Arts And Crafts

Happy weekend! When s the last time you had a craft night with your friends? It s been a while for us, and this list has left us feeling super inspired and excited to have one. So gather up your girlfriends, get some refreshments…

When we look through our childhood keepsakes box, chances are nothing in it came from any electronics store. In a world where kids are more likely to have a computer mouse or cell phone in hand than crayons or clay, these favorite…

Rhymes, crafts, activities, and coloring printouts. Crafts, activities, and printouts on the number one hundred - used to celebrate the 100th day of school. VALENTINE CARDS AND CRAFTS Cards and crafts for St. Valentine s Day, February 14. President s Day Activities Simple-to-make crafts to celebrate…

Whether you’re making beautiful quilled designs for cards, shadowboxes or home decor, these simple steps will help make your paper projects look polished and professional.Get my FREE guide » 1. Use quilling paper Paper quilling starts with rolling paper strips, and so naturally, the No. 1 item on the…

Rhymes, crafts, activities, and coloring printouts. Crafts, activities, and printouts on the number one hundred - used to celebrate the 100th day of school. VALENTINE CARDS AND CRAFTS Cards and crafts for St. Valentine s Day, February 14. President s Day Activities Simple-to-make crafts to celebrate…

Happy weekend! When s the last time you had a craft night with your friends? It s been a while for us, and this list has left us feeling super inspired and excited to have one. So gather up your girlfriends, get some refreshments, and make something fun! This list is extra awesome because each project…

I have decided to take a little inventory on my blog to make sure it’s as helpful and resourceful as possible. As it turns out, I have over 50 art projects for kids ages 3 to 5 that are super duper amazing and awesome right here. I took some time to round them all up so you have all 50 plus ideas at…

Available in an infinite number of colors, sizes, and designs, buttons are as beautiful as they are useful. Try them in these four craft and toy ideas. These easy-to-make wood crafts will have both you and your little ones creating animals out of wooden clothespins and train tracks out of Popsicle sticks…

One of the #1 things that people often say to me is, “I would love to make creative projects with my kids, but I’m just not crafty. I don’t even know where to start!” My reply is always, “Trust me…you do NOT need to consider yourself ‘crafty’ to start getting creative with your children!” There are hundreds…

Art ReStart is a program at SewGreen for reusable art supplies. We are accepting donations of unwanted paper, sketchbooks, wet and dry media, canvas, stretchers, easels, and other supplies used by artists and art students. Slightly used materials are fine. Donations are tax deductible. Proceeds from…

Wrap candles to make them fancy . Starting with tall, plain pillar candles, it s easy to end up with beautiful and desirable home decorating items that are likely to sell well. Choose unscented white candles for the most versatility, or make scent and color substitutions as you see fit depending on the…

Let s face it, life is better when you re crafting. Whether you are making a unique gift for a loved one, decorating for a holiday party, capturing life s moments in a scrapbook, or sewing a funky scarf to tie your wardrobe together, creating funky crafts just makes the world a little better. Tired of…

Fans of the Arts and Crafts movement have rightfully held Pasadena as the stronghold of the Southern California expression of that century-old style. It s fitting, then, that the Pasadena Museum of California Art is showing prints and watercolors of William S. Rice, a Northern California graphic master…

When the words “arts and crafts” are said, you might get images of summer camp activities or automatically think of finding time for children to do arts and crafts. However, many women have a favorite art or craft that they love, but with busy lives, it falls l by the wayside. Working on your favorite…

These easy-to-make wood crafts will have both you and your little ones creating animals out of wooden clothespins and train tracks out of Popsicle sticks. Time to start crafting! By Margaret VanEchaute; Designs by Lisa Storms Everything in this slideshow 1 of 12 1 of 12 Jay Wilde Train with Tracks Your…

There are so many ways to create beautiful art work and projects with kids using tissue paper! It is cheap, easily obtainable and comes in such a great variety of bright colours, making it so versatile and easy enough for even little ones to tear and stick! Here are 12 fun ways to use tissue paper in…

When Terry Speer was a struggling art student in the 60s, he put himself through college by selling his prints and paintings at local art shows. In 1979, after eight years as an art professor, Speer left academia to do the show circuit full time with his wife, Deborah Banyas, a fellow artist and quilt…

The arts and crafts movement, which originated in England during the last half of the 19th century, was also known as mission style in the United States. Mission style resulted in the blending of arts and crafts rectilinear forms with Hispanic and Native American architecture, furnishings and accessories…