Stencil and WallSharpie permanent markers do more than make signs. Get creative with colored Sharpies for some amazing effects for very little money. Here are some great tricks to try:1. Draw your own wallpaper! A Sharpie and a stencil are all you need. Here they just did one wall with a wall paper design and I think it looks great. If you have a … [Read more...]
Felt Fortune Cookies for Valentine’s Day
I love these felt fortune cookies for Valentine's Day. They are super easy to make with your own custom fortunes. Click here for directions at Instructables.You can take real fortune cookies, dip them in chocolate and then nuts, coconut, or whatever. You can get fancy with white chocolate as shown in the photo. Yum. … [Read more...]
Easy Rick Rack Roses Dress Up Just About Anything
These roses are made from rick rack you can buy at a fabric store for very little money. The linked tutorial says you can use it for a ring, but I could see one attached to a necklace on the side. They would be great hot glued on a hair barette or hand stitched onto a fabric purse. They could be used in any number of ways for a wedding--the … [Read more...]
Make Your Mii Figurine from Polymer Clay
Do you have your own Mii figure on Wii? They are nice caricatures of yourself & other players. You can make one from polymer clay just like it. Cute. I could see a couple of these made to be kissing or huggiing as a great Valentine's gift.Click title for link at Instructables. … [Read more...]
Make Chocolate Almonds for Valentine’s Day
You can arrange two of these to make a heart shape on top of cupcakes, cheesecakes, cookies, large marshmallow, etc. Chocolate is good for you and so are almonds, but the main reason to make these is that they taste wonderful. Click here for an easy recipe at Instructables for dipping chocolate that is shiny and beautiful. It is actually a … [Read more...]
14 Loving, but Inexpensive Valentine Gifts
I love these ways to have a special Valentine's Day without all the expense. I especially love the idea of my love cooking a special meal for me. That's very romantic. Click here for a surprisingly romantic article at Bankrate. … [Read more...]
DIY Fingerprint Art for Valentine’s Day
Here's a cute idea for art. A fingerprint of you and of the one you love. Then make art of it. A great custom piece! See the linked picture and directions.Click title for link at Craftzine. You could definitely get your kids involved making all sorts of pictures with finger prints. Butterflies, flowers, & frogs, to start with. They will … [Read more...]