On New Year’s Eve day I was scrolling through Instagram and saw this post for @ingthings whereby she shared some little mountains she knit for friends that were coming over because in Austria, it’s tradition to give little good luck trinkets for the new year. Well, that was the spark I needed to make a…
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Yarn Wrapped Wire Words
I’ve been wanting to make some yarn wrapped wire words for FOREVER! I saw one years ago which you can see here and which I saved on my “Handmade Ideas” Pinterest board (along with one thousand other things I want to make in this lifetime!). There are also these wire initials which use fabric scraps…
Pom-pom Tassel DIY
I’m back to making pom-poms and finding inspiration through yarn! It brings me so much joy, I really need to buy or make a big loom so I can create bigger yarn pieces. But for now, pom-poms and tassels it is! These are just fun to make with a group, or for a gift, or…
Paper Luminaries
These paper luminaries began as a project for our December “Solstice” guide. I was so inspired by how they turned out that I ordered a star hole punch and just kept making more! The idea started as a simple cutting and hole punching station for children using construction paper. In our December guide, we also…
Cupcake Liner Snowflakes
This is a perfect craft for a cozy day inside. All you need are some plain cupcake liners (here I used white and kraft) and some scissors. Hole punchers optional. That’s it! Fold them a few times, snip here and there, and soon you will have a whole table full of these little cupcake liner…
Round Doodle Weaving
My mind is constantly trying to fit in time to weave. I am such a novice, and don’t really have a style, but I love playing around with color and shape. This time I tried a round doodle weaving using an embroidery hoop! I didn’t follow anybody’s instructions, I just made it up as I…
Color Mixing with Liquid Watercolor
This post is long overdue! I know I have promised to video my color mixing with liquid watercolor for quite some time. The truth is, mixing this medium is not as easy as mixing tempera paints. It is far from an exact science. Part of that reason is that liquid watercolors are very concentrated so not…
“Love Not War” Fabric Banners
I started working on these “Love Not War” banners just a few days after Russia invaded Ukraine on February 24, 2022. I began with the Ukrainian flag colors, but soon recognized that there were other countries at war right now, with innocent people dying and refugees fleeing. Specifically, in Syria and Afghanistan. So I researched…
Pom-Pom “Pujaki”
It’s time to update this pom-pom chandelier post from 9 years ago, one of the first that went “viral” on my blog in 2013. The reason I wanted to update this post in particular today is because this chandelier was inspired by traditional Polish chandeliers called Pujaki (made from paper) and I really want to…
Our 2021 DIY Holiday Card
This year I purposefully put off making and sending our holiday card until after the holidays. I love making cards (usually I do a postcard, not a handmade card) and love sharing an update with family and friends. But this year I just wanted to give myself some grace, and not add to my December…
