‘normal’ now, and yes, I know a good tutorial for a basic shopping bag is truly overdue on FineCraftGuild.com. We all need a whole bundle of them.
Good and sturdy reusable shopping bags were always normal in the European family where I come from. However in my North American, Japanese, [...]
Italian Birth Announcements: Creative Splendor
I have to say, the Italians do some things really right, and ‘How to Do Birth Announcements’ is one of them.
On the day of the birth, the whole front of the house gets decked out, like this:
And these birth announcement decorations (or at least the bow) stay up for months.
So, [...]
Fashion Jewelry & Accessories Ideas from Italy
I just did a whirlwind tour of 3 cities and am showing you a couple of my creative, artistic and fashion craft finds today. I’ll make a free tutorial for the top necklace, if anyone requests it, as I intend to make it. And perhaps also the silk rose handbag… Let’s see what I have [...]
Call for Artists – Art Residency in Banff Centre, Canada
Now that Vancouver has been so in the news lately for the Olympics, I thought to share with you another art opportunity that is open to us all. This Call for Interests is at one of Canada’s most beautiful places, Banff. In winter it is like Vail, the ultimate sky resort. In summer, it transforms [...]
Chalkboard Easter Eggs as Unique Easter Gift or Table Decoration
Want a new look and something totally unique this Easter coming up? I found something really marvelous.
Have a look at this chalkboard egg!!!
A few chalkboard Easter eggs would make the most surprising Easter table decoration. They are quirky, unique Easter gifts, that can be personalized, and that can be of use year-round.
Think your [...]
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