Category: Crafting

  • Organizing Your Craft Supplies

    December 2, 2025 It may seem like no big deal, but keeping your craft supplies organized isn’t just about accumulating more stuff. A well organized craft space saves time, decreases the frustration of finding supplies and prevents duplicate purchases. Managing your supplies allows you to spend more time enjoying your hobby. It keeps you more…

  • Thinking About Trying Knitting?

    November 11, 2025 Knitting is the process of creating fabric by interlooping yarn to form a series of interconnected loops. History of knitting Knitting is thought to be from an ancient craft of “nalbinding,” the Norwegian word for “needle binding.” Items of this type of fabric making are believed to date back as far as…

  • Looking For A Hobby?

    October 20, 2025 A hobby is a leisure activity that you do because you enjoy and are interested in it. If you have a desire to find a hobby, take a look at your current interests and the types of activities you like. Have you seen something someone else is doing that sounds interesting? One…

  • Updating a Table

    September 30, 2025 The dinette set needs new chairs, you like the table but it doesn’t match. What do you do? Update it! You can see the table doesn’t match the new chairs. To prepare the surface, all wood surfaces are sanded with 100 grit sandpaper followed by 150 grit. The goal is to take…

  • Bird Houses With Style

    September 2, 2025 We try to make our backyard a bird friendly place with feeders, a bird bath and houses. I like to personalize our houses to give them some style! Materials Getting started I chose this cute wood birdhouse with a metal roof. I found tiles to add to it. Adding the tiles Some…

  • Cement Garden Orbs

    August 13, 2025 I love adding garden accents to my landscape beds for interest. This week I am going to show you how to make garden orbs. Gather your supplies For this project you will need: 1. Non-stick cooking spray 2. A glass light fixture globe (find at the home improvement store) for each orb…

  • Reusing Glass containers

    July 22, 2025 Repurposing glass containers is a fun and easy craft that can have many uses. First gather your supplies You may have seen Oui yogurt in the grocery store. The yogurt is great. I only buy it as a special treat. It comes in a cute glass container that I save for projects.…

  • Coil Baskets-2

    July 1, 2025 A new twist on an old craft I enjoy making coil baskets, so when I saw the new trend to make the bottom of the basket attached to a pottery/ceramic base, I was excited to try it. Coiling, has been around for thousands of years as a technique for making baskets. I,…

  • Pyrography

    June 10, 2025 What is pyrography? Pyrography is the free handed art of decorating wood or other materials with burn marks from the controlled application of a heated object such as a poker. It is also known as wood burning. The term means “writing with fire.” Wood burning or pyrography is a fun craft. You…

  • Using Stencils

    May 21, 2025 Stenciling has been around for quite some time. It is a fun and easy way to decorate items. The results can be stunning, adding an elevated touch to your projects. Gather your supplies Shop around to find a stencil pattern you like. There are generally several designs included in a packet. I…