Archive for the ‘Crafts’ Category
27
Apr
Posted by Jenny in Books, Music, and Media, Crafts, sewing. Tagged: book club, Craftevolution book club, Crafts, Crafty daisies Craft Book Club, Sew Darn Cute. 3 Comments
This months book for craftevolution’s book club is Sew Darn Cute by Jenny Ryan.
How it Works
Every 4-6 weeks we “discuss” a craft book as follows:
Make one project out of the book that is due for the next book club meet-up
Explain why you chose that project
Discuss the clarity of the instructions, the layout of the book, [...]
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3
Apr
Posted by Jenny in Budget Friendly Decorating, Crafts, Old to new, Penny Pinchers. Tagged: budget decorating, butterfly garden sign, cheap decor, outdoor decorations, repurpose. 2 Comments
My goal this year is to decorate the outside of my house for pennies. It’s a lofty goal I know, but it’s one that i wish to attain to. In reality it will cost upwards towards $100 this year but int he years to come it will simply be maintenance. I have walked through so [...]
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30
Mar
Posted by Jenny in Budget Friendly Decorating, Crafts, Gardening, Mix It Up Monday, Old to new, Penny Pinchers. Tagged: bird feeder, bird house, found objects, reuse. 4 Comments
I seen a great idea for an adorable birdhouse feeder in an issue of Country Sampler. It was made from an old vintage glass bottle crate , punched tin tiles and doll house pieces. I just had to try my hand at making something similar. I looked around the house for anything that could be [...]
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8
Mar
Posted by Jenny in Books, Music, and Media, Budget Friendly Decorating, Crafts, Old to new, Penny Pinchers. Tagged: Craftevolution book club, Crafts, found objects, recreative, recycle. 3 Comments
This month craftevolution is reviewing ‘Re-Creative: 50 projects for turning found items into contemporary designs’, for the March 25th book club. IF you wish to join just jump on over to Craftevolutions blog for instructions.
I chose to re-create a novelty clock from page 56. As a child, I remember my grandparents had these wonderfully fun tins [...]
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14
Jan
Posted by Jenny in Crafts, Penny Pinchers, sewing. Tagged: Dog Bed, fabric scraps, Pet Bed, recycle, reduce reuse. 3 Comments
I have purchased numerous dog beds over the past 4 years. Inevitably, they end up being torn to shreds. I think it is there way of telling me they don’t like it. I bought a pet bed about 6 months ago and I am happy to report it is still in one piece. I must [...]
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16
Dec
Posted by Jenny in Crafts, Old to new, sewing. Tagged: cheap gifts, christmas gift ideas., Crafts, easy sewing gifts, Gifts, jean pocket purses, kids crafts, no sew gifts. 3 Comments
These little purses were made for two little girls I know. I just mailed them out yesterday, so hopefully they will be getting them soon. They are very simple and fun to make. This also could be a great kids craft. All you need is an old pair of jeans and something fun to decorate [...]
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9
Dec
Posted by Jenny in Crafts. Tagged: candles, Cheap, Crafts, gift ideas, inexpensive, recycle, Wax Melts. 2 Comments
I had big, red current pillar candles that were burned down as far as they would go bu I still had alot of wax left. I really didn’t want to throw it away so I melted it down and poured them into molds that I had for chocolates. They turned out really cute. This is [...]
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25
Nov
Posted by Jenny in Crafts, sewing. Tagged: christmas gift ideas., easy sewing, fabric, Gifts, scarf, scarves, sewing. 2 Comments
Here is an easy sew gift idea.
You will need about 2ft of fabric all together.(lenghtwise) You can make it as wide as you want but in order to wrap it around your neck and still have it hang right you need it to be about 2ft. The sewing part of it is very easy. All [...]
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19
Nov
Posted by Jenny in Crafts, Old to new, Penny Pinchers. Tagged: Crafts, Decoupage, mirror, Old to new, painting, paper crafts, thrift store. 1 Comment
A little paint, a little decoupage and ‘Viola’, a mirror trifold! I purchased the blank wooden trifold from the Goodwill store for $2. I also purchased a blank wood bin that I plan on decorating to match the trifold mirror. I am so pleased with all the craft items I have been able to get [...]
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11
Nov
Posted by Jenny in Crafts, Old to new, Penny Pinchers. Tagged: light switch, painted, teddy bear, wooden crafts. 1 Comment
I found this blank wooden light plate at good will for .99 cents. It was to cute to pass up.
This is the plate after I painted it.
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