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DIY Seashell and Salt Dough Craft
Beach trip this year? Save those seashells and turn them into the perfect souvenir! You will need: 1 cup whole wheat flour 1/2 cup salt 1/4 cup water (add more if mixture is too dry). Seashells Instructions: Mix ingredients until it becomes a dough. Shape pendants on...
Bust Statue Gets DIY Mermaid Makeover
Just for fun! When we sold my grandparents house this bust statue was about to get tossed. Instead I grabbed it out of the trash for a DIY mermaid makeover. Watch the process in this video: After clarifying it wasn't an antique (Do not attempt this with bust...
DIY CD Disco Ball
Have any old CD's sitting around? Grab your glue gun and create your very own disco ball! When we created our Unconventional Christmas Tree in 2016 I came up with the idea of a disco ball hanging over the center of the tree. Not only did it make a great tree topper,...
Christmas Tree from 15ft Paper Bag
For our 2nd annual unconventional Christmas tree we took a spin off the popular paper bag tree craft and made a life size version. Yep, you read right, LIFE SIZE. Using a 15ft paper bag, wire, and a lot of white paint. Watch the process in this video: The 15ft paper...
Upside Down Christmas Tree
Upside down Christmas trees are a popular trend this year, but the price to buy one is pretty steep...so why not DIY it?! To kick off our annual unconventional Christmas tree tradition we made our own. We already had a fake tree so tying a pvc pipe to the inside (with...
Greeting Card Art
Too beautiful to throw away and way too many to display all year round. Greeting cards are a crafting material many people over look. Instead of letting them collect dust, why not create some art for the home? That's exactly what I did with the cards from our wedding:...
DIY Refrigerator Decor
I'm thankful for a working refrigerator, but after a few months in our apartment I could NOT stand the blank white space in the kitchen!! As an artist I needed to cover it with something. Renting meant I couldn't paint the doors or anything permanent so instead I...
Accessories for The Dress Made of 10K+ Starburst Wrappers
Because this Dress from 10K Starburst wrappers took about 5 years to complete, it only makes sense that it would take another 3 years to get the word out. In fact, it went viral this past summer. I shared a few pictures of it on a site called Bored Panda and in less...
The Process Behind Making a Dress From 10K+ Starburst Wrappers
My husband and I first met when he began offering me packs of Starburst wrappers as an ice breaker. The wrappers were colorful so I began to save and organize them. I didn't really know what to do with them at that point but as most trash I deem saving I knew they...