I’m on maternity leave – but before I left, I spent some time surfing the web for some great art and craft entertainment – so here are some links I enjoyed, hope you’ll like them too! Mixed media and paper craft tutorials: Make an inspiration book from a paper bag (and from the same blog, [...]

For this project, you need: A large circle paper punch Hole punch Cardstock Stickers Ribbon or yarn (or ornament hooks) Pen/pencil/crayon I used a 3-Inch circle punch by the brand Marvy Uchida, which I bought at my local craft store. Everything else I had on hand – as will most crafty moms – the cardstock [...]

A while ago, maybe a couple months, I posted about the armoire that functions as my craft office, and my plans to make better use of the space. Well – one project I did, which I really like, was to add some wire lines inside the doors: In the photo, you can see the little [...]

My 18 month old son LOVES coloring, but if I give him a single piece of paper, it needs to be taped down or it moves too much and frustrates him. I didn’t want to spend a lot of money on a sketchbook for him since he can go through 10 pieces of paper in [...]

This demo shows how to do spool knitting with yarn, but you can also do it with wire. I know, I’ve done it! Fun, but I never quite figured out how to integrate spool knitting with my jewelry designs. Anyway, here is how it’s done:

(Can you tell I’m a little obsessed with organizing my office?) I just had an idea that I think will be really cute, if I can get it to work. I’ve seen people using twigs and branches in home decor projects, and I thought, maybe I could make a crafty organizer using a small branch. [...]

I got inspired by iHanna to do something I’ve been meaning to do for a while: publish some lists I’ve been making in my journal on my blog for the world to see. So here’s the first one, 100 Things to Make. Some of these are things I’ve made, some aren’t, most are quick and [...]

I was inspired by my recent beeswax collage class at ZNE Convenzione (taught by Anna Corba) to learn more about mixed media artwork. I went to my local library, and found a great book on collage, “Creative Collage: Making Memories in Mixed Media” by Marie Browning. In this book, a number of different collage techniques [...]

Crafty Chica’s Guide to Artful Sewing: Fabu-Low-Sew Projects for the Everyday Crafter by Kathy Cano Murillo is a fun book of easy sewing projects. I’m one of those people who loves to make things without a pattern, and so is the Crafty Chica – so I had to check out her book, even though I [...]

I have some REALLY exciting news – a friend of mine, artist Nicky Batill of Wee San Francisco, is going to be on the Martha Stewart show this week! Tell your friends to watch or tivo it! Nicky makes these adorable paper cut-out art pieces for children’s rooms, plus, she’s a really sweet girl. My [...]