Craft Test Dummies

I reviewed Krylon’s ColorMaster Spray Paint and found it to be easy to use, with an amazing drying time! Now you can enter to win some of your own! First, let me show you how one of my projects turned out! I love how you can transform something with just a few hours, some odds [...]

All this week I’ve been working on the Martha Stewart Jewelry products reviews and tutorials. The result? I have jewelry-making on the brain AND a lot of jewelry making goodies to give away! First, let’s take one more look at the necklace I made for a sponsored post: So today’s theme is jewelry crafts! Here [...]

It’s Friday again, and I really liked the mojo we had going on last week- I share a few cool crafty finds on the web, and you all comment for a chance to win some crafty goodies. You up for that again today? Yes? Me too. Let’s roll. So this week I found a few [...]

I asked my Facebook Crew today if I should share some crafty inspiration I found on the interwebs or do a giveaway of a mystery craft box. You know what they said, right? BOTH. *duh* Okay, I guess I can do that. SO here are some wonderfully crafty thinks I found on the interwebs this [...]

Another confession: I hoard fabric scraps. Sometimes is the color, sometimes it’s the texture, sometimes it’s just that it’s a bit of a piece of clothing or reminds me of something I can’t let go of yet. So I hold on to a ton of fabric scraps! Today, I have a ton of great ideas [...]

Yesterday I showed you how I transform paper scraps into paper beads that mimic glass lampwork beads- and today, I bring you more projects to use up, transform and recycle paper, newsprint, sheet music, and more! I’ve got some amazing projects for you to check you- and there’s a giveaway, too! Now, If you are [...]

Wow! I can’t believe that the month has flown by this fast- but it has. National Crafting Month is almost over. I’ve decided we should go out in a blaze of glory with our biggest giveaway yet- a Fiskars Fuse Creativity System! If you read my initial review, you know that this is my new [...]

Have you all been having a great craft month? I have! As a matter of fact, I even got to celebrate my birthday a few days ago and got some great handmade cards that brightened my day!   Hmm… notice the “green” theme? I wonder if St. Patrick’s Day was seeping in…. ? And this [...]

It really HAS been a great week at CTD. You may know that we have a Facebook Page, and over there I share behind-the-scenes pictures of what product is coming in for future reviews, what is on my worktable, organization ideas, crafts in progress, HSN updates, giveaways from crafty blogs…you know, all the “extra” stuff [...]

WOW! It’s been a great week here at Craft Test Dummies World Headquarters. I’m so excited about some new reviews were working on, and I am *thisclose* to 6 THOUSAND Facebook Fans! So let’s celebrate with a giveaway, shall we?   Earlier this week I showed you the SliderWriter laser guide tool. While I’m not [...]

As some of you may know, I LOVE me some polymer clay. I started playing with PC years ago, and for a while I was active in  my area teaching PC workshops, jewelry classes, and creative expression classes using. Along the way, I became aware of Lisa Pavelka’s amazing work and her wonderful products. Fast-forward [...]

Happy National Craft Month and first day of March! I confess, I LOVE March. (It’s also my birthday month and I have a thing for St. Patrick’s Day, as I’m part Irish! Today, we are going to kick off this month with … a GIVEAWAY! But first, I want to share that I just got [...]

Just when you thought my Blogaversary Giveaways had all been announced, I have one more up my sleeve! This one is from our friends at ProvoCraft- YOU CAN WIN A CRICUT MINI! You may remember that I reviewed it here and found it remarkably easy to use. Since you don’t need to buy bulky (and [...]

Did you think I’d forgotten about my Blogaversary Giveaways? FEAR NOT!!! Today we have an amazing goodie-bag giveaway from our friends at FaveCrafts.com!   They are offering us a wonderful goodie bag FILLED to the BRIM with crafty goodness from your favorite craft companies!   But before I tell you how to enter, I want [...]

It’s that time of year again- my “blogaversary.” I started my blog 5 years ago on January 6th, 2008. My, how time flies! (And 5 years in the Blogasphere is like, 35 “real” years, right?) So I thought I’d start the celebration off right with a giveaway! I’ve put together FIVE goodie boxes from my [...]

