Crafts Unleashed

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 [...]

Patriotic Crafts: Star Spangled Lantern

I have to admit that this wasn’t my original idea- I saw a project on Martha Stewart’s blog that used butterfly punch cut-outs on a purchased paper lantern and I thought it was super cute. I was tickled, too, because ConsumerCrafts.com sells these fabulous battery-operated paper lanterns for cheap- only $6.00 for a set of [...]

Patriotic Crafts: 4th of July Wreath

The Mini Bowdabra is one of my favorite bow- making tools.  It  works great not only with ribbon but floral picks, as well.  Using my handy bow making tool I was able to make a very festive 4th of July Wreath.
Materials Needed:

BOW2100 Mini  Bowdabra
BOW3040 Bowdabra Bow Wire
Darice Finishing Accents or ribbon of your choice
GPV12 12 [...]

Father’s Day Silhouette Canvas

Learn to create a fun, mixed media collage using a photograph of your father’s head, a stretched canvas, and acrylic paint.

Dads and Grads Memory Frame Showdown & Giveaway!

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 rights [...]

Memory Frame: Graduation Collage

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 [...]

Memory Frame: Graduation “Star”

OK, so my “Graduation” Memory Frame isn’t about a typical high school or college graduation- it’s geared toward my little one when he graduated from Pre-Kindergarten. Hey, that’s an accomplishment too, right?
What makes this frame SO easy is that the paper did all of the work me. I used a K and Company paper pack, [...]

Memory Frame: Father’s Day Golf Picture Frame

Don’t you just love yourself some friendly competition?  I love it so much I am participating in the Dad and Grad’s picture frame competition here at Crafts Unleashed, without any idea of the rules.
Rules, schmules, really I was just excited to make my father a picture frame for Father’s Day.   At first, I couldn’t decide [...]

Star Memory Frame: Father’s Day Gift

Father’s Day is always such a great way to show Dad how much you care.  Each year I try to make my husband a handmade gift and very personal.  I decided this year to create a special photo frame that he can set on his desk.  I created the whole concept around the title on [...]

Wedding Crafts: Monogrammed Mirror Coasters

The big trend in wedding crafting lately can be summed up in two words: BLING and MONOGRAMS. I’ve seen monograms on wedding wraps, toasting flutes, invitations, heck- even the chair covers.
So today we’re going to ride that trend and make classic and lovely coasters for your wedding reception for about $1.50 each– and your guests [...]