Conversation Valentine Treat Holders
I love all the conversation heart crafts around for Valentine’s Day. I’ve made some other conversation heart crafts, and I’ve made treat holders for other holidays as well. So when I...Polka Dotted Heart Valentine Buckets
Valentine’s Day is coming soon, so you’re going to need something fun to give out tasty treats in! These Valentine buckets, adorned in polka dotted hearts, make for a great gift filled with...Valentine Pet Bandana
If you have a dog (or even a cat or bunny!) you might like this sweet Valentine themed bandana made just for them. It’s easy to make looks really cute around their fuzzy neck! My 10 year old German...DIY Craft Table with Magnetic Chalkboard
I’m pretty excited to share this with you, but I have to warn you first. My craft room is in the basement. It’s not all glamourous and shiny like the ones you see featured in big magazines....Top 10 Crafts of 2011
The growth of Crafts by Amanda from 2010 to 2011 was phenomenal. I am so humbled by all of your great comments. I love heading in to my craft room (especially now that hubby built me a new table I’ll...Cardboard Tube Children & Snowmen
Cardboard tubes are one of my favorite mediums. They are definitely readily available and I always have some in my supply stash. They are easy to transform into fun little characters, and that’s...I love all the conversation heart crafts around for Valentine’s Day. I’ve made some other conversation heart crafts, and I’ve made treat holders for other holidays as well. So when I saw the cute pink feather boa in the craft store the other day, I was immediately struck with this idea. Well, a variation anyway. My original thought was not Read More »
Valentine’s Day is coming soon, so you’re going to need something fun to give out tasty treats in! These Valentine buckets, adorned in polka dotted hearts, make for a great gift filled with chocolate or other candies. They can them be used throughout the year as pen/pencil holder or for a variety of other items. As you already know, I Read More »
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If you have a dog (or even a cat or bunny!) you might like this sweet Valentine themed bandana made just for them. It’s easy to make looks really cute around their fuzzy neck! My 10 year old German Shepherd, Angel, is modeling this bandana covered in heart shaped paw prints. I’m a designer for Decoart and made this bandana Read More »
I’m pretty excited to share this with you, but I have to warn you first. My craft room is in the basement. It’s not all glamourous and shiny like the ones you see featured in big magazines. It involves concrete walls, exposed plumbing, laundry machines and all the ugly things you find in a basement. It’s not pretty, but it’s Read More »
The growth of Crafts by Amanda from 2010 to 2011 was phenomenal. I am so humbled by all of your great comments. I love heading in to my craft room (especially now that hubby built me a new table I’ll be sharing soon!) so I can share the next project with you. You are always so supportive! Below are the Read More »
Cardboard tubes are one of my favorite mediums. They are definitely readily available and I always have some in my supply stash. They are easy to transform into fun little characters, and that’s exactly what I was thinking when I came up with this little snow scene. Do you remember building snowmen with your friends? Going sledding? Having a snowball Read More »
Tomorrow is the last day of school before winter break. My 17-year old daughter wanted to make something for her friends, so we decided to make the Rice Krispy Gingerbread Men from my cooking blog and I made these cute little bread tag gingerbread men to tie the bags closed. You might remember the bread tag monsters I made last Read More »
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I actually started this snowman garland several weeks ago and kept getting sidetracked. I finally got back to the crafting table so I could finish this project and share it with you! I adore snowmen and seems like every year once I get in the groove, it’s time to start making Valentine’s Day crafts. Ha ha. I am actually really Read More »
First of all, this is a rare occasion. I’m a bit timid about my size, I’m overweight and very self conscious about it, so showing a picture of me like this is not something I really like to do. But this snowman shirt was too fun not to model. I should have bought a better quality shirt that didn’t look Read More »
I adore snowmen, and every year I try to make at least one new snowman ornament. This year I made these snowmen from corrugated cardboard and paint. I was inspired by a dollar store ornament that caught my eye on a blog post. I had pinned this to my “Inspiration for Knock Offs” board. The post is from Today’s Fabulous Read More »

















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