In our family, we still have kids who await Christmas day with absolute wonder and breathlessness. This year, instead of marking the days with (more) (unhealthy) candy, or (more) (unnecessary) trinkets, we are using a holiday countdown calendar to keep us on track! You can make one of these in a few hours and then re-use it for years to come. I used some products that were left over from last year, and you can use what you have on […]
Craft Project: Creating Your Own Travel Journal
I always have such big dreams for scrapbooking my travels…I really do…. but truth be told, I’m just inconsistent. My birthday trip to Dublin, Ireland from 2008 is still sitting in a suitcase, and my amazing trip to London is in a box….somewhere! So I realized a while ago that I do better if I combine scrapbooking and travel journaling into one activity. In this fashion I can take notes on what happens day-t0-day, collect little bits of ephemera, and […]
Trick Your Pumpkin Contest Runner Up & How-To
Or, as they say, “Always a Bridesmaid, never a Bride.” – NAH! Just kidding! I got word yesterday that I was one of 5 “Runners-Up” in the Plaid Trick Your Pumpkin Contest. How awesome is that? The celebrity judges included : Candie Cooper, jewelry artist and designer www.candiecooper.com Cathie Filian & Steve Piacenza, TV hosts, designers and lifestyle experts www.cathieandsteve.com Melody Ross, scrapbooking maven and designer http://melodyross.typepad.com/ Marisa Pawelko, winner of the CHA Craft Indie Contest, http://modernsurrealist.com/ Amy Anderson, craft […]
Fall Party Juice Box Cuffs or Napkin Rings
I’m the mom to two kids, and I love to participate in their school events. A few years ago I came up with the idea of decorating the juice boxes for their Halloween class party- I mean, why shouldn’t the drinks be as cute as everything else? And this year I’ve modified the design so that the kids can take the cuffs OFF the juice boxes and take them home to use as napkin rings…or wear as bracelets! So here’s […]
Halloween Treat Favor Cones & Party Display
I love the tradition of May Day cones- little paper cones filled with flowers or treats that you hang on a doorknob as a random act of kindness. I’m putting my own twist on these and making little cones filled with yummy treats for Halloween! You’ll need: Black magic Core’Dinations Cardstock Cuttlebug Scalloped Circle Nestabilities dies or punch of your choice Glitter Foamie Spider Stickers or whatever you’ve got Black and orange pom pom assortment Tape Runner Black Tulle 1/4 […]
Recycled Zipper Pulls and Luggage Tags
It’s a new school year and new backpacks and jackets have been purchased- but it’s only a matter of time before my kids yank the pulls right off of the zippers! So I’m getting the jump on repairs by making some fun, recycled ones that the kids can personalize. We’re building the base on an unlikely substrait- Formica samples from the home improvement store! You can pick a few up the next time you’re there, and if you ask nicely, […]
How to Make Emboss-Resist Watercolor Cards
I posted this technique over at CraftsUnleashed.com and it’s one I love. It’s so easy to make a stamped and then embossed “resist” that looks amazing with watercolors or shimmer sprays. Have fun! I love stamping and I love watercolors… it’s so soothing to blend those translucent colors on my paper! So today, I’m going to show you how to use stamping and clear embossing powder as a “resist†to make some lovely (and easy) greeting cards. (Note: in traditional […]
Paper Lantern Summer Party Craft
Here’s a little goodie I posted over at CraftsUnleashed-blog- and I thought I’d share it here, too. You can whip up one of these beauties just in time for your Labor Day festivities! I have to admit that this wasn’t my original idea- I saw a project on Martha Stewart’s blog that used butterfly punch cut-outs on a purchased paper lantern and I thought it was super cute. I was tickled, too, because ConsumerCrafts.com sells these fabulous battery-operated paper lanterns […]
Baby Shower and Gift Ideas
It’s been a busy week for me over on CraftsUnleashed– I came up with three baby- themed ideas for their “Baby Week.” I thought I’d show you what I made over here, too. If you want the step-by-step ideas, just click the links and it’ll take you to the full post. Rebel against “cute” and make a vintage-look Baby Card using a Cricut machine and the New Arrivals cartridge. I also used K & Co.’s “Cut-n-Paste” paper stack. Make some […]
Tombow Marker Technique- Video Demo
One of the fabulous things about walking the floor at CHA Summer 2010 was checking out all of the fun techniques and make-and-takes at the show. I LOVE Tombow markers and adhesives, so I stopped by to see what was up there. Lucky for me, designer Marie Browning was on hand to show me a thing or two using the Dual Brush Markers. Take a look: Fun, right? Thanks, Marie, for taking the time to share with us!
