Craft stores (whether you visit in person or online) such as Jo-Ann, A. C. Moore, and Michaels are great sources for many of the items featured here, including thread, buttons, colorful paper, ribbons, felt, yarn, wool, wreath forms, synthetic berries and leaves, and Styrofoam cones. However, part of the fun of making many of these […]
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We love the way this monochromatic holiday felt & yarn wreath gets so much of its visual interest from the different shapes and textures at play.
Paper topiaries made with craft paper, styrofoam cones, and vintage wooden thread spools are an easy and colorful holiday craft.
This Christmas terrarium project doesn’t require any special skills — just a small collection of cute holiday keepsakes and a bell jar.
Halloween and Dia de los Muertos (the Day of the Dead) are the perfect occasions to make jointed skeleton decorations. This easy Halloween craft looks great propped up on shelves and window sills and mixed in with your holiday décor. Materials to Make Jointed Skeleton Decorations: Black polymer clay (i.e. Fimo or Sculpey) – you […]
Halloween is—after only Christmas—the most lavishly decorated holiday of the year. Neighbors try to outdo one another; schools have costume contests; in Jaffrey, New Hampshire, the entire town turns out for the annual scarecrow parade. We take pleasure in welcoming the talents of Sherry Bruce, as she shows you how to decorate for Halloween in […]
Learn how to decoupage a collage onto wooden, craft blocks with images and words. This cute craft is assembled in a similar method to the way you would create a collage on paper. When completed, collage blocks can be lined up or stacked on a shelf They also make great centerpieces, bookends and paper weights. […]
Canvas photo prints — black and white photos transferred to canvas — are a unique alternative to hanging photos in frames. Canvas boards add texture and depth to photographs, and the transfer method used in this project leaves images looking weathered and aged, which gives the photos additional character and charm. When words are included […]
Anyone who has ever spent time searching for the perfect set of dishes knows how frustrating it can be to find exactly what you want. If you can’t locate dinnerware that suits your personal taste, try your hand at designing your own custom dishes. Not only will you end up with a set of custom […]
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Improv Sewing
Every so often, we receive cookbooks and crafting books to review, and it’s always a good day in the office when that happens. One book in particular caught my eye: Improv Sewing by Nicole Blum and Debra Immergut. I’m an enthusiastic but not terribly skilled sewer and the book was right up my alley, showing […]
When my family moved into our house years ago, I looked at the empty spaces waiting to be filled throughout our home. Being on a budget, I needed to find an economical way to decorate a house full of white walls. I knew it would be a challenge, but I rolled up my sleeves and […]
Summer vacations mean bare feet, the smell of sunscreen, catching fireflies at night, and watermelon seed fights. For me and my son, it also means camping at a place near and dear to our hearts—Hermit Island, Maine. And at the end of it all, it requires a special summer vacation memento like an ocean diorama […]