Crafts category

  • IC #9 – Underwater Pizza Box

    Our challenge was to make something in or around a box. I had the idea to make a diorama. But the important part was that my 3 year old was to be an integral part of the project. This is a box that we...
    May 08, 2012 1 Comment

  • Iron Craft Challenge #9 – Shoebox Ribbon Organizer

    For Iron Craft challenge #9,  we were asked to think inside the box, creating something from a box or creating our own box. I struggled with this one much more than I thought I would. I had a few ide...
    May 08, 2012 No Comments

  • Weekend Eye Candy

    Just random things that caught my eye this week… Oh, I love this clever way of using Perler Beads to create a bowl from Chameleon Girls. It looks like art glass in the pictures. I was in NYC l...
    May 05, 2012 No Comments

  • Project – Marimekko Inspired Sneakers

    I am a big fan of Marimekko and their colorful Scandinavian designs. In the last year or so they partnered with Converse (another of my favorite things) to create a line of patterned sneakers. I’...
    May 03, 2012 15 Comments

  • Weekend Eye Candy

    A B C D E F G H I….. Stenciled linen pillow from Wit & Whistle. Moss letter from Teresa’s Plants. Monogrammed Christmas ornaments from Laurmelas House. Cork letters from Honey Bee ...
    Apr 28, 2012 No Comments

  • Weekend Eye Candy

    I remember making pom-poms as a kid on a homemade cardboard ring. Seems like they are everywhere in the crafting world these days. Pom-pom flowers from Country Living. I think the whole staging here ...
    Apr 21, 2012 No Comments

  • Project – By-Your-Side Ironing Board

    One day not too long ago, I was over at Jenny‘s sewing up some Project Project Runway designs when I noticed her ad hoc ironing board. She would set up a wooden tv table next to her chair, cover...
    Apr 16, 2012 11 Comments

  • Weekend Eye Candy

    Really, black will always be the new black… Turn those wooden blocks your kids no longer play with into a clever key holder like this one from Etsy shop Blue Bird Heaven. This felt flower by H...
    Apr 14, 2012 No Comments

  • Project – Pick Me Up Basket

    I put together a package of goodies to bolster a friend up. The basket is cheerful and bright. Mine is specifically because my friend lost her job (grrr). But  it could easily translate to be used f...
    Apr 13, 2012 3 Comments

  • Project – Mixed Media Bracelet

    I’ve been very attracted to all the mixed media bracelets I’ve been seeing lately. There is something I like about the hard metal mixed with soft yarns, threads and strings. It feels like ...
    Apr 12, 2012 1 Comment