Crafts
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St. Patrick’s “Lucky” Marble Frames
St. Patrick’s “Lucky” Marble Frames I made these Valentine marble frames that I saw back in 2010 from Tater tots and Jello. I have loved them so much and I pull them out every year to display. I decided to use the same idea and make similar marble frames for St. Patrick’s day. I decided on the word “Lucky” of course. This is a simple project and can easily been done in 30 minutes or less. I think the hardest part is choosing the the paper you want to use for you background. There are so many fun patterns! I picked out my paper, cut the paper to fit the…
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Herringbone valentine board
Herringbone valentine board I am in love with the color GOLD right now!!! (I think I’ve mentioned this before) But I’ve noticed that the color Gold has made a huge come back and it is so popular right now. I knew I wanted to create some Valentine décor that included a gold element so here’s what I’ve come up with. A while back I had purchased these permanent gold markers. I created a herringbone stencil using the silhouette machine then I went and picked some medium size wood flooring pieces out of my wood pile. I painted the wood piece white first, after it was dry I attached the stencil…
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Rustic Jute heart love board
Rustic Jute heart love board I saw this idea on Kammys Korner and fell in love with how simple and natural it was. As I was walking into my garage one day. I saw the pile of hardwood flooring my brother had just brought me. I knew these hardwood planks would be perfect to remake this craft. I carried a few different cut sizes inside and got to painting. I did a quick brush of white paint over the all ready stained hardwood floor plank. While they were drying, I made a simple template on the silhouette machine. After my 1st coat of white paint was dry, I decided not…
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Valentine Quarter Card Tutorial & Free printable template
Valentine Quarter Card & Free printable template If you remember at Christmas time I made these Vintage Dime cards. They were such a hit with all the kids. I decided to make a Valentines version. This time I created a free printable and Chose not to use My handy silhouette machine. I know a lot of you at home don’t have a personal cutting machine. I Hand made this version, so that you can craft along with me at home. First print our free printable here on cardstock valentine money card with words valentine money card. There are 2 different options, plain like in my pictures, the other one…
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Marquee Valentine heart
Marquee Valentine Heart After Avry made us the giant snowflake marquee. She talked about making a valentine heart also so, I decided to surprise her! I found a few giant pieces of plywood in a dumpster (Yes, I went dumpster diving oh the things I’ll do for crafts) I traced a giant heart on to the wood and then with the help of my husband we cut out the hearts with a jig saw and then drilled holes around the outside edge. I wanted to drill holes in the center for the wording, but couldn’t figure out how to make it readable. Instead, I cut a template on my silhouette…
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Simple Handmade Crafts: A Guide for Beginners
Simple Handmade Crafts: A Guide for Beginners This post was brought to you by Sykes Cottages If you’re new to the world of craft, getting started can be a little daunting. Where do you start? What do you need? How much will it cost? These are questions every beginner asks, but luckily, crafting is a lot simpler than you think. To encourage you to give crafting a go, Sykes Cottages have created a series of simple craft tutorials that are easy to follow and require few specialist tools and materials. The guide features six fun tutorials, with creative crafts ranging from a penguin finger puppet to a crochet tablet cover,…
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Valentine Vinyl Hairbow
Valentine vinyl Hairbow Remember a few months back when I made the Vinyl Shaker Hairbows? As soon as I saw the converstion heart candies in the store, I knew I would be making more vinyl hairbows with those. You can find my video tutorial post here. Didn’t these turn out fun. My daughter is so excited to wear this for the valentines season.
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Valentine shadow box
Valentine Shadow box My inspiration for this shadow box came from this darling card. I had thought about making a similar card using the same idea. I loved the idea so much, that I wanted it to be a lasting decoration. I had this shadow box that I was going to use at Christmas time (I picked up at our local thrift store for $2.00) but, I never got around to doing it. I decided to use the shadow box for this project. I thought I would never say this but I am loving gold right now. I pick this gold glitter polka dot paper for the background in the…
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Faux Valentine Chocolate box
Faux Valentine Chocolate box Did you end up with a bunch of Christmas tins filled with goodies? Now what do you do with all those left over Christmas tins? Now you probably don’t feel like storing those tins for an entire year but wait! Before you throw them out or donate them to good will how about re-purposing them into a valentine gift? This is something the kids can help with and it makes a great gift for neighbors, grandparents or close friends. I purchased some valentines scrapbook paper some foam hearts and also cut out some hearts on the Silhouette machine. Next, I used the tins that I had…
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Robot Valentine kids tutorial with free printable
Robot Valentine kids tutorial with free printable I made these valentine robots 5 years ago when my son was in preschool! Back then printables were just coming to light and if you made them, you were probably a graphic designer. The first time I made these, I typed up the saying in word and then stamped a heart in the background. This time I have created a free printable for you to use!! And there are 8 prints on a page. I also had a really great helper today! My son is now 9 and I was so surprised at how much he loved this valentine and making it all…
