Create Your Own Pop Art Family Portraits

Make your own creative Pop Art portraits à la Andy Warhol using simple wooden craft squares, craft paint and Mod Podge. I had an idea for Christmas ornaments using my family’s portrait. It was borne out of the fact that Xixi’s handmade gingerbread ornament that she made in kindergarten broke in half when we were decorating the […]

Day of the Dead DIY: Sugar Skull Kitchen Toalla (Towel)

In honor of Dia de los Muertos, let’s make your own sugar skull kitchen toalla (towel) using a potato as a stamp. I wanted to share my contribution to the Ofrendas: Celebrando El Dia de Muertos FREE eBook that I told you about earlier this week. I’m in love with any sort of craft idea that […]

Dollar Store DIY: Calavera Rag Garland

Make this simple Dia de los Muertos-inspired garland made from dollar store foam skulls, jute twine and Mexican fabric. In case you haven’t noticed, I’ve been on the hunt for crafting goodies from the dollar store that I can diy this month. It’s not something I planned on–I just grabbed a bunch of cool stuff […]

Dollar Store Diy: Sugar Skull Travel Mug

Transform an inexpensive dollar store mug with a fun Day of the Dead-themed design your kids will love to color. Now that I’m a converted dollar store shopper, I’m always on the hunt for fun things I can diy and craft with from the local dollar store. Last month,  Crafty Chica made these adorable Oilcloth […]

DIY: Personalize your front porch with stencils

I recently got some goodies from Plaid in the mail, including some FolkArt Multi-Surface paint and Handmade Charlotte stencils. I know everyone is in high crafting mode, making Halloween stuff but in the midst of school starting, blogging and traveling (I’ll be sharing more about my New York travels very soon), I haven’t really had […]

DIY Batik: Glue Resist Fabric Prints

Love the look of traditional batik but intimidated by the process? Make your “batik” prints on fabric using a simple glue resist method. I have a confession to make. When I was in third grade, I wanted to be an artist. When I was in seventh grade, I wanted to be a marine biologist (until […]

DIY Paper Mache Heart Boxes

Make these adorable paper mache “boxes” out of clay and then paint them with happy colors in this fun kids craft. It was a cold, rainy Saturday and my younger kids wanted to do something creative. They enjoy being my art class guinea pigs. For some time now, I was inspired by this sweet papier–mâché […]