Craft Lightning Day 1 & Day 2 Wrapups!

Whew! The first TWO days of Craft Lightning has already come and gone, with lots and lots of fast and fun Valentine’s Crafts (and even more fast Valentine’s Day crafts to come)! Yesterday was a travel day for me as I headed back from CHA. I’ll tell you more about that sometime soon, but I […]

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Duck Tape Valentine’s Frame

Duck Tape Frame

Yay! It is another week of Craft Lightning projects – crafts that can be done in 15 minutes or less! I’m teaming up with Angie from the Country Chic Cottage and a whole collection of other bloggers to share with you dozens of fast and easy Valentine’s Day Crafts. I hope you’ll join us each […]

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10 Minute Doily Earrings

finished doily earrings

I found these little doilies at the craft store and knew immediately that I wanted to turn them into earrings. I love making jewelry, especially for these Craft Lightning series. Jewelry doesn’t have to be time consuming or complicated. It can be simple and fun. Like these doily earrings. It doesn’t get much simpler than […]

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Craft Lightning Valentine’s Edition

It is Craft Lightning time again! Angie from The Country Chic Cottage and I are teaming up again to bring you a new 15-minute-or-less Valentine’s craft every day. And we’ve rounded up a bunch of our best blogging pals to play along. This week you’ll be getting dozens of fast and easy Valentine’s Day Inspiration! […]

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Beer Flowers for Valentine’s Day

Valentines Six Pack

Want to tell your sweetie how much they are loved, but don’t want to go with traditional flowers? Go with nontraditional flowers! These beer flowers are super easy to make, and don’t take much time at all. You could turn a 6-pack into a romantic offering in less than 30 minutes! To make your own […]

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Wiggling Card

  When I went to CHA over the summer, this was the make and take that made me giggle the most. Because this wiggle-butt card is just so much fun! This is the last of the make and takes I’m sharing from Summer 2013. If you missed any, go catch the Sizzix Ornament, Simple Faber […]

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Sizzix Ornament

Sizzix Ornament

This weekend I’ll be at CHA, so I thought it would be fun to share more of the make and takes I did at CHA this summer. If you missed any of the past tutorials, I did a Simple Faber Castell Box, Crystal Christmas Tree Card, Fast Floral Necklace, Super Fast Button Ring, Spray-Dye Scarf […]

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Simple Decorative Box

Simple Decorative Box Finished

Because I’m going to CHA this weekend, I’m sharing some of the make and takes I did at CHA over the summer. If you’ve missed any, go check out the Crystal Christmas Tree Card, Fast Floral Necklace, Super Fast Button Ring, Spray-Dye Scarf and Mini Quote Canvas. The project I’m sharing with you today was […]

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Crystal Christmas Card

glue gems in place

This weekend I’m heading off to CHA. That’s the Craft and Hobby Association Trade Show in Anaheim (close to Los Angeles if you’re not familiar with the West Coast). I enjoy going to CHA because so many amazing craft companies are there, showing their latest and greatest products in their booths at the trade show. […]

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The One Hour Bag

stitch around top

Before you start wondering why I’m sharing a 60-minute project on 30 minute crafts… let me explain. This bag takes about an hour to make… but you can make a version in 30 minutes, and I’ll give you the steps on how to make a 30 minute version right in this tutorial. Basically, the 30 […]

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