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Great Ghostly Halloween lawn decor idea with chicken wire

August 6, 2015 by Stefanie Girard

chicken wire dresses

Ooooooh aren’t these cool!!!! What a great idea to make large lawn art in the form of ghostly dresses out of chicken wire. They are made simply by shaping the chicken wire. You can see the evolution of a … Read More ...

How to make a DIY cork board mural

August 1, 2015 by Stefanie Girard

DIYChildrensCorkboardMuralTutoriaI simply love how BIG this is! The clever crafter at the blog Vintage Revivals has a wonderful tutorial on how to make a cork board mural. I bet this technique would look cool with virtually any image and … Read More ...

How to make art that only comes out when it rains

June 25, 2015 by Stefanie Girard

rtaImage I get simply giddy when I learn about a new product that allows you to create art in a new way. There is a paint that you can spray on concrete that will bring out the image you create when … Read More ...

Chalkboard and more fun details

June 22, 2015 by Stefanie Girard

chalkboard 2 This is a great detail that is too good not to share that I’m sure could be used or adapted for all sorts of things. Pop on over to Dimples and Tangles to see how she used upside-down drawer pulls … Read More ...

How to re-purpose an old canvas with a stenciled quote

June 8, 2015 by Stefanie Girard

recycle canvas art Since I simply LOVE quotes this tutorial on how to recycle an old painting and create new art that features a quote is my new favorite tutorial. Not only is this a cool painting technique it also features a great … Read More ...

How to paint on wet glue

May 6, 2015 by Stefanie Girard

Painting-On-Wet-Glue-sun-catcherI love learning about new ways to combine traditional craft supplies to make interesting crafts and art. I can’t say as it would ever occur to me to”paint” on white glue. Pop on over to the blog Housing a … Read More ...

How to fill bubble wrap to make art

March 31, 2015 by Stefanie Girard

bubble wrap art

Well, now you can turn that satisfying pop into a work of art! The filled bubble wrap art project is a fun and creative way to upcycle bubble wrap and other scraps lying around your house. All you need is … Read More ...

How to make scratch art on recycled cds

February 24, 2015 by Stefanie Girard

cd scratch artWhen you were a kid did you love scratching doodles and making scratch art? I did. It was such a cool concept to be taking away material rather that drawing it on. Well I couldn’t believe how pretty, upscale and … Read More ...

16 ways to address and embellish an envelope

February 18, 2015 by Stefanie Girard

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Who doesn’t love getting something pretty in the mail? I sure do! My mom buys old (unused) stamps and makes kind of a collage with them so they will add up to the right amount of postage. They are fun … Read More ...

How to make an assemblage clock

February 17, 2015 by Stefanie Girard

assemblage clock recycled craft This assemblage clock project is featured over at JoAnn.com and uses a new clock designed for this purpose but I bet you could find an old clock and take it apart. The interior them could be just about anything. Pop … Read More ...

Wonderful recycled metal heart decorations

February 9, 2015 by Stefanie Girard

key to my heart chainsaw metal recycled artOver at the blog Kathi’s Garden Art Rust-n-Suff she has featured a whole bunch of amazing recycled metal heart art in this post and some newer pieces in this post that feature hearts and other themes. Pop on over … Read More ...

9 projects featuring antlers

February 3, 2015 by Stefanie Girard

9 antler themed decorating and organizing ideas

There is something so pretty about antlers, I can’t explain it but I think they are so pretty. Over at FaveCrafts they have compiled a list of 9 projects that feature antlers, everything from jewelry and jewelry organizers to … Read More ...

A bunch of cute ways to display teddy bears

January 5, 2015 by Stefanie Girard

teddy bear art, display teddy bear

Peek-a-boo! This is just too cute! I know I say that a lot but you really can’t argue with this cuteness. And there are a bunch more cute ideas on how to frame vintage teddy bears in cute ways over … Read More ...

How to make a pixelated wall decoration

October 2, 2014 by Stefanie Girard

DIY-Painterly-Pixelated-Wall-TutorialThis is soooooo pretty! And the best part for me is that it could be made all with individual squares so that you could keep rearranging the squares. I have a lot of scrap 2x4s and I always looking for … Read More ...

Weaving with paper plates and plastic cups

August 19, 2014 by Stefanie Girard

IMG_0387-mny6p7-300x225 Last week I posted a project where the crafter made a loom with a bucket. Today I have some art created by waving on paper plates and plastic cups. My fellow Craft Gossip Editor, JD does this with kids at … Read More ...

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