Meet my little crocheted witch friend that arrived in a box on my front porch on Thursday evening. I opened the box and about did flips when out of the bubble wrap emerged this adorable, green, darling little witch. My new friend that I made through social media (I know, crazy, right?!@??!), Sarah from Repeat Crafter Me made her for me. It was sort of a crafty friend exchange. I doodled …
I am so excited to share just how much Expressionery loves teachers by spreading teacher appreciation love through this awesome campaign. Lots of my bloggy friends have used products that I designed for Expressionery to create gifts for teachers. Hopefully you will find one or lots that inspire you to give to the educators in your life. I created these fun notes for the assistant principal at our school (well …
I loved being a teacher. I loved learning alongside my students and growing more and more each year. I really LOVED getting gifts from the kiddos. They were always beaming with joy when they handed me their presents. This is an idea to give a teacher gift in an apple paint can, a hand painted can that looks like an apple! I know, crazy fun!!! One of the best things …
I have had so much fun with Kunin Group felts for a whole year now! I guess you could call this an anniversary to be celebrated. Being a designer on the Kunin Dream Team is not only an honor but also a gift because it allows me to create with FELT! Not too long ago (like only last month) I created my favorite project with felt ever. Here it is…therainbow …
Welcome to the Walnut Hollow and Kunin Group blog hop! April 22 is Earth Day and we are celebrating with a very special blog hop. Kunin Felt and Walnut Hollow, two “Made in the USA” companies committed to eco-friendly practices and quality products partner to bring you indoor-outdoor home decor projects. I created this DIY adorable little sewing stuff box with products from companies that I love. It is a great …
Teacher appreciation day is such a special time. By recycling old jars and decorating them with clay add-ons, you care create great little gifts. Of course gifts with products from Tombow are always an awesome surprise for a teacher! Here are some ideas using wire to add on all kinds of things! The markers in the jar are my fave! They are Tombow Dual Brush Markers and you can get …
This is it. I am putting my crazed obsession for all things DIY carrots into this post. I sent packages to the other Lauras in our #laurasarecool gang and they created fun things with the carrot contents too. Here is what I created using Kunin Group orange felt, fabrics, Poly-Fil from Fairfield World and Outrageous Orange buttons from Buttons Galore. Little CARROTS! They match the big one that I made …
I am not sure what it is about this springtime arriving, but I have a new found passion for all things carrot. I have thought this through and I am pretty sure it is the combination of orange and green that makes me pretty happy! I decided to create a carrot charm with Sculpey clay and I am pretty thrilled to say that it came out super fun. Here is …
Customized gift wrap make any present just that much more meaningful and special. I created this DIY birthday gift wrapping idea for Laura’s birthday this weekend and I did it with a plain box, a canvas bag, canvas scrap strips and Tulip Fabric Markers. Isn’t is totally adorable. If you are wondering about the buttons, they are from my BRIGHTS collection with Buttons Galore and attached with Aleene’s Always …
Tomorrow is St. Patrick’s Day which always makes me think about the lucky pot of gold at the end of the rainbow. I gathered up some of the rainbow crafts and projects I have created over the past year or two and put them all here, in one place. It is a DIY Rainbow Extravaganza! Rainbow Rock Rainbow Hello Cloud Rainbow Ribbon Cloud Rainbow Button Flower Rainbow Table Cover Rainbow …