It’s that time of year again- time to look back on my crafty resolutions and check in with my progress. It’s also time to set some NEW goals for my blog, crafting and for myself. First, let’s look back on what my goals were for 2012 and see how I did! 2012 Goal #1: Use it [...]

It’s a day later then we usually do, but we have a giveaway for you this week! This one is courtesy of Elmer’s, a company we know and love for making great craft and school supplies!  They have a great selection of products for sale at Walmart, so they are offering one lucky CraftTesDummies reader [...]

This is the time of year when gift-giving for some folks- but photo gifts can be an easy fix! (Frankly, I don’t know what parent, aunt/uncle, grand parent or even god-parent wouldn’t like a photo of the kids, relatives or furbabies!) Usually printing-to-canvas is done online with a company you might not know. But now, [...]

Yesterday, I showed you how cool and versatile Dies by SCACD are- they work with any machine, provide nice crisp cuts, and are lovely designs to boot. Today, Susana is offering a great giveaway to CTD fans-including dies, paper, and Luminarte Silks Acrylic Glazes! What a great prize pack- dies, paper, and glaze- OH MY! [...]

Happy Friday, everyone! Today I have an amazing giveaway from We R Memory Keepers for you- perfect for you holiday crafting needs or even to “re-gift” for that crafter on your shopping list! Wanna see?? Today’s prize pack is worth over $109USD, and has SO MANY awesome craft tools, including: Lucky 8 Punch Mini Lucky [...]

I love fall…and Thanksgiving…so I thought our Fabulous Friday giveaway should include some wonderful fall and Thanksgiving crafty ideas! (To view the round up, click the blue link if your browser doesn’t display it automatically.) So for today’s giveaway I have a fun “goodie box” of crafty supplies! To enter to win, just leave a [...]

Happy Friday! It’s been a fun week of crafting here at CTD WHQ- I spent 2 days just playing and making the Candle Wraps I showed you yesterday. There were so many pretty ribbons I had a hard time getting started because I couldn’t choose which yummy ribbon to work with first.   Since today’s [...]

Happy Friday, Peeps! The week just flew by and Halloween is just around the corner…and you know that the winter holidays are hot on it’s heels. So we have a cool giveaway for you from Neenah EPC Cuttable Heat Transfer Film! On Wednesday, #TeamCTD member Halley showed us how versatile the film was in her [...]

Ok, I’ll be honest- I didn’t even KNOW that there was a World Card Making Day! But there is, and I’ve been cranking out cards like it’s my JOB for OperationWrite Home (see my original post on my card making party here.)  So I thought I’d share some happy card-making inspiration with you today. Plus, [...]

Can we talk a moment, crafter-to-crafter? Lean in, I don’t want this to spread…. I’m chronically disorganized. In an organized way, of course. What this means is that I have an organizational system, but often I get wrapped up in projects and forget to put them away before things get out of control. Or even [...]

I don’t care WHAT craft you like to do- it can probably be improved with a bit of ribbon! You can include ribbons and trims on cards, scrapbooks, wreaths, embroidered pieces, clothes, accessories- just about anything! And today we have an AMAZING giveaway sponsored by May Arts!   Before we get to the giveaway, I’d [...]

Well- thank you all for participating in last weeks giveaway- we had over 100 entries and we picked a lucky winner: Kat S!! She said: I would totally use those super duper cute stamps first!! This is a great package!! So now let’s do another! I did a quickie poll on FB earlier in the week [...]

Happy September, folks! The Blue Moon was last night and it was hot and muggy….but we know that fall holidays are right around the corner.  I showed you some new goodies in yesterday’s video post,  so today I’m going to share the bounty with YOU! Want to win this box o’ craft happiness?? There are [...]

Remember when I told you last Wednesday in my review of the Mini Lucky 8 Punch by We R Memory Keepers that you’d have a chance to win one?? Well, today is your lucky day! The generous folks at WRMK are letting me give a Mini Lucky 8 Punch away! To enter, just use the [...]

Happy Friday, crafty peeps! Today I’ve got a fun giveaway for you! My pal Amy Anderson just published her first book, “Mod Podge Rocks Decoupage Your World” and I’ve got a copy just for one lucky reader! And the cool part? She’s going to SIGN it! (OH, and yes, there will also be a cool [...]