Ready to countdown to Christmas? If you are not, here’s a simple and great idea of an advent calendar. You’ll need 25 plastic animals, white spray paint, tiny red pompom balls, super glue, tweezer, Kraft boxes, number stencils, white craft paint. Spray paint animals white, some may need two coats. Once dry, super glue a...
New Year is not a family holiday in distinction from Christmas, and we usually go to cool parties. If you’ve decided not to go anywhere this year but invite guests to your place, here are some cool crafts that are necessary for a party. Decorate your home with garlands – confetti, letters, doilies and many...
We’ve already told you of various cool gift tags for Christmas, and here’s one pretty simple but genial idea. You’ll need plain ornaments, gold leafing sheets, a gold leaf adhesive pen, ribbon. Using your adhesive pen, write your letter or message on a bulb and let it dry for five minutes. Next, place a gold...
Christmas is a cool family holiday, and a beautiful and easy centerpiece is necessary. You needn’t buy anything, let’s make some. An easy variant of a rustic centerpiece is a stump with candles or wooden box filled with pinecones (faux or natural, with some decorations of your choice). Candles are suitable for any centerpiece –...
If you are looking for a special wreath, for a completely non-traditional one, here’s a way! To make this wood pieces wreath you’ll need (3) 4” by 36” (1/4” thick) pine boards, hot glue, 3 shades of Minwax stain, foam brushes, rags or paper towels, 24” wire wreath frame, 1 roll burlap ribbon, miter saw....
To give salute to the leaving fall let’s make a beautiful leaf craft of the leaves you’ve gathered this autumn! You’ll need leaves, aluminum foil, spray adhesive, inexpensive matte black, spray paint, grade zero soft steel. Spray adhesive to your mounting surface and the front of the leaves. Gently press the leaves to the surface,...
Festive Christmas atmosphere is achieved with the help of many factors: décor, meals with your family, crafts together and the Christmas spirit, of course! To make your meal really Christmas-like you’ll need to have every table setting detail festive and joyful. Let’s make some pretty Christmas tableware for your dinner and just for kitchen décor....
Christmas is coming and it’s high time to make a garland or two for Christmas décor. To make a pretty felt garland you’ll need green felt, small felt pom-poms, baker’s twine, a heavy duty hand-sewing needle and scissors. Start by cutting out 16 equal-sized triangles, taller than they are wide. You can cut these freehand,...
Thanksgiving is just round the corner! Let’s make an original and simple craft to decorate your home for the holiday. You’ll need a branched sphere, burlap paper, a gold filled pen, twine, scissors. Cut out circles from the burlap paper. I used a small bowl to cut out one circle and used that as a...
A card is a cool and inexpensive gift, and very exclusive – handmade! We’ve gathered some great tutorials for you to make a card for Christmas. There are so many materials to use for a unique card: paper, felt, cardboard, buttons and even cookies for décor. You can decorate the cards with different elements: a...