Create an easy beach-inspired art piece using seashells, paint, and a canvas. This beginner-friendly craft is inexpensive, customizable, and perfect for coastal decor, summer crafting, or a relaxing girls’ craft night. Here’s what you’ll need: Supplies:– a canvas (we used an 8×10 from the Dollar Tree)– a bag of coastal shells (also from the Dollar […]
Doesn’t everyone need a jar to keep their mummys in? No? Just me? I thought everyone had a mummy jar. Well, it’s high time you get on board and make one for yourself. This is quite a fun project and will bring smiles all around, which is always a good thing. Here’s what you need: […]
A couple of years ago I thought it was time for Christy to teach me how to make a wreath. Even though Christmas is my favorite holiday, I wanted to make a fall wreath. I’m pretty sure I was thinking ‘Fall feels less intimidating than Christmas’ which definitely influenced my decision. We had just started […]
Do you love yarn? Here is a simple, fun way to use yarn … let’s make pom poms! I know there are ways to make these without any gadgets, but I have a fun little tool I like to use. This is the set I got at Michaels, but I’m sure you can find them […]
We love a yarn project around here, so let’s make a pom pom wreath! This project can be as simple or as elaborate as you wish. We added some things we already had in the craft room, so go ahead and be creative with what you already have around. First of all we made some […]
Christy loves the shabby chic look, and she loves to up-cycle/recycle as opposed to just purchasing something already finished. So … let’s turn this plain old piece of barn wood into a shabby chic piece of decor. We (and by “we”, I mean Christy) found some nice pieces of wood at a barn sale, and […]
Are you like us in the fact that you have “too much” fabric and no good way to store it? Christy wanted a way to store all our fabric pieces while being able to easily see them. After much research and thought, she went with the ingenious idea of using a filing cabinet for fabric […]
Remember when the world shut down and lots of people started new hobbies out of necessity? Neither Christy or I got to do that since we worked in healthcare at the time. After a year and a bit, I realized I needed something to do with my hands that would help calm my brain rather […]
Please enjoy blankets galore in this post. I’ll try to post the pattern links with each photo, but some of them may be too far in the past to remember which pattern I used. This was actually a commission from a co-worker. I made it extra long at her request, and I think it turned […]
Have you ever started a project only to discover that regular paint isn’t sticking the way you hoped? Whether you’re painting glass, finished wood, rocks, or other slick surfaces, chalk paint can help create better coverage and adhesion. The good news is that you don’t need to buy a special product. In this tutorial, we’ll […]