In winter it’s so cool to remember the summer passed! Here’s a craft to do that will remind you of sunny days and wonderful lying on the beach. You’ll need clam or oyster shells, deep enough to hold some wax, similar size to a tealight, a double boiler, beeswax, waxed and wired tealight wicks with...
Christmas is near! Let’s make some cool Christmas ornaments that will look amazing on your Christmas tree! The supplies are a couple of Martha Stewart Paints, adhesive stencils, a couple of daubers, mini plate ornaments and twine/ribbon. Use a pencil to make a pattern, attach the stencil right where the marks are. Now paint with...
A Christmas tree is a symbol, it’s the main decoration. If you don’t have much space for a big tree or if you really want a small table version, here’s an idea for you. You’ll need real or fake pine branches, floral foam, soil and some sort of vase or other container to display the...
Stars are a symbol of Christmas, they are a fantastic decoration and may accent any holiday décor. You can easily make star decorations of paper, of salt dough, of fabric or wood and many other materials. Felt or wool stars are cozy and soft, they are perfect for winter décor. Origami art will give you...
We have told you of many cool Christmas ornaments: Christmas balls, salt dough ornaments and many others. These ones are very simple, they are made of beads. The supplies are plastic beads, pegboards, iron, parchment paper and a string for hanging. Create your pattern – a snowflake, a ball, a heart or whatever – and...
We have told you of mini gardens for your home many times and you can choose from many variants, but this garden is the smallest one because it’s made of wine corks. The supplies are corks, a knife, a screwdriver, a hot glue gun and magnets. Punch holes in the corks with the head of...
Stars are one of the symbols of Christmas, that’s why such a piece would be great for décor. Let’s make some gingham stars which you may use for decoration. The supplies are white felt, red gingham, heavy duty fusible interfacing, white buttons, red/white bakers twine. Make a star of the size you want, iron the...
There are many alternatives to a usual Christmas tree, and this is one more great and simple idea. The supplies are 3 yards of each pom pom trim in red, aqua, and apple green – all in 10 mm, a piece of white 12×12″ card stock, a glue gun. Take your 12×12 card stock and...
Winter is the time of snow, amazing sparkling snowflakes that are not like any other, funny snowmen made by kids and snowballs that we all like to play. Here are some cool DIY ideas to decorate your home with snowflakes, snowballs and snowmen and to highlight the winter atmosphere, charming, icy and cool! Felt ornaments are...
I love the minimalist pieces! These Christmas ornaments are rather simple and stylish – they are transparent with an unusual pattern. The supplies are metallic spray paint (or any other of your choice), clear Christmas bulbs for crafting, bendable branches and tweezers. Cut the branches to a height little longer than the height of the...