Guest Blogger Lisa Falduto: 5 Sources for Paper Crafting Inspiration
I’m so pleased that my crafty BFF & paper crafts specialist is back for another post- so take it away, Lisa! Have you ever had a time where you felt like sitting down to craft and you just couldn’t seem to get started? Or you felt tired of crafting with the same style and wanted to try something new? You just needed some kind of crafty inspiration to get you enthused and rolling? I can tell you this has happened […]
Mod Podge BooBoo Box, Part Two!
OK, so I decided to share my “original” Boo Boo Box- the one I made about 5 years ago when my little guy was still little! This one isn’t as fancy as the one I shared yesterday, but it gave me the idea. The “Original” was made from mostly recycled materials- a cardboard box that I salvaged was decoupaged with left-over Christmas tissue paper. I then sponge-painted some gold paint & drew over it with a silver Sharpie to make […]
How-To: Mod Podged “Boo-Boo Box”
Here’s a sweet little decoupage craft that is right in time for the summer- after all, summer at our house means bike rides, sports, outdoor play…and boo-boos! You can use any cardboard box you might have saved from the trash or a paper mache purse from the craft store. Everyone needs a boo-boo box at hand for little emergencies! So, here’s what I did: I took some pretty scrapbook paper and cut the following: 2 pieces for the top and […]
Mother’s Day Project on CraftsUnleashed & Thoughts on Infertility
Just wanted to let y’all know that I posted a Mother’s Day project on CraftsUnleashed today. Here’s how I describe it on CU: The basket base of this craft was designed and featured in Martha Stewart Living Magazine in April, 210, page 160. I just decided that it needed to “kicked up a notch” by personalizing it with photos. And my good friend and decor expert Stacy was the one who thought to use the fan pulls in a non-traditional […]
Recycled Coffee Filter Flowers
Yeah, I know this one is kinda an “oldie-but-a-goodie,” but I had such a good time making them today that I thought I’d share it here, too…just to remind you how much fun you can have with the garbage you generate! My recycled objects were all collected after breakfast: 5 or 6 coffee filters (per flower) egg carton (yields 12) cereal box Plus you’ll need some not-so-recycled objects, one each per flower: bamboo skewers chenielle stems button for the center […]
Easter Banner up at CraftsUnleashed.com
Every now and then I make a little craft that I’m particularly proud of…and today’s post on making Paper Easter Banners at CraftsUnleashed.com is one of them. I hauled out my Cricut and got me to cuttin’ some circles and letters and BAM! In about an hour I had me this cutesy banner to hang on my mantle: I think it’s A) pretty, and B) is something you could make at home without a Cricut– and probably with the papers […]
Elmer’s Glue Crackle Technique & Art Journaling
While traditionally Sunday is the day of rest, for many crafters it’s a day to MAKE. I was doing just that up in my studio this afternoon when I decided to try some crackling techniques, and I remembered I’d heard about one that uses Elmer’s glue instead of a fancy medium. After a quick Google search, I found a great video on YouTube from dsimthdesign that had a nice time-lapse tutorial with captions that demonstrated the technique well. It also, […]
Sweet Treats for the Class Party
(Subtitle: Or,how the wrong adhesive can sink a great craft project!) My son was gearing up to make his class Valentine’s cards- hand made, of course- and we decided on a compromise: make decorated juice box sleeves that would double as his cards for his classmates. (For you new readers, I’m big on juice box sleeves- see my posts here.) We had fun cutting out 2 sizes of hearts on the Cricut (we used the hearts on the Plantin Schoolbook […]
Altered Art- Crafting a New Purpose for Old Stuff
In the past few days I’ve had fun working on some “altered art” items, and I realized that I’ve never done a post on altering! I know there are a few of you out there who may not be very familiar with altered crafting, so I thought I’d do a little primer for you. In my own words, Altered art is talking old stuff that used to have a purpose and turning it into art. Interestingly, Wikipedia does not have […]
Recycled Tissue Paper Crafts
Here I am on the eve of Christmas Eve, planning out my New Year crafts! One of my resolutions is to use MORE of what I’d normally toss or recycle, and use up what I’ve got in my crafting studio before I run out and buy new. SO! With that in mind, I’m suggesting you keep on eye on those tissue-paper bag-fillers and pretty holiday wrap…fold it up nice, and tuck it away. Let’s use it for ornaments and thank […]
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