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Make a Cheap and Easy Masquerade Mask from Cardboard
Simple, straightforward Halloween costumes can be hard to come by — especially when you start diving into the dark depths of Pinterest. If you're looking to create your own fast and easy costume this...
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How to make Velvet Pumpkins
Pumpkins are synonymous with fall. I love heading out to the country to go pumpkin picking and use heirloom pumpkins in my decor. However, I wanted to create some fall decor I could re-use year after...
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Coastal Glitter Starfish Ornament
Welcome to the second week of the 2015 Ornament Exchange! I'm so excited to be bringing you over 70 bloggers that are sharing their ornament crafts or special ornament picks with you! It has been...
View ArticleArt with the Kids, Part 1 - Let's Make A Mess!
Diana Auerhammer @ ParentWhiz<img class="alignleft size-thumbnail wp-image-2349" src="http://parentwhiz.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/11/IMG_2534-220x220.jpg" alt="Art With the Kids, Part 1"...
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Long Live the Library
A quick post to show off a picture of our children's craft time at the library last summer, during one of the workshops for the Summer Reading Program. I cannot say enough about how much we enjoy going...
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i painted like this
Another afternoon of watercolor with my sister, in preparation for the babe. I was not on my watercolor game. Those bears aren't the worst of it. I said to Hope, "I painted like this so our girl knows...
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Fabric Fanatic, NaBloPoMo Day 15
"Fabric Fanatic"Spent most of the day today working on organizing my new craft room. Today I focused on fabric. I've started dabbling in quilt making, and I want to design purses (I love totes) and...
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Stamp It Up, NaBloPoMo Day 16
Funny the things you find when you unpack.I've had some boxes which had been packed when Ileft Buffalo five years ago that I am finally unpacking.(It's because I finally have my craft room built in my...
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Using Turkeys For a Special Tribute on Thanksgiving
Living outside of the U.S. and having married an Italian, I work extra hard to keep up American traditions that are important to me. Thanksgiving remains one of my favorite holidays, even if it is just...
View ArticleLet's Make a Marianne Heirloom Quilt~~ Entirely by Hand
Marianne of MauiWell, Hello, and here I am. This is my first blog on this site, and I am really looking forward to making the acquaintance of like minded people who love fabric, love to sew, create,...
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CHRISTMAS GIVEAWAY! HO HO HO
I’m so, so excited to announce the next giveaway on the blog!! These adorable Christmas tags are perfect for your homemade Christmas baking gifts (or DIY gifts) this season! You can win this Christmas...
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Fab 5 Friday – Favorite Thanksgiving Printables
Fall subway art One of my favorite things about fall is having an entire day to spend with family and friends… and to stop and reflect on our lives and to simply be grateful for what we have been...
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28 New Ideas for Elf on the Shelf + A Free Calendar & Printables
I'm SO excited for the holiday season! Thanksgiving is almost here, but I just couldn't wait to put out my Christmas decorations last night - don't judge. Is it just me, or do stores not sell timeless,...
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Easy Thanksgiving Crafts
I love the Thanksgiving season! It is an opportunity to take a deep breath, breathe in the smells of the fall season, and enjoy a stretch of sanity before the Christmas chaos. My prayer for you is...
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Christmas Gift Ideas - Grandkids
Planning is key to most things in life, especially if you are a stash hoarder and dying to make some multiple and super stunning homemade gifts as presents!...In time!In the Christmas Gift Ideas...
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QUICK & EASY D.I.Y. NAME CARDS FOR HOLIDAY DINNER PARTIES
The rosemary & wood block make great party favors. In my family, I’m the one in charge of making name cards (some people call them “name plates”) for dinner parties. This year, I went with some...
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Grateful... even for the bad stuff?
I can't begin to express how blessed I am. In fact the subtitle of this blog is "the very blessed life of a creative artist". First, I'm really thankful just to be an artist because it saved me. It...
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Christmas Crafts - Dollar Store Ornaments for Kids to Create
All you need is a local dollars store and room to paint. This kids craft was inspired by a visit to a local craft show where our granddaughter said we can make those and yes they did.To visit this...
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Wooden Snowmen Children Love To Make
These are fun and inexpensive to make with your children or grandchildren.Click here to see how
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Art Day, NaBloPoMo Day 28
I did another painting class...The beer is for inspiration for this tropical scene which I am paintingin a place far removed from the tropics. It all begins as a blank canvas covered in red paint,then...
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