Cool Earrings in 2 Minutes

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Creativity comes in waves in my life. Like this morning. I had those ultra-long antiqued brass earring hooks laying around for a while with the intention to make something with them. Then, last night I was looking for my pliers which could not find, so I decided to tidy up my bead collection, in the [...]

Leather Easter Eggs :: DiY Tutorial

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Absolutely magnificent Easter Eggs crafts tutorial for you today. Hello Fine Craft Guild Friends! This is Mette from MonstersCircus. I’m so excited to share this post with you today. Here in Denmark we celebrate Easter with bunnies and eggs and I like to decorate with long-lasting ornaments year after year. These eggs are easy peasy, [...]

A New Blog Design for Fine Craft Guild

Hip, hip, hurray: We have a new site design !!! The main benefits are all about you being able to find what’s there, and to enjoy it! We feature over 1000 tutorials, so chances are, we have exactly what you are looking for. Now we hope you can actually find it! Some of the New [...]

Cool Marshmallow Toadstools.. Kids Can Make

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Here is a cool crafts for kids. For younger kids. In the kitchen! Something to do in the weekend. Or, during Spring break, for that sleep over party.   Festive fairy food. These marshmallow toadstools are almost too cute to eat. I can just imagine a funky fairy darting in between them, wondering on which [...]

Cool Crafts for Kids: Crochet Skeleton

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Fancy this being featured in your high school anatomy class! I came across it and just had to share it on the blog! I know, bummer, no pattern for this project (yet), but leave me a comment if you think I should do at least an interview with the crochet artist, Shanell Papp, who gets [...]

Ideas for St. Patrick’s Day Crafts : Pipecleaner Shamrock

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Shamrock. That quintessential symbol of Irish good luck. Hard to find, delicate to keep and lucky to have. Saint Patrick s Day seems to a ‘crafts for kids’-day and be celebrated mostly by preschooler kids and folks in their teens & tweens. So, for you, who love St Patrick’s Day, here is a 5-minute craft [...]

Owl Birthday Party : Free Printables

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  Well, there’s no denying: besides sock monkeys, owls are very popular at the Fine Craft Guild (and the world at large). So, when I saw these stunning owl birthday party printables, I thought of you, and instantly thought to share ‘m.   Owl Birthday Party Here they are. Owl Invitations, Owl Gift Tags, Owl [...]

In Remembrance

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In Remembrance Today’s post is suspended in solidarity with the great losses endured by the people in Newtown, Connecticut, as a result of last week’s tragic and incomprehensible massacre of 20 primary school children plus 6 adults.     Let me share President Obama’s speech to the community, at Newtown Connecticut Vigil For Families of [...]

Frye Fringe Leather Bag

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Today I’m drooling over this bag. “Get a load of this!” (Australian cowboy language for ‘LOOK!’) It’s just a charmer, this fringe bag by Frye , and indeed it makes me think of the rugged Australian outdoors and/or America’s history.   This bag is made with  Nubuck leather which has a soft, velvety surface. Similar [...]

DIY Exquisite Hydrangeas

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Hydrangeas for free and in abundance! These wonderful plants are omnipresent in Italy. Despite not being native, you can see that hydrangeas belong here. You find them flanking the lakes. You find them blossoming in gardens. Most often, you find these plants buoyantly adorn the village streets. Today, I was over at another village, Capranica. [...]