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New Pattern Monday: Tissue Box Covers

August 9th, 2010 at 05:00am Under Needlecraft

Tissue manufacturers try their best to make cute designs on their tissue boxes. However, their best just isn’t good enough. If I ever see another mauve paisley tissue box, I just might scream. Plus, no matter how cute your tissue box is, it’s still made out of cardboard. If you’re into plastic canvas patterns, making [...]

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Home Decor Tuesday: Floral Motifs

May 18th, 2010 at 02:52pm Under Home Decor and Design

“April Showers, May Flowers”
It is the month of May and the flowers are in bloom! Take time to smell the roses and make some floral home decor crafts. The great thing about these craft flowers is that they will never die! There is nothing more rewarding than seeing your flower arrangements still [...]

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How to Make Mother’s Day Decorations

April 21st, 2010 at 11:33am Under Mother's Day

Mother’s day comes around but once a year. And every year is a special time for all those mothers in the world. Show them just how much you care with some creative and crafty Mother’s day decorations. You don’t have to go all out and decorate the entire house with streamers and confetti, but even [...]

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How to: Make a Valentine Rose Bouquet with Recycled Paper

January 13th, 2010 at 11:28am Under Valentine's Day

Still have scraps of paper leftover from the holidays? If you didn’t follow my guide for recycling wrapping paper scraps into homemade paper, I have another idea for you. Valentine’s Day is coming up and you might want to give a bouquet of roses to someone special or decorate your home with a nice red [...]

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Guest Project: Girls’ Twirl Dress

August 27th, 2009 at 10:59am Under Sewing

Sewing is a great hobby to get into. It can be tough to get started, but once you get going you won’t be able to stop. Sewing your own clothes too will help you save money in this time of need. We had a guest contribution for a sewing project. This adorable sewing craft came [...]

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Crochet Floral Kitchen Sets

July 22nd, 2009 at 08:21am Under Crochet

I’m not really one for cut flowers. I always find the inevitable browning and petal-falling of cut flower arrangements to be a bit sad. Like anyone though, I appreciate the beauty of flowers. I love looking out into our garden while waiting for the kettle to boil and admiring my boyfriend’s green thumb. With some [...]

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Book Review and Giveaway: Arranging Silk Flowers

July 7th, 2009 at 04:00am Under Book Reviews

Floral bouquets are almost an essential in home decorating, but who can afford fresh flowers each week? While I love potted plants, cut flowers also seem a bit wasteful. I’ve heard some bad rumors about the environmental problems of the cut flower industry. That’s why I love this Arranging Silk Flowers book. Silk and faux-flower [...]

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Crochet Flowers

June 25th, 2009 at 10:50am Under Crochet

In front of my house is a big lilac bush. It is one of the biggest lilac bushes I have ever seen and it made being outside such a delight. This year, it started blooming with beautiful flowers around early May. For weeks, I would get to see a big purple bush and have fantastic [...]

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Spring is Finally Here

April 23rd, 2009 at 01:15pm Under Paper Craft

After the long winter we’ve had with all the ice and snow I am so ready for Spring time. I love when the grass starts to turn green and the leaves grow back on the trees. All the pretty flowers begin to bloom again. The sky is bright blue with the sun shining down on [...]

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Top 10 Flower Crafts

April 6th, 2009 at 05:00am Under Home Decor and Design+ Wearable Craft

Bring spring into your home with one of these free craft projects at FaveCrafts.com.Whether you like papercraft or painting projects, you’ll find what you need to brighten up any space.
1. Decorated Clay Pots

2. Pink Passion Flower Earrings

3. Fresh Floral Candle Screen

4. Quilted Flower Bouquet

5. Dragonfly Garden Necklace

6. Chocolate Flower Wall Art

7. Flower [...]

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