I love to use my die cuts to create home decor. While most people use their dies for paper crafting, I rarely use my dies on paper. I'm usually cutting fabric, chipboard, metal sheets, and anything else I can fit in my Sizzix! I've even used clay in my Big Shot! For this project I combined gorgeous Thinlit's flower dies with vellum to create a gorgeous, glowing centerpiece. You have to make this to see for yourself how pretty it is! Supplies used to make light up vellum flowers: … [Read more...]
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DIY Speckled Easter Eggs and Flower Centerpiece
Here's an easy to make project idea for a centerpiece that is fun to create and will last a long time! While I love fresh flowers, they wilt and fade much too soon in my opinion. To combat that problem, I used pretty paper flowers and wood eggs to create a colorful centerpiece that can be used year after year. Supplies Used: Wood eggs - 2.5 inch and 1.5 inch Paper Flowers Craft Paint Glass Bowl Step one: Paint the eggs various colors. I used a light turquoise color, two … [Read more...]
Flower Favor Boxes Tutorial at Blitsy
I have a fun, easy to make project for your over at the Blitsy blog! Click here to read all about it and watch my super short (one minute!) video tutorial. … [Read more...]
Kid’s Craft: Make Fabric Flowers
When I taught elementary and preschool, a favorite craft for mother's day or Fiesta was tissue paper flowers. The only downside to this project is how easily tissue paper tears, and that can be frustrating to kids. Here's an alternative: make the flowers with rip proof, fray proof Oly*Fun fabric. The end result is beautiful and this bouquet will last a long time. Check out my short video tutorial: This bouquet makes a great mother's day or teacher appreciation gift from kids. They … [Read more...]
How to Make an Anthropologie Inspired Flower Mirror
Make an Anthropologie inspired flower mirror using inexpensive items. I love to gawk Anthropologie's website. There is so much eye candy there! Sadly, I can usually only window shop, but that's OK with this crafty gal. When I saw this pretty flowered mirror on their site (for $128), I started thinking of how I could make my own budget version using thrifted items from Goodwill San Antonio. I'm really happy with the final product! I found my mirror at Goodwill for just 99 cents. The … [Read more...]
DIY Anthropologie Inspired Coral Flower Necklace
Spring is finally here (in Texas, at least...I know lots of you are still waiting), and I'm ready to wear accessories in fresh, bright colors. I was drawn to the "Glam" line of Styled by Tori Spelling jewelry products, and knew I wanted to make something special with the beautiful coral flower pendant. (This post first appeared at Crafts Unleashed, where I am thrilled to be part of the design team.) The flower reminded me of this gorgeous piece at Anthropologie, so I made my own knock off … [Read more...]
Make a Paper Flower Push Pin
When I saw these pretty push pins at Ballard Designs, I immediately thought, "I can make those!" So I did. I used pages from an old thesaurus, mod podge, and push pins from Dollar Tree to make them. (This post first appeared at Dollar Store Crafts, where you can find my new tutorial every Tuesday!) Supplies: Book page Mod Podge Thumb Tacks or Push pins Rhinestones To make your own paper flower push pins: Step one: Cut one inch squares from a book page. I used an old … [Read more...]
April’s CAKE Challenge: Washi Flower Pens
Aren't we all ALWAYS looking for a pen? The just seem to grow legs and walk away. But pens never appear out of nowhere...until now! This month, we will be leaving cheery pens everywhere for our CAKE activity. How fun would it be for a receptionist, teacher, or nurse to come back to his or her desk and find a sweet flower pen? Supplies: Washi tape scallop cut scissors Pens and/or pencils 1. Cut two twelve inch strips of washi tape. 2. Overlap with the sticky sides touching … [Read more...]
Make Felt Flowers!
Are you ready for more CAKE? If you missed out last month, it's not too late to join in the fun! CAKE stands for Crafty Acts of Kindness Everywhere. Let's use our crafting skills to bring smiles to strangers. Amy at One Artsy Mama and I host a month long CAKE party every month. In February, we went heartbombing! Check out some of our reader's work: Doesn't it look fun? It is! Are you ready for March's crafty act of kindness? Here's Amy to tell us more: This month, since we're headed … [Read more...]
DIY Flower Garden Pendant
Ready for part two of crafting with cabochons? On Monday I showed you how easy and pretty inexpensive it is to craft with cabochons. If you missed it, you can find it here. This pendant is a little different, so I'm sharing it separately. It's still pretty basic, so even if you're a beginning crafter it won't be too challenging. Supplies: Pendant Blank Acrylic Flowers (from Plaid Barn) E-6000 Rhinestones To make your own flower garden pendant: Step one: Place your … [Read more...]
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