When you’re a crafter, it seems like every day is Earth Day because we’re always trying to use what we have in different ways and make our everyday more beautiful. With that in mind, here on actual Earth Day, I thought I’d share a few ideas for reusing/upcycling common household materials either to aid in your art making and organization ... Read More »
This week’s Iron Craft challenge was to make something from a country other than your own. When I went to the library by myself last week I was casting about for something cool to craft, and I settled on origami, which is maybe a little obvious, but it’s something I always wanted to try. I decided to start simple, since ... Read More »
The Iron Craft Challenge for this week was to craft something with or inspired by Peeps. I already knit a Peep Rabbit this year, and I was planning to knit a chick. I had the yarn, and I took it with me to BlissDom and … didn’t knit a stitch. Surprise, surprise. So I decided to do something just a ... Read More »
My sister-in-law is amazingly great at picking presents for the Bit and me. Her job is working with preschools and early childhood education programs, so she knows all the best toys, great books and whatnot to get the Bit, but she also manages to do pretty well picking goodies for me, too. This year, it was all about the art ... Read More »
My daughter is already home from school for winter break, and it’s freaking me out a little bit. But it was nice that I got to create some little gifts for her classmates and teacher before the rush of the holidays was fully upon us. I made two little things for the kids that your kids might like, too, if ... Read More »
This was one of the ideas I had for a greeting card, but as I mentioned, I don’t really send greeting cards, but I do give presents, so I decided to attach this little snowman to a gift tag instead. This is a crazy-simple project, really cute and fast. The longest part is waiting for the glue to dry. You’ll ... Read More »
I don’t know why it is that I have about a million ideas for holiday cards in my head. I’m sure it’s the influence of Pinterest. I don’t even send holiday cards. (I say that’s because if you feel compelled to send someone a card you should do it, not because it’s the holidays but because you want to. It’s ... Read More »
Over the past few weeks while I was finishing up writing my book (!), I saw all the beautiful colors on the trees and was afraid I was going to miss fall entirely. I did miss a lot of the good weather (though I did take some time to enjoy, even in the busiest parts, which I’ll talk more about ... Read More »
It’s no secret that I love crafting in all its forms. I make stuff for my kid, stuff for me (occasionally). I make stuff for a living (at least in part). I love to make gifts when I have time, and I like to make cards. But. I came across some crafting this morning in a place I didn’t expect ... Read More »
Of all the things I got in my goodie bag from EK Success at the Craft Gossip Fork & Talk meetup, one of the ones I was most excited to try was a large flower punch (it’s the EK Tools Scallop Frame Large Punch, to be exact, and retails for $16.49). The shape is really awesome and I had lots ... Read More »
Our Daily Craft Helping women create every day