Art & Craft Ideas, How to Tutorials, Handmade Gift
I’d love these bright white and yellow crochet daisies to brighten up our kitchen table. Fun and whimsical. Don’t need watering. Also good to brighten up guest bedrooms, laundry rooms and of course your vacation cottage. This crochet daisy pattern’s required skill level is ‘beginners – intermediate’, but it is not that hard to crochet [...]
Inspired by hummingbirds today…. From an Art & Recycling point-of-view This jaw-droppingly stunning hummingbird is the brainchild of artist Sean Avery, and is made from recycled materials. Sean just needs a bunch of CD fragments, some wire mash frame, and a hot glue gun to create his sculptures. From a Species point-of-view [...]
Something beautiful to share with you today: a pattern for this jacket, with timeless class. I want* it. Simple elegance, easy to knit. What I like about this jacket is the color combination: champagne body, offset by traditional Chinese closures, called ‘Chinese frogs’, in black. (* want vs need: With already 2 silk Chinese jackets [...]
Create a coffee mess and get away with it. Only this one day…!!! This is an excellent video tutorial on how to be a Pro coffee-spill-trickster this April Fools day. You get to fool people the whole day, easily. Even if you are not so ‘into these things’, prepping for this one is kind of [...]
Ever wondered which glue is best for your project? Today I’m sharing an overview of different glues and their uses. In this article comparing different glues, I’ll start with the all-time favorite glue which is ideal for professional paper art as well as fun paper craft projects: Yes!glue. (Sometimes called “the official Yes! paste” or [...]
Featuring the Best of Home Design, Decorating, DIY & Craft Submissions of Last week’s party: 5 TOP Creative Projects! Featured DIY Design :: Project #1 Jill’s Modern FLW Home Remodel. She applied her take on Frank Lloyd Wright’s Prairie Style that was so popular in the early 1900’s. Featured Craft [...]
Latest edition to your free crochet pattern library: wonderful, colorful crochet balls to cheer you up any time of the year. Materials Needed Colorful crochet yarn Styrofoam balls , left over batting, or old socks for filling Quick 1, 2, 3 Howto How to make this crochet garland is easy: 1. You essentially make two [...]
Finally, Spring is around the corner. Get ready to get your bike out, and bring your lunch along. Here’s a free pattern to make your own bike lunch bag. The Quick 1, 2, 3 Howto 1. Measure the size of your favorite lunch box. 2. Cut your oil cloth in 3 [...]
Quick overview of St Patty’s Day decorations, party ideas & fun : Share / Celebrate the Day Vintage St. Patrick’s Day postcard with lucky fairy gal Vintage St. Patrick’s postcard with handsome lash iPhone and cellphone St. Patrick’s Day digital background Party Lucky Shamrock DIY Stamp (to create your own luck Shamrock cookies Shamrock [...]
Mini-quilt fridge magnets. Love that idea!! We have seen several over the years and it is time we all now make one.So cool. Feel like a little sunshine quilting project like this? Here are 11 fridge magnets donned in quilting fabric and patterns to get our creative juices going. photo credit: Me.. A Mom? [...]
Shutters set a mood and say ‘relax’! However, beyond their air of casual, shutters carry design notes ranging from eco-friendly, shabby-chic, beach house to country cottage, all depending on their color and the other design elements in the room. Because they blend well into so many interior design styles, re-purposed shutters are all the rage. [...]
Placemat purses that kids can make are also fun bags for grown-ups to make. This easy placement bag pattern creates not one bag, but many bags. Each type of placemat gives a completely different style to your bags. Embellish and add details to suit your taste and the season. Tip: if you happen to have [...]
New + Updated vintage St Patricks Day Postcards. Gorgeous free downloadable clipart. Your lucky day has just begun… This sweet fairy girl sitting on a giant clover lives in a dazzling world of happiness. A lovely vintage postcard that is a free download to use in your scrapbooking, to mail as a greeting card, or [...]
Today’s freebie = spiritual wall artwork. 1 Corinthians 16:14, which says “Let all that you do, be done in love.” The best Bible-quote. Would suit a Buddhist or a Sufist also. I like that it goes beyond religion and is essentially spiritual. For me this saying is about being centered around who you truly are [...]
