I recently posted cross stitch on a strainer and today I have another beautiful embroidery piece, this time on the iron plate covers. And if this is intriguing to you pop on over to The Gallery of Contemporary Textile Artists … Read More ...
Hot air balloon decor
Isn’t this beautiful? Hot air balloons could be great for all sorts of temporary party decor to every day festive summer or kid’s room decorations. Pop on over to the blog Kate Aspen to see a bunch of ideas for … Read More ...
Recycled strainer makes a great embroidery surface
I love cross stitch and embroidery. I am thrilled clever crafters are coming up with new and unique surfaces to stitch on like this awesome idea to embroider on a strainer. Pop on over to Jans Schwester’s blog to see … Read More ...
10 Great succulent plant ideas
This really caught my eye-bright blue and purple succulents. Turns out these have been lightly spray painted. I also read that you can put food coloring in water and water the plants to change color which I have to try:… Read More ...
Decorate with a Cupcake Garland
This cupcake garland is just darling isn’t it? If you think so too and need to have one pop on over to the Etsy store Cupcake Wishes Store. While your at Keisha’s shop check out all her cute paper partyware … Read More ...
Easter bunny front door decoration and a leprechaun stayed a while too
Dave Lowe is an art department guy in TV and he takes his work home with him. He mostly focuses on Halloween decorations but he decided to help the Easter bunny out with this fun door on a tree decoration… Read More ...
Beautiful recycled containers
I love the variety of elements in these recycled containers. There is everything from glass stoppers, teacups, metal tart tins, coins, spoons and the classic tin can. I want to call these “everything but the kitchen sink” containers. One thing … Read More ...
Great bunch of creative ways to repurposed kitchen stuff
Vintage kitchen stuff has a great look to it but we rarely use it in today’s cooking. This list of ways to repurpose kitchen items featured at the blog Knick of Time is filled with all sorts of inspiration that … Read More ...
Recycled neck tie quilt and more
Isn’t this recycled tie quilt just beautiful? Oh I love it and I bet it wouldn’t be too hard to make either. This photo was part of a great blog post over at …..How to Recycle that features a whole … Read More ...
A bunch of fun ideas for recycled book pages
I like Molly Meng like to make things with book covers and end up with a lot of book pages left over. They are a great material to incorporate into paper projects. Pop on over to Creative Live and watch … Read More ...
Recycled envelope windows for journals and scrapbooks
I need this idea like you wouldn’t believe! My favorite thing to do is include little bits of keepsakes in my altered books and journals and I like to see them in the book. Pop on over to the blog
22 ways to use recycled leather belts
This project solves two problems in such a pretty way. I tend to keep my magazines but I am running out of shelf space. This idea to make a great base for a side table with rolled up magazines and … Read More ...
Beautiful altered book art by Lisa Kokin
If you love altered books and working with type you should check out Lisa Kokin’s site. One of my favorite pieces is this page that cuts out words so that you can see part of a photo behind it. … Read More ...
Pom pom ice cream cone ornaments and 35 more Christmas decorations
I don’t think you can really go wrong with anything made with a pom pom. These ice cream cone Christmas ornaments are a great example of cuteness. Pop on over to the blog WooHome for a great list of 3… Read More ...
Creative ways to use last year’s Christmas cards this Holiday season
Being sentimental is, more often than not, a common, understandable emotion. But sometimes that also means you wind up with a lot of stuff you simply don’t know what to do with. Throw it away? Never!
When it comes … Read More ...