Craft Trends
December 7th, 2009 at 11:38am
Under Christmas+ Craft Trends+ Guest Post+ Holiday+ Paper Craft
By Becca Dulgarian from Blue Cricket Design
This time of year is filled with traditions we look forward to all year long. The Festive decorations! The added compassion for others! The time we spend with the ones we care most for! It’s no wonder Christmas is often everyone’s favorite Holiday!
It’s also the perfect time [...]
Continue Reading Guest Post: Homemade Gift Ideas for Neighbors, Teachers and Friends
By Becca Dulgarian
October 22nd, 2009 at 02:28pm
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When I was little I used to play Candy Land all the time along with Checkers and Uno. I loved playing board games because who doesn’t? If you’re a child or a grown up board games are always fun. And if you’re an adult, it’s always fun to be a kid again.
I was looking for [...]
Continue Reading Board Games Used for Crafts?
Tags: board games, Cards, drawing book, scrapbooking
By Christine
April 28th, 2009 at 04:55am
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I’ve always been fascinated by safety pin pins! After the tragedy of 9-11, my friend Nancee and I made hundreds of these pins with an American Flag design. We sent these pins to NYC and the Pentagon as a way of expressing our concern and care for the survivors of the overwhelming tragedy.
Making the flag [...]
Continue Reading Craft Trends: Get Pinned
Tags: jewelry, patriotic, pins
By Maria
April 15th, 2009 at 05:00am
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As a Floridian I know that flip-flops are our official footwear, but as summer approached flip-flops are the shoes of the season. Don’t just wear plain old flip-flops; you got add your own personal touch. You can add seashells or wrap your flip-flops with bright and sassy specialty yarns. Add some bling with craft jewel, [...]
Continue Reading Craft Trends: Flip-Flops
Tags: flip-flops, shoes, summer
By Maria
April 8th, 2009 at 05:00am
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KincaiDesigns defines dichroic glass as a glass that contains ultra thin layers of aluminum, chromium, silcon, zirconium, or the metal alloy titanium. The colors are almost holographic in appearance. Metallic oxides are bonded to the glass using an electron bombarder inside a vacuum chamber under strict laboratory conditions. Once the coating has adhered to the [...]
Continue Reading Craft Trends: Delightful Dichroic!
Tags: dichroic, glass, jewelry
By Maria
April 1st, 2009 at 05:00am
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It’s hard to pinpoint exactly what vintage is, but just think about adding the touches of the 1920’s, 1930’s, 1950’s, and even the 1980’s! Everything old is new again with a stroke of contemporary fashion. Vintage clothing is very popular so you know that jewelry has to be a part of the creative adventure. Take [...]
Continue Reading Craft Trends: Vintage Scores!
Tags: jewelry, vintage
By Maria
March 25th, 2009 at 05:59am
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Various interior design experts say more homeowners want to include wood and metal in their home décor. I found that insight interesting since we just invested beautiful wood flooring in several rooms of our home. The wood flooring makes the rooms warm and inviting. You can add wood to your home by using wood bowls, [...]
Continue Reading Craft Trends: Wood and Metal
Tags: metal craft, wood and metal, wood craft
By Maria
March 24th, 2009 at 01:12pm
Under Craft Trends+ Sites We Love
Instructables.com hosted a really cool collection of their favorite craft ideas made from Altoid’s tins and I was so impressed! Who knew you could turn a piece of trash into everything from an USB charger port to a watercolor palate to a clock. Check it out for step by step instructions on all the featured [...]
Continue Reading Altoids Tins to Curiously Creative Crafts
Tags: altoids, Instructables, recycled crafts, Tutorials
By Kelly
March 18th, 2009 at 05:56am
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I’ve spotted several Mandala gift sets at upscale boutiques and bookstores. The colorful art of detailed designs is both fun and soothing. It’s a little like coloring by number as the gift kits include colored pencils and Mandala designs. I purchased two recently. One as a gift to a cousin recovering from surgery and one [...]
Continue Reading Craft Trends: Mad About Mandala
Tags: coloring, mandala
By Maria
March 11th, 2009 at 05:51am
Under Craft Trends+ Jewelry Making
The first design I ever sold was a Friendly Plastic pin. I had cut out the shape of a spool and sewing needle, baked it, then wrapped floss around the spool, threaded the end of the floss through the needle, and glued the needle to the top center of the spool. I was in heaven. [...]
Continue Reading Craft Trends: Blast from the Past
Tags: Amaco, friendly plastic, Jewelry Making
By Maria
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