January 3rd, 2020
Inside: 10 reasons you’ll want to make mini albums for your photos When I discovered mini albums a few years back I thought I discovered a treasure! I thought it was a genius solution for many of the issues I had with the large 12×12 scrapbook pages. I have to admit that since then I hardly made any layouts and I’m completely in love with the mini album concept. However I often get asked what’s the point? Why make mini albums instead of the traditional 12×12 pages? What are the benefits… why should I make them? WHY MAKE MINI ALBUMS MANAGEABLE PROJECT For some people, especially me, the thought of starting a big 12X12 scrapbook is just too overwhelming and time consuming. Just the thought of starting a large page, think about how to fit all these photos to one or two pages really discourages me from even starting. When I know there …
November 1st, 2019
Inside: how to make amazing cards with special effects Even in this era of sending cards via the internet on on your mobile phone I still prefer getting real handmade physical cards. I consider myself a modern girl, I have an account on almost every social media platform I know my way around a smart phone and a computer but there is something about opening your mail box and seeing an envelope of something other than a bill and then opening that envelope and finding a card that was made with love just for you. I love that feeling…don’t you? MAKING CARDS WITH SPECIAL EFFECTS The next best feeling, or maybe even the best feeling is not receiving the card but making it! Christmas is almost here so if you haven’t started making cards…you should hurry! I love making cards but at some point making ordinary cards seemed boring not just for me but also …
October 4th, 2019
Inside: The basic elements you need to make any Halloween project It’s almost time for the spookiest time of the year… while I won’t be celebrating it I can still enjoy its spirit with a bunch of projects I plan to make. If you ask yourself why, well as an artist and a designer I work with lots of companies all around the world and I have an obligation to them and to you to keep inspiring you even though I’m not part of the celebrations! HALLOWEEN PROJECT BASICS Halloween projects are the best to make (at least for me) especially if you love all the spooky spirit and magical vibe. Over the years I found that some people create a Halloween project only if they have a theme paper for the holiday. Actually you can make a lot of Halloween craft projects just by adding a few basic element and you don’t necessarily need that …
August 23rd, 2019
Inside: 15 amazing house project ideas like mini albums, cards and wall hangings you must make! This original post was written in the summer of 2014 when we had gone through a terrible experience of war. Hundreds of rockets were fired on our cities and homes. But we didn’t back down or left we stayed and toughed it out. These are our homes and the only place we have on this earth so as bad as it got we endured. During that time I made a little collection of house theme craft projects I’ve made through the years but I wanted to update the post because many other fun projects were created since. WHY DO WE LOVE HOUSE SHAPE PROJECTS The shape of a house always reminds us of our home, our family and maybe even our childhood. It’s that comfortable and safe feeling That we have when we get home that’s why the phrase …
July 12th, 2019
Inside: how to use buttons in craft projects in a fun and easy way! I was lucky to have a grandmother until I was in my thirties. She was an amazing sewer and I remember her making me and my sister fabric toys and dolls. When she passed away I only asked my dad for one thing: I wanted to have her button collection. As a sewer she had a LOT – color organized in empty pill containers and small boxes. What a treasure! Until this day I use her collection in my craft projects and I just know she’s looking down on me and she’s really happy. Buttons go back to prehistoric times and are around since men have started clothing themselves. Over the years they changed from animal bones to gold and ivory and from a necessity to a status symbol. By the 20th century they could be mass produced and buttons began to …
May 24th, 2016
Inside: how to make frugal DIY paper embellishments for the most amazing craft projects How many times you were making a scrapbook page or a card and needed an embellishment but couldn’t find anything that fits? Instead of buying every embellishment in the craft store make your own! WHAT IS FRUGAL CRAFTING Frugal crafting is a way of crafting that emphasize using the craft supplies you have to make all your project and instead of buying supplies – making them from what you have! Here are a few tips how you can use the supplies you already have in your craft projects: Use household items as the base for your project. For example, use milk or juice cartons to make a project like a photo display, recipe box and more. Check out some ideas here. Add items from other parts of life as embellishments to your project. For example: use metal washers, screws and …
September 15th, 2015
Inside: what are the best pens and markers for arts and crafts and the best tips for using and storing them. One of the most used tool in arts and crafts is a pen or a marker. These important tools are essential for mark making, doodling, writing, scribbling and any other technique you’ll want to apply on an art journal page, card, scrapbook page or mixed media project. Since these pens are such an important asset it is important to make the best of them and learn not only what are the best pens and markers to make arts and crafts but also how to store them. TIPS FOR WORKING WITH PENS AND MARKERS 1. Make sure that your surface is completely dry if you’re using acrylic paints or mediums before you start writing or doodling. If the surface is wet the tip will be destroyed. Believe me I have destroyed many by being impatient. …
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