Crafts Unleashed

Use Bowdabra’s Hair Bow Tool and Ruler to Make Back-to-School Bows

Coordinate new back-to-school outfits with matching hair bows.  Use Bowdabra’s NEW Hair Bow Tool & Ruler to make easy hair bows to match all of your daughter’s clothes.  The Hair Bow Tool & Ruler comes with interactive software to make 70 different hair bow styles.  The interactive software gives step-by-step instructions with pictures, an easy [...]

Candle Remake: Happy Birthday to You!

Remember the FloralWedding Reception Candle I did back in June? Or last weeks’ Baby Shower Centerpiece?  In those  posts I mentioned how you can repurpose your candle.Â
That is the nice thing about  these candle sleeves is that you can reuse them forever.  You can just continue to change them with the seasons or with [...]

Baby Shower Diaper Wreath

A baby shower decoration that can also be used once the baby is born- awesome!  I designed this decorative diaper wreath so that it can easily be taken apart after the shower and the infant diapers can be used.  Diapers are so expensive it seems a shame to waste even one.
Materials Needed:

170140 14 inch green [...]

Baby Shower Gifts: Snapsuits

Making a gift for the baby is a wonderful way to show you care- and you can make a set of these fun, custom Onesies (or tees, or burp cloths) easily with Simply Spray! If you’ve read my review of Simply Spray, you saw how with 3 colors I  made a cute tie-dye baby onesie. [...]

Baby Shower Snacks: “Wishing Wands” Pretzel Rods

Everyone wants to wish the momma-to-be and her baby all the best! And some folks like to wish for a boy or a girl. Either way, these white-chocolate-covered pretzel rods make a fun and sweet party favor or party snack everyone will drool over!
You’ll need:

MM9830 Make-n-Molds Candy Melter
White Chocolate Candy Melts (available at your grocery [...]

Craft a “Baby” Card Using the Cricut

Welcome to BABY WEEK! If you liked Lisa Falduto’s Baby Shower Centerpiece Candle, you are going to love today’s craft: a card for baby, using the same Cut n Paste paper stack and New Arrival Cricut cartridge.You can use this for a shower card or a “congrats” card, depending on the sentiment you choose. Let’s [...]

Baby Crafts: Shower Centerpiece

Welcome to Baby Week! We have 5 days of fun crafts, party and shower ideas, and gifts all for the new arrival! Enjoy!
Remember the Wedding Reception Centerpiece candle I made a while back?   Well, I took that same candle and turned it into a baby shower centerpiece!  This one is gender neutral so it [...]

Fabric Crafting: Simply Spray Fabric Sprays

I love the look of tie-dying, but sometimes I need to get a project done NOW- without mixing up colors or waiting for pots of water to boil.
Luckily, there is a new product available at ConsumerCrafts called “Simply Spray.”  It’s like a spray paint, but the paint is great on fabrics and stays nice and [...]

Food Crafts: Mint Chocolate Thins

“Christmas in July” got me thinking about what I love about the holiday season- and what popped to mind was “parties!” Our winter holidays always consist of visiting family and friends, and I hate to go empty-handed. So here are some yummy treats you can make up and bring along- that is, if you can [...]

Wedding Crafts: How to Make Your Own Wedding Headband Veil

Growing up I knew that my mother’s wedding dress was stored away for me, if I wanted to wear it on the day that I was married.  My mother is and always has been a lot smaller than me.  It was quite obvious from the very beginning of my engagement that I was going to [...]