Spring is around the corner, and Easter is hopping along close on its heels. The Easter holiday is the perfect time to get into the spring spirit, from pretty pastels to fun florals and eggs-quisite Easter egg crafts (sorry, not sorry) for crafters of any age. Add some Easter cheer…
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Learn how to fold Origami Lucky Stars, then use them to create a DIY Garland! It's easy and fun, plus such a cute Christmas decoration!
Sharon from Crafts ‘n Coffee explains how to make these French Vintage inspired Easter eggs. She is also holding a giveaway where you can win some of the supplies to make them. Entries close …
Here is a tutorial, as well as free printable ballerina templates and snowflake patterns to create whimsical little paper ballerina snowflakes. Hang them in your room, or even on the Christmas tree!
This is the BEST paper tube Koi Fish, and one of several other Lunar New Year Animal inspired art lessons that we offer. This fun DIY craft is an original idea from ART CAMP Studio. It's a great year round project for all ages.
16 homemade cardboard Christmas decorations to decorate your home for the holiday season for pennies! Upcycle and recycle cardboard boxes.
These adorable Dancing Princesses are the cutest Pipe Cleaner Craft for kids, are mess free, great for imaginary play and make sweetest room decorations.
Learn how to make easy Torn Paper Edges for your vintage paper craft projects.
Around holiday time, Americans alone toss out an extra 5 million tons of waste, most of which is from wrapping paper and shopping bags. Yikes! We gathered our favorite DIY wrapping ideas that can make your holiday season more sustainable and even more memorable.
Make paper lanterns and decorate them with pressed flowers in this easy tutorial from HGTV Gardens.
I’m getting married in a little bit over a year, and I spent a ridiculous amount of money on my caterer and venue, so I’m trying to spend as little money as possible on everything else.…
Turn an old book into this adorable paper hedgehog craft! This is a great decoration for a baby shower or a kids room and a fast craft to make!
Wow! I would guess at some point in our lives we all made a house or something out of a recycled cardboard box but this artist took it to an amazing extreme! Pop on over to Annalise Rees’ sit…
Learn how to make a gorgeous art print made from your favorite fresh blooms. Our simple flower pounding technique makes it easy to transform fresh flowers into a gorgeous art piece you can hang, display, or gift.
Create some gorgeous frosted paper celestial wall art with gold metal hoops, our star and moon template, and embroidery floss.
This article contains crafts ideas using paper towel rolls and toilet paper rolls. Perfect paper roll projects for adults and kids!
Chances are, you have packing tubes and paper towel rolls in a recycling bin. We sure did. Until we decided to build a cardboard castle out of recyclables.
This pressed flower craft is SO PRETTY! Make your own pressed flower lanterns that are beautiful, and really easy to put together! With a bit of mod podge and dried flowers you have a gorgeous candle holder that's super inexpensive to make. Pressed Flower Craft Making this pressed flower craft is so simple, and the results are so pretty! These pressed flower lanterns provide a pop of colour from the dried flowers and a soft glow from the tea light candles inside. If you're looking for a table decoration for a summer wedding or party, these pressed flower lanterns are
We love this spin on the traditional Chinese paper lantern, the latest in our series with Sizzix!
Make pressed flower luminaria for any occasion or create as gifts. Charming lanterns that show off the beauty of flowers with soft light.
Save those wine corks for a rainy day craft project! Upcycle wine corks to make cute craft decorations with your kids.
Easiest DIY faux leather storage basket with $2 surprise material! Get organized with this beautiful functional home decor & 10-minute craft.
Paper quillers have been anticipating revered paper artist Yulia Brodskaya's new, tell all book, Painting with Paper - Paper on the Edge...
Create some gorgeous frosted paper celestial wall art with gold metal hoops, our star and moon template, and embroidery floss.
Make paper pinwheels and paint them with watercolors, add beads and hang up as beautiful decor.
