Today, Doreen from Altered Artworks is here sharing a meaningful multi-media project to commemorate the graduation of someone special in your life. What a special keepsake! *** Being a student in a small college town has its perks – like riding your bike from your apartment to class, meeting friends downtown for coffee, and stopping at the…
Paper Crafts
Flip Recipe Organizer Tutorial
With school days just around the corner (my son starts kindergarten one week from today – sniffs!), I am sure many of us can relate to the fact that sometimes meal planning can become a real burden during the everyday hustle and bustle. This flip recipe organizer is designed to keep recipes organized so that meal…
Lighted Flower Garland Tutorial
July is the advent of the birthday season in our family, starting with my birthday yesterday (a truly fabulous day – stay tuned for more on that later this week!) and continuing on from there with at least one birthday during each of the months through the end of the year. In honor of these…
Handprint Memory Book
We live halfway across the country from both sets of parents, so I really like to keep them connected with our children’s progress as much as possible. I love to make meaningful gifts for Mothers’ and Fathers’ Day when I can, and so I came up with the idea for this Handprint Memory Book for…
Beverage Carrier Gift Tote
There must be something in the air, because where I am, it seems to be raining babies! The cost of baby shower gifts can certainly add up, so I am always on the lookout for inexpensive, yet unique and thoughtful, gifts for Mama and Baby. For today’s installment of Creating in a Crunch, I’ll show…
Quick and Easy Framed Love “Equation”
In case you missed it, I shared this tutorial last week over at The CSI Project for their typography week. This was such a fun, quick and easy project – totally doable in the span of an hour! The inspiration for this Framed Love Equation actually came from a note one of my little friends…
Creating in a Crunch – Sliding-Door Valentines
Surely I can’t be alone.There are some days when I would really like to flex my creative muscles, but I am stopped dead in my tracks by the negligible amount of free time I have at my disposal, or the squeakiness of my crafting budget, or both. Can you relate? I have a feeling you can.It…
Homemade Seed Paper Valentines
I have truly loved the motivation the So You Think You’re Craft competition has given me to tackle projects recently. I have to say, though, that it has been very hard keeping my creations a secret! I have always been horrible about spilling the beans when it comes to things I’m excited about, and my…
Let’s Make Something Together – Handmade Cards
Today I’ll be referring back to my post from Monday about some basic color theory, so I hope you’ll head over to check out that information, as well! Whether you are wanting to make some handmade greetings to send out to friends and loved ones this Sunday for the National Day of Encouragement (see this…
Paint Sample Mini-Album
Have y’all seen the fun Sherwin Williams ad campaign where they’ve commissioned paper artists to turn their paint samples into fun little creations like the ones below? I am in **love** with the creativity behind this campaign! The project I’m sharing with y’all this afternoon is one that I have pulled out of my creative…