We’ve dubbed this week Crafty Shark Week here at DSC, which has also got me thinking about other undersea and nautical themed crafts.  How about this elegant coral by Beth at The Stories of A to Z?  If you were to buy similar pieces from Pottery Barn, they would range in cost from about $25 up to over $100, but Beth made hers for just …

We’ve dubbed this week “Crafty Shark Week,” and in honor of this celebration, we’ll be bringing you all kinds of sharktastic fun! To kick things off, we found this fun party shark over at Sun Scholars. With some clever carving, a watermelon is transformed into a hungry shark, perfect for a summer get-together or backyard barbecue. [how to make a watermelon shark]

Project Materials:

Watermelon, $1 a …

What do you get for the knitter who has everything?  How about making them a blingy set of custom needles?  Craftster user ammasmamma came up with an easy way to make custom knitting needles, the centers of which contain glitter, yarn, or anything else you can fit inside.  She shows quite a few variations on these hand-cast beauties, showing a bunch  of different possibilities to …

I love when I have an “a-ha!” moment.  You know, the times where, if life were a cartoon, a little light bulb would appear above your head.  Maddie from Crafty Ingredients had a stroke of genius when she was looking at some glittery dots that she bought at the craft store and wondered if she could make the same thing herself.  As it turns out, …

Let’s chat, just for fun. What are your top three craft supplies? If you could only have three supplies on a deserted island, which ones would you choose (and yes, there can be electricity on the island! Lost-style!) I’m over at the Coffee Talk Community chatting about this topic. To chime in, you can just sign in with your Facebook account and comment below.
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Coloring your own glass to make custom decorations from dollar store finds and recycling bin rescues is a popular project these days.  A lot of people use stained glass spray paint to get this effect, but it’s not the cheapest paint around; a can of it will probably run you around $10.  But did you know that you can get the same look with things …

My husband rarely lets me walk past the paint section of the store.  See, even if I have no projects in mind and no reason to be paint shopping, I am totally hooked on paint chips.  Some of the colors just speak to me, and I have to grab that little swatch and bring it home.  …Hence the giant stack of paint chips I have …

Remember the pressed penny charm bracelet we featured the other day?  If you still have some spare smooshed change left over after that project, or you’re a few pennies short of a full bracelet, here’s an alternative idea.  It’s just one of  many ways Jen from Epbot incorporated them into her creations.  She even used nail polish to add a faux enamel look to the …

Today is the day I know you’ve all been anxiously awaiting: the premiere of Season 9 of Project Runway!  (I know, new episodes of both PR and Design Star!  Time to make some room on the DVR!)  Watching Runway always makes me want to break out the sewing notions and juice up my wardrobe with some DIY looks.  Know the feeling?  Next time you get …

The new season of  Project Runway starts tomorrow!  I’m SO excited for it, and I can’t wait to hear Tim Gunn say his famous line!  To help you have your own “make it work” moment, we’ll be bringing you a few DIY fashion tutorials, starting with an idea from Joy of  How Joyful.   She turned a pair of oversized t-shirts into a stylish vest with …