Next time you go to the beach, collect a few stones and stack them up to make a pretty piece of memento art with a modern feel. Simone over at Beach Vintage created this art with rocks from her favorite beach. I love this idea for using some of those rocks you just have to pick up when you comb the beach. I like to …

One of my New Year’s Resolutions this year was to organize my craft supplies.  Well, here we are nearing the halfway point of the year and my craft room still looks more like aftermath than workspace.  (Sigh.)  There are a few things I have in excessive amounts, including lots of bits of ribbon, yarn, and other string-y things.  I’ve been winding them around empty cardboard …

A couple weeks ago, we showed you how to make faux cherry blossom branches. Well, Instructables user ChrysN went one better and turned dollar store flowers into a cherry blossom light fixture. You might have a bit of trouble finding battery-operated twinkle lights at the dollar store this time of year, but you will definitely be able to get them in the late fall. Or …

Happy Memorial Day!   It’s that time of year again already, can you believe it?  If you’re celebrating with a barbecue or picnic, you’ll surely be wishing that you had one of these.  Sibylle from Funkytime found an old suitcase that had seen better days that she redid to make a portable birthday party with a classic picnic theme.   It’s the perfect romantic accessory to …

Recycled t-shirt crafts are so much fun, but I have found that I’m just not that into wearing recycled t-shirt necklaces. Maybe because I feel weird about wearing a t-shirt necklace with a, um, t-shirt, but those necklaces just don’t work for me. I’m LOVING these finger-knitted bracelets by Vanessa Christianson at V and Co., though! I love the color, love the texture, and I …

For some reason, aluminum tape projects have been catching my eye lately. So everyone go out and get a roll of aluminum tape and start projecting it up, mmkay? These embossed aluminum tape plant markers by the genius known as Aunt Peaches, are simple and awesome, just like I like all my crafts to be. You have to hit the hardware store and pick up …

DSC contributor Kirsten is an awesome fashion DIYer, and over at her blog Studs and Pearls, she shares how to make a quick vest out of a large square scarf in just about 30 seconds. The best thing about this DIY is that you can also continue to use the scarf even after it’s been altered into a vest. This would be a great piece …

So, just what is batik, you ask?  It’s a wax resist method of dying fabrics that is popular in many parts of Asia;  in Indonesia, the process even predates written records.  Crazy, huh?  Anyway, Suzy from Suzy’s Artsy Craftsy Sitcom started out with plain white cotton and ended up with thise gorgeous batik fabric decorated using crayons and black fabric dye that she used to …

Do you think candy is dandy?  Sarah from Stepping Thru Crazy does.  She loves candy (and crafting) so much that she even saves her candy wrappers, collecting enough to fill a Ziploc bag.  To use some of them up, she came up with the idea to decoupage them onto plain beads, perfect for making sweet custom jewelry.  From preschoolers to grandmothers, anyone with a sweet …

After she finished making a bunch of fabulous recycled metal flowers, Crissy from Crissy’s Crafts had a collection of can bottoms left over.  (If you’ve not yet been to her blog you should check it out; this girl has a gift for making something out of nothing!)  Hesitant to just toss them back into the recycling bin, she wanted to find a way to use …