Category: Holidays
Crafting With Gaffers Tape
Here’s a simple vase you can make in minutes and the kids can help. Gaffers tape is a vinyl coated cloth tape – I bought mine at Blick for around $8.00 a roll…
Lunch Bag Nests
Nests are easily made from regular paper lunch bags – kids love to make these. You will need 3 lunch bags to make one nest…
Different DIY Easter Baskets
A resale shop basket (picked up for $1.00) is covered in canvas, painted and appliqued to make a hip Easter basket for my 10-year-old. Using neon spray fabric paint, I quickly gave the canvas a graffiti style application. I added foil letter stickers, sprayed with paint and then removed them…
Cooking Up Something Different For A Spring Centerpiece
I love a centerpiece that grabs attention and gets a reaction…
DIY Green Glassware
My kids like it when I put a funky twist on the everyday items we use and I like to keep things interesting – so, this idea was a hit with all of us. Modern milk and cookies – ginger ale bottles are reused as glassware & butter cookies are stacked onto straws…
Plastic Egg Garland
Plastic Easter eggs are strung together to make an easy Easter garland. These are so simple to make, just open the egg, place a thin yarn, string or thread inside and snap shut.
Apple Bombs
Acid green Spider Mums are placed in green apple vases for an explosive centerpiece. Arrangements like this are quick, inexpensive and fresh.
Cupcake Liner Gift Toppers
10 cupcake liners, a stapler, a pair of scissors and a few minutes are all you need to make this simple gift topper.
Back Pocket Valentine
The back pocket from a pair of jeans is used to make this Valentine’s Day gift bag. To make this, I cut out the back pocket from a pair of jeans (leaving the back attached) and inserted a piece of cardboard to give the bag support…
Cardboard Gift Tags
The arrival of my husband’s new bass amp has provided me with an enormous corrugated box to work with. I’ve been hooked on embroidery these days – so I couldn’t resist using the cardboard to stitch up some gift tags for Valentine’s Day.
The “I Dig You” Chocolate Bar Envelope
A chocolate bar is wrapped in an embroidered paper bag envelope to make a sweet and thoughtful Valentine…
Clothespin Planter
Children love crafts that are simple, turn out well and can serve as a suitable gift for Mom – this craft is all of that. To make this you will need: a tuna fish can (I used a 5 ounce size), clothespins, construction paper and a small plant or flower arrangement…
Valentine Candle Craft
This Valentine’s Day, dress up inexpensive candle tins to give as a burning reminder of your love! These make great Valentine’s Day gifts for teachers too – have your kids help.
You Can Sew A Can
This Valentine’s Day project makes a fun and unusual gift.To make this just paint a can with a few coats of latex paint, pierce a design into the surface using a hammer and nail and pull embroidery thread through the holes with a needle…
Clothespin Heart Wreath
This is a wonderful project for children – it is super easy. You can pick up bags of clothespins at your local home improvement store, dollar store or supermarket…