When we think about the cutesy crafts for Easter, bunnies and chicks spring to mind. This Easter chick craft is full of color and can and should be totally personalized. Easter is a holiday where people get together to celebrate family, religious beliefs, and togetherness. The holiday almost always is celebrated with a feast with many people around the table. Read More »
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St. Patrick’s Day is right around the corner, so I wanted to share this shamrock craft with you. I made this shamrock plant poke for Michael’s Craft Stores highlighting their economical paint line called Craftsmart. To make this shamrock plant poke I used wooden hearts, a wooden dowel, Craftsmart paint and finished it off with some multi purpose sealer. You could Read More »
Whether your searching out spring, rainbows or St. Patrick’s Day, this rainbow craft is a fun way to celebrate the season. Rainbows come during or after rain, but who says they have to? You and your child can make magical rainbow colored raindrops falling from their very own cloud! If you prefer to use construction paper for the rainbow stripes Read More »
This post brought to you by Cottonelle. All opinions are 100% mine. When you clean the counters in your kitchen, do you rely on a dry paper towel, or do you clean with a wet cloth? What about when you’re outside gardening and you get dirt all over your hands, do you just brush it off with a dry towel? Read More »
Wildflowers, beauty among the weeds. That’s what these botanical prints said to me when I found them at the Randolph Street Market in Chicago last year. I’ve been saving them, trying to decide how to use them. The beauty of this project is that I still have the originals, hence I can use them again, not just once! How? I Read More »
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St. Patrick’s Day is a fun holiday for adults and children alike. Decorating for St. Patrick’s Day has become more and more popular with the adult crowd over the past decade and shamrock crafts are always big. Adding little touches of lucky green to your decor is fun as long as it’s not overwhelming. This tree shaped like a lucky Read More »
This felt board craft is not only fun, is can be used any time of the year, not just for holidays. Help your little ones learn about the changing of the seasons through play and discovery. Using this felt board craft, you can keep the background the same and change out the environment to reflect the weather during different parts Read More »
Painting on plastic, what’s the right way to do it? It’s a common question in the craft world. What type of paint can I use? Will it peel off? Do I have to prime plastic before I paint it? Definitely good and valid questions, all of them. There are many surfaces that are made of plastic that people dismiss as Read More »
Craft sticks can be turned into just about anything. The cute characters found in a barnyard are a great example! Cows, horses, pigs, chickens and more, all in craft stick form! I’ve always loved craft sticks as a surface. They are inexpensive and have so many possibilities. You can make animals out of them, as you can see here, but Read More »
Are you a Disney fan? Have you seen all the adorable Disney Valentine crafts out there? There’s only a couple days left before Valentine’s Day, so if you need some last minute ideas for your Disney crazed kids, be sure to check out this goldmine of Disney Valentine crafts over at Spoonful.com! At the end of January I was going Read More »
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While I did design this ink effects pattern, I don’t know who the cute little girl is wearing this shirt. You see, I made this ink effects project for DecoArt. I was pressed for time and really needed to ship the project out, so I didn’t get a great final photo. It doesn’t help that my kids are all wearing Read More »
Did you see the movie Despicable Me a couple years ago? If you did you probably fell in love with those adorable little yellow minions in the blue overalls! Well, Despicable Me 2 is coming to theaters this summer and even though my kids aren’t so little anymore, I can’t wait to see it! My good friend Marie who owns Read More »
This is such a fun project for kids and adults alike. I made seed paper for the first time about 4 years ago. It was so much easier than I thought it was going to be and I loved the way it turned out! It’s a fun eco-friendly craft that can be given for Valentine’s Day, Mother’s Day, or even Read More »
I’m sure you’ve seen a variety of different birds on a branch silhouette designs out there, I know I have. But what about love birds on a branch? Amazingly enough, there are lots of those too! I wanted to paint a small canvas with love birds on a branch, just for Valentine’s Day as a fun piece of decor that Read More »
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These cute and sparkly robot Valentines are perfect for any child, boy or girl! Use simple supplies such as construction paper, sequins and glitter to create your own fun robot designs. I was walking through Walmart’s clearance section one day when I saw this cute toddler plate. So adorable right? Well I don’t have toddlers at home anymore, but I Read More »
I have a super simple pom pom snowman craft for you today. You’ve seen those little desk buddies, usually they are colorful and have a little banner sticking out from underneath them with some silly or cute saying. Well this pom pom snowman craft is also a little desk buddy, but with no particular message, unless you want to add Read More »
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Who doesn’t love cute snowman crafts? Kids love them and they are popular long after Christmas is over. A felt board is a great way to engage little ones and it encourages imagination. Snowman crafts are really popular because they are so easy to make your own. Just change hats, noses, scarves and the snowman is different. Here are just Read More »
Over the years I’ve made quite a few Valentine’s Day crafts for kids. Hearts, cupids, candy and construction paper, plenty of fun ideas for your children. I’ve put together a collection of kid friendly Valentine’s Day crafts I made over the years for Kaboose. When you’re done here, I have another round up of Valentine’s Day crafts here - 31 Valentine Crafts Read More »
My bathroom decor is beach themed. Renovating the bathroom of this old house would be quite expensive, so I have been adding little touches here and there over time. We painted the green cabinets, peeled the ugly Victorian wallpaper, replaced the very 70s ornate light fixtures and painted the walls. I’ve finally started working on artwork for the bathroom, and Read More »
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Sewing cards are a great way to get little ones started on the fundamentals of needlework. It’s also a fun way to pass the time for a child home sick from school suffering from boredom. These are also great for traveling, keep them stored in a box or plastic zipper bag. You can make your own shapes, buy big sheets Read More »
Using a map poster, a piece of plywood and some One Step Crackle, this beautiful piece of artwork was born. I’ll show you how to use decoupage and a little antiquing gel to get this great look. You may have seen a couple other projects I made with this One Step Crackle. I made this Vintage Crackled Flower Pot and Read More »
Boys and girls alike will love making this fun UFO from paper plates and craft jewels. This is a great project to chase away the cabin fever that comes with freezing winter temperatures! If you can remember, come July 2nd it will be UFO Day! So tuck this project away and save it for that special day too. And in Read More »
I made this birds on a branch silhouette painting for my daughter for Christmas. She recently moved into her first apartment and I wanted to give her a special gift. It had to be a surprise though, I didn’t want her to know what it was. Let’s face it, when kids become young adults, Christmas presents aren’t really much of Read More »
I’ve been sharing quite a few craft projects lately made with colored denim. This wreath was really easy to make and I really love the way the different colored jeans blend together. There’s some time involved, so it makes for a great project to do in front of the television or even while sitting at the park with the kids. Read More »
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