Category: Crafts

  • How to Make a Harvest Moon {Craft}

    How to Make a Harvest Moon {Craft}

    Want to learn how to make a harvest moon? This craft is beautiful and so simple to make you can even invite the kids to try it out. Last summer I discovered the wonderful world of water soluble markers. Up until then, I had been using markers like I thought they were supposed to be…

  • Mixed Media Sun Journal

    Mixed Media Sun Journal

    This mixed media sun journal includes paint and decoupage glue provided by DecoArt as a part of their Blogger Outreach Program. The tutorial and opinions provided are my own. At the beginning of the school year, I bought a stack of composition books while they were on sale, knowing I could turn them into art…

  • How to Make an Inspiration Board

    How to Make an Inspiration Board

    This week we will be making an inspiration board for The Creative Play Challenge. You can do this by decorating a cork board or you can also make a miniature inspiration board in an art journal or sketchbook. I made an art journal version here, if you’d like to take a peek. The goal here…

  • Sewn Watercolor Cards Guest Post

    Sewn Watercolor Cards Guest Post

    Good morning, everyone! I’m thrilled to be over at The Crafty Blog Stalker this morning sharing a new card-making tutorial. I recently bought this sewing machine and have been having so much fun trying simple projects so I can get to know how it works. Coming from someone who has had somewhat of a fear…

  • How to Faux Hand Letter a Quote

    How to Faux Hand Letter a Quote

    Today in The Creative Play Challenge we’re going to faux hand letter a quote. Before you get nervous about the concept of hand lettering (“But I have horrible handwriting!”), let me tell you a little secret. Hand lettering doesn’t have to be perfect. Yes, there are artists and graphic designers who make a living carefully…

  • How to Update a Kid’s Lamp

    How to Update a Kid’s Lamp

    I received Deco Art paint as a part of their Blogger Outreach Program for this post. However, the project idea and views expressed are my own. If I had known updating my daughter’s Winnie-the-Pooh lamp was this easy, I probably wouldn’t have waited for as long as I did. I borrowed it from her room…

  • Play with Watercolors!

    Play with Watercolors!

    For today’s Creative Play Challenge, we’re going to play with watercolors. One of the things I like most about watercolors is that there is such a low barrier to entry. A child can make fun splotches of color, an artist can paint intricate paintings, and everyone in between can have fun. Our goal this week…

  • DIY: Pumpkin Cork Board

    DIY: Pumpkin Cork Board

    Today’s guest post is by Clarissa from The View from Here, and she is sharing a tutorial about how to make a pumpkin cork board. I love how you can make one of these now and have it around all through the fall. Read on so you can learn how to make your own! Thanks…

  • How to Send a BOO in the Mail

    How to Send a BOO in the Mail

    This shop has been compensated by Collective Bias, Inc. and its advertiser, Mars, Incorporated. All opinions are mine alone. #SpookyTreats #CollectiveBias Have you heard of the Halloween “You’ve Been BOOed” tradition? I thought I’d put my own twist on it and show you how I’m sending a BOO in the mail this year. If you’re…

  • Make Your Own Artist Powerup Rewards Cards

    Make Your Own Artist Powerup Rewards Cards

    Artist Powerup Rewards Cards might just be the key to getting out of the creative doldrums! They’re also just plain FUN to make! Welcome to our second week of The Creative Play Challenge! This week we’re going to be making Artist Powerup Cards. Maybe you’re thinking, “What in the WORLD is an Artist Powerup card?”…