Archive Category: 'Crafty Ideas'

• Happy St. Patrick’s Day {Irish Medley}: {Updated For 2010} Here are a few crafty projects, printables & ideas for St. Patrick’s Day along with some recipes and fun tidbits celebrating the luck o’ the Irish. How To Make Green Beer: Leprechaun Style Homemade Irish Cream Recipe Minty Ice Cream Shamrocks St. Patrick’s Lucky Charm Card & Envelope Printable St Patrick’s Day Bag Topper Printable Lucky Penny [...]
• Crafters Medley: 27 Neat-O Projects To Make (February 2010): Tutorial: Puffy Pouch: (As seen in picture above) What a lovely, unique little pouch to sew! Circular Needle Clutch: Nice fabric organizer to make for circular knitting needles. Cosmetic Bag Tutorial: Nice boxy shaped pouch to whip up for your cosmetics (or anything else you like). Also see this list of makeup bag patterns for more inspiration. The [...]
• Grain Sack Kitchen Towels: {DIY Design}: Today’s feature is from The Graphics Fairy with this Crafty Project – Grain Sack Kitchen Towels – DIY: This weeks project was inspired by antique European grain sacks! These are so all the rage right now, but quite pricey for the real deal, I thought it would be fun to create a project that simulated the [...]
• 20 Homemade Valentine Gifts, Projects & Decor Ideas: {Updated for 2010} Valentine’s Day doesn’t have to be commercialized, making homemade treats for loved ones is fun to do and they’re also appreciated . Here are twenty different projects and ideas perfect for Valentine’s Day gift giving and entertaining…plus more bonus ideas listed at the bottom! 20 Homemade Valentine Gifts, Projects & Decor Ideas Valentine [...]
• How To Make A Rose Jar: Gather rose leaves when dry. Spread out in a dark room on paper and sprinkle with salt. When thoroughly dry, put 1 qt. rose petals in a pan and put this mixture over them: 1 tsp. oil of cloves 1 tsp. cassia buds 1 tsp. lavender 1 Tbls. Orris root, powdered 1 oz. of any good perfume (not Lily of [...]
• Make Your Own Bookmarks: 32 Crafty Ideas & Printables: If there’s one page full of creative and gift-worthy bookmarks to keep on hand, this is the one! All kinds of free printables and crafty ways to make lovely bookmarks for yourself or as a gift. 32 Crafty & Printable Bookmarks To Make Fabric Bookmarks: Use pretty scraps of fabric to cover cardstock (with rubber cement). Super [...]
• Ice Scraper Hand Mitt: {Tutorial}: Today’s feature is from The Idea Room with this clever Ice/Snow Scraper Hand Mitt Tutorial: I realize that not all of you are living with frigid temperatures, snow and ice right now, but we are. Believe it or not, I really do love snow and snow storms! I just don’t like when I have to scrape [...]
• Crafters Medley: 27 Neat-O Projects To Make (January 2010): Like-New Shoes From Crochet Adorned: Crochet…Give your tired shoes a mini-makeover with these easy trims. Project Display Board: Sweet project using jumbo clothespins, modge podge and scraps of fabric. DIY Project Pouches: Keep projects neat and organized with these project pouches. Passport Cover Tutorial: This passport cover is not like the normal journal or paperback cover, it’s more [...]
• Wallpaper Headboard How-To: {DIY}: Today’s feature is from Etsy with this tutorial for Headboard From Wallpaper Projects: Since we’ve never found a headboard we were in love with, we spend an inordinate amount of time in the morning fluffing up our pillows to conceal as much of it as possible. Crafting one out of wallpaper opens up all kinds of [...]
• Yarn Basket Tutorial: {DIY}: Today’s feature is from Martha Stewart with this Clever Yarn Basket: This lovely yarn basket is a great portable storage unit for knitting supplies. This basket can be used for more than just holding yarn, you can also use it to keep other craft projects organized! Materials used to make this project: 1 yard of double-faced wool Two wooden [...]
• Baking Gifts: Creative Container & Filler Ideas: Container Ideas Decorative Holiday Cookie Jar Baskets: Wicker, Wire or Plastic Biscuit Tins Cannisters: Glass or Tin Wide Mouth Jars Small Bucket Decorative Holiday Plate or Platter Decorative Holiday Bowl: Ceramic, Glass or Plastic Large Mug or Tea Cup Styrofoam Trays Chip Tubes (like Pringles–good for cookies) Milk Carton: Wash clean and cover with wrapping paper Repurposed Boxes (chocolates, tea, crackers, etc.): Wrap boxes in holiday paper Cellophane Bags DIY [...]
