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 [...]
DIY Tutorial Linky Party 8
This is the 8th DIY Tutorial linky party. In this post:
1. HOW to submit & policies
2. WHERE you can add your project.
My contribution to Party #8
How to Make Your Own Meditation Zafu Pillow (Free Pattern)
DIY Tutorial Linky Party #8
Policies & How to Submit
1. Your beautiful and successful ‘Do [...]
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 [...]
Art Handbags
Coach, Prada or Michael Kors or all other designer tote or handbags: the whole fashion world produces ruffles. Like it or not. Ruffles are HERE!
Time for a change?? Yes it is. Personally, I’ve seen enough ruffles for a week or two, and I want to show you today on our Tote Bag Monday are [...]
Tin Can Stove
Or, how to make a Hobo cooker.
Now this is really fun.
If you want to go camping, show a useful project at a girl guide camp, or when you are in for some serious wilderness trekking, you might like to at least know how to make and use a tin can wood stove. It’s [...]
Art in Paris
It’s not what you think. No art deco here, ma’am. Manhole mandalas, that’s art, instead.
Yesterday, I spotted this post by Laurie of Scene of the Grime (fun name) popping a manhole cover (roadside find) into her car. It was going to survive the junkyard and live as decoration in her backyard. A cool decorative [...]
DIY Tutorial Linky Party 7
I have been browsing through my soap making book lately, so I thought to make my contributions for this now 7th DIY Tutorial carnival about SOAP MAKING.
My soap making experiments have been just for fun. I’m still at the beginner’s level. So you can expect my soap making tutorials to be just that: FUN ‘N’ [...]
Adirondack Chair Plans
You can find them in fun beach resorts, fisher man villages, both romantic and nautical-themed B & B’s They’re so comfy and so beautiful….:
Adirondack chairs!
Want one?
How about making them yourself for your own patio or elsewhere, outdoors ? Adirondack Chairs are durable. This is why grandma still has hers… Yes, they are a [...]
Hair Sticks HowTo
Hair Accessories
Always wondered how to….
Get an elegant 1930’s hair do up?
Look like a gorgeous Chinese princess?
Take your hot hair out of your neck to cool down in summer?
Our Australian-based guest writer & handmade jewelry designer from Chinese origin, Deborah Davy (Two Cheeky Monkeys) offers us at Fine Craft Guild a free [...]
DIY Tutorial Linky Party 6
I have been enjoying these linky parties tremendously, as I feel like I’ve found so many like-minded friends. Thank you all so much for your weekly contributions. I love them.
I also have found a lots of ‘lollipots’, i.e. your websites/blogs by the lovely folks who enter their tutorials into the party here. They are invariably [...]
Beach Chair
To me, the beach chair we’re featuring today as a DIY project, says ‘vacation’, ‘relaxation’, ‘joy’, and ‘fresh air’ besides shouting ‘BEACHHHH!!!’
DIY Tutorial Linky Party 5
This is the 5th DIY Tutorial linky party. In this post:
1. HOW to submit & policies
2. WHERE you can add your project.
My contribution to Party #5
Modern Designer Tote Bag :: Free Pattern.
This is just one of several wonderful inspirational tote bag designs that you can find here at Fine Craft Guild. I like [...]
Recycled Bottles, Designer Lamps
Inspirational post, showcasing different styles of designer lamps made eco green from recycled soda bottles.
Never knew being green could look so good.
4th of July Image Collection
First of all, Happy Canada Day (1st of July) to all northern North Americans. May you have a blessed day today, full of festive celebrations!
For the other North Americans, that celebration is a few days ahead: 4th of July:
Here are some additional pictures for our collection of free 4th of July downloadables. I know [...]
DIY Tutorial Linky Party 4
Linky Party for DIY Tutorials 4. We’re contributing inspiration to great and artsy ways you can recycle socks, …. beyond making a sock monkey… although we’re including a free tutorial to make that one as well. Click here, have a look at everyone’s DIY tutorials for this week and best of all, contribute your own very truly best art masterwork, of a tutorial, that is.

