By Tiffany Threadgould Old sweaters are a great fabric for new projects. Take your favorite striped, argyle, or plain old sweater and reconstruct it into a holiday stocking. This makes a great personalized project and a fun way to preserve sweaters that have holes or stains. Simply cut around that spot or embellish it with […]
By Arwen O’Reilly I’m not Jewish, but I absolutely love latkes, so I cook them every December anyway (and a few other times throughout the year, just because). The smooth fried potato flavor marries beautifully with tart sweet applesauce and rich sour cream. It’s the perfect dish for a party – you can make up […]
The staff here at Craftzine must be hitting the eggnog a little to hard, because with 12 days until Christmas, we decided we would all swap ornaments with each other! That meant quickly creating a handful of stunningly beautiful ornaments, befitting my fellow Craft bloggers. Behold, these vintage thread spool ornaments- they are quick, sparkling, […]
By Lish Dorset Every now and then at the holidays I decide I want brand-new ornaments to add to my eclectic collection. It’s not the most cost-effective decorating method, so I started to think about how I could make inexpensive ornaments to glitz up the tree. Paint swirl glass ornaments are quick to make and […]
By Lish Dorset One of my favorite Christmas trees, that I’ve had for years, has a bit of a Charlie Brown look to it – just a few sparkly branches, but very loved. It’s the best because the ornaments can be shown off for all to admire. I use the tree for the handmade ornaments […]
By Paula Biggs We like to expose our children to a good variety of cultures to make them more well-rounded. So although our family is not Jewish, we had a little Hanukkah party to explain the Jewish tradition to our world-citizens-in-training. However, in our corner of the country, there was not a menorah to be […]
Mercury glass is a beautiful collectable, prized for it’s silvery, shimmery finish and rich layers of texture. But vintage pieces are as expensive as they are rare. Fortunately, there are several ways to get the look and they could not be more simple. I used Krylon® Looking Glass Mirror-Like paint to recreate the look using […]
