Create-it Link Party #427

Last week’s Feature The feature from last week’s party is this free crochet pattern of a cute little bear from Tschi-Tschi. On to the Party This is a great opportunity to share your latest blog post, recipe, craft tutorial, or any other creative work you’ve been working on lately. We’re always excited to see what … Continue reading “Create-it Link Party #427”

Watercolor and Printables Tag

Tag it Tuesday This week’s tag combines a small watercolor sample and printables from the store to create a rustic-themed tag. The colors in the wood printable are subtle and repeated in the small watercolor. Printables: My favorite printer brand for many years has been HP. I also use their ink supply service where I … Continue reading “Watercolor and Printables Tag”

Curvy Cards – Freebie Friday

This week’s Freebie is a set of curvy cards. Don’t forget, that you can always change the printable size in your printer dialog box. Use them for different crafts like artist cards, collages, ephemera, glue books, junk journals, card making, scrapbooking, and more. Grab the free printable PDF file here: [Curvy Cards] My favorite printer … Continue reading “Curvy Cards – Freebie Friday”

Create-it Link Party #426

Last week’s Feature Crazy Little Love Birds shared their metal decoupage bookmarks with us last week. I love the results and think they could have many other uses. On to the Party This is a great opportunity to share your latest blog post, recipe, craft tutorial, or any other creative work you’ve been working on … Continue reading “Create-it Link Party #426”

How to Make Earrings with Buttons

with Buttons Galore and More Buttons Galore and More sent me Smiley Buttons to make jewelry. The first piece I made was a bracelet. I had set aside these green buttons for a pair of earrings requested by my daughter. I added striped beads that matched the buttons to add to the length of the earrings. Silver … Continue reading “How to Make Earrings with Buttons”

A Simple DIY Foil Technique for Tag it Tuesday

This week’s tag uses aluminum foil for an embossing technique. Using aluminum foil for crafting offers a variety of different looks. I applied foil onto the cardstock and then embossed it. From there, I roughed up the embossed image and applied ink. Here is a close-up look at the embossed foil and cardstock. You can … Continue reading “A Simple DIY Foil Technique for Tag it Tuesday”

Freebie Friday – Floral Paper Bags

This week’s Freebie is a pair of printable floral paper bags. Consider using a decorative scissor to cut along the top edge for additional design. The printable bags can also be used as pockets for your paper crafting. Don’t forget you can always change the size of the printable in your printer dialog box. Grab … Continue reading “Freebie Friday – Floral Paper Bags”

Create-it Link Party #425 – Join in and share your creativity

Last week’s Feature Sum of their Stories shared these lovely Hanging Hearts. I have seen this technique used with fabric and paper. On to the Party This is a great opportunity to share your latest blog post, recipe, craft tutorial, or any other creative work you’ve been working on lately. We’re always excited to see … Continue reading “Create-it Link Party #425 – Join in and share your creativity”

How to Make a Bracelet with Buttons

with Buttons Galore and More Buttons Galore and More sent me Smiley Buttons to make jewelry. The first piece I made was a bracelet. I didn’t want the buttons to overlap so I had to figure out how to space them. I chose to use silver beads between the buttons. The stringing material is stretchy … Continue reading “How to Make a Bracelet with Buttons”