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Easy to Make Snowflake Wands for your next winter party!

Winter Wands with Snowflakes

As we quickly head towards Spring, we thought we better post a Winter Craft before it was too late.  So here it is!  Snowflake Wands are the perfect weekend, snow day, or birthday party craft.  Foamies Star Wands are sold assembled with ribbon already tied to the wood dowels.  Then simply attach a few snowflakes & buttons and this craft is a wrap.  Use Glue Dots (no drying time required) and as soon as these wands are decorated, they are ready to be used.  Now it must be time for a girl Read more [...]
Acorn Necklaces for an easy Fall Craft you can wear!

Easy Acorn Necklaces

Inspired by our "Coffee Craft Foam" post, we created these adorable Acorn Necklaces in just a few simple steps.  Dye the foam acorns with coffee grounds, stitch embroidery floss around the craft foam, add a button, and a attach a jewelry bail to the back of the acorn.  Once they are all assembled no one would ever guess you made them from inexpensive craft foam!  These make a perfect weekend craft and great gifts too~ The secret to these adorable Acorn Necklaces is... coffee grounds!  If Read more [...]
Make Apple Clothespins Magnets... Tutorial.

Apple Clothespins…for Magnets or “Chip-Clips”

Here is a fall craft that proves apples aren't only for teachers or to keep the doctor away!  For this easy craft project we used Apples to create these adorable clothespins that can be either magnets for the refrigerator (hang notes, reminders, &/or pictures) or used as re-usable "chip clips".  Don't you just love crafts that have a purpose and can be re-used once they are created?!?  If apples aren't for you, try this craft with any of our small craft foam shapes (pumpkins, acorns, leaves, Read more [...]
Easy to Make Apple Sign w/ Craft Foam

Easy Hanging Apple Sign

Last week we purchased our 1st gallon of fresh apple cider from the Harvest House at Green Bluff.  Well, actually we bought 3 gallons!  It was just pressed the night before from fresh picked apples.  What a treat!  We call it "liquid gold" because it is so amazing.  While pumpkins are already starting to make their debut (Starbucks Pumpkin Spice Latte is back), apples are often overlooked this time of year.  So we came up with an apple craft to help us remember how amazing fresh apples are! This Read more [...]
Bright Button Magnets

Easy Button Magnets

As sad as it is to say, summer is rapidly coming to an end.  Really hard to believe we are already in the month of August.  As stores begin to clearance all their summer items and replace them with aisles of school supplies it can only mean one thing.  It's time to start thinking about the kids going back to school!  Well, how about a few Button Magnets for those School Lockers???  All it takes is a few large buttons and magnets!  Adhesive craft magnets or ceramic magnets work well.  This Read more [...]
red bow with white button headband. perfect for summer

Firework Hair Accessories w/ Ribbon

Something about the color red, pony tails, and fireworks that just screams SUMMER!  Not really sure where the red association comes from...maybe watermelon:)  Well all that said, how about a few red curly ribbon hair accessories (that remind us of fireworks) to hold all those pony tails this summer?!?  Below are 3 hair accessories (a headband, hair clip, and pony tail holder) so there is something for everybody.  The headband and hair clip do require just a little sewing, however, the pony tail Read more [...]
Go USA

Easy 4th of July Banner

Summer is flying by!  Somehow it's the end of June already and the 4th of July is next week!!!  If you are looking for inexpensive 4th of July party decorations or a patriotic craft here is a another idea for you... a USA Banner in Red, White, and Blue with craft foam stars!  The banner pictured below is made with white clothespins, craft foam, ribbon, and elastic cord so it's super light-weight and easy to hang.  Craft foam flags have been hand stitched with embroidery floss, Large Stars with Read more [...]