Crafts category

  • Weekend Eye Candy

    The forecasters are predicting a particularly cold, snowy long winter for those of us in the Northern states. That means it’ll be a tough time for the birds, so why not make them a place to grab...
    Dec 03, 2011 2 Comments

  • Iron Craft Challenge #48 – Square Dowel Wreath

    This week’s Iron Craft challenge was to make a wreath. I have a couple wreaths to make on my list, so I was looking forward to this one. The one I decided to try was based on one I saw recently ...
    Nov 30, 2011 2 Comments

  • My First Craft Fair – The Prep

    This weekend I will be in my first craft fair ever, Snap*Crafted*Pop! I’ve never done a fair before mainly because I don’t usually make things in what I would consider quantity enough to f...
    Nov 29, 2011 5 Comments

  • Weekend Eye Candy

    Just incase you are all wondering, here’s a few things you can make me for Christmas 😉 This button bowl by Iñigo Cañedo, seen on designboom, was made by carefully gluing buttons around a mo...
    Nov 26, 2011 2 Comments

  • Iron Craft Challenge #47 – Christmas Ornament Coasters

    This week for Iron Craft we were challenged to make something that could be used on our dining room or kitchen table. Inspired by some of the interesting felt coasters I’ve seen around the inter...
    Nov 23, 2011 2 Comments

  • Weekend Eye Candy

    This week I’m looking at handmade supplies to help make more handmade things… Oh, I think every crafter needs a hot glue gun holster for their craft space! This one from Barb’s Litt...
    Nov 19, 2011 1 Comment

  • Project – Lego Soap

    Jenny over at A Mom and 2 Things and I both live in homes where legos are loved by kids and husbands alike, so we thought it would be fun to make Lego shaped soap using our Lego ice cube trays. We wer...
    Nov 14, 2011 52 Comments

  • Weekend Eye Candy

    Let’s wrap things up this weekend…and by that I mean let’s look us some cute ideas for wrapping gifts. Perfect for the geek in your life, woven paper space invaders for gift tags. Mi...
    Nov 12, 2011 No Comments

  • Iron Craft Challenge #45 – Minimalist Turkey Candle

    This week’s theme for Iron Craft is fall, which here in the States makes a lot of us think of Thanksgiving. Thanksgiving for most of us means turkey. I’ve had this idea for a minimalist tu...
    Nov 09, 2011 10 Comments

  • Tree Skirts Admired

    If taking on a full blown quilt (or quilt size project) seems like too much before the holidays, then maybe a tree skirt is more manageable. Here are some that I was admiring. This from Ashley at Fil...
    Nov 08, 2011 2 Comments