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How to make “junk” art beads and necklaces

August 9, 2022 by Stefanie Girard Leave a Comment

Are you the type of person who sees the beauty in junk? I am. And when you gather up a bunch of it in a semi formal way like stringing it on a cord it transforms into a modern art … Read More ...

Great collection of creative gift packaging embellishments

August 8, 2022 by Stefanie Girard Leave a Comment

Could this little paper book worm be any cuter? Especially because it is made in a rainbow of colors and those little curled antennae! If you like wrap your gifts with fun and personal easy touches pop on over to … Read More ...

Lots of ways to make a whole village of houses

August 4, 2022 by Stefanie Girard Leave a Comment

Do you want to make a little village to decorate for the holidays? Jump in your craft car and cruise on over to the blog Bernudarzniece for a great collection of ways to make tons of little houses like this … Read More ...

Tons of back-to-school crafts including a fun rainbow crayon display box

August 3, 2022 by Stefanie Girard Leave a Comment

I’m kinda loving the simplicity of this crayon holder project and the joy of knowing that you get to stab the top part with a sharp point over and over. Pop on over to the blog The Classroom Creative to … Read More ...

How to make a recycled cd shelf Lego dollhouse / apartment

August 2, 2022 by Stefanie Girard Leave a Comment

I kind of want to call this a doll apartment rather than a doll house. The original design features Logo decor but the repurposed shelf doll house/apartment could be furnished with any of your favorite miniatures. Pop on over to … Read More ...

How to make drawings to look at with 3d glasses

August 1, 2022 by Stefanie Girard Leave a Comment

I never really read about how 3d images work when you wear the special 3d glasses but over at the blog De Tout et de Rien there is a great explanation of how it works. Now that you know how … Read More ...

Snack food inspired learning project

July 28, 2022 by Stefanie Girard Leave a Comment

This idea falls under the category of fun to make as much as fun to use. Try creating a bag of Doritos out of paper and cut up triangles to make the Doritos. Then use them for a matching … Read More ...

Fun was to make “tasty” book reports

July 26, 2022 by Stefanie Girard Leave a Comment

I spotted this photo and thought it was a cool recycled book page project but it is actually a 3d book report. I remember sometimes in school we could make a miniature scene instead of a report (I always did … Read More ...

Fun and easy recycled baby doll hand Halloween treat

July 25, 2022 by Stefanie Girard Leave a Comment

If you can believe it I have a stash of baby doll parts. I have made vases out of the heads and pulled apart the limbs and have them on display in a large glass vase. This idea for popping … Read More ...

How to make a fun 3 enamel cup display and organizer

July 20, 2022 by Stefanie Girard Leave a Comment

I love the look of tin camping cups but in this age of microwaves I rarely use metal. These idea for transforming tin cups into a storage organizing display is a fabulous use for the pretty metal cups. Pop on … Read More ...

How to make tiny industrial style Christmas trees

July 19, 2022 by Stefanie Girard Leave a Comment

If you like the industrial style I bet these tiny Christmas trees made from nuts, bolts and washers are perfect for your holiday decor. I’m now wondering if I could make these from random things from my stash of leftovers … Read More ...

How to sew a fabric maze

July 18, 2022 by Stefanie Girard Leave a Comment

I have never seen a fabric maze before but I have lost items that have fallen through a hole in a pocket and then floated around in the lining of a jacket. That’s kind of how this works. Pop on … Read More ...

Tiny industrial style recycled element makes a fun sewing room detail

July 13, 2022 by Stefanie Girard Leave a Comment

Metal bobbins with little holes are so cool! I wear one on a necklace but this idea for making little knobs with sewing machine bobbins is positively darling. I bet all sorts of sewing room furniture would be enhanced with … Read More ...

So expressive lollipop display or sculpture

July 11, 2022 by Stefanie Girard Leave a Comment

I am working on some sculptures that happen to include lollipops so when I spotted this cool sculpture I just had to share. I have seen fun topiary projects made using lollipops but not a “hair” head with such a … Read More ...

Toilet Paper tubes are transformed into pretty pointy stars

July 9, 2022 by Stefanie Girard Leave a Comment

These toilet paper tube stars are covered in colored paper but I bet they would look cool painted too. Pop on over to the blog Recycle Art for the tutorial on how to make dimensional stars out of recycled tp … Read More ...

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