I have a thing for hot air balloons. I made a bunch of them for centerpieces at a Parisian-themed wedding reception this year. And a hot air balloon will be a major motif of our Craft Attitude booth at CHA next month. I was inspired to make a hot air ball ...
When I design floral arrangements, the leaves are usually an afterthought, the filler, if you will. But that's not really fair to these stalwart, green stalks. So I decided to look for a way to glorify them. And what better way to glorify the leaves than ...
For those of you who've seen my video on Kodak Shoe Art Film, aka Craft Attitude, you know I'm addicted to it, and I will decorate any surface with it that I can get my hands on. So I was eyeing my Barcelona chair, and thinking that the faux leather (okay ...
I'm a firm believer in homemade gifts. They're so personal and heartfelt. (Although if you want to buy me an iPad, I would find that pretty heartfelt too. And you can personalize the back of it. But I digress.) I came up with these DIY gift projects for t ...
Maybe it's because of my advertising background, but I love fonts. I will drive by a restaurant, see the sign, and think to myself, "Oh, they're using Scriptina." I love Helvetica. Futura. Rockwell. But especially Helvetica. So recently I decorated my sho ...
Who would think that a paper bag with a candle inside would glow so beautifully, welcoming guests to your home during the holidays? For a recent eHow article, I showed how to make luminaries using image templates. The puzzle I was trying to solve was, onc ...
One of my "go-to" floral arrangements when I don't have a lot of time but want to make an impression is the keepsake arrangement. I buy inexpensive keepsake boxes at Ross or Marshall's, line them with plastic, insert floral foam, and then add flowers. The ...
Back in October, I was putting up my Christmas tree and lights two months early because I was doing a tutorial for eHow sponsored by Home Depot. We were in the middle of a heat wave, but getting out the tree and all the shiny ornaments put me in the holid ...
This floral arrangement started with a really big vase. Really big. And it was glass, and you know how I don't like to show flower stems through the glass. So I inserted a smaller vase within the bigger one, and lined the interior with phalaenopsis orchi ...
It may seem a little early to start thinking about decorating your front porch for the holidays. But it's always fun to dream, so here's some inspiration. I just created a festive front porch design for eHow, and even though it was sunny and 85 degrees wh ...
