I love this dollhouse that Sutton Grace has made for her daughter. She documents the process well in several posts (here’s the first in the series) and then also posts more detailed plans here. This doll house … Read More ...
Filing this away for next year
Gold spray paint and leaves. Go pick up some pretty leaves, lay them out on some news paper and give them a light coating of gold (or silver) spray paint and then use them to decorate your tree!
Pretty and … Read More ...
How to make a penny (or dime) button
EPBOT has a great tutorial for making buttons out of coins. True, you need a Doming Block… which has to be the most spectacularly.. i don’t know… one of those things you think WOW! cool! and you do a few … Read More ...
Toffee – Indie Arts and Crafts Magazine
Toffee, a new indie arts and crafts magazine, looks delicious! I just ordered my subscription. I’m a sucker for something this tasty and cute! This magazine looks like it has some good interview and articles and actual projects. Well … Read More ...
DIY privacy glaze for windows
Saw this on Manhattan Nest via Lifehacker – How to make your own privacy glaze for windows. On the cheap and gives you creative license!
Now I have to add this to my ever increasing list of crafty house … Read More ...
Working with 100% wool felt vs. wool blend
I’m trying to make something out of felt. I happened to have a bunch of that acrylic craft felt hiding out in my fabric stash and so I started out last night trying to work with it. It’s fine. cheep … Read More ...
The Candy Bandit makes cute stuff!
The Candy Bandit (cute name!) makes these really great animal wrist cuffs. Wrist cuffs in the shape of animals for humans, that is. I’m messing up my commas probably. Don’t tell my mom.
‘Tis the season to buy reindeer stuff!… Read More ...
Crafting to kick cancer – An Etsy store
InspiredRD.com has set up this Etsy shop in order to raise money for the Cancer Kicker Foundation. I couldn’t find any real info about this Foundation and where the money goes as their web address just resolves at a … Read More ...
Amazingly cuteified ukuleles
Some genius is North Caroline is making the cutest ukuleles EVER. You see here the apple one. There is also a rocket, a snail (this one is even electric?!?!?), and a skull. There are a ton more. I wish I … Read More ...
Fashion Artist in Residence
I live in the Bay Area, Alameda County to be exact. TheSt Vincent DePaul here has a lovely Artist in Residence program that YOU can apply for today!
You get a fully equiped studio and access to their massive warehouse … Read More ...
Terrariums
There are a ton of different kinds of terrariums you can make. They are pretty easy to do and make a nice gift or a center piece of even something to sit on your depressing cubicle desk.
I’m taking some … Read More ...
Garden week! Egg carton seedlings.
I declare this garden week because we finally got our one little raised bed built and filled with dirt! Yay!
I let my kid scatter poppy and carrot seeds in designated areas and then we set about filling up our … Read More ...
New Colette Pattern – Crepe Dress
The new crepe dress pattern from Colette Patterns is quite lovely and looks pretty easy to sew! It would be a nice opportunity to use some pretty railroaded fabric. Darn it! And I almost bought some pretty green ivy border … Read More ...
Beautiful Felt Hats
These cloches, made by Behida Dolic (yellowfield7 on Etsy), are amazing! Very expensive but very amazing. They are all hand draped by a woman in Berkeley. I love all the products shots too, the model, Helena Bianca, is … Read More ...
How to bind an inside out book
Liz Henry wrote up a good tutorial on how to bind an inside out book.
What to do with all those hard back books in the basement or that you found out on the sidewalk?! This is a great … Read More ...