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Offbeat DIYs for gifts, parties and home decor.
Crafty makes for a crafty party Looking for ideas for a craft party? Try these three ideas. Here’s an ideal Saturday afternoon — invite your craftiest friends over for a Crafternoon, a craft party where you can spend time with friends AND make something fun! (Click here to see our Crafternoon party) And to get…
Rusty hardware, broken jewelry and defunct technology make for creepy Halloween DIY skulls If you really want freaky Halloween decorations, you have to try this DIY steampunk decor project. The idea is simple: Glue broken jewelry, buttons, discarded metal items, hardware, etc., to foam skulls and place them under glass or mount them to a…
When your daughter is a professional photographer, you’re going to need a pretty special photo booth backdrop. We’re a crafty family, so my photographer daughter Claire and her sister Rachel decided to make their own DIY photo booth backdrop for Claire’s engagement fiesta shower. Steps to create a fiesta-themed DIY photo booth backdrop 1. Start…
4 inspiring ideas for recycling vintage linens
Napkin rings are a fun addition to the table and are easy to make.
Easy DIY Ouija board project This DIY Ouija board-turned-serving tray is perfect for Halloween decor. It’s also an easy Halloween craft, perfect for the hubby — at least perfect for my hubby. Where I got the idea for this DIY Ouija board project I originally got the idea years ago from the now-defunct ReadyMade magazine….
Make these DIY cocktail picks for a woodland party For my daughter’s woodland-themed baby shower, we pulled out all the crafty stops. These fall cocktail picks are one of my favorite projects, and they’re amazingly easy to create. What you’ll need for woodland DIY cocktail picks You will need cocktail sticks. We used plain wooden toothpicks…
DIY Barbie crafts turn Barbie heads into sugar skulls I’m not sure what it says about me that I have a stash of Barbie doll parts just waiting for the perfect project. It’s a strange mix of arms, legs, torsos and heads that were left from my own children’s broken toys. Well, lo and behold,…
Eastlake chaise lounge DIY project Early in the 2020 pandemic, I saw an amazing Eastlake chaise lounge on Facebook marketplace. Remember those early pandemic days when you spent hours imagining creative home projects? There it was staring me in the face — an upholstery project for the woman who knows nothing about upholstery. The couch was a…
Cute cocktail picks are great DIY Christmas cocktail gifts Cocktail picks — for appetizers or cocktails — are so easy and fun to make. My daughter and I spent an afternoon making all kinds of picks as DIY Christmas cocktail gifts, using new and vintage items. We also used the same things to make wine…