If you’re like us, you wait until Halloween to carve your pumpkin into a Jack O’Lantern. Maybe it’s tradition but it’s also because the second you carve that pumpkin is starts to rot and doesn’t last too long (especially because it always seems to be rainy around Halloween too, right?). Well, this year – afterContinue reading “No Carve Jack O’Lantern”
Category Archives: Crafts
Decoupage Class – Sign Up Now!
My decoupage Class is next Tuesday evening – SIGN UP TODAY! Decoupage—from the French word découper, meaning to cut out— is a fun and easy way to decorate just about any object. The process entails pasting varied shapes of paper to an object and then covering them with several coats of lacquer. The result isContinue reading “Decoupage Class – Sign Up Now!”
DIY Pompom Shirt
Pompoms have been everywhere this summer as the latest adornment to regular old shirts, dresses, even shorts. I have a cute dress from crewcuts I’ve been wearing recently with pompoms around the armholes, a cute texture to the dress that I love. Well, someone else in this house has taken a liking to pompoms onContinue reading “DIY Pompom Shirt”
Fall Craft Classes
I am so excited to share with you the schedule of my crafting classes this fall! This term I’m doing a 3-class series called Handmade Tuesdays with Jess. Click here to sign up for all 3 classes and save! Below you can read the catalog description of each class and click through to sign upContinue reading “Fall Craft Classes”
Handmade Baby Announcements
Every time I mention making the birth announcements for my babies, people think I’m nuts. And, well, maybe I am a little but I can promise it’s not as laborious as you would think. The main trick is to make most of the card while you’re still pregnant, you can do everything but take theContinue reading “Handmade Baby Announcements”
Decoupage
Decoupage is the craft of decorating an item by gluing layers of paper on top of something to cover it – and let me tell you, there is no easier craft to “master” than decoupage. And I say “master” because there’s really no way to mess up decoupage so your project will always come outContinue reading “Decoupage”
DIY Polka Dot Frame
I have a thing for frames. Just ask my husband, half the walls in our formal living room are covered in frames. Or ask my parents…when we bought our house 6 years ago they arrived on our doorstep with boxes of ALL my childhood-through-college-age belongings…boxes of them were frames and old photos (when IContinue reading “DIY Polka Dot Frame”
Handmade Card Class
The final class in my crafting series with the Arlington, MA Community Education is next Wednesday, April 30 – Handmade cards. If you read this blog with any frequency you know I love to make a cute card AND apparently Martha Stewart likes my cards because she printed a photo of one in the MayContinue reading “Handmade Card Class”
Washi Tape Easter Egg Card
I thought it would be fun to use springtime colored washi tape to make cute Easter decor! First up – a (very) little Easter card that is so cute that I almost don’t even want to send it to anyone. These cards are so easy to make! You will need: Blank cards (I used cute,Continue reading “Washi Tape Easter Egg Card”
Gold Leaf Easter Egg
I thought it would be fun to share a short, simple tutorial on gold leaf now that my class has come and gone. The end result of using gold leaf on something creates a pretty gilded look – but leaf paper is one of the trickiest craft supplies to work with!! If you are interestedContinue reading “Gold Leaf Easter Egg”
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