Upcycled Cereal Box Frames
I love eco-friendly crafts in which I can upcycle objects that would normally go in the trash. In my household, we go through a lot of cereal, so to make use of some of those boxes, I am turning old cereal boxes into picture frames. You can really use any ...
Dollar Bill Roses
What do you think of giving cash as a gift? For some occasions like graduations or bat/bar mitzvahs, it's very appropriate. For my mom's birthday and Mother's Day, she would rather have cash than anything else because then she can use that cash to take al ...
Frida Kahlo Doll: Stampotique and Eileen Hull
This month for Eileen Hull's inspiration team, we got to select some cool rubber stamps from Stampotique. One of the stamps I chose was a fun Frida Kahlo stamp. I wasn't sure what I was going to do with it, so I looked among all my Eileen Hull Sizzix dies ...
Phone Book Paper Flowers
Did you know they still pass out phone books? That's mind-boggling. Who uses phone books anymore? And to think there are businesses that still advertise in the yellow pages. Well, a few times a year they get dropped off at the front gate of my condo compl ...
Felt Baby Booties: Kunin Felt & Eileen Hull
My dear friends just had a baby boy, and I wanted to make a little something for the little guy. Well, it just so happened that this month for Eileen Hull's design inspiration team, we got to play with Kunin Felt, and I thought how fun it would be to make ...
Marbleize Clay Pots with Shaving Cream
Clay pots (or terra-cotta pots) are a staple of outdoor gardening, but let’s face it, they can be a little dull. While there are many ways you can dress them up, here is a painting technique that creates a marbleized pattern thanks to good ol’ shaving cre ...
Zippered Tissue Holder Made with Sizzix Journal Die
It's allergy season, and as one who is allergic to all vegetation except for eucalyptus leaves (yes, I was tested), I've been sneezing a lot lately. So when I got a hold of Eileen Hull's Journal die for Sizzix, I decided to make a portable tissue holder t ...
Receipt Holder Made from Sizzix Journal Die
My craft wife Eileen Hull's new journal die is about to come out, and to help preview it at the recent Creativation show, I made this receipt journal. I don't journal, and I don't put photo albums together, but I do collect a lot of receipts. I especially ...
Brown Paper Bag Roses
I love artificial flowers made from paper. They are so stylized, they are more of an art piece than quote unquote fake flowers. The fact that they are obviously not real makes them glorious. One of my favorite flowers to make are giant cabbage roses ma ...
Ribbon Roses and Topiary
I love making roses out of ribbon. I've made a video of the process, and a video on how to make a ribbon rose topiary. Each time I make these roses, I vary the method a bit, mainly in the type of tape I use. My latest way to make these roses is with Scotc ...