Working at Michael’s Arts & Crafts gives me the inside scoop on lots of new and interesting craft techniques and the products that go into them.  One of those products is the carvable craft pumpkins.  In a punkin shell they are glorified styrofoam which makes them easy to paint and easy to use as a craft [...]

This is a really simple craft that allows you to recycle your old blue jeans and give them new use.  All you need is an old pair of jeans that you don’t mind cutting up, some velcro, sewing needles, thread, hot glue gun and sticks, scissors and a few embellishments.

Once you have all your supplies, [...]

I have an order for a pair of baby shoes with matching rhumba panties, socks and two hair bows.  At first when the customer brought me the baby shoes I thought it would be simple to find matching ribbon but I soon discovered that the print I thought to be leopard is actually cheetah.
And it’s [...]

I have so much ribbon it just makes a mess everywhere.  I stack them 4 or 5 spools high and make rows out of the stacks.  It might sound like this is a matso-matso method of organization but in all reality it’s much worse than it sounds; it’s a downright  lousy method.
When I’m making a [...]

Trash bag wreaths have been around for ages and ages.  They are made in the same way that a rag wreath is made.  Simply make some strips and tie them around a circular form.  Decorate, fluff and viola!  You have a wreath.
Over the summer I developed a love for trash bags when I realized that [...]