Mother’s Day 2015 is this coming Sunday, May 10th. Here are 8 simply charming ideas for gifts, cards and tags for that special lady. Whether you make it from scratch, or print it out, she is sure to appreciate the … Read More ...
Tutorial| How to Make Stamps
I’ve posted stamp carving tutorials before, but I think this is the first tutorial I’ve seen for carving sentiment stamps. Now you can have whatever titles or sentiments you want for your pages and other projects. You do need some … Read More ...
Top 10 Posts Week Ending May 2nd
Saturday Inspirations Week 9
I loved the patterns at the top so much! The word Play made me want to use a playful photo, and I remembered Kieran flying his kite that summer. Perfect!
The first patterned paper I saw peeking … Read More ...
A DIY Storage Tip For Studio
Turn an uninteresting cutlery drainer into a pretty, sectioned storage basket. You can easily customise this to any room in the house, just by using different colors or themes for your patterned paper. Yes, this is made with paper! You’ll … Read More ...
DIY Accordion Photo Book
Are you looking for a meaningful gift to give for Mother’s Dqay, or maybe you just want to put together a quick album too document some recent memories? try making this accordion mini-album from scratch! You can use fabric or … Read More ...
Tutorial | How to Make Washi Tape Feathers
If you love feathers and washi tape, this post is for you! These feathers are simple to make and will showcase your creativity. it’s also a great craft to do with older kids. You just need washi tape and … Read More ...
Tutorial | 15 Minute Spring Garland
Pressed for time, but still need some fresh Spring decor? You can whip up this garland using felt stickers in about 15 minutes! Drag out your stash of flet flower and leaf stickers, some baker’s twine and mini-clothespins, and get … Read More ...
Tutorial | Flower Card
Let’s keep those flower projects coming! Flowers are good at any time of year, but they really explode during spring. Deb Duty shares how to make this stamped flower card using a stamp set from Simon Says Stamp. She used … Read More ...
Freebie | Printable Watercolor Menu for Mother’s Day
Use this lovely+ watercolor menu for a Mother’s Day lunch, or for any party this Spring! You can customize the JPG file in Photoshop or an online tool like PicMonkey or Canva, and add the details of your menu. Pair … Read More ...
Tutorial | Scrapbook Paper Covered Pencils + Printable
Looking for sweet and simple teacher’s gifts? Here’s a neat idea from The Casual Craftlete and The Crafting Chicks. They show you how to cover pencils with patterned paper, and gift them in a coordinating pencil tin. The circle gift … Read More ...
Tutorial | Embroider a Scrapbook Background
The Paper Curator shows how simple it is to add a custom touch to a scrapbook page with an embroidered background. First you sketch your desired pattern, in her case diamonds, then punch holes, and finally stitch it up! Such … Read More ...
Freebie | Mother’s Day Gift Tags
Top off your Mother’s Day gifts with free printable gift cards from A Joyful Riot. You can get them in three different designs, and they come with embellishment tags too. Print the PDF on cardstock and cut out, and you’re … Read More ...
Tutorial | Garden Seed Envelope Gift
Give flower seeds in handmade envelopes! This is a super sweet idea for sending a thoughtful gift to a gardener friend, or someone who wants to try out gardening. Heather shares how to make these seed envelopes using an original … Read More ...
Tutorial | Cupcake Holder Flowers
Michelle from Elegance and Enchantment shares how she made these delightful peony flowers from cupcake holders and Styrofoam spheres . She followed instructions that she found at Lia Griffith, and made the flowers for her monthly creative challenge. Michelle … Read More ...