Crafts Unleashed

Crafty Gifts: Mother-Daughter Apron Set

Here’s a fun and super-simple gift you can put together in under an hour, plus a little more for drying time. Wouldn’t it be cute for a child and Daddy to make this gift together? My little girl has reached the age where she always wants to help me in the kitchen. With this “sweet” [...]

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Mom’s Brag Tag Book

This week we’re featuring great projects for Mother’s Day- gifts for the special women in your life. I’m so excited for my gal Cassie- this is her first Mother’s Day as a mommy! To celebrate, I made her a special Tag Brag book to carry in her purse so she can show off her gorgeous [...]

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Making Precious Art with “Precious Stone”

For this project I wanted to use Precious Stone as a material to cast my children’s hand prints, and then have fun painting them. MATERIALS: Plain wooden block (scrap from hardware store). Old cardboard box. Precious Stone powder mix. Water. Children’s little hands. Hobby knife. Gesso Spray. Acrylic Paints. STEPS: Get a plain wooden block [...]

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Mother’s Day Gift: Chalk Board Message Center

Remember a couple of days ago when I made those fun Buggy Mod Podge Bottle Caps?  Today I created a chalk board for Mother’s Day using those little creatures and the flower. When is Mother’s Day 2010?  Mother’s Day is Sunday, May 9th 2010.  Lucky for you, you still have plenty of time to make [...]

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Mother’s Day Photo Place Cards

What does a mother love more than her children’s smiling faces? Not much, I tell you! So this Mother’s Day surprise the moms in your life with a lovely place card holder that is sure to make her smile! The basket base of this craft was designed and featured in Martha Stewart Living Magazine in [...]

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Crafting Coffee Filter Flowers

I love recycling coffee filters into fun blooms that you (and even your kids) can make for Earth Day, Mother’s Day, or Cinco de Mayo. Supplies: 4-6 round coffee filters food coloring (red a green for Cinco de Mayo, or your choice) cardboard egg carton 1 button per flower 1/2 12″ chenille stem per flower [...]

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