If you ever wondered whether or not metal stamps work on Altoids tins, I can assure you that they do.
Handmade Paper TARDIS Lamp
At the beginning of the week, I received the best gift a geek girl could get: a handmade paper TARDIS lamp from my friend, and fellow craft blogger, Christine. (Guys, it actually lights up!) Here’s the lamp in action. I’m ridiculously impressed with her paper crafting skills—they blow mine clear out of the water! Then, …
Craft Tip: Felt and Cork Pad Embellishments
Next time you’re in the mood for a quick applique project, look no further than the felt and cork pad aisle at your local hardware store! For CHA Winter 2012, I designed a whole series of craft-meets-hardware-store projects for Waxman Consumer Group using their surface protection line. When I started brainstorming ideas for the self-adhesive …
Polymer Clay Faux Turquoise Beads
I spent all day yesterday playing with polymer clay. Since this was my first clay project that didn’t involve an Altoids tin or shrink plastic, I decided to start simple, testing out conditioning techniques and methods for mixing colors, adding paint, and shaping. My first color mixing attempt was just begging to be made into …