I have always loved looking at map crafts! I love the colors and lines of maps. They seem to illustrate some cool adventure out there! I used to love looking at the maps that came
Back in the old days (basically, the 'old days' = pre-kids), I used to scrapbook. A lot. Today I use a Memory Planner, but I have maintained my obsession and compulsive buying habits when it comes to scrapbook paper. I don't even want to tell you how many pieces of scrapbook paper I have around my house, because it would be embarrassing. So...what's one to do with it all? I've compiled a list of uses for scrapbook paper that I think any paper hoarder will appreciate. If you're like me, you'll see this list and get a bunch of ideas and feel
Embark on a journey through the enchanting world of bees with our collection of 50+ Bee Junk Journal Pages, available as a Free Printable PDF at the end of this article. These vintage printables are a treasure trove for crafters and journal enthusiasts alike, offering a delightful glimpse into the industrious life of bees set against a backdrop of bygone charm.
These creative uses for old books will inspire you to repurpose old books into art. Beautiful book crafts are created from pages, covers, and whole books.
I have a fun project to share with you today! I hope this post inspires you to make some pretty vintage paper flowers to use on your craft projects. I had so much fun making these and if I didn't have a job and chores, I would have made many more! They are time consuming, but easy. I have seen these made before by many stampers and I've been wanting to make some and put my personal twist on them. I really would like to make some Fall colored ones next...with glitter...hmmmm... Here is a picture of the finished flowers,...
These creative uses for old books will inspire you to repurpose old books into art. Beautiful book crafts are created from pages, covers, and whole books.
Each of us expresses our creativity in a different way - in all life situations and thus in the interior design. Some people like bright colors, others
Sixty beautiful vintage Japanese art prints from the famous design magazine Shin-Bijutsukai. All are in the public domain and free to print.
I love making books and journals. It’s something I’ve dabbled in for a long time. The other day I came across a roll of kraft paper tucked away in a closet and it made me think of a project from my high school art class, for which we made art journals using recycled paper grocery […]
Back in mid-June, someone asked for Rolodex ideas. What could she do with a Rolodex that she got for $2.99 at Goodwill? Well, here is the re...
She's probably looking for a bookworm! (har har har). Made a little bird this afternoon. Not sure yet what I want to do with her. Any ideas?
Looking for the perfect gift for (Grand)dad? Amy has some tips for you to create meaningful photo books for loved ones this Father's Day.
Hello hello! I've been lucky enough to have had the chance to play with Tilda's new fabric range Harvest over the past few weeks. It's such a pretty collection of colours and prints and today's the day I get to share what I've been making as part of the Blog Hop 2 Green
It's an insignificant dilemma in the grand scheme of things, but for months now, I have been trying to work out the right way to label our Project Life albums. I like a uniform look - the same colour/type albums for the same topics. For this reason, I wanted our album labels to h
I love to decorate my home with dried hydrangeas in the fall! You can see in my fall home tour and fall porch that I used a lot of limelight hydrangeas in my decor this year. But what if you aren't fortunate enough to have your own hydrangea bushes to cut from? Buying hydrangeas in my area can be quite expensive at the grocery store or flower market. So today, I thought it would be fun to save some money on fresh flowers and create a bushel of paper towel hydrangeas! It's very easy, and I'll show you how.
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Happy Mother’s Day!! I am so excited, because with this post I will have successfully completed my 30x30x3 journey, and on time too! I couldn’t be happier with the projects I’ve …
To już sześć miesięcy wspólnego journalowania, co oznacza, że połowa zabawy za nami, ale też, że tyle samo przed nami:)) Wytyczna na c...
I’m a big fan of wedding decor that can be reused after the big day! That’s why I love this photo letter project created by Shanty 2 Chic and featured at Emmaline Bride! Get all the det…
“Organized chaos” is how Austen based artist Sophie Roach describes her style. She started to sketch because of the “stress and boredom of college,” but it was only in 2012, 2 years after she began that Roach's art began to take off.
These amazing craft rooms are full of smart and creative craft room storage ideas to help you create the perfect craft room!
42 Awesome Bookbinding Signature Designs and Stitching Ideas to get your creative juices flowing... Enjoy!
Decoupage a letter to give as a handmade gift! We'll show you how to decorate a craft store letter with scrapbook paper and Mod Podge.
It's time to start thinking about your summer reading list... and a perfect time to make some pretty homemade bookmarks with pretty homemade tassels.
