Beaded Heart
This beaded heart is a great pattern to use in a necklace or key chain. Supplies: 19 Round beads of one color, thin cording, and a jump ring. An embroidering needle could also be helpful. I used more oval than round beads and that affected the shape a little bit. Also, I used larger cording…
Chocolate Bark
Chocolate bark is an easy way to personalize and make a classic Valentine’s Day gift more special. All you need is chocolate and whatever you want to use to decorate it. I used sprinkles and pink candy melts. The first step is to prepare where you are going to assemble the chocolate bark on. Cover…
Heart Plush
This cute little heart plush is a great DIY Valentine’s day gift and can be customized for whoever you are giving it to. Supplies: 2 colors of felt, embroidery string, an embroidery needle, stuffing, scissors, and a pen. Optional: scrap paper, embroidery hoop, scent sachet I can not free hand a heart shape, so I…
Hot White Chocolate Peppermint Bombs
So I first came across hot chocolate bombs late last year. Now I am not a big hot chocolate drinker. In fact, the last time I had hot choc was 2 years ago. What I liked about the bombs was the aesthetics of the product: this perfect sphere of chocolatey yumminess decorated to entice. With…
Heart Kumihimo Bracelet
Kumihimo is a Japanese artform of making braided cords. Using a foam Kumihimo disk makes this technique easier for those new to it, and is what is used in this bracelet. The pattern of this bracelet makes a repeating heart pattern. Supplies: Two colors of cording or string, a Kumihimo disk, and a clasp (I…
AGD Crafts: Headband
Here is the next in my series of AGD Crafts. This time I am showing how to make a floral headband American Girl or other brands of 18 inch dolls. I love these paper flowers that I get at Michaels and Amazon. Here is the next in my series of AGD Crafts. This time I…
French Heart Cookies
For Valentine’s 2021, I thought it would be fun to highlight a few traditional and non traditional DIY’s. I am going to start with a food project that is referred to as French heart, in its native land. Palmier Cookies are my most favorite cookies and as some of my students would say, best cookies…
Flower Bead Bracelet
Beaded bracelets are easy and fun to make and look really good. This flower bead pattern can be repeated multiple times or left as just one flower. It could also be used in other jewelry, like a necklace! Supplies: 7 beads for flower (6 of one color and 1 of another color), spacer beads (I…
Origami Bell DIY
Here s another in my series of easy origami projects. This time I am making a bell, well a cooupla bells actually. It is amazing how a few simple folds can create something this adorable. So how do you make origami bells? Get out the tutorial below. Supplies: origami paper 6″ x 6″, .5″ wide…
Cracker Gift Wrap DIY
Party crackers always make me think of my childhood. Yes, they are filled with cheap plastic toys but the paper crown, cheesy joke and the snap when you pull it apart, always take me back there. I love the shape of crackers and have used it as gift wrap over the years. For holiday 2020,…