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Easter or Spring Floral Vignette in an Egg Carton

  Remember the egg carton I posted about on Monday Crafting in NE Ohio – My Weekend Craft Supply Haul? You probably thought, “Egg Carton? She bought and egg carton!” You see, I had an idea in mind for it but wasn’t quite sure how, or if, it would work out. But I have a [...]

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After the Wedding – Eiffel Tower Vases

  Wow! It’s been a long time since I’ve shared any of my floral design work on my blog…not since I’ve moved to this new site anyway. But I have a few projects that I’ve been wanting to share with you. I’m calling these projects my “After the Wedding” projects because they show ways you [...]

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Giveaway: Mantle/Mailbox Swag – CLOSED

  I have a video posted up on Crafts Unleashed today for a Mailbox/Mantle Swag I made. All of the products came from Consumer Crafts and I ended up with enough supplies to make TWO. One for me and one for one of YOU. All you need to do to enter is leave a comment [...]

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Vintage Inspired Tinsel Wreath for Christmas Decor

    Even if you can’t get your hands on an original tinsel wreath I’ll show you how you can make a Vintage Inspired Tinsel Wreath that is brand new but still has a vintage look. It’ll LOOK old but not SMELL old! Because who wants Christmas decor that smells bad. :)       [...]

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Photo Sunday – Making a Wreath while Cleaning Up the Studio

  I've had these flowers hanging around my studio for probably over 2 years. I'm not kidding. They are from a big romantic display I for Valentines Day.   After the display came down I couldn't bare to throw them out so I brought them back to the studio.     In a basket, taking [...]

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Fall Crafts: Braided Raffia Wreath

      This is one of those “I haven’t seen that in a while” kinds of crafts.         I get a lot of requests from people who have front doors with a screen door in front of the door. They want a wreath for the door but it can’t be very thick [...]

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Flower Arranging Made Easy with Darice Jewelry Wire

    My husband bought the most beautiful mixed bouquet of flowers for our anniversary on 7/1.  It’s full of bright color, long lasting flowers and even an unusual flower I’d never seen before. Beautiful!     Normally I would empty the old water and refill the vase with fresh water every couple of days [...]

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Tool Box Tuesday – From the Archives – Knipex Review

I posted this review over on the Craft Test Dummies blog as a guest post back in November and I thought I’d share it with you, my own fabulous readers, today. I don’t normally write product reviews, that is Jenny’s gig and she does a FABULOUS job at it, but I decided to share this one because [...]

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Corsage and Boutonniere for Prom

“Mom, can you make a Corsage and Boutonniere for Prom?” Followed by, “Vicki, can you make a Corsage and Boutonnier for Prom?” I have two graduating this year, two going to Sr Prom. Two who want a corsage and boutonniere. (After a little lesson about how to actually SPELL boutonniere.) It’s a happy AND sad time. [...]

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How to Make a Wrist Corsage – The Easy Way

  Between Mother’s Day and Prom season I thought you might want to know how to make a wrist corsage the easy way. Besides, the current needs there will be weddings this summer to think about and other occasions that call for a wrist corsage. Many of the supplies I use here are from wedding [...]

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