Category: Most Popular Projects
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…
Beauty In A Light Bulb
I’ve been holding on to a few expired light bulbs with the thought that I would work with them somehow – here are a few ideas for reusing dead bulbs…
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…
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…
Creating With Clementine Crates
At this time of year, we go through a lot of clementines in our home – leaving us with a ton of left over crates. Here are a few projects you can try if you are finding yourself torn, like I am, between tossing these charming little crates and saving them…
Yarn Candy Canes
Candy canes wrapped in yarn – my new favorite project. To make these I just tied yarn to end of candy cane – leaving about 2 inches of yarn hanging out. I wrapped yarn around candy cane going up and then back down again and tied the ends together to secure and trimmed excess yarn close to the knot…
Tiny Trees
Clippings from artificial garland are stuck into wine and champagne corks to make these tiny evergreen trees…
Cutting The Deck – To Deck The Halls
One thing I always see in resale shops are decks of old playing cards. They can usually be purchased for pennies and no one seems to be buying them. I like the way they look and thought up a few tricks for using them in my holiday decorating this year…
Junk Drawer Pumpkins
This project is great for little ones – there’s no carving involved. A small pumpkin is given a face with the addition of a few screws, a button, slices of cork, rubber bands and plastic bread bag clips…
Car Crayons
When it comes to working on projects with children, sometimes the process is just as exciting as the end result. That is definitely the case with this craft. Crayons left to melt in the car take on a great new shape and are reborn as “car crayons”…
Cupcake Lights Are Sweet
I found great looking cupcake tin liners at IKEA – they reminded me of small pleated lampshades. Within minutes, I created a softer look on a strand of bulbs hanging in my garden…
Grass Table
Why create a small lawn on top of a garden table? Just because. The idea popped into my head, so I had to make it happen. I’m not sure how long it will last, but I’m into it for now…
Paintbrush Vase
Here’s a quick trick for making a one of a kind vase using rubber bands and some paintbrushes. You’ll need a lot of paintbrushes, a jar and some rubber bands…
Grapefruit Planter
My daughters love grapefruit – it’s their favorite breakfast. As I was cleaning the morning dishes – I couldn’t toss this leftover skin – the cheerful yellow color and the perfect shape reminded me of brightly colored pottery – which got me thinking…