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Category: Crafts & Projects
Crafts – An assortment of household and garden craft tutorials. There is a little bit of this and a little bit of that.
Tutorials for flower garden crafts, outdoor holiday decor, furniture, and additional ways to make your yard, deck, and patios enjoyable. Variety of garden crafts, backyard projects, and crafts.
Oh, hello there, dear friends! Picture this: it’s a balmy summer evening in late July, the sun dipping low over a tranquil forest stream, painting everything in soft shades of blue. That’s the exact feeling...
Enjoy this set of vintage postcards it is a set of 15 printable cards to create wonderful pocket stuffers for junk journals. Well, at least that is what I will be using them for. But,...
Hello! I hope you are enjoying the summer weather and getting a chance to spend time with family and friends. Today, I wanted to share a project I have been working on, these adorable Alice...
Junk Journal / Scrapbooking > Foraging, Recipes & Art Creating black walnut ink for drawing or journaling is a fun and eco-friendly way to explore artistic expression.
Making elderberry ink can be a do-it-yourself project. The process involves collecting ripe elderberries, extracting their juice, and combining it with a binder and other ingredients. The ink is then strained and bottled for use.
Over the summer I created an Adobe project, where I shared pictures detailing my newfound hobby of pressing flowers with the public. I had a link that went to the DIY flower press instructions on...
Lavender is a scent that reminds me of summer. If you grow lavender in your flower garden and sit outside, that heavenly scent will drift in and out of your seating area. I find the...
Printable Bathroom Wall Art I was looking for some cute framed sayings to add to my bathroom decor and I really didn’t like anything I came across in the stores. I decided to make my...
Because every occasion deserves a touch of delight, wrapped up The sky’s the limit when you create a gift basket. You can purchase smaller go-together items, relatively cheap, and package them together, to make a perfect...
Birdseed Ornament Recipe This birdseed ornament recipe is simple! Just follow the recipe and the next day you have sweet treat for your birds. The ornaments would make wonderful holiday gifts for friends and family...
How To Cut A Metal Can For Jewelry and Crafts While walking through a local craft fair my daughter and I had seen jewelry and keychains made from recycles aluminum cans. We decided at that...
How to Make Scrabble Tile Photo Necklaces I found a Scrabble tile necklace at a craft show that I HAD to know how to make them for myself. They used a photo on their pendant and...
Shower Jellies Recipe My daughter is addicted to shower jellies. However, they were becoming a large expense when we had to order them from a large, well-known company. We made a video for her last...
How to Recycle an Old Record Into a Basket or Bowl Over the summer I was able to get a few old records for 10 cents a piece at a local garage sale. Being an...
Smores in a Jar Homemade and from the heart. That is what the holidays are about. Use my smores in a jar recipe below and have a cute gift on hand for drop-in guests. The...
Hand Stamped Penny Earrings The first hand stamped penny earrings design that I made was titled “Heads or Tails Either Way You’re A Winner.” They sold pretty well on Etsy, extremely well at craft fairs and...
Survivor Theme Party Game Challenges I racked my brain and turned to the Internet for ideas. I scoured the Internet looking for games to purchase. I came up empty-handed. So, I knew that I was...
How to Make Rhubarb Leaf Garden Stepping Stones You have seen them at all the craft fairs and garden centers, huge leaf-shaped birdbaths and stepping stones. Learn how to make rhubarb leaf garden stepping stones...
Tile adds beauty, durability and value to any home. This mosaic tiled back splash is low cost but very time consuming, allow an entire week of on and off work. This was my first home...
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