Craft Project: Mother's Day Dress Card
These darling dresses make a beautiful unexpected card for your special Mother. Easy to make and very delicate. Your mom will be very surprised you made it.
Craft Project: Circus Birthday Card
Who doesn't like the excitement of the circus?
Craft Project: Mother's Day Card - Remembering Mother
We lost our mother and father three years ago and I still miss spending Mother's Day with her or at least sending a card on the few times we weren't able to be together. So this year I decided to send my sister and brother a Remembering Mother Mother's Day card. It is my version of a "pop out".
Craft Project: Homemade Get Well Card
I recently had a friend (who is a newspaper editor) go through a heart attack. I wanted to give him something instead of just buying a commercial get well card. I saw this idea on a blog and thought "how appropriate, he just had a heart attack and he is an editor"!
Craft Project: Onesie or Dress Baby Shower Invitations
Spring is right around the corner and you always think of weddings or baby showers. I have put together some of the more popular designs to make your own baby shower invitations or you could use them as announcements.
Craft Project: Floral Greeting Card
I used a soft pink and light green color combination to create a sweet and fresh-looking card. This is a wonderful card to send as a thoughtful greeting.
Craft Project: Folded Paper Trivet
Want to recycle those magazines? Here is a fun way to involve the children in making versatile project they could give to grandmother or perhaps their teacher. It can be used as a trivet or a decorative bowl.
Craft Project: Handmade Paper Fan
Make some lucky mother feel like a real southern belle with this beautiful fan on Mother's Day.
Craft Project: Dollar Bill Origami
The long known art of origami has always seemed sort of mysterious to me so I decided to learn a few simple shapes to give to my grandchildren in their Easter baskets or for Valentine's Day and I am sharing a couple of them.
Craft Project: Decorative Note Cards
Homemade note cards that are hand-decorated in addition to using your printer for a few basics, and make the envelopes to match. Wrap in packets of 8 or 10 and give them to teachers, friends, and co-workers.
Craft Project: Simple Paper Chain
Neat way to make a paper garland for your tree without tape or glue.
How to Make Home Made Paper You Can Plant
How do I make homemade paper plates? I am looking to make plates out of recycled materials and add seeds to the mix so that they are plantable plates.
Craft Project: Special Message Scroll Card
I like pretty little packages much better than just a card in an envelope, so we have tried to come up with all sorts of "special occasion" cards or messages for our family and friends.
Craft Project: Birthday Wish Card
A delightful birthday card for a young child.
Craft: Grungy Paper For Scrapbooking
Easy way to make your own grungy background paper for cards or scrapbooks.
Craft: Bookmarks From Recycled Cards
I grew up with my mother recycling things out of necessity. Now, many years later, it is not only out of necessity to save money, but also to help the environment. I collect up old greeting cards and make lovely bookmarks to give out to friends at Christmas time.
We were eating out and when we were done, Trey, our friends teenage child, presented us all with a "paper rose." I could not tell you how he did it, even as I watched, art is amazing, and even this photo does not do justice to how much it looks like a rose.
Craft Project: Sea-Life Sunglasses
If you're looking for a way to keep the kids busy during the summer vacation, why not try making some sea-life sunglasses. Not only is it a fun activity to do, you'll end up with a really cool accessory to wear on holiday or at a beach party.
Use Wallpaper Samples for Scrapbooking
Here's a money saving tip for all you scrapbookers out there. instead of buying those expensive scrapbook paper pads, get something for free and is earth friendly - wallpaper books! They are perfect for scrapbooking.
Simple folded paper circles are glued together to create a fun globe. Decorate with paper globe topiary or make several globes and thread on to a length of embroidery silk or thin wire to make a garland.
Craft Project: Mother's Day Dress Card
These darling dresses make a beautiful unexpected card for your special Mother. Easy to make and very delicate. Your mom will be very surprised you made it.
Craft Project: Mother's Day Card - Remembering Mother
We lost our mother and father three years ago and I still miss spending Mother's Day with her or at least sending a card on the few times we weren't able to be together. So this year I decided to send my sister and brother a Remembering Mother Mother's Day card. It is my version of a "pop out".
Craft Project: Homemade Get Well Card
I recently had a friend (who is a newspaper editor) go through a heart attack. I wanted to give him something instead of just buying a commercial get well card. I saw this idea on a blog and thought "how appropriate, he just had a heart attack and he is an editor"!
Craft Project: Onesie or Dress Baby Shower Invitations
Spring is right around the corner and you always think of weddings or baby showers. I have put together some of the more popular designs to make your own baby shower invitations or you could use them as announcements.
