Crafts category

  • Project – Creepy Trees

    As I promised here is the tutorial to make the creepy trees I used in my Graveyard Terrariums. It’s a little tricky to get the hang of wrapping the floral tape when you first start making these...
    Oct 05, 2011 4 Comments

  • Iron Craft Challenge #40 – Graveyard Terrarium

    This week for Iron Craft we were to create something using bottles or jars. I’d been playing with making creepy trees for Halloween terrariums and thought a mason jar would make for a great vess...
    Oct 05, 2011 16 Comments

  • Weekend Eye Candy

    This week I was attracted to a lot of great things for boys… I saw this rug/car play mat on Pinterest, but can not figure out where it is from. As the aunt of 6 boys I’m wondering if this...
    Oct 01, 2011 No Comments

  • Weekend Eye Candy

    Pretty inspirations that caught our eye this week… Wine Bottle Lights from Wit & Whistle Lunchbag or small craft tote from Pink Penguin Rose Pillow from Alisa Burke Candles Cardigan ...
    Sep 24, 2011 3 Comments

  • Iron Craft Challenge #35 – Jane Austen Rings

    This week for Iron Craft Susi challenged us to make something from books. I knew I wanted to do something with words or quotes, but had no idea what. My first thought was to scan a favorite passage fr...
    Aug 31, 2011 6 Comments

  • Project – Potted Button Trees

    Last week as part of the UFO challenge for Iron Craft, I finished one of these potted button trees that I had been sitting for almost a year. I promised I would share the pattern with all of you this ...
    Aug 22, 2011 23 Comments

  • Tooting My Own Horn

    I’m so excited I had to share the news with all of you. This year’s issue of Better Homes and Gardens Holiday Crafts is out and I have a project in it! Some of you may have seen the littl...
    Aug 08, 2011 13 Comments

  • Iron Craft Challenge #31 – Snowflake Gift Ornaments

    This week for Iron Craft we were asked to sculpt something. I have taken pottery and clay classes and know there isn’t a sculptor in me, but I remember having fun making salt dough ornaments as ...
    Aug 03, 2011 21 Comments

  • S’more Fimo Please

    We play with play dough quite a bit here at Casa Cornish. I considered just documenting one of those episodes, and leaving it at that.  But I got an idea into my craw, and it called out to be done. M...
    Aug 03, 2011 3 Comments

  • Button Bracelet

    Last week, I made button rings that were inspired by a couple of the other Iron Crafters’ projects from the button challenge. Well, I was also inspired by the button bracelet made by QAMom that ...
    Aug 01, 2011 17 Comments