summer
September 11th, 2009 at 05:00am
Under When Creativity Knocks
[This is the start of a series from When Creativity Knocks, a great online craft show we are excited to feature. Check back every Wednesday for information on the next video episode and great craft projects selected by Ana Araujo.]
Now that Labor Day is over and schools are in session, moms will be going though a [...]
Continue Reading When Creativity Knocks: Start the School Year Off Right with these Recycled Projects
Tags: green, recycled, summer, video
By Ana
August 6th, 2009 at 08:53am
Under summer
The dog days of August are officially upon us. The hottest days of the summer are still ahead. Before all the kids go off to school soon in the next few weeks, there’s still plenty of hot days and summer fun to be had. Especially during August, it is important to protect yourself from the [...]
Continue Reading Shield The Sun With Style
Tags: crafting with kids, kids crafts, Painting, recycled crafts, summer
By Matt
July 23rd, 2009 at 10:02am
Under Kids
For some reason that I never understood, boys are not supposed to like crafting, or so the old stereotype goes. However, in my experiences, this is not true at all. For the past few summers, I have worked as a camp counselor with kids ranging in age from 5 to 15. In my experience, crafting [...]
Continue Reading Boys Can Do Crafts Too
Tags: crafting with kids, Kids, kids crafts, summer
By Matt
July 8th, 2009 at 09:56am
Under Sewing+ summer
Don’t you love it when a cute craft also solves a common problem? This fabric bag from the Home Ec. Teacher’s Daughter saves you from trying to shove your sleeping bag back in the tiny bag you bought it in. That’s basically impossible. This handy bag is easy to sew and has additional room for [...]
Continue Reading Camping or Sleep-Over Bag
Tags: bags, camping, fabric, Sewing, summer
By Caley
June 25th, 2009 at 11:11am
Under summer
Summer is officially here, and with it swimming pools, barbecues and the outdoors. However, summer also means that kids are out of school; summer offers plenty of fun, but sometimes kids can get bored with nothing to do over the summer months. To keep kids happy all summer long, we here at FaveCrafts have just [...]
Continue Reading 22 Summer Crafts for Kids
Tags: crafting with kids, Kids, kids crafts, summer
By Matt
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
June 18th, 2009 at 09:21am
Under DIY+ summer
This weekend is chock full of events at my household. Not only for father’s day, but my brother’s birthday is Friday. As you can imagine, that’s a lot of manly celebrations over a three-day time span. Of course, with two big events happening over a summer weekends, that only means one thing in my family: [...]
Continue Reading Summer Weekend Grilling Crafts
Tags: crafting with kids, DIY, Father's Day, summer
By Matt
June 17th, 2009 at 10:30am
Under Wearable Craft
At the recent MTV Movie Awards, Duncan gave out more than 120 Tulip One Step Tie-Dye kits to celebrities who tie-dyed a tank top or shirt. Celebrity participants included Slash, former lead guitarist of Guns N’ Roses and actor Eric Estrada. Check out the pictures at Duncan’s Flickr Page!
Tie-dye is such a fun summer craft [...]
Continue Reading Celebrities Love to Tie-Dye Too
Tags: accessories, clothing, summer, tie-dye, wearable
By Caley
June 15th, 2009 at 05:39am
Under Crochet
We have some great new crochet patterns for summer shirts at FaveCrafts.com. Since you are not covering up as much in the warmer months, these patterns are quick and easy.
If you are looking for something easy, why not add a cute crochet border to a boring old T-shirt?
Pretty Empire Waist Tank Crochet Pattern- An empire [...]
Continue Reading 4 New Crochet Patterns for Summer Shirts
Tags: Crochet, patterns, shirts, summer, wearable
By Caley
June 12th, 2009 at 05:00am
Under 4th of July+ Green Crafting
With the warm weather, everyone wants to be eating al fresco. You can turn any BBQ or picnic into a comfortable event with these handy little Picnic Helpers from Rachel Griffith of P.S. I Quilt. All you need are some empty aluminum cans and fabric scraps to create cute little containers for napkins, forks and [...]
Continue Reading Turn Old Tin Cans into Picnic Helpers
Tags: 4th of July, outdoor, picnic, summer
By Caley
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