Crafting Projects

Giraffe Birth Announcement I’ve created this giraffe birth announcement frame for my nephews’ newly born boy. I wanted to give them something that no one else could give them. I’m in the process of making burp clothes out of cotton flannel and thought I would…

Personalize Glass Mug I made a bunch of these personalize glass mug for Christmas last year. It was a simple inexpensive project to make for all of the men and boys in the family. I purchased all the 26oz mugs from the Dollar Tree. Everyone…

Elephant Tea Light Holders I had a lot of fun hand-painting these three elephant tea light holders. I painted them as a gift for my niece for Christmas. She loves elephants. These candle holders took me a long time to make. Longer than any other…

Stain Glass Butterfly Candle Holder Today I am showing how to make a stain glass butterfly candle holder. If you are not someone that knows how to draw this article is about how to easily create a candle holder using clipart as a stencil. Go…

Sugar Egg I’ve been feeling nostalgic for my childhood. My school friends, projects, teachers, and parties. Every Easter my grandma would give each of us kids a panoramic sugar egg. The outside of the egg is made of sugar and usually trimmed with icing. What…

Hand-Painting Heart Vase I’m hand-painting a heart vase today. The vase I’m making has scattered hearts in three sizes. I created heart-shaped stencils to use. I’m painting the vase with multi-surface acrylics. Once completed I will bake the vase in the oven. The paint will…

Creating An Invisible Candle Wick I couldn’t find the invisible floating wick when I first started to look for them. After a few discussions with my mom, I realized the bottom of a bottle resembled the invisible float. It took me a few tries but…

Floating Candle Growing up my mom use to have these glass swans on the dining room table. They were filled with colored water and a small wick. I remember quite of few friends of the family had these same glass swans. They must have been…