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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 [...]
Continue Reading How to: Make a Valentine Rose Bouquet with Recycled Paper
Tags: flowers, recycling, thrifty, Valentine's Day
By Caley
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 [...]
Continue Reading Guest Project: Girls’ Twirl Dress
Tags: dress, flowers, kids clothes, Sewing, sewn clothes, twirl dress
By Christine
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 [...]
Continue Reading Crochet Floral Kitchen Sets
Tags: Crochet, floral, flowers, kitchen, patterns
By Caley
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 [...]
Continue Reading Book Review and Giveaway: Arranging Silk Flowers
Tags: book, floral, flowers, giveaways
By Caley
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 [...]
Continue Reading Crochet Flowers
Tags: Crochet, decorating ideas, floral, flowers, spring, summer
By Matt
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 [...]
Continue Reading Spring is Finally Here
Tags: decorating ideas, easy craft, floral, floral craft, flowers, gerbera daisies, home decor, Paper Craft, seasonal, spring
By Christine
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 [...]
Continue Reading Top 10 Flower Crafts
Tags: crafts, flowers, spring
By Caley
March 26th, 2009 at 01:21pm
Under Green Crafting
My soon to be mother-in-law sent me an email the other day just to put a smile on my face and boy did it. This web site gives different and creative ways to design floral bouquets. It’s like nothing I’ve ever seen before. Aside from weddings, parties and funerals I’m not quite sure what you [...]
Continue Reading Flowers Like You’ve Never Seen
Tags: bouquets, floral, flowers
By Christine
March 25th, 2009 at 05:47am
Under Crochet
Now that spring is in the air, I want to cover the house in little crochet flowers. Do you think my boyfriend would mind? No matter. I’ve already found some of the best crochet flower tutorials on the web. Make a few of these for mom for Mother’s Day. Turn into brooches like this first [...]
Continue Reading Five Best Crochet Flower Tutorials
Tags: Crochet, flowers, Mother's Day gifts, spring
By Caley
February 1st, 2009 at 03:44am
Under Wearable Craft
Just a quick note to let you all know about a new Guest Project at FaveCrafts from Ann of Still Dottie. Ann walks us through various tutorials for creating embellished headbands, clips and brooches, so that you can flaunt the flower and feather trend for a fraction of the price. Check out her fantastic ideas [...]
Continue Reading Guest Project: Flower and Feather Accessories
Tags: feathers, flowers, headbands
By Caley