Today, I have a project for you that might make a nice gift (for you or someone else!) It’s an easy, altered composition notebook journal that’s fun and customizable. The bonus is, you will get two journals from just one composition notebook. This post contains affiliate links, which means I will earn a commission if…
My thought about gifts is that most of us don’t really need more “stuff,” but most of us do love receiving a little something special that has a sentimental or personal touch — something that has meaning to us or just lifts our spirits. Don’t forget to Pin for later! Maybe you’d like to sprinkle…
The first time I saw heat embossing, I was at a craft fair, years ago, in southern Missouri. A woman was demonstrating it at her booth. I felt like I was watching magic as the powder melted and created a beautiful raised image. I was mesmerized and walked away with several pots of embossing powder….
Isn’t it beautiful? I love my pink typewriter. My husband gives me a befuddled look when I say it’s beautiful, but he humors me about it anyway. Have you ever considered getting one or even thought about why you should get a typewriter?
In high school (which was a long time ago), I took an Advanced Drawing class, and became obsessed with drawing portraits. While I wasn’t very good at drawing the whole person, I wasn’t bad with faces. I loved learning how to draw portraits. Just the other day, I dug my old sketchbooks out from storage….
A while back, I challenged myself to make a handmade greeting card with my favorite photo of our cat, Lucy. (She was the best cat ever and has been gone for a few years now.) I decided to make the card for my niece’s birthday. (She likes kitties.) Here it is. Pretty simple, but our…
See this adorable cat? (I’m just a tiny bit biased–she was ours. We lost her a few years ago, but we keep her memory close.) Lucy was taking time to smell the flowers. LET’S ALL DO THAT MORE OFTEN. Now, another challenge to myself this week is to create a card using this photo. (I’m…
I’m partnering with Oriental Trading for this post. Oriental Trading provided the products (which I chose), and the opinions are 100% my own. I literally scared Sunny with the scream I let out when I saw this Ewok dog costume onOriental Trading’s website, because it is so adorable. (Yes, they have kids’ and adults’ costumes too. Amazing ones!)…
I’m sharing a quick mini-scrapbook or journal idea today, that even the most uncrafty of you can make. Really! I’m going to show you how to make a handmade photo-book (that could be used for many other things besides photos!) This post contains affiliate links, which means I will earn a small commission, if you…
Well, the title of this post is How to Zentangle, but you really don’t have to learn a lot. It’s actually just a way to create images with structured patterns, called tangles. You don’t have to be an artist or have any artistic talent. It’s very relaxing and fun. (This post contains affiliate links, which means I…
Today, I want to show you a little book I made for a friend’s daughter. Yes, these are real flip-flops. (Think dollar store!) These are child size, so they make a cute little mini book. Do you know someone who might like to fill one of these with little summer pictures? It’s a perfect little…
Although I haven’t been crafting or creating too many fun things lately, my daughter has, so she gave me permission to share some of her creations–like these pretty envelopes. If you’d like to learn how to make envelopes from magazines, scrapbook paper, or any paper, really, read on. My daughter made her envelopes with scrapbook paper….