Plastic Easter eggs are fun, but what do you do with them once they’ve all been hunted down and the treats inside have been consumed?  Over at Dollar Store Mom, Heather shared a fun idea that will keep the kids entertained until long  after the Easter Bunny has come and gone.  She used an egg as the base to create a fun little marionette puppet!  …

This year, Easter is on April 24. Need new ideas for recipes, decor and crafts? We’ve scoured the web for the best, so you don’t have to! Did we miss any? Let us know in the comments!

We were excited to see that Aunt Peaches was one of our randomly chosen secret stashbusters because she’s got an uber-quirky style we can’t help but adore.  True to form, her first project is as funky as can be:  The Pee Wee’s Playhouse Lamp, or if you prefer, the Hebrew Dinosaur Explosion.  Kaboom!  She made it using one of the most commonly stashed craft supplies, …

How is your April stash bust going?  Our super secret stashbusters have been busy, busy bees, and we’ve been seeing all kinds of fun things start coming our way!  Our UK stashbuster, Sam, sent us this abso-freakin’-lutely adorable kawaii cookie greeting card that she made using a couple of items from her challenge box.  If you’ve never heard the term kawaii, it’s a Japanese term …

Earth Day is intended to inspire awareness and appreciation for the Earth’s natural environment. The first Earth Day, on April 22, 1970, was founded by United States Senator Gaylord Nelson. It activated 20 million Americans from all walks of life and is widely credited with launching the modern environmental movement. More than 1 billion people now participate in Earth Day activities each year, making it the largest civic observance in the world.

Enjoy this year’s Earth Day with our crafts, activities and games appropriate for the whole family!

Happy Earth Day everyone!  Today is a day devoted to conserving natural resources and treating the planet kindly.  What  better way to celebrate than by raiding your recycling bin and finding bits to use as free craft supplies?   There are oh-so-many things you can so with the whatnots you would normally send to the curb.  Need proof?  Here are ten recycled crafts that you have …

I sent an envelope of stash materials to Marisa Pawelko at Modern Surrealist. She is a talented designer with a love for bright colors and recycled materials, so I knew this stashbusting challenge would be perfect for her. She posted about the stashbusting package she received:

[Here is] picture of the bizarre items I received in my stashbusting challenge kit! I immediately was relieved to see that Heather …

When secret stashbuster Caro of Caro’s Thrifty Adventures opened up her magical box of goodies and saw fabric and a zipper she panicked for a moment, since she doesn’t fancy herself much of a seamstress.  She shook it off, got to brainstorming, and came up with this project that incorporated both without requiring her to pick up a needle and thread:  a framed monogram with …

The 14th Iron Craft challenge of 2011 was “Wish You Were Here.” For this challenge we were to create a postcard or artist trading card (ATC). We could do whatever we wanted to the card; draw, paint, Photoshop a photo, embroider, applique, collage, the sky is the limit. The theme of the card can be anything we wanted a place, a quote…anything.

In preparation for Earth Day, Cris from Crissy’s Crafts has been on a recycled crafting roll!  (Remember her recycled water bottle flowers we showed you a few days ago?)  Well, she’s come up with another recycled plastic bottle idea I love, this time using a two-liter soda bottle.  The idea is especially good for those dealing with limited space and can’t plant a full bed …