Monica of Crafty Nest has been doing an ongoing series based around her experiences as a counselor at a girls craft camp. This week she featured these decoupaged tiles, perfect for a name plaque or a sign to display in your home – once I get the time I’ll be making a “Wash Your Hands!” sign for the boys’ bathroom, just remember to use extra mod-podge to protect against any steam in that environment. See the full tutorial at Crafty [...]

I love the classic look of silhouette profiles, and they’re a great way to keep track of how your family’s features change over time, cheap and simple to do. You will need Black card Scrapbooking paper Frames – I also picked up some acylic paint to stain them black Sharp scissors or a craft knife A clear picture of the profile of your chosen person and a printer Lets get started Print out your photo – it doesn’t have to [...]

Only a mild fail this week with a canvas that went wrong, making this week officially better than the previous one! I’ve been wanting to make up some silhouettes of the boys for a few months now, but I rarely visit the paper section of any craft stores and so kept on forgetting to pick up the black card. I’m super happy with how these came out, they only took about half an hour each, and I had a lot [...]

If you want everyone to get a little bit of handmade from you for Christmas, but don’t have the time to make up 30 different gifts, this is a great way to send a little bit of homemade festive cheer to everyone. They’re very quick and simple to make up, and look like they too far longer than they actually did, exactly what you need when you’ve got a list of handmade gifts about a mile long to make up! [...]