How to Make a Puzzle Christmas Ornament
I made my awesome sweetheart Luke into a puzzle Christmas ornament.
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How to Paint a Quote on a Wall
So when I wanted to put a J.R.R. Tolkien quote on our wall of travel souvenirs, I didn’t turn to perfectly-formed vinyl or contact paper letter cut-outs. Instead, I relied on pencil, paper, a Sharpie, and my favorite slate-grey color of paint.
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26 Upcycled Christmas Crafts
Look no further than the recycling bin for your next Christmas craft project–you can make any of these 26 upcycled Christmas crafts from recycling, stash, scraps, and even trash!
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18 Nature Crafts for Christmas
These are some of my favorite nature crafts for Christmas!
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How to Make a Holiday Bunting
These buntings make lovely party decorations, but our own “merry” bunting is enjoying pride of place in our home all year, right next to our Christmas tree.
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Spotted: The Arts and Crafts for Your American Girl Doll Blog
Of all the possible sewing projects that my kid could possibly desire, a doll hospital gown has to be one of the easiest.
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Thanksgiving Crafts from Recycled Materials
Add some homemade love to the holidays!
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13 Thanksgiving Crafts from Natural Materials
Add some homemade love to the holidays!
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Make Striped Rolled Beeswax Candles
This method is an especially nice look when you want something festive, such as the red and green of Christmas, or the pink and more pink of Valentine’s Day
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Sew a Freezer Paper-Stenciled Drawstring Bag for Toy Storage
The process for sewing a heavy-duty, large format drawstring bag is almost the same as it is for sewing the small ones that I often make.
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How to Turn a Toy Chest into a DIY LEGO Table
I monogramed the toy chests so that the kids could tell them apart, and then turned them into portable LEGO tables with plenty of storage inside.
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How to Lengthen Pants with a Ruffle
I’m going to show you how you can lengthen pants quite easily by adding a bit of ruffled fabric at the bottom hem.
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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.
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Do Persimmons Predict the Winter? Let’s See!
Persimmons predict the winter.
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Chalk Techniques You Never Knew Before!
How do you make sure that your chalk art is as cute as your finished chalkboard?
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How to Decoupage Alphabet Blocks
These decoupaged alphabet blocks make excellent holiday decorations.
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Sew a NICU Smock for a Preemie Baby: The 2nd Annual Craftsy Charity Sew-Along
If your fingers are itching to get started on your holiday sewing, there’s still time to participate in Craftsy’s 2nd Annual Charity Sew-Along by sewing a NICU smock for a preemie baby.
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How to Upcycle Tights into Arm Warmers
Outgrown tights don’t have to be destined for the trash, especially not in the autumn, when there are chilly bare arms to cover!
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Repair Your Headphones: 10 DIY Fixes
Most of the most common breaks in headphones are easy-ish to repair. Here are some ways to repair your headphones that will have them back on your head by tomorrow
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DIY Menstrual Supplies Keep Girls in School: Help it Happen with Days for Girls
The solution is simple, and you can make it happen.
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How to Grow a Pumpkin (out of Another Pumpkin!)
It’s a fascinating process, a pretty easy way to grow pumpkins, and a great way for a kid to follow the life cycle of a plant throughout its entire lifespan.
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She’s a 104-Year-Old Guerilla Knitter. What’s Your Superpower?
We’ve been hearing a lot lately about older people who do good works by making things by hand.
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13 Upcycled Fall Crafts to do this Weekend
Here are some of my favorite upcycled fall crafts that you can make right now.
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17 Recycled Halloween Crafts
Here’s my list of the best recycled Halloween crafts, ones you can make just from your recycling bin, the junk around your house, or a Freecycle search.
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Make a DIY Photo Mat from Decoupaged Book Pages
My favorite way to display art is in a thrifted frame (repainted, of course, preferably in slate grey) on top of a DIY photo mat.
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13 Halloween Nature Crafts to Make with Your Kids
Whether you want to try for a completely plastic-free Halloween, or you just want to include a few natural components in your overall Halloween decorations, check out this list for some great Halloween nature crafts.
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How to Paint a Dollhouse (with a Kid)
My nine-year-old and I, with she as the head designer and I as the head craftsperson, are going to design and decorate this dollhouse. Along the way, I’ll be teaching her the proper techniques for all the things that she wants to do, starting with this first step: how to paint a dollhouse.
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How Do You Engrave Rocks? You Use a Dremel!
How DO you engrave rocks? With a power tool, of course!
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Hands-on History: Make an Upcycled Cardboard Model Ship
There’s a kind of knowledge that you get only when you’re wrist-deep in the guts of a subject, not just watching it and scribbling about it from the edges.
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My 18 Favorite Fall Nature Crafts for Kids
Whether or not you’re as obsessed with fall nature crafts as we are, I hope that you’ll find many ideas to delight you in the following list of our favorite projects.
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How to Make Waxed Fabric
The process is simple, the results are natural (although NOT vegan), and when you’re finished, you’ll have a sturdy, water-resistant fabric that you can sew into whatever you like.
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Toledo City Council Mows Down Toledo’s Wildflowers
The Toledo City Council mowed down more than an acre of pollinator habitat, because they thought it wasn’t pretty.
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Upcycle a Picture Frame into a DIY Dry Erase Menu Board
A DIY dry erase menu board is super helpful, no matter what kind of mealtimes your family enjoys.
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