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Craft-y… The Crafts Magazine Online
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Painted Flower Pots
If summer vacation is making your children stir crazy and you’re looking for an activity to entertain them with on a rainy summer afternoon, doing a craft is a good way to burn a few hours off the day. Children love to paint and creating painted flower pots will bring out the artist in any kid. The added benefit to this project is that you can then spend a sunny afternoon planting a small flower garden in the painted flower pots once you’ve finished the activity.
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Paper Flowers
One of my co-workers and I were in charge of the president’s reception for an association that we belong to. In the past this reception has been a lavish affair with open bar and appetizers. It was also by invitation. There were complaints by many of the members that this reception should be opened to everyone in the association.
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Knock Off Designer Handbags
Just about everyone who is in touch with the pricy world of high end fashion knows that any purse created by a well-know fashion guru is going to cost a bundle. Women who can afford to spend a large sum of money of this kind of item would not be interested in knock off designer handbags but the rest of us are. There are more ladies who love to capture the overall appearance of a purse designed by a sought after fashion expert without actually owning the real thing.
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Making or Buying Unique Christmas Gifts
Have you ever struggled with trying to find those unique Christmas gifts for a special person? It can be very difficult to come up with ideas for Christmas gifts no matter what age, sex, or type of person they might be. It is a good thing that we have the Internet to help us find the gifts we want.
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Design Your Own T Shirt
Personalized items are always popular. Whether you are giving someone a nameplate for their office door or monogrammed towels they will appreciate the gesture.
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Embroidery Designs
A crafty person who does embroidery habitually collects embroidery designs the way a bibliophile amasses books. She is working one pattern, is excitedly preparing the threads and for two or three other embroidery designs she has bought and has slated as gifts, and is champing at the bit to get to the needle crafts store to look at and buy more new design patterns. Yes, it is an addiction of sorts, but it is a lovely craft to be addicted to.
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Fairy Wings
When I worked on my Halloween costume, I decided to do something special with it. Rather than just buy a normal costume, or make something simple out of junk around the house, I decided to make it all myself so that it would be the best costume which I had ever worn. Last year, I made the most unique Halloween couple costumes that outstands everyone else. This year, I want to look terrific. After thinking about it for a while, I decided to be a fairy. I found some delightfully tacky sequined dresses for very cheap at the thrift store, and ripped them up, attaching the sequins in haphazard patterns to thin see through scarves which I wrapped around my body. I then painted my face silvery, with pearlescent eye shadow and green hair coloring. Of course, the piece de resistance of my whole costume was the fairy wings ...
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Nail Art Designs
The perfect manicure is the final detail in overall style and fashion. Finding the right nail art design is very important when tying together your whole look. Make sure that your clothing fashion be coordinated with the design on your nails. Digital nail art is a cutting edge technical development that uses a computer and printer to create a plethora of nail art designs. Using computers offers customers and designers an unlimited number of colors and designs to suit any style.
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Quilting Designs
There are some who make a strong connection between gardening and quilting. The two activities are very traditional and homey. One of the reasons that the two have such a deep connection could lie in the changing seasons each year. Avid gardeners may feel the need to create something during the winter months. It only stands to reason that those individuals would want to get inspiration for their quilting designs from the outdoors.
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