My family always made a big deal out of St. Patrick’s. My dad is of Irish decent, however, he is not full-blooded. With as big of a deal as he made out of St. Patty’s you would have thought he had lived his whole life in Ireland. We had corned beef and cabbage {…Read More…}
Welcome to “5 Ways Saturdays.” Today topic is crafting a countdown calendar. I have had countdowns on the brain. After seeing how my kids have adored their Dollar Store Advent Calendar and the Countdown to Kisses I have been looking for more ways to countdown numerous upcoming events and holidays. Lindsey from Mom {…Read More…}
I’m so pleased to announce a new product that many of you (all of you!) will be interested in — Hot Glue Gun Helpers by Cathie and Steve! If you have ever used a hot glue gun, then you may have gotten burned. You may have ruined a work surface. You may have flung a {…Read More…}
I want to introduce you to my new friend Crystal from Fussy Monkey Business. She is an amazing crafter and DIYer. Today she is showing you how to make a knock off Ballard Designs Pruvost Plaque here on IC. It is awesome. Please give a warm IC welcome to Crystal… Hey Guys! {…Read More…}
After I told my blogging story one of my readers Erin proposed a great question that I thought would turn into a post. She asked, “As a crafter and DIY girl what mediums have you not tried that you would like to in the future?” Great question! Since craft time was interrupted by a barfing {…Read More…}
In honor of President’s Day I thought I would show my love of our country by making a patriotic pillow of George Washington and Abraham Lincoln with penny button details. Pin It Materials: 3 Pennies dated before 1982 Doming Block Set (because of the copper content in them) Heavy Hammer Metal Polish (I use Haas) {…Read More…}
Welcome to 5 Ways “Saturdays!” This week’s topic is paint chips. So here are your “5 Ways” to Repurpose Paint Chips. They are bright, readily available, and printed on sturdy cardstock. So how can you recycle these lovely paper rainbows? If you missed this I created necklaces out of paint chips that turned {…Read More…}
