I’ve been seeing a lot of stuff lately about making your own sketchbooks and art journals, and I thought it would be a great use for some of the embarrassingly massive collection of paper I have. I wanted to spread the process out over several days because we don’t need to rush, and it’s fun […]
Make Something with Old Business Cards
Another thing I found while cleaning my office, in addition to the magnetic poetry kit, was a bunch of old business cards. These are from my job at About, which I still have, but the email address on them is no longer valid, and the company hasn’t been part of the New York Times Co. […]
How to Decoupage a Box with Old Maps
Learn how to decoupage a box with old maps to give it an instant antique look. When I made my DIY Dragon Eggs, the dragon had a box for the eggs to go in. This was a last-minute addition to the plan (which was all pretty last minute, since I started working on it the […]
Turn a Junk Mail Collage into Fun Spring Decorations #junkplay
I’m back with another post in the 60 Day #junkplay Challenge. This time around we’re looking at fun things to do with junk mail. This is one of those projects that could go a million different ways and once you start playing with it you’re sure to develop different ideas for what you want to […]
Make Word Art with Scrapbook Paper and Paint
Every year for the past few years I have picked a word that’s supposed to help guide me thinking and focus through the year. Simplify has proved to be harder than I thought (ha!) because I needed to start with simplifying my schedule and I seem to just be adding things instead. But one word […]
Creating with Tape {Kid Craft}
The other day I told you about the big container of wood pieces we got from the girl’s old school. Another thing that I really wanted and snagged was a giant tape dispenser. This thing is awesome. It holds a ton of tape and the cutter is actually plastic so it would be difficult to […]
Five (Plus) Things to Save for Art Journaling
I mentioned the other day that people might be hesitant to start a new creative hobby like art journaling because they feel like they need to go out and buy a lot of supplies before they get started. But the truth is you have a lot of things in your house that will serve you […]