Next week we’ll get started on making this cute table! Supplies for Patio Table: 1) 12” x 12” piece of ½”- thick foam board 2) #13 knitting needle 3) 4-7/8” half-ball of florist’s foam (or something to stick the knitting needle into in case you make the hole too big […]
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It’s summer! Are your kids bored yet? If so, they can use chipboard pieces in different shapes to make cute toppers for paper clips. Here’s what you do: 1) cover the chipboard pieces in decorative paper (make matching pairs) 2) file the edges 3) glue a paper clip to the backside […]
I think I’m only going to make big cards. I showed this card on my blog once before, but here it is again. This time I made it a little more youthful and fun. It’s a Bat Mitzpah card. It fits into a 6 x 9 envelope. Certainly a black-tie […]
These flowers are so easy and fun to make! You get to use up lots of scraps, and better yet, you can make them with your kids. I’ll post the tutorial on Saturday. But for now, here are some of the things you can make with them: A bracelet: Turn […]
I recently bought a bunch of tin games on clearance at Target. The tin had some kind of brownish label on it. I covered it with colorful paper, used my crop-a-dile to punch a hole and connect a brad to the corner, and attached a piece of ribbon. I made […]
I love my Bloomies. I received this sale flyer in the mail a couple of weeks ago. I kept it because I thought the color scheme was interesting. I think these colors are usually really gaudy when they’re used together, but somehow they work well together in this ad. I […]
I thought I’d share a couple of tools and stuff that I absolutely can’t live without. {Paper Snips}: these sharp little guys make cutting around corners super-easy. I can get into tiny spaces without a problem. The tips are really sharp, too, so I can poke holes with ease if […]
I am constantly inspired by the things I see. A couple of weeks ago I was inspired by the packaging that was wrapped around the makeup-remover cloths I bought. I tore apart the cardboard, traced it, and made these cute little French-fry boxes. I thought they would be cute Easter gift-card […]
is now my treasure! Last week my friend Chris asked some of us who had gathered for a meeting if anyone wanted this lovely (?) little accordion file folder. Her friend was going to throw it away. I grabbed it from her so quickly that none of the other ladies ever […]