Make a fun popcorn box candy corn doll for Halloween! Halloween popcorn box crafts are popular with kids, and I have links to many craft ideas for you in this post! This is my second year participating in the Popcorn Box Blog Party! Last year I made this friendly popcorn box monster: It was so much...

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Here’s a quick way to decorate paper maché eggs: use Chalky Finish paint and ready-made floral garland! Chalky Paint Easter Eggs! You can find paper maché eggs online and at the craft store. They’ll usually have some bumps and notches on the surface, which I love as it adds a bit of a homespun, vintage look to...

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The title says it all: this is a sweet Spring spool craft!  It began with spools that I painted but then couldn’t decide what to do with them. For months. Once I found some sweet chicks in a nest as a craft supply, I knew they’d look adorable sitting on top of the spools. All...

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I love crafting fun things for Valentine’s Day! I’m not into all of the glitz and commercialism of February 14th, but I do like Valentine decorations with a bit of vintage style to them. And that’s how this sweet Valentine Spool Art came to be! I’m sharing my complete tutorial over at Deja Vue Designs, so...

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This year, I plan on singing out loud more in my office while I craft — sort of like the “Whistle While You Work” song from Disney’s Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs: Don’t get me wrong – I do sing around the house quite a bit, especially if a silly commercial gets stuck in my head – but this year...

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Make a friendly popcorn box monster for Halloween! Popcorn box crafts are a popular Halloween craft for kids because it’s fun and easy! Today is all about crafting with popcorn boxes! My friend Laura Kelly invited me to participate in this year’s Halloween Popcorn Box Blog Hop Party! She included some fun craft supplies with the...

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I purchased some basic wooden spools on a recent trip to Michael’s, because I love miniature crafts and I particularly love all of the spool crafts I’ve been seeing everywhere. I’ve captured some of my favorites on my Pinterest board simply titled Spool Craft Ideas. Although I wasn’t sure what I would create with these...

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Make a mini faux pallet from popsicle craft sticks by cutting up the sticks into different lengths. Glue onto a canvas then paint and decorate! A great DIY you can customize in so many ways to fit your own decor. A trend that I love – that is so very hot right now – is...

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I created a tie dye Summer top using a glue resist technique. Sounds fancy, but it is a simple technique using blue gel glue — like Elmer’s. Here’s a complete step-by-step with a ton of helpful pictures! As our Summers are hot and humid, my clothes during the Summer months are made of either linen...

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