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Valentine’s Day Paper Mache Mailboxes

30. January 2012

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Valentine’s Day Paper Mache Mailboxes

I always loved celebrating Valentine’s Day when I was in grade school – we would have a class party for half the day, eat candy and get a bunch of cute Valentine cards – what could be better?  I spent quite a bit of time picking out which boxed Valentine cards I wanted and specifically [...]

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Freebie Friday Winner: Core’dinations Cardstock & Tags

30. January 2012

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Freebie Friday Winner: Core’dinations Cardstock & Tags

  We hope that you all had a great weekend and thank you to everyone who entered our Freebie Friday giveaway! We are happy to announce our randomly chosen winner: Lucy!  She said…   Lucy Says: 28. January 2012 at 7:14 am Great ending to a week of fabulous projects! Thanks for the chance to win some [...]

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Freebie Friday: Core’dinations Cardstock, Tags & Accessories

27. January 2012

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Freebie Friday: Core’dinations Cardstock, Tags & Accessories

Happy Friday, everyone!!  We had some amazing projects this week and two projects in particular really seemed to catch everyone’s attention:  AND Niki’s Valentine’s Day Paper Crafts Both projects featured Core’dinations Cardstock and since they were such a huge hit, we thought we’d give a nice Core prize pack away for today’s Freebie Friday!  The lucky, randomly chosen winner [...]

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Valentine’s Day Paper Crafts

26. January 2012

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Valentine’s Day Paper Crafts

Valentine’s Day is often celebrated by giving confectionary delights and bouquets of flowers.  Presenting them with homemade accessories makes them even more special.  Custom gift bags are very easy to make with a bit of paper and scrapbooking embellishments. Here is a gift bag, a card and bonus mini cards that will really show your Valentine [...]

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Antiqued Paper Rose Valentine Wreath

25. January 2012

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Antiqued Paper Rose Valentine Wreath

I have been admiring hand rolled roses for a long time now:  felt, paper, fabric…the possibilities are endless!  I wanted to find a way to incorporate beautiful Core’dinations paper and get the antiqued look that I have been really into.   I experimented a little: I did some straight edge roses, tried pinking shears and scalloped [...]

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Freebie Friday: Sew Easy Stitch Piercing Collection

13. January 2012

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Freebie Friday: Sew Easy Stitch Piercing Collection

Happy Friday, everyone!  We are happy to announce that Freebie Friday’s are BACK and will now be running twice a month! For this week’s Meet it Monday, Jenny introduced us to a fun new tool: the Sew Easy Stitch Piercer from We R Memory Keepers.  By using the Sew Easy Stitch Piercer and Piercing Mat, you [...]

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Meet it Monday: Sew Easy Stitch Piercer from We R Memory Keepers

9. January 2012

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Meet it Monday: Sew Easy Stitch Piercer from We R Memory Keepers

So many of us like the look of stitching on our paper crafts….but it can be tricky to get that look “right”- uneven stitches, problems piercing the paper, inability to make those cool designs. Now, though, there is a cool tool on the block from We R Memory Keepers- the Sew Easy Stitch Piercing Tool [...]

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Quick Winter Craft: 3-D Paper Snowflakes

28. December 2011

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Quick Winter Craft: 3-D Paper Snowflakes

If you are short on time and are looking for a few extra decorations that are easy, quick and kid friendly – this is the project for you!  Depending on the color scheme that you choose, these fun snowflakes can stay up all winter long!  So, are you ready to make this intricate and complex-looking [...]

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Meet It Monday: Viva Decor Precious Metals Paints

28. November 2011

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Meet It Monday: Viva Decor Precious Metals Paints

I’ll start off by saying that I love paint, and have a deep-in-my-soul love affair with glimmer and shimmer. For those reasons, Precious Metal Colors by Viva Decor is my new go-to paint. To use the paint, you’ll need to shake the bottle  for 10 seconds or so to remix the mica particles that have [...]

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Tissue Paper Pomanders

24. November 2011

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Tissue Paper Pomanders

Happy Thanksgiving, everyone!!  We hope that you have a wonderful day with your loved ones!   We love tissue paper crafts – they are cheap, fun and beautiful!  What more could you ask for in a craft, right?  So today, we have a step-by-step tutorial on how to make some super cute tissue paper pomanders.  Supplies: Tissue Paper [...]

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