Alle sind in diesem Jahr einfach verrückt nach Marmor! Wir übrigens auch. Und zwar, wir mögen nicht nur edle Marmor Couchtische, Waschbecken, Fliesen und
I've been trying to decide on what to make my hubby for a Valentine's gift and decided that I wanted to write more than a letter - so I decided to make him a mini journal / album / book of things I love about him, different memories I have of our life together, things like that (hopefully he won't read this before next weekend ;)). I found this fab tutorial awhile back about button and string closure and somehow wanted to incorporate it, thus I came up with this fun journal - it has a vintage feel - the button and string closure, and a bunch of found papers inside, including old school writing pages, graph paper and strategically cut magazine pages. The fun thing about these journals is you can use them for any occasion- to record a special event, to keep as a personal journal, to write a note to a friend, many possibilities! First, gather your supplies: - Cover paper - cut to 11" x 6" - Inside pages (however many you prefer- I used 7 sheets) cut to 4.25" x 8" - 2 eyelets (1/8") - 11" of baker's twine or string - 2 paper round die cuts - 1" each - Eyelet punch (1/8"), eyelet setter, hammer and pad - Stapler and staples - Scissors - Ruler - Paper scorer (if you don't have one you can use a dull object - like a bone folder edge, a pen with the top still on, a butter knife- pressing lightly so as not to rip the paper) Take your cover sheet and score a line 1.5" in from the right side (see below). Then score a line 4.75" in from the left side (see below). Fold your inside pages in half. Now your book cover and pages should look like this:Next, center one of the paper round die cuts on the outside flap (not sure how to explain that, lol- see picture below). Using your eyelet punch and hammer, punch through the die cut and cover sheet at the same time (hole punched should be in the middle of the die cut). Set one of the eyelets through this hole. Now, fold your cover closed and line up the other paper round die cut about 1" from the other die cut you just set. I made pencil marks as a guide on where to place it once I lined it up. Using the tutorial over at Erinzam, tie your string or twine around the eyelet (AFTER punching the 1/8" hole in the die cut paper round and putting it on the eyelet), set this eyelet and paper round punch where you just made your pencil marks as a guide. Now it should look something like this. Trim off the extra string after setting the eyelet. *EDITED* Ok. So somehow my string ended up on TOP of the paper round die cut. I think I just got so excited about making it that I got carried away and forgot to put it UNDER the die cut before setting it. Haha :) So don't make that mistake ;) Ok, now you need to attach the inside pages. I don't have a super huge stapler punch thing, so I had to get creative. So here's a picture to make you giggle: I stapled the pages to the cover by stapling them to my bulletin board, pulling the book off gently and then folding the staple prongs down carefully inside. If you choose to have a bunch of pages and it's getting all wonky when you try and staple it, you could try hand sewing it with a needle and embroidery thread. Voila! A string and button mini journal! Now you can decorate and embellish the cover (or leave it blank with a simple title).... add pictures, journaling, mementos. :)I changed my header up top... still trying to decide if it's too "busy".... what do you think? Any thoughts or suggestions? *EDITED* Thank you for the suggestions! I changed it again so that the title was more legible... still trying to decide. Maybe it will grow on me. :)
You have to see how we turned beautiful wedding photos into the most darling and durable, shrinky-dink keychains! Use any photo!
This article is about junk mail crafts. There are a wide variety of unique projects to make with recycled paper including stationery products, wall art, jewelry, and home decor. There are lots of photos and resources.
I’m so excited to finally give you a craft room tour! Come peek inside my special place and see all of my organization projects and storage solutions. I didn’t always have a craft room. In fact, for the longest time, I simply crafted wherever I could find some free space. But about a year into...
Envelope Book: This instructable was created as an entry in the Esty and Instructables collaboratory Sew Useful contest. This book is constructed with twelve vintage envelopes instead of paper. That might not sound like a lot, but you need to remember you'll be f…
I absolutely love making memories with my family. The time you spend with your young family is so precious and as we all know, time flies when you are
I had several requests to post a tutorial for my Graphic 45 Pencil Bound ABC Primer Mini Album, so here it is! you will need some drink coasters or chipboard for a base Paper cut to size for both sides of coaster base pencil ruler measuring tape-fabric or plastic colorbox chalk tape scissors My First Ticondergoa Pencils-or any round object tacky glue Find out how much tape you will need with a about a half inch extra on both sides for attaching mine was 3 icnhes cut 21 (6 per page x 3 pages and 3 for the cover page) I find the center of my page and then measure out accordingly I make sure they are spaced evenly then I mark both side- i like to color it in to make it easier to see then i use one page as a template to do the others- at this pint I ink all of my edges with colorbox chalk. add a little tacky glue to each marked space- I use tacky glue doe to its good hold- tape adhesives do not seem to work as well-use them at your own risk! For your cover page you only need 3 tabs- i put and x on them to remind me glue only 3 tabs to your cover page stick em down! I use pencil to line them up perfectly then continue on to the other pages-i stack them as I go and use my pencil to make little adjustments as needed- set aside to dry then I bust out my Xyron creative station and line all of my cardstock pages. You can use tape runner for this instead lay it over the top of the tabs you just glued down trim any excess if needed Continue to do the rest of the pages-one side only!!-Covering the tabs you have already made TIP! I like to number my bases with my cardstock to match them up easier After you glued all of the sides with tabs, you will now want to glue down the other side of the tabs to the backs Double check to make sure you have sliding room, should fit loose enough to slide easily-to tight and your pages wont turn easily The nice thing about using a measuring tape is you know exactly where each tabs needs to be glued repeat for all of your pages. You should have 4 pages 3 with 6 tabs each one with 3 tabs- your cover Now take your cover Page A and place a top your second Page B I bend the tabs to make it easier to see- bend the three to the right (tabs 1,2,and 3) Start by going thorough the first tab of page B, then the first tab of page A -please note I mistakenly call page A, page B on this pic! sorry! keep going, alternating through page A and B got it right this time! and finally last tab of page A You should look like this now! Three empty tabs on page B Now place page C on top of page B and do the same thing, alternating through the tabs and again.... and that will leave your back page with the three tabs, just run the last pencil though all three tabs now you have this! take a piece of thin twine and weave it through the pencils tie it in a tight knot repeat on other side-dont worry if it goes all wonky, you can straighten it up as you go. if you like you can put a small dab of glue where the knot is, to seal the knot and make sure it is adhered to pencil-but a tight knot usually does the job my cover page Hope you will give it a try!
Ampersands are a versatile character. From flourishing to minimal, this collection of free ampersands has a wide variety of styles fit for any project.
Do you love all of the map crafts that you see lately? I have become smitten with so many of them, and have been searching for ways I can incorporate it into my current décor. This post from Mod …
Learn how to make your own handmade Valentine's Day heart cards from fabric scraps. A DIY sewing and craft project with step by step tutorial video.
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Pick up a couple extra maps and globes, because these globe projects will leave you stunned. These tutorials and products are a gorgeous way to decorate.
