Handmade Review: The Passport Wallet from Fat Quarter Bags and Purses
My kiddos and I are now well-armed with passport wallets for our road trip to Canada this summer!
Handmade Reviews
Crafty Book Review: Hanging Flowerpot from Heavy-Duty Sewing
There’s a definite learning curve to sewing with heavy-duty fabrics, but I can assure you that with the proper tools and techniques, most machines can, and do, happily handle canvas, denim, and leather.
Crafty Book Review: Bird House Apartments from Wood Pallet Wonders
Perfectionists might loathe looking at a not-perfect board and having to think how to make it work in a project, but that kind of puzzle solving and on-the-fly figuring out is what I like best!
Crafty Review: Glee Gum’s Make Your Own Candy Kits
We made chewing gum for YOU, Friends. And gummies, all for your entertainment and edification.
Review of Modern Macrame: 10 Simple Projects to Enhance Your Home
Could Modern Macrame: 10 Simple Projects to Enhance Your Home teach me how to make a macrame plant hanger?
Crafty Book Review: Painted Rocks with Art on the Rocks
You get a rock and you paint on it, Bro!
Crafty Review: Ugh, I Love My Bottle Light So Much!
Lately, I have been showing off my unconscionable vintage glass bottle hoard by shining them brightly using this nifty little gizmo, the Bottle Light.
Crafty Book Review: Honey Dog Treats from Beekeeper’s Lab
I never thought that we’d be people who made homemade dog treats.
Handmade Review: Backyard Chickens Beyond the Basics
I know some of y’all have chickens.
Crafty Book Review: The Art and Craft of Wood
Sooo…. backyard lumberjacking is a thing.
Crafty Book Review: The Backyard Gardener
The Backyard Gardener is the green thumb cheat sheet that you’ve always wanted.
Handmade Reviews: My New Favorite Mug is from Functional Mud
And yes, I am probably going back for the Prancing Pony mug.
Handmade Review: The True Cost
If you’re into fashion.
Handmade Review: Fabric-Covered Frames from Girls’ Night In
When I saw a tutorial for fabric-covered picture frames in the copy of Girls’ Night In that my tween was flipping through, I snatched it out of her hands (don’t worry–she’s used it it!) and took it as my immediate excuse to stop cleaning the house and refinish a picture frame right that second.
Handmade Review: Star Wars Felt
You probably know by now that I LOVE Star Wars crafts, so a review of Star Wars Felt?
Kind of a no-brainer.
Handmade Review: Vintage Sparkle DIY Ornament Kit
Here’s what we particularly liked about this DIY ornament kit.
Handmade Review: The We are Knitters Crosby Scarf
Knitters are always on the lookout for the next pattern.
Craft Book Review: Even More Toilet Paper Tube Crafts!
Y’all know we LOVE our toilet paper tube crafts here at CAGW!
Craft Book Review: Fun with Stitchables and Beginning Embroidery
Fun with Stitchables is for children, meant to teach them embroidery and allow them plenty of practice with the cardboard lacing cards.
Book Review of Outside: A Guide to Discovering Nature
If you know a kid who loves nature crafts, then it’s worthwhile to provide that kid with a guidebook to the natural world, one that shows her the processes that form all the things that she enjoys creating with.
Craft Book Review: 51 Things to Make with Egg Cartons
Got some egg cartons taking up ALL the space in your recycling bin?
Crafty Book Review: Wire-Wrapped Sea Glass from Sea Glass Jewelry
This wire-wrapping tutorial is simple and beginner-friendly.
The Kid Planted a Redwood: A Review of 23 Ways to be an Eco Hero
I believe that you can teach children about the environment while keeping it positive and even making it fun! This book can help.
It’s a Giveaway! Win a Pair of 18″ Doll Shoes from Doll Shoe Lane
Doll Shoe Lane wants to give one of you a free pair of 18″ doll shoes!
Handmade Review: Gardening on a Shoestring
Gardening can actually be kind of expensive, considering that you’re supposed to be saving money on grocery stores and florists by growing your own organic produce and flowers.
A Review of Homeward Bound: Does Domesticity Kill Political Activism?
Are there still sweatshops because the people who should be forcing companies to change are instead spending their time hitting the thrift stores, sewing their kids clothes using organic cotton, and buying boutique-style outfits off of etsy?
Sewing for Tweens: The Chambray Dress from Handmade Style
Sewing for big kids, however? It’s a whole new pastime, and it isn’t necessarily for the beginner, nor the faint of heart.
Crafty Review: The Singer 2277 Sewing Machine
You know that kind of sewing machine that I’m talking about. Maybe it’s got a ton of fancy stitch settings. Maybe you just press a button and boom, it hems your skirt. Maybe it does some cute embroidery while it’s at it.
And yeah, maybe it costs a thousand bucks.
Crafty Book Review: Upcycled Collage Greeting Cards from The Complete Photo Guide to Cardmaking
When has being bad at something ever stopped me from doing that thing?
Um…. NEVER!!!
Crafty Book Review: License Plate Gift Tags from DIY Rustic Modern Metal Crafts
This book is the reason why I FINALLY have a use for my license plate hoard collection.
Stop Making Crayon Candles
Pro tip: There is more than one way to make a crayon candle. Here, I’ll break down which method for making crayon candles works and which one doesn’t.
Is an Electric Tiller a Good Choice for You?
Here is my personal evaluation of the electric tiller as compared to some of my other favorite garden-clearing methods. Is an electric tiller for you? Read on and see!
How to Take Apart a Pallet: Demolition Blade Pros and Cons
Before you do pallet crafts, you often have to figure out how to take apart a pallet. If you’re considering a demolition blade, here are the pros and cons.
Crafty Review: HomeRight Finish Max Fine Finish Sprayer
Why I use the HomeRight Finish Max Fine Finish Sprayer instead of canned spray paints, and so should you.
Craft Book Review: Fairy Gardening and Fairy Gardening 101
Fairy gardening is a great kid craft, but fairy gardens aren’t just for kids; they’re for anyone who has an imagination and a desire to grow something green.