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.
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 [...]
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 [...]
Cool Girl Craft: How to Make Elastic Hair Ties
What to do on a rainy weekend? ???!!! Oh, it’s easy: bejewel a plain, ordinary crunchy* into a work of art.
How to Make a Jewel Crunchy/Hair Tie
Here is how ~ it’s a simple formula:
1. Find some seed beads.
2. Find some matching colored sequins
3. And some thread (and a thin (jewelry) needle)
4. Any plain old [...]
Happy Valentine’s Day All
Well, now that the day is finally there:
Happy Valentine’s Day
And Happy Chinese New Year to you all!
(image: Valentine Cards Garland)
Valentine Friendship Bracelet Cuff – Kids Upcycling
Over the weekend, my niece and I designed some novel friendship bracelets for herself and her buddies, to hand out on Valentine’s Day.
Which little girl would not like to get one of these from her friend? Anyhow, it’s another demonstration of the infinite number of lovely things one can make from recycled toilet paper [...]
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