• Crafters Medley: 36 Neat-O Projects {Holiday 2009}: Lots of last-minute inspiration for the holidays: Quick homemade gift ideas, ornaments, DIY gift wrapping, Christmas decor projects–this one’s packed with goodies and you’re sure to be inspired, enjoy! Decorator Kitchen Towels: Christmas Wrap How-To: Lovely idea for your favorite cook or baker on your Christmas list. Make a Tea Towel Calendar (with FREE Printable!): Remember those [...]
• Doily Canvas Gift Bags: {Crafty How-To}: Today’s feature is from Ashley Ann with this tutorial for making a lovely DIY Doily Canvas Bag: Here’s some ideas for using it as a Christmas gift: For a cook: fill it with cooking supplies For a gardner: fill it with gardening supplies For a teacher: lots of fake wood painted apples (I’m kidding)…maybe find out an activity they [...]
• How To Make Crock Pot Candles: Today’s feature is from Bonzai Aphrodite with this tutorial for Homemade Holidays: Crock Pot Candles: All you need is some wax, some wicks + wick bases, and some candle-holders. I used soy wax because it’s vegan and I think it makes superior quality candles (just my preference, I love soy candles!). It’s available at any craft [...]
• Gift Wrapping Tips & Ideas: The knack of doing up attractive Christmas packages always has a simple system back of it. A twist of ribbon here, loops back and forth, and a crisp multiple bow grows in the fingers. Top the bow off with a red rosebud or some silver stars and presto! You’ve got a charming git-wrapped box. It’s easy. [...]
• Pottery Barn (Like) Multipanel Mirror: {DIY}: Today’s feature is from Starter Home to Dream Home with My DIY $60 Pottery Barn Knock-off Multipanel Mirror: I have seen the “multipanel mirror” on every decorating show and in every celebrity home. I wanted it! I had to have it. But I wasn’t willing to dish out the $700 Pottery Barn was asking! I showed this [...]
• How To Make A Milk Carton Candle: I haven’t seen these or made one in years…here’s an easy to make candle that’s an old crafty favorite. I clipped this from a 1960s magazine so it’s been around for at least a few decades… How To Make A Milk Carton Candle All you do is take any size easy-opening milk carton, and drink up the [...]
• 15 Holiday Wreaths To Make: {Crafty}: Free Tutorials For Holiday Wreaths *Click pictures to visit individual tutorial page
• How-To: Mosaic Outlet Cover: Today’s feature is from DIY Ideas with this Mosaic Outlet Cover: Use this easy mosaic technique to blend outlet and switch covers with a glass-tile backsplash. If you have tile on your walls, this is a perfect way to embellish electrical outlets and lightswitch covers to accessorize the decor. This is a quick & easy project, all [...]
• 3 DIY Gift Baskets: Ideas & How-To: Today’s feature is from Sunset with 3 DIY Gift Baskets: Choose your theme: Personalized treasures, soothing relaxers, or a winter escape kit Gift baskets are a perfect way to give a personalized gift and on a budget too! Ideas for homemade gifts include: Bath scrub; Lavender sachet; Travel candle; Paperweights (with monogrammed river rocks); Handkerchief (hand stamped); Homemade [...]
• No-Slip Dishtowels: Clever Tip: Today’s feature is from Martha Stewart with this clever idea for making No-Slip Dish Towels: Hanging a dish towel from an oven door makes sense — the towel is always at the ready, and the oven’s warmth quickly dispels dampness. Here’s a way to improve on the idea, keeping the towel from slipping off. The idea is [...]
• DIY Wrap Up: 101 Gift Tags, Toppers & Wraps: Newly updated for 2009! New freebies added, dead links have been pruned. Everything you need for wrapping and presenting gifts with a little homemade flair is on this list. Enjoy! Gift Tag Printables Adorable Penguin Gift Tags: Seriously.Cute.Printables! Mitten Gift Tags and Background: The scatter of mittens was designed to be a pattern on the reverse of the [...]
• How To Make Goblet Votives: How nice would these be for the holidays! Today’s feature is from Sunset with this tutorial for How To Make Goblet Votives: Use these easy-to-follow instructions to turn old goblets and glassware into elegant votives. Easy-peasy to make these: just fill goblets with melted microwaveable soy wax (pour over a wick), allow to cool, then trim back [...]
• DIY: Pottery Barn (Like) Crafty Lazy Susan: Today’s feature is from The Crafters File Box with this clever idea for DIY: PBK Lazy Susan: I have always loved this lazy susan from Pottery Barn Kids. What I didn’t love is the price. $49? Ouch! I have thought about this long and hard and I came up with THIS idea! And can you believe [...]
• DIY: Wall Mounted Magnetic Spice Rack: Today’s feature is from The Kitchn with this tutorial for How To Make a Wall-Mounted Magnetic Spice Rack: This homemade wall-mounted spice rack David created for his kitchen. Read on for details on how he did it, and links to all the equipment you’d need to recreate this in your own kitchen. The tutorial is very basic [...]