I’m always changing up my art and color palette. After Valentine’s Day when things are all red and pink around the house and then St. Patrick’s Day when everything is green, I’m ready for some blues. This word art is easy to make using scrap pieces of thin wood, a variety of paint colors and […]
In addition to making jewelry for me to wear I am now constantly making jewelry aka charms for my planner to wear. And each month’s holidays are my inspiration. March means everything green and St. Patrick’s day. When I think of St. Patrick’s Day, I think of luck and what’s more lucky than a penny? […]
I have had this green Ball jar in my stash for quite some time but didn’t have an idea for what to make with it. Well, being that it’s time to decorate for St. Patrick’s Day, I thought I’d combine it with two of my favorite things – plants from my yard and battery powered […]
I love making quick and easy decorations for the holidays and Valentine’s Day is no exception. This cute Rustic Valentine’s Day DIY Garland is a quick and easy craft project that will add some homey romance to your home for this holiday. I recently got a set of Ranger Mica Sprays in pearlescent white, gold […]
I am always trying new materials to die cut. Today I tried die cutting leaves from my camellia tree for a leafy tree centerpiece. I used them to spell out the message “GROW.” I clipped them onto a branch with tiny clothes pins. The last element is a favorite wine bottle that has a label […]
A vintage tea cup filled with tea and topped with a custom sewn fabric coaster makes a great gift for a sweet friend. I love to buy lonely tea cups at the thrift store. You can often find really pretty ones that have lost their saucer that would make great DIY teacup crafts. Same goes […]
Recycled leather is so fun to work with. It has a classy look and is durable, which makes it an ideal material for jewelry making. It’s easy to create a modern open work and decorative edged cuff out of recycled leather along with a darling heart necklace with a bit of zipper with just a […]
Vintage doilies make a great surface to give a colorful new look to for summer and the watermelon color scheme is just perfect for the round shape of this classic home accent piece. Doilies come in such pretty patterns and sizes. They often can get a little “aged” look to them. Sometimes that works for […]
I like looking at my craft supplies as much as I like using them. This means pretty organizing and containers are a must! But as a consummate recycled crafter that means I look for ways to upcycle packaging containers that would normally be hitting the trash or recycle bin and use them to corral my […]
Are you the type of person that looks at something and can see a totally different use for it? Well, clearly I am and I’m sharing this fun repurposing of a perforated pizza tray into stitched wall art. I’ve spotted a bunch of other unusual items that incorporated stitching on them and when I pulled […]
