I love seeing how people re-interpret projects from around blogland and add their own twist.  In the case of this wonderfully blingy sunburst mirror, the key difference is a complete change of materials!  All the way over in Malaysia, PC of MeiJo’s Joy was inspired by a PVC pipe sunburst mirror made by Alicia at Thrifty and Chic.  [see the original version]  Cutting PVC pipe …

Holy heat wave!  Are you keeping cool in your corner of the world?  If you’re suffering under oppressive heat and stifling humidity, keeping the kids entertained without overheating means ruling out a long list of potential activities.  Here’s a fun idea from Tricia at Sweeter Than Sweets that your little ones will love: rainbow ice!  She and her 2-year-old daughter played with some in their …

I used to think of Shrinky Dinks as a fun childhood project, but in recent years I’ve come to realize that shrink plastic has a lot of grown-up uses as well.  Kimanh from Scissors Paper Wok, for instance, used it to make adorable custom buttons.  She not only wrote up a tutorial, she also offers some advice for making them wash-friendly for use on clothing, …

Decorating your home can be an expensive adventure; just leafing through any random home decor catalog and making a wish list is enough to give me a chronic case of sticker shock.  This is even more true if you plan to decorate based on a specific theme. If you’re crafty, though, chances are you’d rather spend time than money and create your own custom decor!  …

Have you seen the last Harry Potter movie yet?  Since I’ve been busy and I live about 20 minutes from the nearest theater I haven’t had a chance to catch it yet, but I am itching to go!  If you have a young Potter fan around your house, or if you’re planning a Harry Potter themed party,  here’s a crafty idea from Your Life Uncommon …

I’m very much an outdoorsy kind of girl, so I find a lot of appeal in crafts using items from nature.  So as you can imagine, when I saw this rustic, woodsy clothes hanger by Maize of The Maize Hutton Blog, it was love at first sight.  They’re so easy to make, and they would be a really cute way to present a gifted garment …

After the craft supply store and the dollar store, the most dangerous place for me to set foot is the office supply store.  I could spend a small fortune on piles and piles of paper, folders, stickers, envelopes, paper clips…  Not to mention the incredible things you can do with the self-serve copy machines, but that’s a whole ‘nother blog post!  I was digging around …

I’m happy to announce that I have been selected to be a host of a new web-show! I am co-hosting Get a Little Creative with my friends and creative bloggers Jennifer Hadfield of Tatertots and Jello and Beckie Farrant of Infarrantly Creative. The show will air this fall on My Craft Channel, which is a new first of its kind, online TV network focusing on …

Ever since I was a kid I’ve loved collecting souvenir pressed pennies.  Every time I saw a machine, I would plead with my parents for their spare change.  Somewhere I have a whole pile of them, which I’ve been thinking about searching for ever since I spotted this pressed penny charm bracelet by Val of Collecting the Moments.  If you’re taking a family vacation this …

I’m sure you’ve seen potato prints before, but how about celery prints?  That’s right, celery!  I’m absolutely amazed at how the cut-off ends of a bunch of celery, a part which would normally be destined for the garbage can or compost pile, looks strikingly like a rose when used like a rubber stamp.  Maureen of Maureen Cracknell Handmade used her celery stamp to make beautiful …