Wall of Rainbow Koi: My friend saw a wall hanging of origami koi that she really liked, but the etsy shop that was selling it had it priced at over $1000. Thus, I set out to make this for her birthday/Christmas present, and after countless hours of folding while walking…
Okay, this isn't a "new design". I actually made this last Christmas, but never had time to write a post about it during the holidays. The original idea was to create a kind of "shadow box" and add a nativity silhouette in the center, but on a whim I suspended a pretty ornament in the center, instead. Basically, this is a star made from rolled vintage book pages. I used an old pen to roll the pages all the same size, then secured each little roll with a smidgen of tacky glue. Next, I made a pattern for a five-pointed star, using this method. Then, a back was cut from scrap cardboard, and covered with book pages. The first course of paper tubes was glued to the edges of the back piece. This is how the back looks, from behind. The second course was layered on. To stabilize the courses, I added short pieces of rolled pages and rested each consecutive course atop the two pieces. It probably wasn't totally necessary to do it this way, but it made the star stronger, and kept the courses even. I just trimmed to the correct length as I went along. After about six or seven layers, I added a flat cardboard layer and covered it with vintage book pages. Then, I added the last several layers, creating a shadow box. This star would look great leaning on a mantel, topping a tree, or used horizontally as part of a holiday centerpiece. I think mine will go on the mantel at the beach house. To see some other types of stars made from vintage book pages, go here to see a tutorial for a woven star... ....or go here to see how to make a dimensional five-pointed star in any size! You might also like this post about creating card making kits. You might also like this post on how to use up and upcycle old notecards. If you enjoyed this post, please subscribe to House Revivals in the sidebar, so you won't miss the fun projects we have planned. Find us on Facebook, too, so you can catch all the "in between" stuff, and see what I'm working on throughout week on Instagram. Feel free to link today's project to your favorite social media sites. Thanks so much for stopping by! ~Amanda
Learn how to fold a cute 3 dimensional bunny for easter. These pretty rabbits stand up and would make great table decorations and gifts.
Do you ever wonder what you can do with walnut shells? This article includes a large variety of crafts and activities using shell halves or ground shells that are kid-friendly and fun to try!
Creative ideas in jewelry making, soft soldering, crafts and upcycled, innovative, repurposed art and home décor, and the upcycled garden.
full photo tutorial - how to make a pretty paper orb
It's no surprise that I LOVE, LOVE, LOVE paper crafting (have you seen my adorable Christmas Paper Trees from early
These handprint bunnies are so simple to make and they are SO CUTE! You can make this bunny craft using construction paper, coloured printer paper, or even plain white paper if you're in a pinch. Handprint Bunny Craft This is such a simple Easter craft that you can make with the kids - and the best part is that you probably have everything you need at home already! Just grab some paper, scissors and a few pens, markers or pencil crayons - that's all you need! This craft is really simple, super fast, and completely adorable when you're done! Video
Learn how quick and easy it is to make a tissue paper torch. They make great decorations for medieval, Olympic, and other parties.
Today Amy from H is for Handmade is sharing a dynamic paper project with us to outfit your home with style. Love this idea!***Hello to all the fine friends of Positively Splendid! I have been looking forward to appearing on Amy's blog for quite some time now and am so thrilled that it is finally
Day 37 50 DIY Days of Christmas: Clever and Silly Wrap Ideas!
I’m always on the lookout for hands-on passive programming that will keep my tween audience engaged during the summer. Simple paper crafts, scavenger hunts, and guessing jars are great for the younger folk, but this age group is savvier and has a penchant for a more “sophisticated” activities. To satisfy their need to design and create, our library has developed DIY projects that are low cost and easy to put together. Our program is set up to be self-serving, meaning we leave out the supplies and directions for the project and let the tweens help themselves. The supplies themselves are close to the staff desk, so if a tween does need a little help getting started, they can easily find someone to assist them. Each project is available for roughly a month and we try to stick to a budget of $50 for supplies. Here are two of my favorite DIY projects we are offering this summer:...
Hello, DIY lovers! Prettydesigns continues to show you some DIY tutorials. Have you ever made a paper lantern before? Or have you ever thought of
Check out the latest wave of nautical-inspired design for kids, from cuddly starfish to a giant plush octopus.
Origami Bow: Fold as the pictures
