My show "Style with a Smile" airs on the Home+ channel in Israel, so I'm pretty much an honorary Jew. I've been been learning a lot about Jewish traditions, and one of them is a Tzedakah box. Tzedakah means charity, which is a fundamental mitzvah in Jewis ...
Like the rest of the world, I am obsessed with "Frozen." I have the movie on continuous loop in my studio. I have the karaoke version of "Let it Go" in my car so I can belt it on the freeway. And now, I have created the ultimate project for a Frozen party ...
The retro luggage tags I made earlier this year were such a hit that I have gone back into the time machine for this fun project for the Craft Attitude 4th of July blog hop. Presenting…(drumroll, please)... retro soap bars with a 4th of July twist. It is ...
Poor dads. Everyone makes such a big deal about Mother's Day that by the time Father's Day comes along, it's a little bit of an afterthought. While moms get flowers, candy, jewelry and brunch, dads get neck ties and maybe golf paraphernalia. I lost my ...
Get out the violins: Do you know I never had an Easter basket growing up? When my teacher would ask the kids in the class what everyone got from the Easter Bunny, I would just make stuff up because I never got anything! I just assumed it was because I was ...
Love can be dicey – so why not spice things up for Valentine's Day with some love dice? The sides of one die have actions like "kiss" and "tickle." The sides of the other die have body parts like "cheek" and "lips." (I tried to be PG-rated here, folks.) T ...
At the recent CHA (Craft & Hobby Association) Show in Anaheim, I was asked to make a guest appearance in the Rit Dye Makerspace booth and give my spin on using Rit Dye. Now, this was only the second time in my life I had ever made anything with Rit Dy ...
I have a thing for pretty gift wrap. Brown paper packages tied up with string are great if you just got out of a convent. I like something with a little more style. One way to amp up your gift wrapping is by personalizing it with photos. I recently had a ...
It's the Craft Attitude Holiday Blog Hop, and to kick things off, I'm throwing caution to the wind and trying something new. You know how I've used Craft Attitude printable film on a ton of projects so far. Well, today I'm using Craft Attitude, but I'm no ...
It's the 3rd day of the Handmade Holidays Blog Hop, and what have I made for you today, my crafty friends? I love to find new uses for old items, and one of the things I have a lot of are plastic CD/DVD jewel cases. It turns out they make great easel styl ...
