Woo hoo! Time for Round Two of my friendly craft war. Thanks to everyone who voted in round one. The winner is.....the vinyl record side table! Congrats! You can see the winning project HERE.As I mentioned the other day, if you're in the San Antonio area, come craft with me at Goodwill San Antonio's first ever craft war! It's being held on Thursday, July 24th, from 7 to 8:30 p.m. at the Goodwill Store at Bitters Road and U.S. 281 (13311 San … [Read more...]
Craft Wars at Goodwill
I love to craft with thrifted items! Not only is it budget friendly, it's fun to give new life to something old. As a Goodwill San Antonio blogger, I've shared several tutorials on how to craft with thrift store finds. Keep reading to learn about an upcoming Goodwill Craft War and to cast your vote for Round One of my friendly craft battle.If you're in the San Antonio area, come craft with me at Goodwill San Antonio's first ever craft war! It's being held on Thursday, July … [Read more...]
Make Personalized Super Hero Party Invitations and Favors
I love to make my own party items, but it can be challenging to find time to party plan AND craft everything. Here's my secret to saving time: use printable labels from my sponsor Online Labels to save time and make the job easier! For this month's Crafty Hangouts video I'll be showing you how I made these fun, personalized superhero themed invitations and favors for my son's third birthday party. How fun is this super hero party invitation? My son could not stop giggling about "Super … [Read more...]
DIY Dollar Store Carnival Games
Whether you're looking to keep your kids busy for the summer or planning a carnival for a community event, the dollar store is a great place to visit for ideas. My four kids birthdays are in a row (July, August, September and October!) so I need party game ideas that are economical and entertaining. Here are some carnival games I have used at our parties. (See more party game ideas here.) (This post first appeared at Dollar Store Crafts, where you can find my new tutorial every … [Read more...]
Make a Musical Cupcake Gift
I'm on a "kawaii" kick this week! The first word I learned when I lived in Japan was "kawaii". It means "cute". On Monday, I showed you how to make a decoden mason jar. Now I have another Japanese inspired craft.My admiration for this fun style lead to this idea: a musical felt cupcake! This felt gift is easy to make, and when you push down on the candle, it plays "Happy Birthday". This would be a cute way to top a birthday present, or maybe leave on … [Read more...]
Make Your Own Decoden Mason Jar
Do you decoden? If you're not familiar with the term, it's a craft from Japan that is the art of decorating with trinkets. Basically, more is better! I lived in Japan for three years, and fell in love with the culture and, especially, all things crafty. I love the over the top nature of decoden, and I'm so excited to finally find decoden making products here in the USA, exclusively at Michael's craft stores! Mod Podge Collage Clays are perfect for decoden … [Read more...]
Preview: Drizzle Paint
I've shown you how to make cabochons with Collage Clay and how to make 3D embellishments with Mod Molds and melt sticks. Now it's time to decorate your cute trinkets! Drizzle Paint is perfect for this job. Drizzle Paints are kind of like royal icing. The dry to a pretty, shimmery glaze. The fine tip of the applicator makes it easy to add tiny details. Vanilla, Strawberry, Chocolate....I mean white, red, brown, and pink are some of the available colors. Of course, you can also … [Read more...]
How to Make 3-D Embellishments with Mod Melts
Plaid has a fun new line of Mod Melts molds and colored sticks! I showed you how to use Mod Melts in this post, and now I'm going to show you how I used the new products to make three dimensional cabochons with Mod Melts! Make the embellishment as you normally would, by heating the stick in a low temp glue gun and filling the mold. When the first shape has cooled, remove it from the mold. Make a second shape, and immediately place the first cabochon on top of the second one. You can … [Read more...]
Preview: Collage Clay from Plaid
Plaid Crafts has wowed me again with their new Mod Molds, and they've added lots of goodies to this line. Today I'm giving you a preview of one of the most exciting new additions to their product line: collage clay!This light weight clay can be used lots of different ways. You dispense it like you would with icing, and when it dries it is extremely light, with a consistency that reminds me of a meringue cookie. There are many ways to use the collage clay, and in this post … [Read more...]
Easiest Bracelet DIY Ever
This may be the simplest way to make your own jewelry! Keep reading to learn the simplest bracelet DIY ever! I was excited to find this new jewelry collection in the "Just Added" section at Consumer Crafts because it seems like such a simple way to easily change and update your jewelry. I ordered several pieces so I can change my bracelet whenever I like. Just slide the pieces onto the band. Yes, it's that easy! These are the pieces I used to make my bracelet. I like that you … [Read more...]
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