I am super duper excited to be sharing the details of our second crochet along today! This time around we are doing things a little bit differently. Instead of everyone making the same project, we decided to throw a little choose your own adventure element into the mix! Here's how it will work:Our eight bloggers will all be sharing a new hexagon pattern. Try out each pattern as we go along! It's a great way to learn and practice new techniques. You can use all of them in your final project or pick your favorites. Then, we will each be posting tutorials for turning your hexagons into something great! You pick the project and the hexagons - we will show you how to put it together! The great thing about this is that our projects range from a small to large!Crochet Hexagon Continue Reading
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How to Paint Watercolor Agate Slices + Free Printables!
Looking for a fun and easy watercolor project with gorgeous results? In this post, I will show you, step-by-step how to paint watercolor agate slices! These beautiful little paintings are so much fun to make that I know you are going to love this project. Plus, as a little bonus, scroll all the way to the end to get free printable downloads of my paintings! I originally shared this project at Delineate your Dwelling, and this post contains affiliate links, which help to support this site at no extra cost to you.I am really excited to share today's post with you all! I love it, and I think you all will too. Let me tell you a little story:Once upon a time, I was sitting at our dining room table playing around with watercolors, as I often do. I was trying to capture the look of Continue Reading
DIY Birch Tree Art
Making your own beautiful DIY Birch Tree Art is easy with this step by step tutorial. No special artistic skills or painting experience required! This post was originally created by me for Darice and contains affiliate links for your convenience. See my full disclosure policy here.You know those grown up lady paint party places that are popping up all over the place lately? Like, come with your gal pals, get some appetizers and drinks, and make a painting? You know what I'm talking about, right?Well, I'm thinking this little DIY wall art project would be absolutely perfect - I mean perfect! - for an at-home version of the girl's night out painting party.I mean, this painting looks pretty darn good (if I do say so myself), and the best part is that it is so, so easy to make! Continue Reading
Salted Cornflake Oatmeal Cookies
What's your favorite type of cookie? I love a good chocolate chip or sugar cookie or - ooh! a french macaron - oh yes, please. But I think my very favorite type of cookie has to be a good old fashioned chewy, buttery oatmeal.So, when I saw a Salted Oatmeal Cornflake cookie at Sprinkles Cupcakes, I had to give it a try, and oh, it is so good! After I tried it, I had to try and recreate it at home.My game plan was to basically take a yummy chewy oatmeal cookie, stuff it full of cornflakes and sprinkle some extra salt on top.The result is so yummy!It's not necessarily a perfect copy of the Sprinkles cookie, but it is delicious in it's own right - salty, sweet, chewy, and buttery.I tried a few different versions, and this version was my favorite. Enjoy! Salted Continue Reading
How to Make Plarn from Plastic Tablecloths
Learn how to make plarn using old plastic tablecloths! Use this amazing, colorful plastic yarn for all kinds of amazing projects. This post may contain affiliate links, which help to support this site. Plarn - funny word, right? Plarn, Plarn, Plarny-plarn, Plaaaaaaaarn!But, what is it, anyway? "Plarn" is a portmanteau of plastic and yarn. Get it? Plastic + Yarn = Plarn. Usually this crafty hybrid is used to make baskets, beach bags, mats - anything that needs to be durable or waterproof. And usually it's made from old shopping bags, which makes plarn a great way to recycle, but unfortunately also means plarn is usually pretty limited as far as colors go.But. I had an idea. What about tablecloths?Good old cheap, plastic tablecloths. They come in loads of bright Continue Reading
Watercolor Drip Dyed Easter Eggs
This post was brought to you by PAAS. All opinions are 100% my own. Find out more about their products here or connect with them on Facebook.It's probably no surprise that coloring Easter eggs is hands down my favorite Easter tradition.Every year I like to play around with different techniques, and this year I wanted to try to give my eggs a watercolor look. These pretty drip dyed eggs are what I came up with. They are a lot of fun to make and easy enough to do with the kiddos! My kids loved watching the colors drip and blend.PAAS sent me a bunch of their dying kits to play with (there is a really fun foil one I can't wait to give a try!), but I ended up using the original kit.Here's What You'll Need:PAAS Egg Dye Tablets White Vinegar Water Round Brush Continue Reading
Crochet Leather Bracelet
Learn how to make your own crochet leather bracelet with this free pattern and tutorial. Crocheted leather and colorful tassels make a fun, on-trend piece. I originally shared this pattern at Darice, and this post may contain affiliate links, which help to support this site. Thanks!I don't do a lot of jewelry projects and tutorials, so this post is a bit outside of my wheelhouse, but I'm always looking for new materials to crochet, and when I saw this thin leather cording, I knew it would make some great crocheted jewelry. Plus tassels are definitely trending right now, and they make this bracelet a lot of fun to wear.Ready to make some bracelets? Let's do it!Crochet Leather Bracelet Supplies:6 yards of 0.5 mm leather cording - I chose pink, but I like the blue a lot Continue Reading
Modern X Crochet Pillow Pattern
Make your own modern pillow with this simple crochet pillow pattern! This pillow has a fun graphic look, but uses only basic crochet stitches. This post contains affiliate links, which help to support this site. Thanks!I'm really excited about this little crochet pillow pattern I have to share with you guys today. Sometimes I have these ideas pop into my head, but they don't always work out. This one did! Woot!My goal in my crochet projects is almost always to make something modern - maybe even something somewhat sophisticated - something that I would want to buy if I saw it in a store. This pillow is checking all of those boxes for me.When I showed it to my husband, he said it looked expensive, which was pretty much the best thing he could have said. Yay! Totally made my Continue Reading
