Craftster’s ten year anniversary is this Month. To celebrate they are having a Ten for Tin challenge. Your craft project has to be something made with a tin can. ….challenge with Craftster…
I am going to make a storage container/planter… DIY project…fabric rosettes…wire flower…wire spirals…
DIY/Craft projects
diy projects, crafts, jewelry, woodcrafts, repurposed items
Handcrafted Home Decor
I’ve have been neglecting my blog and jewelry making since I got back from our trip, in order to get a few things made up to take to a home decor consignment shop that I had found close to home. I was so excited when we accidentally found the consignment shop. Now I have a […]
Wooden Box Gets New Look
This wooden box gets a new look with a little paint, scrape book paper, jute, and two wooden crosses hand-painted. See the before picture and the after picture at Mixed Kreations Blog…
DIY Burlap Flower
I have seen a lot of crafty things made from burlap over the past year or so, from pillows, chair cushions, lamp shades, wreaths, etc. Lately I have been running across ways to embellish tin cans, glass mason jars, and more.
New Life To Old Roll-Top Desk
This is one of the projects that I just recently finished, a … that I picked up at a garage sale last summer for $5. I couldn’t pass it up; I have always wanted a … The only thing wrong with it was on the bottom right side the trim was broke. That was no problem to fix.
Once the trim was fixed, and the …was cleaned up, and sanded…
DIY Six Pack Caddy
If you are one of those people always looking for crafty ways to get organized. Then here is a fun and crafty way where you can use recycled materials. The six pack container makes a great storage caddy with its six storage sections, and would be very inexpensive to make.
DIY Faux Leather Cross With Wings
Handcrafted wooden cross with wings… The handpainted cross was painted to resemble leather. Learn the technique that I used to accomplish the look of leather on wood in my step by step tutorial.
Mixed Media Art Painting
Today I tried my hand at creating some mixed media art. This is only the second time that I’ve ever made any mix media wall art. I am really happy with how they turned out. I used a couple small pieces of scrapbook paper, gesso, watered down acrylic paint, a few words cut out of […]
Bring New Life Into Something Old
Bring new life into something old with Denise…on a whim. These cute shutters…and old picket fence found new life…
DIY Polymer Clay Buttons
Buttons are a wonderful addition to your craft supplies. There are so many things that you can use buttons for. You can use them to decorate gift packaging, in a collage, button magnets, button thumb tacks, embellish cards, and decorate a tin can. Buttons can be used in your jewelry designs, or make a button bracelet, necklace, earrings, even a button ring. I have used buttons as … These are just a some of the things that…