How to make a beautiful paper leaf garland with your paper scraps, a paper trimmer, adhesive and staples! The staples make this craft quicker to put together than just using adhesive, plus your leaves won’t blow away! This week, the Xyron Design Team is sharing projects we’ve created using office supplies! So before I get to...

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Using acorns and twigs, I’ll show you how to make a mini square pumpkin with help from nature. This miniature craft is perfect for the Fall season!   This is a fun project that doesn’t take much time to create. I can imagine a bunch of these mini square pumpkins on a shelf — each one...

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Today’s post is all about how to make a magic wand…because every girl should have one! I get really personal in this post, so grab a cup of tea or glass of wine. Don’t worry – I do share the DIY eventually! I celebrated my 50th birthday back in June! After surviving cervical cancer in...

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How to use rustic wooden stars year-round. It’s easy to work them into all of your decorating vignettes with just a few changes of ribbon! Why box up your beloved decorations that you enjoy having around just because you’re unsure if they will “go” with your other seasonal decorations? You can easily make them part...

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I finally came up with a way to store my ribbon scraps that works. I use my ribbon scraps much more, plus I can easily retrieve any color I’m looking for. This solution rocks! Thanks to DecoArt for sponsoring this project and sharing it with their readers. This project idea and the tutorial are both 100% my...

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This project and video tutorial are sponsored by Darice Crafts. All opinions and ideas are most definitely my own! Pre-Made Barn Wood Letters for DIY and Crafts I found these awesome pre-made barn wood letters from Darice Crafts: These barn wood letters are 10.5 inches tall, and perfect for your rustic, farmhouse style. (And these letters...

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Make a festive fairy garden bench with colorful ribbon scraps and buttons! It’s so easy – and really fun and satisfying – with this inexpensive craft kit from Laura Kelly Designs. Fairy gardens will never be the same! Laura Kelly has always created fun crafts with her own signature colors. Whenever I see colorful buttons...

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I came up with this quick and easy layered wreath bow out of necessity. Yes, it was necessary for me to make this bow. Why? Because I needed the wreath to have some purple color added to it. (You know how it is, right?) You see, we have this Autumn wreath on our front door,...

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I’ve been fortunate in my journey as a craft blogger to meet a lot of talented people along the way. Jen Goode is one of those talented people! If you’re unfamiliar with Jen’s work, you need to check out her design website. Once there, you can find links to her blog, and also a list of products...

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Welcome to another fun edition of Crafty Hangouts! This month we are being sponsored by The Ribbon Retreat, one of my favorite online sites to purchase ribbons and lace! (Remember my post about Layering Ribbons on a Vase? Those gorgeous ribbons and embellishments were from The Ribbon Retreat too!) Our theme for this round of...

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