Embroidered Heart Hoop
Here is another craft for Valentines Day. Right now I am going through a hoop embroidery mini obsession. The idea to do embroidery initially came up as I was looking for activities for our Craft Market class. I’ll post an example of what the kiddos will be doing in the coming weeks. Each term I…
Ballerina on Canvas
This was one of my favorite activities ever to do with my Craft Market girls. It is pretty and would look fabulous in any sophisticated kids room. What I like about the activities is that it requires few supplies. Now the one tool I do use often and for a lot of my activities that…
Felt Heart Keychain
I first came across these felted heart ornaments last year. You can see more intricate version of this ornament under the label of Mexican Felt Hearts. They are beautiful with intricate embroidery. I have seen them used as knapsack ornaments, to decorate bedrooms or given as handmade gifts. For this DIY, I wanted it to…
Adjustable Floral Crown
As promised, here is the tutorial for the adjustable floral crown. When I made my first floral crown, photo below and DIY here, my big question was how do you adjust per the differences in head sizes? Because of the way I made it, the answer was no, there was no way to make any…
Floral Crown
Today is the first day of July. Happy July. I decided this morning that I would highlight a craft every Monday, Wednesday and Friday this month. To start off with I thought to showcase a finished product that says summer to me: Floral crowns. So I made floral crowns for the first time earlier this…
Sun Print Wall Hanging
I first came across sun prints, also known as cyanotype several years ago. I loved the idea at first sight. I have used it in a coupla my classes but since I don’t do as many design and craft classes as I used to, I have not done the activity in a while. As I…
Heart Ring: A DIY
Valentine’s Day is here, and if you’re anything like me, I always get so excited planning fun stuff to do for the holiday. Valentine’s Day isn’t only about romantic love. It’s an opportunity to slow down and tell the people around you how much you love and appreciate them, whether that be a significant other,…
Butterfly Wire Bracelet: A DIY
Wire is such a versatile and easy-to-use jewelry making staple. There are so many cute designs out there that you can create using it. Hearts, swirls, and circle variations are the most common designs for simple wire bracelets. However, I wanted to make something different. While I was looking around for ideas, I came across…
Colorful Hair Clip: A DIY
These hair clips are a fun way to add a pop of color in your hair, but since it’s removable, it isn’t permanent like hair dye. I made these with the kiddos in my class a couple of weeks ago, and they loved them! I had several colors of hair for them to choose from,…
Kanzashi Butterfly: A DIY
Supplies: 4 silk shantung squares that are 2.5″ x 2.5″, 11/0 sized glass beads, glass beads size 20lneedle, thread the same color as the fabric, 2 head pins, not shown: hot glue gun, Crafter’s Picks glue or similar to help adhere beads to fabric Take the first square and place it in front of…