After our crazy winter, it might seem hard to believe that Spring is just around the corner, but it is! We also have an early Easter this year. If you haven’t started any spring crafts yet, our Easter Egg Window Art may well be your perfect first project. Easy to do and with such beautiful …
Seasons & Holidays
Stacked Wool Felt Christmas Tree Ornament
I found a cute stacked wool felt Christmas tree ornament at a store a few years ago. When people see it, all my friends and family all assume I made it. Although I didn’t make that one, I have always intended to create a similar pattern. Today I’m sharing my version of the Stacked Wool …
Ribbon Candy Felt Ornament Pattern
This ribbon candy felt ornament with wooden beads came to be because I had a bunch of 1 inch wide felt strips left over from my paper inspired felt onion ornaments. I also had a stash of wooden beads left over from our felt tree garland project. Ribbon Candy Felt Ornament Materials wool felt ruler …
Cut Away Window Felt Ornaments Tutorial
These Cut Away Window Felt Ornaments are a fun craft for adults and kids alike. With just two simple stitches, a bit of craft glue, and a small amount of wool felt, you can play with different shapes to make a bunch of different Cut Away Window Felt Ornaments. Cut Away Window Felt Ornaments Materials …
Paper Strip Inspired Felt Ornaments
Here is another easy-to-make felt ornament that was inspired by the popular paper strip ornaments. My girls had a dance convention last weekend and I had lots of sitting around time to get some crafting done. It had to be easy and not require a lot of concentration or supplies. I pre-cut a bunch of …
Wool Felt Christmas Ornament Accordion Ball Pattern
This simple wool felt Christmas ornament pattern is easy and fun to make. It mimics a traditional honeycomb folded paper decoration. Play with different color combinations to make fun patterns or use a single color for a simplistic look. Wool Felt Christmas Ornament Accordion Ball Materials wool felt embroidery floss to match jar lid or …
Autumn Leaves Craft – Black Glue Resist
Few things make me as happy as an autumn landscape… unless, of course, it is a huge pile of fall leaves to frolic in with wee ones or dogs! Our Autumn Leaves Craft brings the beauty of autumn colors indoors using a technique that is new to many people… black glue resist. This is a …
Paper Bird Mobile Tutorial
Last week… or was it two or even three weeks ago now… I made 18 paper birds in a rainbow of colors. I finally got a chance to turn them into a mobile. Since I don’t know where I’m going to hang them yet, I took them outside to a handy-dandy, already installed hook, to …
Paper Bird Ornaments
With just a stack of rainbow origami paper, card stock paper, and glue, you can create a flock of beautiful paper bird ornaments! Whether you make one of these sweet paper bird ornaments… hmmm… I mean “tweet” paper bird ornaments… or a whole flock, I am sure they will capture your heart. Of course, making …
Easter Bunny Bark via Sally’s Baking Addiction
Even if you don’t have a white thumb… the baking counterpart to a gardener’s green thumb… you can still make something delicious to bring with you to this year’s Easter celebration! Easter Bunny Bark is a fun variation of a basic chocolate bark candy. Have I ever mentioned my favorite food blog is Sally’s Baking Addition? I …
Two Wrongs Make a Right for these Crocheted Bunnies
There is an old adage… “Two wrongs don’t make a right”… but in this case, strangely they do! I tend to tell people that I do not crochet. The truth is, I can crochet, it’s just that I don’t feel nearly as confident crocheting as I do knitting. As I have mentioned many times, Grandma Pearl taught …
Dot Painting on Wooden Eggs Tutorial
Just imagine a basket full of these “country garden” dot painting on wooden eggs. Easy to do with fun results. Paint one or an entire basket full! Same eggs with extra dots added after I though I was done. I actually like them both ways. Over the years I have decorated MANY eggs. There has …