Craft Projects

Decorative Birdhouse for Earth Day Activities

On April 22, 2012 / All Categories, Wood Crafts / 1 Comment

Happy Earth Day! I have this crazy little bird outside my window tearing my screen apart for nesting material. So I guess my project for earth day is going to be a decorative birdhouse lol. Hopefully she will stop picking at my screen or my next project will be a sling shot! Its been really nice outside, so I had a chance to collect some pine cones and we also

The Magic Braid

On April 9, 2012 / All Categories, Leather Crafts / 10 Comments

Braiding leather out of a single piece is pretty easy as long as you remember 2 things. Work in sets of three, and keep track of what side you started with in each set. I always start with the right side over the center, left, right. Now before you continue, bring the bottom up and through the right loop. This will put everything in a twist for a moment. Do

Driftwood Jewelry Tree

On April 1, 2012 / All Categories, Wood Crafts / Leave a comment

I got a new Dremel set and I’ve been itching to try it out so bad its driving me crazy! We still have a ton of driftwood leftover from last summer, so I’ve been practicing with that. I saved a few pieces to make a driftwood jewelry tree. These are nothing new, but the idea to make one came to me while browsing a local shop. There display stands were

How to Make a Basket from Recycled Newspaper

On March 19, 2012 / All Categories, Paper Crafts / 8 Comments

I always like to incorporate recycled materials into the craft projects I do, and one of the most abundant materials that seem to build up around my house is newspaper. While looking online for newspaper crafts, I found a great blog post on how to make a basket. Being so close to Easter I thought the timing for this paper crafts project is perfect, so I decided to put my own