Category Archives: General Crafts

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Dani Carter of Sugar and Spice Creations

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Dani Carter of Sugar and Spice Creations is a part of the Etsy North Alabama Crafters Team Handcrafted Made-To-Order Accessories & Gifts I am a mother of five with a life long love of crafting! My Mother and both of my Grandmothers inspired and taught me to use my creativity as long as I can [...]

Creative Kids: DIY Personalized Shadow Boxes

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This project isn’t only for kids – I had fun making these myself! Materials Needed Unfinished Shadow Box (found at Hobby Lobby) Unfinished Wooden Letter (found at Hobby Lobby) Scrapbook Paper or Other Decorative Paper Ruler Masking Tape & Scrap Paper Tacky Glue Straight-edge razor blade or paint scraper Sandpaper Glass Cleaner Primer & Paint [...]

Featured Web Site: Hobby Lobby

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One of my favorite stores is Hobby Lobby -  I especially like their weekly specials and 40% off coupons!  They have some great free arts and crafts project instructions available on their web site as downloadable/printable PDF files in full color. Here are a few of the projects I found: Designing with Jute Small Wonders [...]

Featured Website: Michael’s

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I love finding web sites with lots of great arts and crafts ideas and free projects!  There’s something about browsing through pages of craft ideas that motivates me to start yet another project (or better yet…finish one I’ve already begun!)  The Michael’s web site has new ideas and tutorials for the fine artist, kid’s art [...]

Featured Web Site: iLoveToCreate®

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iLoveToCreate.com is a Duncan Enterprises Company,  a leader in arts and crafts since 1946.   This site not only offers details on the Duncan brands products, but provides a wealth of projects for the crafter, ceramist, jewelry maker, children’s art teacher and “indie” artist. You may search both the products and projects by type, brand, category, [...]

Featured Web Site: Curbly.com

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“Curbly is a Web community for people who love where they live. Curbly is the best place to share pictures of your home, find design ideas, and get expert home-improvement advice. Everyone should have a happy, beautiful home. With the right tools and know-how, every person can create a place that fits their personality. Curbly helps you [...]

Create Unique and Artistic Gifts for Christmas

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I realized today that the holidays are rapidly approaching!   In need of some new ideas, I mined the internet for instructions for unique and artistic gifts.  Here are just some of the projects I found! How to Make Penny Rugs How to Make Wrapped Leather Bracelets How to Make a Stacking Block Game How [...]