Mothers Day Gifts: Colorful Bookmarks

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Bookmarks: always useful. I like giving these instead of greeting cards. Today I have 3 types of handmade Mothers Day Bookmarks for you to craft:   1. Bejeweled Mother’s Day Bookmarks  Gorgeous  gifts, year-round.  These bookmarks are called book jewels as they hang pretty on the book shelves, as well as being perfect page holders. [...]

Recycling Craft for Kids :: Love Jar

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Easy Peasy Kid Craft, for Valentines or Mothers Day.   Transform an empty honey pot into a lovely jar for mom’s things on her desk or craft corner. Perfect for Mother’s Day. ‘Kids’ from All ages could do this craft project, and that includes you*.   Materials Needed Clean empty glass jar Glue Scissors (optional) [...]

How to Make Fancy Felted Soaps

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  If you want to make some soap gifts without actually having to do any of the soap pouring, how about making a felted soap bar? It’s a good way to use up bits of wool, and the result is a soap bar which looks pretty, is exfoliating and is likely to be used up [...]

Handmade Guest Soap Done in 2 Seconds

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This wonderful orange Spring flower-shaped handmade soap for my guest bathroom was literally made in 2 seconds. What’s my secret? I cheated, and you can too. Rather than using new soap flakes and make it from scratch, I recycled. Wanna try it? How to Make a Fun Mother’s Day* or Guestroom Soap Fast This is [...]