Easy Upcycling: Crafted Canisters

Apparently, I can’t get enough of Amy Butler crafting paper.  After finishing off a tin of Green Tea the other day I got the bright idea to redecorate the can and give it a second life. How To: Find a canister you’d like to remodel.  You can probably find some likely candidates in your pantry.  [...]

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Crafting on Small Pickings

Finding craft supplies here in Beijing has proven to be quite the challenge. Occasionally, I will stumble upon a tiny yarn shop, or an exciting item in the stationery section of some mega store, but mostly it’s been pretty bare.  The only crafty thing that seems to be really abundant is cross stitch, which, up [...]

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Survivor – Craft Room

So when we leave for China, we’ll have 3 suitcases in which to pack nearly everything we need. These suitcases need to hold clothing, shoes, and essential supplies (like toothpaste, deodorant, tampons, and other things we’ve been advised not to buy in China). I am dedicated to stuffing about 1/3 – 1/2 of one of these suitcases with art & craft supplies…

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Upcycling Project: Little House Shelves

I stumbled upon these cute little house shaped knick knack shelves during a recent trip to Salvation Army. I love tiny things, and anything that shows off tiny things, so these little shelves were definitely coming home with me.

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100 Little Things

The wedding has come and gone, and I am proud to report that it went off without any major hitches.  Naturally a couple of things strayed from the plan, but overall the evening turned out better than I had dared to hope.  It was pretty much perfect.  All in all it was a night to [...]

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Tattoo Etching With Mom & Heather

We came up with a pretty snazzy idea for centerpieces for my upcoming 50's/rockabilly wedding. Feeling inspired, we decided to take on the challenge of etching glass vases with vintage tattoo designs.  This project was a lot of fun. We started out by scanning some of our favorite images from the book, Vintage Tattoos by [...]

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Glamour Cross Tutorial

The long awaited Glamour Cross Tutorial is HERE!!! Woot woot. We’ve donned our chipmunk personalities to show you how to make the kitschiest crucifixes in town!

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