Here’s a pretty project to make with kids of all ages - a Valentine mobile made using pony beads and chenille stems aka pipe cleaners. Kids can use their creativity making all kinds of pretty hearts to add a little love to the air… literally! This is also a great activity for younger kids (with adult supervision, [...]
Pin It Continue reading...14. December 2011
Make festive garland or individual paper ornaments featuring mini art pieces you and your child create. You don’t have to get fancy to add holiday cheer to your decor. Pick 2-3 colors of card stock, add in coordinating glitter glue and you are on your way to fabulous holiday decorating! Materials used in this [...]
Continue reading...16. November 2011
You and your kids can make some fantastic custom gift bags with coordinating gift tags just by mixing and matching a few supplies. The trick is to use coordinating papers and embellishments and then combine them in different ways to create a variety of looks. For this project I used flowers even though the bags [...]
Continue reading...19. October 2011
I am having such a wonderful time building a dollhouse for my granddaughter. After a long day at work it is nice to spend the evenings relaxing and working on the dollhouse. I have made huge amounts of progress and I have really enjoyed the time spent designing it for her. Today I will share [...]
Continue reading...18. October 2011
Do you ever have an idea but aren’t sure which supplies you need and then when you do try to come up with supplies it just gets complicated? With kids crafts a lot of the supplies can be used in a variety of ways. Also, many of the projects can be created in a variety [...]
Continue reading...7. September 2011
Part of the fun of having a dollhouse is accessorizing! This easy-to-follow tutorial will show you how to create a beaded miniature dollhouse wreath for the front door or bay window of your dollhouse. Paul (my father and fellow Crafts Unleashed Designer) is assembling the Victorian Farmhouse Dollhouse Kit. Yesterday, he added a beads and [...]
Continue reading...6. September 2011
If you have been following along you know that I am in the process of putting together the Victorian Dollhouse Farm Kit. Almost all of the outside of the dollhouse house is assembled except for some finishing touches, like trim pieces and railings. As the outside of house starts to take shape I noticed that [...]
Continue reading...25. August 2011
Have you ever walked up to a pile of back packs at the edge of the playground and wondered which one belonged to your child? For safety reasons children shouldn’t have their names printed on their backpacks, so what is a grown up to do? Backpack identifiers that allow your child to create their own [...]
Continue reading...24. August 2011
Last week, I shared with Crafts Unleashed readers the progress I had made assembling the Victorian Farmhouse Dollhouse Kit. This week I am excited to have added a door, windows, and shutters to the dollhouse. I love the color combination I chose. The green door and green shutters just “pop” against the yellow clapboard and [...]
Continue reading...23. August 2011
Make your own personalized book bag totes in no time at all! This is a great activity to do as a group or all on your own, and all you need is a blank canvas tote bag, some Tulip fabric paint and your creativity. With school just beginning, it’s always fun to create your own [...]
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24. January 2012
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