I’ve been on a bit of a DIY bookmarks kick lately, and I’ve got another easy one for you using pages from a children’s dictionary. Supplies This dictionary was actually my brother’s, and I stole it from him somewhere along the way. It was published in 1979 and has these cute illustrations along with the […]
Make a Corner Bookmark with Paper
I’ve shared how to sew a corner bookmark before but never how to make a corner bookmark with paper. That’s a shame, because it’s a quick and easy paper craft project both kids and adults can do, and they make great bookmarks for books of any size. Let’s get down to it. What You’ll Need […]
How to Embroider on Paper
Doing embroidery on paper is a fun way to add a little more texture to your projects. Learning how to embroider on paper is really easy and it doesn’t take any more skill than embroidering on fabric. Uses for Embroidery on Paper Before you learn how to embroider on paper, you might want to know […]
Local Landmark Cutouts {Iron Craft Challenge}
The Iron Craft challenge for this week was to make something incorporating local history or otherwise inspired by the place we live (or somewhere we used to live, but Fayetteville is the only place I remember living, other than for summer internships). If you’re from Arkansas or know anything about Arkansas or SEC sports, you […]
Mixed-Paper Collage Bookmark
I’m a day behind on the Iron Craft Challenge this week (because it was book launch day yesterday), but the idea was to create something using words. The first thing I came up with was making a bookmark, because it seems like we always need more of those. I decided I wanted to do a […]
Make One-Cut Paper Stars from Kids’ Artwork {Iron Craft Challenge}
The Iron Craft challenge for this week was to craft something using paper, and I went through a lot of ideas before I came upon the plan to do some simple paper cutting. I remembered from long ago that you could make one-cut paper stars with some fancy folding, so I set out to relearn […]
Open-Ended Valentine’s Day Crafts
The other day I went to Target for the first time in a while, and though I was rather determined to stick to my list, I could not resist all the cute Valentine’s stuff in the dollar spot. I spent $7 on some plain red cards, paper stickers, felt stickers, puffy stickers, glittery heart shapes, […]