{Image: Purple Cabbage Dye Easter Eggs at astorybooklife.com} “This year, instead of purchasing a regular “same old, same old” egg dying kit, try using some of the food from your kitchen to color your eggs! Spinach = Pale Green Hibiscus tea = Green Blackberries = Deep...
{Image: Two Paper Lanterns by Monica Ewing on craftynest.com} I am an absolute sucker for lighting! I already have paper lanterns on the drop lights in the house – I love the way they soften the light, plus the oriental look to them (although they are shocking...
Not so much a {DIY} today, as a {did you know}. I like to get inventive when I wrap my gifts – I’m a firm believer that the outside of the present conveys as much as the actual gift – so I love the Wrap Art website. Itt challenges you to “wrap presents creatively,...
{Image: via Martha Stewart} It’s all about the birthday this month – my 40th that is! Who doesn’t love a handmade-heartmade card? And who would love to get one of these divinely-unique marbleized cards? Anyone want to make me one for my birthday?...
Image Source Not handmade this week, but equally close to my heart. I’ve been considering investing in some good quality foam soap dispensers for the kitchen and bathroom, so when I read this tutorial at eco karen my mind was made up. Using less soap (of the organic,...
While book binding is something I’ve always wanted to try – I honestly don’t know that I’ll get around to it any time soon. This tutorial will walk you through step-by-step and “show you how to bind a book with an interesting pattern of weaving which laces the front...
