Tag Archives: craft
Halloween Craft: Spooky Tree for $1
Hi! I’m Heather from Dollar Store Crafts, a daily blog devoted to making cool crafts with dollar store stuff. I’m so excited to be swapping posts with Dot!
Fall is here, and with it, an abundance of oak leaves and branches in my yard! I love our old-growth oak trees, but they sprinkle me with more presents than I can handle. What to do with nature’s bounty? Craft with it! I spent a couple minutes gathering branches to transform into this spooky Halloween-themed tree. Ornaments are quick and easy: dollar store erasers!
… Read on…
Cupcake Flower Arrangement
Need a quick cheery gift? Give someone a no-bake cupcake! The construction is so simple, you can whip one up for a birthday, or other special occasion in no time. (Download the flag pdf which includes flags for Happy Birthday, Thinking of You, Congrats and Get Well Soon.)
What you’ll Need:
Fluted baking… Read on…
Dabbled Interview – Geeky Fun with “The Domestic Scientist”
Today’s spotlight is on Renee, also known as “The Domestic Scientist” and her delightfully geeky projects. From dice games, to video games, to card games, to geek icons, she takes her crafting inspiration from the geek world! (Some links to some of Dot’s favorites at the bottom, and check out these pics on flickr!)
1) So, first off, the easy stuff… In 5 sentences or less, who are you, what do you do, how long have you been doing it?
Basically I’m a geeky mom that gets bored easily. Since I like working with my
… Read on…
More Geeky Craftiness … The Domestic Scientist!
I promised more nerdy-ness today (After the Geek Cakes yesterday), so here ya go!
You’ll have to wait til Monday for the full Dabbled Interview, but here is a preview of some of the awesomely cool geek crafts by the cool chick at The Domestic Scientist!
Cool Dabbled Craft/Food Roundup
New to Dabbled, or haven’t checked in lately? Here’s some old cool stuff you might like to check out!
The fabulous flower Piñata, by Ready. Set. Craft!
In nine steps, Joanne gives us a lovely picture tutorial to make our own… Go check it out — it would be great for kids birthday parties or your next Fiesta!
… Read on…
Tutorial – Fusing Plastic (or how to make disposal plastic bags into keepable stuff!)
Today’s guest post is by the very talented Brooke, of So She Sews. I discovered her work on flickr one day (love it!) and I thought her style was such a great twist on the fused plastic trend. And it turns out she’s also an Atlantan, how cool! (Look at this cup holder! Isn’t it neat? You’d never guess that came from grocery bags!) So I asked her if she’d do us the honor of a tutorial.. and she did a great one. I had seen fused plastic bag tutorials before, but not with the thin grocery bags… Read on…
Arts at Inman Park Festival (Part 3 of 3)
(Today: Art. Yesterday: Crafts. Last Week: Random Fun.)
Yesterday was crafty stuff, today Part 3 is artists, and I found some with my type of subjects! Hopefully this will introduce you to some art, and give you some inspiration as well.. As usual, click through on the pics to see larger!
To start off, one of my favorite finds was a fellow robot artist!
Jason Thomas is an artist after my own heart – robots? check! cephalopods? check! he’s even got jellyfish… hmmm, I’ve never tried those! Plus, he was giving away honey with purchase!
… Read on…
Inman Park Fest! Part 2: Crafty Goodness…
(Last Week: A Random Look in Pictures. Today: Crafts & Jewelry. Tomorrow: Artists.)
The long awaited recap is here! We have a lovely time at Inman Park Fest here in Atlanta every year, and every year there are some wonderful artists and crafters that I discover. This year we were there especially early, so I got a chance to wander around and take some pics before it got too busy, and chat with a few people too! I couldn’t write up everyone, so here are a few that I especially wanted to highlight.
So, for your enjoyment and inspiration, here… Read on…
How to Make a Flower Pinata, just in time for Cinco De Mayo!
Today’s post is from the lovely Joanne of Ready, Set, Craft!. She was one of our prolific participants in Make Something Cool Every Day in April (MSCEApril), and when I saw this awesome pinata she did, I had to get a tutorial out of her! She graciously agreed, so without further ado, here she is! – Dot
How to Make a Flower Pinata (instructions below photo)
(photos correspond by row from left to right)
Materials:
One 10inch balloon
Newspaper
White liquid school glue
Pinch of Salt
¼ cup Warm water
Spray paint
Tissue paper
Brads
Hot glue gun
STEP ONE:… Read on…
