You’ve heard of sock monkeys…  But how about glove squirrels?  No?  Esther from Handmade with Love needed a little plush zombie critter this Halloween, but didn’t want to zombify any of her existing stuffed animals.  Instead, she used inexpensive gloves to make a couple of cute little squirrels (one squirrel per glove), which she then made creepy and gruesome.   Cute and twisted…  Now that’s my …

Share a sweet treat with anyone who stops by your desk or front door with a fun and simple Halloween craft. You just need a few simple dollar store materials, and this jack-o-lantern container can be made in just minutes. A custom bowl makes it easy to give a great Halloween favor to teachers, friends, or co-workers. Fill the bowl with your favorite orange goodie. …

Looking for a cute Halloween trick or treat to give to grown ups in your life? This cute little Dracula is really an egg-shaped EOS lip balm sphere all dressed up for Halloween. What a great “Happy Halloween” for anyone who just doesn’t need another bag of candy in her life! I vant to soften your lips! This easy craft is the perfect go-to Halloween …

If you have been shopping for a digital cutting machine, let me introduce you to the new Cameo by Silhouette. You might remember me telling you about the Silhouette SD – this machine is the updated version, and it cuts up to 12” wide!  No more cutting down those large scrapbook papers.
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These hair sticks actually caught my attention because I have a whole bunch of plastic eyeballs laying around, left from last year’s glowing mad scientist jars.  Shala from Don’t Eat the Paste made them out of what look to be the exact same eyeballs that have been staring at me from a bowl on my computer desk, waiting to be turned into something new.  Make …

How do dollar store nail polishes compare to salon brands? Our beauty contributor Megan is an expert on salon brand nail polishes such as OPI and China Glaze, so I sent her to Dollar Tree in search of some nail polish so she could compare them to her favorite name brands. Her results were surprising, even to her! Read on for Megan’s dollar store nail …

I love checking out the holiday deals at all of my favorite stores.  This year  in the Halloween aisle at Walgreens I found a box of plain, masquerade-style masks made out of craft foam priced at 2/$1.00.  Score!  Since I’ve always had a fascination with masquerade masks, I picked up a handful of them.   I’ve also been wanting to make a pair of  steampunk goggles, …

I have two questions for you. 1. Do you get a lot of junk mail? And 2. Do you hate throwing all that paper away? If you answered “yes” to these questions, then you are a perfect candidate for some of these great ideas! Making junk mail into art – what a great idea! This first triptych is by Sara at Apartment Therapy – it’s …

When I mentioned the book Crafting with Cat Hair:  Cute Handicrafts to Make With Your Cat by Japanese author Kaori Tsutaya (and translated to English by Amy Hirschman) to a few people, I got mixed reactions.   But really, what makes cat hair such a “weird” medium?  No one thinks you’re strange if you work with sheep’s wool.  You’re being super posh if you create something  …

Wreaths are a crafter’s favorite project: every one is unique, they can have so many different looks, and they are often quick and easy, which is perfect if you’re an impatient crafter. One of my best friends, Jen from Tatertots and Jello is a master of making the most adorable crafts. She can turn an old t-shirt into… a really cool sparkly Halloween wreath! Well, …