Give your eggs a nice, aged looked with our crackle eggs tutorial. Learn how to paint and apply crackle to create small or large cracks in your eggs. With the first day of Spring just a few weeks off, it’s time to start thinking about spring crafts. And what says spring more than eggs… the …
Over the years we have helped Britta, the matriarch of our wee gnome family, decorate for the holidays. Here are a few of the Gnome Valentines Crafts we have shared. Hope you find something your gnomes will like! In many ways gnomes are just like you and me. They love a beautiful home and they …
Today we are going to learn how to make a beautiful button heart picture using buttons from your stash. Although the timing is perfect if you’d like to make a gift for someone for Valentine’s Day, it will also look smashing left up on your walls all year long. I began by drawing a rather …
Here is a collection of Valentine Craft ideas in bright colors and natural materials. We love all these colorful Valentine hearts and enjoy how they are made with a variety of materials including fabric, felt, paper, wool roving, and yarn. my felt forest of hearts by revlie Create a felt forest of hearts by making a stash …
Here is a fun and fast little Valentine craft project to do with the kids: Tissue Paper Stained Glass Hearts. They are fun to make and will brighten up your window even on a gloomy winter day. This post was originally published on: Jan 21, 2010 @ 07:59. Valentine Craft Stained Glass Heart Materials: Tissue Paper …
For Valentine’s Day we made a plethora of puffy hearts as our Valentine craft. These sweet heart ornaments would make a lovely Valentine for teachers, friends, or relatives… or hang a bunch together as an adorable, colorful, wall hanging. This Valentine Heart Ornament post was originally published on Feb 11, 2014 @ 08:24. It is fun …
I have always been a lover of children’s books. Of course I loved them as a child, but I also continued to collect them as a teen and young adult. By the time my children came along I already had an impressive collection of children’s books… then the fun really began. All the opportunities to …
If you plan to knit or crochet gifts for Easter… yep… I said Easter… it really isn’t too early to start planning. There are a handful of animals that make us of think of Easter and Spring… wee bunnies, peeping chicks, and of course, cuddly lambs. Today we are sharing a collection of some of …
Tucking away all my holiday decorations is always a bittersweet experience. On one hand I’m ready to return my house, and my life, to some semblance of order after the chaos of the season, but on the other hand my house can feel so drab after the colorful decorations are stowed away for next year. …
Here is another free felt Christmas ornament in our Santa’s Workshop Applique Collection. Teddy Bears are a part of childhood and look lovely on the tree! These ornaments were based on our Santa’s Workshop Teddy Bear Applique which can be found HERE. I made them two different ways. The first ornament has a border around the design …
As you know, this year Michelle and I have been busy making new ornaments for her tree. Because of children and dogs… mainly 1 furry beast that goes by the name of Fargo… she decided not to put any of her breakables on the tree this year. Instead, she put up all the “safe” ornaments, …
Create beautiful Paper Fan Angels with just a piece of paper, a small bead, and some twine. It only takes minutes to make a heavenly host for your tree! I remember the first time I made Paper Fan Angels. I was in the third grade and my teacher, Miss Hayes, was this crazy craft person. …
