Spring is in the air and the birds are chirping, but not this one sat next to my driftwood planter. He is made of paper mache (or is it papier […]
Kid Friendly Craft Projects
Decorated Vacation Shells
It is Spring break season and I am just back from a glorious week in Florida. To be away from the freezing winter we have had here in Chicago this […]
DIY Petal Votive
My summer has been hectic. Long story short, I have had to say goodbye to beautiful Pennsylvania and am now back in the not so beautiful Chicago area …sigh. The […]
DIY Watercolor Heart Garland
Here is an “easy as pie” pretty heart garland you can make for Valentines Day. No skill required! You will need A sheet of thick watercolor paper Watercolor paint and […]
Paper Orb Tutorial
Aren’t these paper orbs just gorgeous! They are not difficult at all to make and require no special crafty supplies. Go and rescue that old corn flake packet out of […]
Pistachio Shell Art
I may have a problem with nuts! Over the weekend Mr CH and I enjoyed a rather large bag of Pistachios, but it was not enough for me to savor […]
A Sea Horse Wall Sculpture from Trash
Just over a month ago I moved house… and let me tell you that process produces a tremendous amount of trash in the form of packing materials Although most of […]
A Fall Craft- Sharpies and Conkers
The horse chestnut tree in my garden has been dropping it’s gorgeous shiny conkers all week and as beautiful as they are “au naturel “, …I thought it would be […]
Pretty Heart Card
Who says hearts are just for Valentines day? Make and send this card any day you want. You will need card stock craft knife decorative paper glue colored marker Take […]
Blue and White Tin Can Art Project
Give me a tin can, a scrap of plain fabric and a pot of blue ink and I have a weird compulsion to make something! Start with a clean tin […]