Sometimes it’s a little, functional gift that shows Dad how much you care- and you can make these in an hour or so with just a few colors of polymer clay! Polymer clay is a wonderful medium for kids and adults alike: it’s non-toxic, cures in a home oven at 275 degrees (so adult supervision [...]
Continue reading...15. June 2010
Do you remember that Father’s Day Canvas I created? I created more Father’s day ideas using the silhouette template we created.
Continue reading...14. June 2010
Look at this cute mug! (Yes, my daughter has a cute little mug, doesn’t she?) But actually I was talking about the great mug she made all by herself! Supplies used: 1103-22 68 piece Artist Set 2406-20 Design a Mug So when you open the box to the Design a Mug you will notice that [...]
Continue reading...14. June 2010
I put this up on my Craft Test Dummies blog yesterday, but then decided I should also share it here, too- so many of the materials can be found at ConsumerCrafts.com (our sponsor.) You can read the full step-by-step tutorial over HERE, but the general gist is to use some really pretty scrapbook papers to [...]
Continue reading...10. June 2010
Just a quick shout-out to remind you that ConsumerCrafts.com (or intrepid sponsor) is featuring jewelry products for the month of June. Make sure you check out their site for details!
Continue reading...9. June 2010
Learn to create a fun, mixed media collage using a photograph of your father’s head, a stretched canvas, and acrylic paint.
Continue reading...8. June 2010
Father’s Day will be here before we know it and that means it is time to begin thinking about creating a special card for dad! My 6 year old daughter is writing this year so I decided to design a simple card and leave the inside blank so she can write her own message. I [...]
Continue reading...7. June 2010
Well, the design team had SO much fun making our Memory Frame for the Showdown…and the voting was intense…but in the end, it is designer Lisa Falduto who walks away with bragging rights!! Her “Star Daddy” memory frame won by a landslide: (Remember to click the links to see Lisa’s personal blog as well as [...]
Continue reading...4. June 2010
We hope that you have enjoyed our week of Memory Frame gift ideas for Dads and Graduates…now you get to vote for your favorite! Here’s the deal: just review the four submissions below, and leave a comment at the end of this post telling us your favorite. The “winner” of the showdown gets major bragging [...]
Continue reading...3. June 2010
My niece-in-law just graduated from college with a degree in Computer & Information Science with a minor in Web Development. To show off some of her new skills, she created an elegant, yet simple announcement. She’s also big on scratch board art so I thought it would be fun to create a graduation frame using [...]
16. June 2010
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