DIY Suzani Rugs

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Can you imagine this gorgeous suzani rug being a DIY IKEA hack? Me neither. Yes, it’s a bit advanced, but 2013 we can handle a bit more advanced projects, can’t we? I have about a dozen of unique articles on this blog on ‘how to make your own rugs’. These are easy rugs. Click link [...]

Happy Valentines Day (Cards + Crafts Overview)

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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 [...]

Recycled furniture: Masculine, Rock-themed Dresser

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7. MUSIC-THEMED BOY DRESSER. Check out this absolutely fabulous rock-music – themed dresser. This is DIY kids furniture gone wild! Details on this dresser: chicken coop wire, tags, studded leather belts, painted Hotel California vignette, and letters and numbers drawers … this dresser has it all. It has 2 front rollers to give it more [...]

50+ Mothers Day Gifts to Make (Personalized Gifts for her)

Mothers Day Gift Ideas

50+ Beautiful, Easy-to-Make Mothers Day Gifts Pretty, personalized, functional & stylish gifts for moms, and other important women in your world. Make a gift yourself, or give mother the craft materials along with a free printed how-to tutorial as an enjoyable ‘DIY craft project kit’.   Mothers Day Gift Ideas for Older Kids Who Can [...]

Best Glue for Each Craft

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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 [...]

7 Stenciling Tips for Stencil Passionados

We are becoming quite popular here at Fine Craft Guild for stencils, so I thought to share you 5 tips for successful stenciling. Why I am passionate about stencils is that they offer a fast and professional way to transform simple objects into designer statements or art even, without a fush, really. To help you [...]

DIY Animal Stencil Mugs

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: this fun and easy way to spruce up plain white mugs and to personalize them with the kids (or your) favorite animals and designs. Stencil your way to the farm …. Country Living offers free stencils to download of cows, sheep and pigs.

French Pillows w Bird Collage & Bunny Portrait

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Today I have for you beautiful & unique French Bird & Bunny pillows, spotted in the hip-groovy Marais district in Paris. Bird Pillows If you’ve made our ‘bird with umbrella’ pillow, you could make this French bird pillow as a companion. Techniques:  To make a pillow like this, however, you must first create the whole [...]

Fourth of July Clip Art

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Stars have to be the most versatile home decorating shape ever. All it takes is this printable Fourth of July clipart (star stencil) to make lots of stars for a fun & festive Fourth of July party. Fourth of July Clipart Star Stencil With this star stencil, you can add a star .. in blue, [...]

Stamping :: Simple Painting Technique

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Once you start stamping, there is no stopping, is there? That’s what I found at least. Last night I was preparing for this weekend’s art demonstration. I was using some watercolor paintings in the category ‘misfits & unfinished works’ as the base for some fresh Spring artwork to bring along. What did I do, besides [...]