arts and crafts

This upcycle usually gets people’s interest the most. Altoids bins can been very function as other things. In photo above I used to it as a gift box for earrings. Supplies Altoids tin Aluminum Tape Sharpie Markers Cuttle Bug Embossing Folders with the Cuttle Bug Machine or Embossing Plates (do not need machine) Piece of small cardboard…

Mosaic Plate

I love the Chew. I love Clinton’s craft corner. One episode they did a mosaic plates craft. You can check out the video here You can upcycle something you find at a thrift store or you can buy your own glass items. I decided to get a .99 cent plate from Ikea. You can find…

Made a quick thank you card after work and before dinner with my staff. It took me about 10-20 mins to do. I always have precut card shapes with my logo on the back. I also have precut white or ivory frames that I can create on for the card. I use a high weight…

Made this card today in about an hour. I have had the supplies for a while. I had originally made a card for friends awhile back, but decided I did not like it. Got supplies for a new card I envisioned. Got busy as usual and didnt get to it before staff training and opening…

kidsactivitiesblog: DIY Pencil Toppers The cutest Back to School craft EVER!

awesome no sew fabric tote bag (Source: https://www.youtube.com/)

Worked with my staff to come up with some info on craft night events that any skill level of RAs can do. Hope this helps.Please excuse any typo’s. We tried to get them all. (Source: https://www.youtube.com/)

Found a Pinterest post that used rolled up pieces of mags on top of cardboard with cut out mag letters. I had some crinkled paper from a package. liked the texture so used as background instead of cardboard. Check out my vlog tips and info on this crafty door dec. Note the original pinterest post…

Really quick threw together example door decorations for the RA Training Craft Cabin. Harry Potter theme. Pinterest Find. YouTube video of me trying out will be out soon. Stay tuned. I realize the striped are not angled perfectly. Again this was just a throw together thing. I perfect as I go.

Some Door Dec, bulletin board, craft advice and Items I got for my RA staff to use during the year and door decs or bulletin board. I keep seeing things about these “Hauls” for makeup etc. Well I buy a lot of crafts. And they mostly come from Oriental Trading so I am calling this…

Air Feshener: Baking Soda

Homemade Natural Air Freshener. Making videos of me attempting to do Pinterest finds. I make these things on the fly. Will be posting a lot of examples for RA Training since that is coming up soon. Really easy to do. try it out!

While away in Ohio for the last 4 days I Upcycle crafted with my niece. She is a girl after my heart. She is down to create things out of anything. I have been wanting to try out a toilet paper roll flower tutorial that I found on better homes and gardens. I thought this…