Your Arts N' Crafts

Last year I was home quite a bit at Christmas time because I was pregnant and I would see craft shows on tv where they made wrapping paper. They didn't make the actual paper, but the designs on the paper. Most of the projects were very country and used...

Exactly, I let them use their imagination to make whatever they want and then we put them on display in the hallway glass showcase shelves. I really just guide them through it, but all of the creativity is left up to them....

I think my favorite things to use when scrapbooking are the little frames that go around the pictures, I get wonderful ones on ebay. I also love the scissors with the jagged or crooked edges. I have a full set of 20 of them and I got them for only 10.00....

Every year I take a bunch of pictures with my digital camera of my students and school activities. I also take pictures with just my regualar Kodak 35mm camera. I always buy double prints. Each year I make a huge scrapbook at the end of the year. Since I...

Thanks for the ideas guys, I really like the idea of just using bows, that would be really cute, and I have bunch of leftover Christmas ribbon from last year. I make bows every year for my big tree and if I had little bows on my little accent trees that...

I would love to know how to make some homemade wrapping paper. I know some really crafty people do this. What type of paper would you use? I think I could find some cute stamps and sponges that are Christmas designs....

I like the convenience of the peel and stick gift tags, but mine never stay on. The past two years I have done really fancy ribbon or rafia wrapped around my gifts and I just hole punch a tag made from card stock and thread the ribbon through, then I...

I have done this project with my 4th graders, but you could do it with any age of students. We find materials that are recycled and we make art out of them. We use newspaper, paper, plastic, bottles (both glass and plastic), and anything else the...

I am thinking about doing an end table with mosaic tile. Right now it is just a plain wood table. I am going to put a wood trim around the top of its edges and sand everything down, stain it, and then tile it. I really want to do a mosaic where you break...

I think something kids of all ages would love to make are the headbands that you make into ears. I have made bunnies, dogs, cats, mice, elephants, and monkeys. The kids really enjoy making them. Try making some for every...

I used liquid dye one time to dye some curtains. It was a red dye and the curtains turned out fushia. Needless to say pink is not my favorite color. I redyed the curtains with a darker red and they turned out ok, but not exactly what I had expected....

Hey I was just wondering if anyone knows of a good book or video to buy that would help to improve my drawing skills? I have not drawn since high school. I tried the other night and found out I am rusty. I could use some...

Hey Michelle, just a heads up, but your site still didn't show up. I have never heard of Illustration Friday. I am curious to see what it...

Some people can make the eggs very gorgeous. My hand isn't steady enough to paint something that small. I really enjoy looking at the finsihed product though....

Thanks for the information. Everything is going SOY! I didn't know anything about it, but now I think I am going to buy a couple of soy candles on Ebay....