decorating
March 10th, 2010 at 02:38pm
Under St. Patrick's Day
While St. Patrick’s Day is exactly a week away, you may be celebrating this weekend with a night on the town or better yet, a party at your own home. This Saturday and Sunday, many cities will be holding their St. Patrick’s Day parades and festivals. After attending one of these events, invite some friends [...]
Continue Reading How to: Throw a St. Patrick’s Day Party
Tags: decorating, Holiday, party, St. Patrick's Day
By Caley
February 2nd, 2010 at 09:19pm
Under Sewing+ Valentine's Day
This photo tutorial from Chris Pickup of Pickup Some Creativity shows you how to create a banner of ruffle hearts with scrap fabric. This type of fabric banner is often called bunting. If you love to sew, whip together some ruffle hearts for low-cost Valentine’s Day decorating. I also think this would be a cute [...]
Continue Reading Guest Project: Valentine’s Day Heart Banner
Tags: decorating, fabric, Sewing, Valentine's Day
By Caley
January 15th, 2010 at 07:25pm
Under Home Decor and Design
While paper maps are rather antiquated in the age of GPS and smart phones, they are nonetheless prevalent and carry a certain nostalgic attraction. Maps are intricate, colorful and can represent a beloved location. Instead of tossing an old map, use the paper for a variety of craft projects. Maps make a great background for [...]
Continue Reading Thrifty Crafts Friday: Maps
Tags: decorating, recycling
By Caley
December 3rd, 2009 at 05:00am
Under Christmas+ Sites We Love
Yesterday, I wrote about how you can make festive Christmas house crafts for a therapeutic holiday activity. I focused on stockings and garland as two of my favorite holiday decorations. Today, I want to share some of the best ideas I have found on the web for making your own Christmas house crafts.
Glittering Christmas House [...]
Continue Reading Link Love: The Best Christmas House Crafts from the Web
Tags: Christmas, decorating
By Caley
November 19th, 2009 at 05:00am
Under Home Decor and Design
In Great Decor in a Flash Without a lot of Cash, you will find 29 craft projects for low-cost wall art and other decorative accents using STYROFOAMTM brand foam. For under $20, you can create a whole wall of artwork. The eBook even includes ideas for how to reuse materials you already own, such as old [...]
Continue Reading Low-Cost Home Decorating eBook from Dow
Tags: decorating, eBook, thrifty
By Caley
November 17th, 2009 at 05:00am
Under Christmas+ Thanksgiving
Creative Home Arts Club has supplied us with a beautiful collection of holiday craft projects in the Creative Ideas for the Holiday Home eBook. This eBook is free to download and print. You will find 20 craft projects, including 10 Christmas Crafts and 7 fall craft projects perfect for Thanksgiving decorating.
Included in this eBook:
Metallic Leaves Wreath [...]
Continue Reading Don’t Miss This eBook: Creative Ideas for the Holiday Home
Tags: Christmas, decorating, eBook, Thanksgiving
By Caley
November 6th, 2009 at 06:54pm
Under Christmas
Christmas is quickly approaching and you might be looking for some unique ornaments to make or keep for yourself. With free crafts, you can create a set of coordinating ornaments for your own tree or create the perfect holiday gift for friends and family. In my family, we have a tradition of making and exchanging [...]
Continue Reading Unique Ornaments to Make or Keep for Yourself
Tags: Christmas, decorating, ornaments
By Caley
November 1st, 2009 at 05:00am
Under Thanksgiving
Use these craft ideas to decorate your Thanksgiving table.
Burlap
Pick up simple burlap from the garden center (the burlap with the looser weave looks better) and use it to create a table runner, place mats, or a table cloth. The edges can be kept a little frayed for a rustic look great for autumn gathering.
Place burlap [...]
Continue Reading 14 Ideas for the Thanksgiving Table
Tags: decorating, entertaining, Thanksgiving
By Caley
October 21st, 2009 at 11:50am
Under Christmas+ Help a Reader
Can you help this reader create a silk flower angel? Sounds like a great craft for Christmas. Make a whole set in coordinating colors to adorn your Christmas tree.
I’m looking for a pattern for angels made from silk flowers. You put glitter on the edges of petals & leaves, turn the blossom upside down, [...]
Continue Reading Help a Reader: Silk Flower Angels
Tags: angels, Christmas, decorating, help
By Caley
October 16th, 2009 at 05:00am
Under Christmas
Last Friday, with 77 days left until Christmas, I shared the the first four of my 7 secrets to Christmas crafting. As a craft editor, I know how to decorate for Christmas and create great homemade gifts at a fraction of the price as store-bought. Better yet, I know just how fun Christmas crafting can [...]
Continue Reading 70 Days Till Christmas: 7 Secrets to Christmas Crafting, Part 2
Tags: beading, Christmas, decorating, Gifts, ornaments
By Caley
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