easy to make hanging flowers

Hanging Flowers for Summer

Did you know you can sew craft foam???  Since everyone adds stitches to felt shapes we thought we would give it a try with foam shapes.  Just for fun we added a few stitches around a foam circle to see how it would look.  Well, it worked and was no harder to sew than felt!  Once we stitched the perimeter of the foam circle, we added the circle to the center of a foam flower and then attached a green foam spiral to create these amazing Hanging Foam Flowers!!!  They can be hung indoor or outdoors. Read more [...]
flower mason jar lids

Flower Lids for Mason Jars

Teacher Appreciation Week is coming soon and how better to encourage a teacher than with a thoughtful gift you made!  Here is a creative gift idea with this in mind.  Simply add foam circles to Mason Jar Lids to create adorable Spring Flowers, wrap the jar with Baker's Twine, label with a white foam circle tag, and fill the jar with a special treat.  Our three samples include coffee, buttons, & bandages just to jump-start your creative minds.  However, there are many more possibilities for Read more [...]
Glitter Easter Eggs in a Basket

Glitter Easter Eggs with Flowers

Make this Easter "sparkle" with these adorable Glitter Easter Eggs with Flowers!  These eggs make the perfect table decoration for Easter dinner and are so easy to make.   All it takes is a dozen eggs (real or plastic), assorted glitter, Glue Dots, and a few Buttons.  You won't even need messy dye.   Glue Dots adhere securely to the egg shells with no drying time required.  Create flower shapes with only 4-5 Glue Dots per egg.  Then attach a button to the center to finish off the sparkling Read more [...]
Magnetic Heart Tree

Magnetic Heart Trees

Here is another inspired twist on our "Hearts can Grow on Trees" post... Magnetic Heart Trees!  As easy as 1, 2, 3... 3 easy steps that is.  First, attach Adhesive Craft Magnets to the backs of hearts and tree trunk shapes.  Simply peel and stick magnets to the foam shapes.  Second, add Buttons to Hearts (this step is optional).  Lastly, attach the Tree Trunk Magnet to any magnetic surface (refrigerator, filing cabinet, magnetic memo board, etc) and add hearts to the tree branches in any order Read more [...]
red heart made from mini glass gems

Heart Mirror Craft

Valentine's Day will be here before you know it.  Whether you love this holiday or not, we are sure you'll love this Heart Mirror!  It's a perfect Valentine's Day gift for someone you love.  Best of all it's inexpensive to create with a Bent Acrylic Frame, Oval Mirror, and a few Mini Glass Gems.  Great Group Craft too!  Gather a few friends together and enjoy a night of crafting.   It's sure to be as much fun to make as it will be to give away!  Don't you love crafts like this?  We do! Read more [...]
ribbon bookmark ideas

Curly Ribbon Bookmarks

Here is a quick and fun weekend craft... Curly Ribbon Bookmarks!  These adorable bookmarks are made with Curly Ribbon, Large Metallic Paperclips, and Buttons.  Attach craft buttons with Glue Dots and there is no drying time required.   Bookmarks make a great gift for all the readers in your life.  Be sure to check out our last post to learn how to easily turn ribbon into curly ribbon for this project.  Once you have the curly ribbon made this craft takes only minutes.  Make a few for yourself Read more [...]
how to make curly ribbon in the oven

How to Make Ribbon into Curly Ribbon

This has to be one of our most inspiring craft ideas so far... How to Make Curly Ribbon!!!  Imagine the crafts you can create with this unique ribbon that is easily made with grosgrain ribbon and wood dowels.  Simply wrap ribbon around dowels and bake in the oven.  Allow to cool, remove dowel, and it stays curly.  Not sure how it works, but sure glad it does.  There are so many crafts this curly ribbon will be useful for!  Who would have thought you could take satin or grosgrain ribbon and Read more [...]