Category: Crafts

  • A Free Coloring Page for You

    A Free Coloring Page for You

    Coloring pages. They’re everywhere these days, right? At Christmas, I was laughing over the cartoon where the kid is oohing over their new laptop and the mom is jumping for joy because she was given a coloring book. Real life, folks. Is this where I admit I prefer a blank sketchbook and gel pens? But…

  • Make a Little Bird Bookmark

    Make a Little Bird Bookmark

    Last year I made this little bird bookmark as a gift for my mom and it turned out so sweetly. I had a similarly designed bookmark that was plastic and wondered if watercolor paper would produce a similar result. I happened to have several scraps of watercolor paper left over from another project so decided…

  • How to Make a Paper Doll Card

    How to Make a Paper Doll Card

    A few weeks ago, I was clicking around Pinterest when I came across a picture of a sweet little illustration that was made with a black pen and a scrap of fabric. It was such a simple concept and of course, being a card-lover I had to give it a try. I made a few…

  • Budget-Friendly Gifts He’ll Love

    Budget-Friendly Gifts He’ll Love

    Ah, Valentine’s Day. It conjures up expectations for ah-mazing gifts like few other holidays, doesn’t it? But what’s a girl to do when she wants to give her sweetheart something special but is living in the reality of a teeny-tiny gift budget? I don’t talk about our debt journey very much on this blog but…

  • How to Paint on Fabric

    How to Paint on Fabric

    Learn how to paint on fabric with this simple tutorial! I’ve been wanting to make another doll for my daughter for a while now. I made an embroidered pillow doll for her first birthday, meant to make one for her second (and didn’t) and was determined to get one finished for her third birthday. That…

  • Inspired by Flow Magazine: Ideas for Cards & Art

    Inspired by Flow Magazine: Ideas for Cards & Art

    Get inspired by Flow magazine with these creative ideas for cards and art! Love this creative prompt! I’ll be filling up my art journal with these!  I’ve mentioned Flow magazine on this blog before—one of my sisters gifted me their Book For Paper Lovers for my birthday last June. For Christmas, I happened upon the…

  • How to Make Clay Ornaments

    How to Make Clay Ornaments

    I’ve been wanting to make clay ornaments since I first started playing with air-dry clay last spring, but have been putting it off. Don’t ask me why—I’ve never had a problem making ornaments at non-Christmasy times of the year. But for whatever reason, I procrastinated until I realized I needed to get with it because…

  • The Easiest Christmas Name Cards Ever

    The Easiest Christmas Name Cards Ever

    Can you believe Christmas is next week? Even with the Christmas tree up and afternoons spent making little gifts (like this hot chocolate mix – yum!), I still don’t feel ready. This week, I’m planning to take some time to sit down and think about what we’ll do during vacation. Sometimes a couple of moments…

  • DIY Gift Tags

    DIY Gift Tags

    Back in the day, my mom and sisters and I would head out the day after Christmas to stock up on gift tags, wrapping paper, and ornaments. And to get a coffee and a treat because that’s how we do things. What’s kind of ironic is though we haven’t been able to get back to…

  • Two Ways to Make a Bead Garland

    Two Ways to Make a Bead Garland

    This year I decided to dress up an older wreath by adding miniature houses to it. After that, it only seemed fitting to complete the look with a miniature bead garland. I’ve made a couple bead projects on the blog before (like this bracelet and this necklace) but had never attempted a garland before. It’s…