This tutorial for how to make a stamp using silicone calk was my favorite of the collection of tips and creative ways to use silicone caulk in unexpected ways. Pop on over to the blog I am Sew Crazy to … Read More ...
Altoid tins make great bases for mini shrines and alters
I seem to have an endless supply of tiny little things. I mostly pop them on a shelf and then occasionally clean the shelf off and everything ends up in a box. So this idea for making mini shrines or … Read More ...
All sorts of fun ideas for recycling Christmas cards and wrapping paper
I hope you all have a fabulous holiday, whatever you celebrate! After all the celebrating is over why not take all those pretty cards and paper and use them to craft up fun things for New Years and next holiday … Read More ...
Easy Sputnik 50’s style Christmas decoration and more!
Putting beads on pipe cleaners is so easy anyone can do it. So this retro style holiday decoration can be made by everyone in the family. Make a whole collection of these mid-mod stars and decorate a big window with … Read More ...
So many buttons, sew many crafts
Maybe owls will be my Christmas theme this year. After spotting these adorable button eyed owls I simply want to make a ka-gillion! If you like button crafts pop on over to the blog A Girl and a Glue Gun … Read More ...
Save those Halloween candy wrappers for some fun crafts
Just in time for Halloween I found a great collection of crafts that are made from candy wrappers. Some are big and fancy while others like these tiny pin wheels are easy-peasy. Pop on over to the blog Wonder How … Read More ...
Lots of ideas for making miniatures
If you haven’t picked up on the fact that I am a little on the obsessed side of making miniatures, well, I am. When I spotted this busy bead miniature made with tiny seed beads I was in love! I … Read More ...
Halloween cat on a couch throw pillow
There has been quite a lot of talk lately about cats and couches and when I spotted this cat throw pillow I new instantly what my new Halloween project was going to be this year! This recycled fabric black cat … Read More ...
Quite possibly the easiest way to decorate a pumpkin
This pumpkin is so festive and cheery. Not spooky, but if you switched up the colors of the yarn I bet you could get a completely different look with this simple wrapped pumpkin. Grab your favorite yarn, sting or ripped … Read More ...
Modern art made with scrap fabric
Do you love fabric but not quite on board with quilting? Why not try this project where you take tiny pieces of fabric scraps and glue them on a thick canvas to create a mini modern art piece? Pop … Read More ...
So many recycled gift bag and packaging ideas!
I save my cereal box cardboard to practice art techniques or for the base of a collage but this idea for cutting a hole in it to form a handle is fabulous. This recycled food box gift tote idea came … Read More ...
Lots of unconventional pumpkin decorating ideas for Halloween
This has got to be one of the simplest and easiest ways to decorate a pumpkin! Wrap a pumpkin with a piece of lace, I bet it could work with a recycled pair of nylons? For more unconventional Halloween pumpkin … Read More ...
Go beyond the edge in your art collage
This may be a strange question but if you make any type of art have you ever gone past the edge? I can’t say I have….but I want to. So this idea for collage on index cards that then can … Read More ...
A gallery of great ways to alter thrifted paintings
I just altered a thrifted painting and will post it but today I want to share a whole gallery of great ways to alter thrifted paintings. So are painting over them a bit and others are more involved. Pop on … Read More ...
Make time fun…clocks make great creative surfaces
Pretty much every material I work in I make a donut image out of it. Today’s find is this donut clock that also is amazing conceptually with the slice out of it. It could work with a pie image, cake … Read More ...