Bring in sunny days with DIY stuffed beach ball! This free crochet ball pattern makes it easy for your to make your own colorful ball shaped pillow or toy. I originally shared this project at Darice, and this post may contain affiliate links, which help to support this site.Just because it's summertime and the weather is hot doesn't mean you can't still enjoy some crochet. I like small projects in the warmer months (no one wants a big afghan spread across their lap in August, amiright?).This is basically a crochet ball pattern, but since it looks like a happy little beach ball, I think it makes a perfect little pillow and a perfect summer crochet project - small, bright, and fun! It is fun to play with and squish, but I also think it would be adorable in a kid’s room or even a Continue Reading
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DIY Metallic Wrapping Paper
Make your own DIY Metallic Wrapping Paper with the Heidi Swapp Minc. This adorable flamingo print metallic paper is perfect for any small gift. Just print, foil, wrap! Thanks to American Crafts for sponsoring this post, which also contains affiliate links.I feel like flamingoes are the party animals of the bird kingdom. I mean, they are definitely dressed for the occasion, right? So, if you are going to make wrapping paper with a bird design, I think you have to go flamingoes. That's what I did anyway.And for extra awesome points we turned our DIY wrapping paper into DIY Metallic Wrapping Paper. Because why not? I've raved about it a few times already, so you might have heard me say that the Minc is just one of my favorite crafting tools, but I kind of extra love it when Continue Reading
Can’t Find a Thing Bag – Simple Tote with Tassels
Thanks to Expressions Vinyl for providing vinyl for this post! This post contains affiliate links. Thanks for supporting Persia Lou!Once upon a time, about a year ago, the fam and I were touring model homes for kicks, and hanging in one of the closets was this awesome tote bag. Well, honestly, it was just a plain tote bag, but on the front it said in big, bold letters, "I can't find a thing in here."I looked at that bag and I thought "Bag, it's like we were meant for each other." And I wanted the bag. But I didn't just take the bag because I'm not a criminal, guys. Geez.Instead, I made one for myself a year and a half later when I got around to it like a normal person.Let's talk heat transfer vinyl for a sec. Have you guys tried this stuff before? When I first got Continue Reading
DIY Maker Tattoos
I have a minor obsession with making temporary tattoos. I think they are just so much fun - especially for parties and holidays. I really loved the watercolor Fourth of July tattoos I shared with you all last month, and I've been meaning to share some other designs I've come up with. Today is the day!Back in April, I attending a creative blogging conference. I wanted to make a little something special to hand out with my business cards, and I decided little tattoos would be the perfect thing!I came up with three different designs. The first was a hand lettered design of the phrase "Makers Gonna Make." The other two were designed to look like old timey tattoos but with a maker twist - one reads "Born to Craft" and the other says "DIY Hard."I can't even tell you which is my favorite Continue Reading
DIY Marbled Sunglasses
Try this fashionable spin on the marbling trend - DIY Marbled Sunglasses! It's so easy to add an awesome marbled pattern to your favorite pair of sunnies with just nail polish and water. This post was originally shared at Tried and True and contains affiliate links, which help to support this blog. Thank you! So there are about 20,000 nail polish marbling projects out there in blogland, and I have been wanting to try out the technique for ages. But I really wanted to do something a bit different, as much as I love the mugs and pots - I wanted to marble something I hadn't seen marbled before. Finally, I came up with the idea of marbling some sunglasses, and I kind of love the way they turned out. Super fun and perfect for summer!The marbling technique turned out to be a little Continue Reading
Tasseled Crochet Neckerchief Pattern
When Lauren of The Thinking Closet and Vanessa of Tried and True asked me if I wanted to participate in their second annual Scarf Week I absolutely had to say yes.Because: 1. I love puns. I mean. How could you not love a punny series like this?I mean. Right?2. I love Lauren and Vanessa. If you need evidence of their awesomeness, just go ahead and reference that image above.3. I love scarfs. So many types of scarfs, ways to wear scarfs, things to make with scarfs. They are great. I often wish I lived somewhere cooler so I could wear them for more than like one week in December.So, yes. I am all in for Scarf Week. I decided to put together a new crochet pattern, and I came up with this lacy, lightweight neckerchief.I think the neckerchief shape and tassels Continue Reading
Plastic Canvas Floral Clutch
This post was originally created by me for Darice.I think it's kind of funny how crafting techniques come in and out of style. Like... macrame, which is making a big time comeback right now and was like really NOT cool not too long ago. I kind of fought the macrame trend, but I have to say its growing on me a bit. There may even be a macrame project showing up here later this week.Maybe.I would say that plastic canvas is definitely out of style right now, but I'm trying to give it a little makeover with this project. What do you think? Can we make plastic canvas happen?Do you agree that maybe there's some potential there? Maybe it's just nostalgia convincing me, but I think there is.When I was a kid my grandma taught me how to make things using plastic canvas. I Continue Reading
DIY Modern Faux Plaster Vase
Thanks to Make it: Fun Crafts for sponsoring this post! This post contains affiliate links. Thanks for supporting Persia Lou. :) This is my fourth month participating in the Make It: Fun Crafts Team Challenge, and this month was a doozy. Each month we get a box of foam and a theme to guide our crafting. So far, I've made a woven blanket wreath, mini fruit piñatas, and a kids rocket ship craft. I really enjoy these challenges because they push me outside a little outside my comfort zone, and so far I have been able to come up with something I like without too much of a struggle.But this month really stumped me at first. We were given a bunch of FloraCraft® Make It: Fun® Foam cones in different sizes and were challenged to come up with a summery home decor project. Cones at Christmas Continue Reading