About a week ago, a reader needed a bit of encouragement to get back into the swing of painting. I gave her the tip of what usually works for me, which is just to start prepping my workspace, organizing my brushes, looking through my supplies etc and before I know it, I’m back in business, [...]
Free Crochet Pattern for a Gorgeous Bag with Luxurious 3D Flowers. Great minds think alike. I have been designing a bag ‘just like this’ for over a year! Well, Karen from ‘Colour in a Simple Life’ beat me to it!!! Hers turned out super beautiful. She’s a Pro (and I’m not (yet)). No doubt about [...]
Contemporary, practical, feminine. Like a woman architect would design it. Learn to make this exquisite felt rose bud! Pin It How to Make this Felt Basket The picture is self-explanatory, isn’t it? … But some tips might be useful. My Tips on Making Your Own Basket 1. KISS: keep this real simple, [...]
$595.00 for a Jean-François Mimilla designer bracelet? DIY tutorial here. This cool pearl and metal loop cuff caught my eye when on break. Understatedly elegant and contemporary. I followed the link and found only a simpler version with only pearl beads for sale at shopworthwhile.com for $595. I own some very nice jewelry, so [...]
Featured: Best Submissions of Last Week’s Link Party. As promised, here are my Top Picks amongst many gorgeous, inventive submissions. Those with patterns & howto tutorials are marked as such. Be inspired. Featured Top Entries 1. Chevron Wall Paint How-to(my all-time fav fab submission) 2. Toddler Boots Tutorial (also check out the bag she made [...]
Basket The 1,2,3 How-to Fold sturdy, not stiff 2” wide strips Stitch them at 1/8” from edge Weave 4×4 strips for base. Fold strips upwards and continue vertically. Tuck in strip ends as you move along Use paperclips to keep weave snug. more info / image credit : [...]
Classy, Restoration Hardware-quality wall-mounted glass vase, realized for $8.75. Learn how! Pin It Simplicity does it. Design Rules Before you go and make your own, realize why this is so pretty: * Dark-stained wood with metal, glass and white is excellently classy. * Simple ‘color fields’ for clear glass and the backboard [...]
: free project of a beautiful designer necklace with laced beads by world-renowned beadwork designer Diane Fitzgerald. While the beads remind her of fortunetellers and gypsies, the necklace is actually tasteful ‘bling’ that has never been more fun to make. Pin It You can download this free project here, or sign up for [...]
Many people have asked me for help with the crochet grass mat (see picture), so I thought to look into it. Crochet Grass Mat I have to say, the pattern instructions are confusing, if you are not familiar working with ‘back loops only’ or ‘front loops only’. As a picture tells a thousand words, [...]
: Done with dark, gloomy, terrible weather? Want to trek to the sun? Bitten by the travel bug, Rad Megan (‘In Words+Pictures’) shows how she motivates herself to save up for that really cool, albeit a bit pricier vacation. (Air travel is costly. I know ~ I travelled so much last year. Having said [...]
: fun culture note. This year St Patrick’s day will be on March 17. Before I share with you our list of St Patricks Day craft, let me share a bit about his life. Was St. Patrick Irish? According to History.com, St. Patrick was actually born in Britain. At the age of 16, [...]
Wishing you all lots of love in your life! To help you make / gift something creative, I’ve made an overview of our beautiful and fun Valentines: craft tutorials for Valentine gifts; free downloadable templates for wrapping and cards; handmade Valentine card instructions; sweet recipes; gift ideas; and more lovely things like this. Valentines: Valentine [...]
: Handmade Valentines Gifts are Best. This shirt folding board is a paper decoupage project I made years ago that I thought would make a fun scrapbooking Valentines gift for a person who has lots of shirts to fold … Like your dad, your husband, your papa?? And that is to make him [...]
Womething cool. So simple, even your 2-year-old can do it. Toilet Paper Roll Stamp Art! Toilet paper rolls make instant stamps. Besides stamping the obvious circle, it’s easy to fill each circle with hearts and flower stamps. Pretty!! Make your own Valentines Day card, Mothers day card, fathers day card, get-well card…. Fun and fast [...]
: Shutter-love! Fancy owning this recycled shutter cum magazine rack. I want to own one. Teal / aqua/ Robin egg blue happen to be my favorite paint color range, so this shutter caught my eye. As an aside: aqua always makes me feel like I’m on a tropical island. Love that color, particularly [...]
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