Any preschooler’s mom knows that the collection of arts and crafts to display on the fridge is seemingly never-ending. Create some fun acorn magnets to show off the fall collection. Make & Takes has this quick and easy project: Acorn Magnets from Make & Takes The directions say to use a hot glue gun, but you can also use QuickHOLD (no heat and instant...

When I was in college, I decided to make all my friends’ Christmas presents. I chose candles. If you haven’t made candles before, the supplies you need are without a doubt more expensive than buying everyone a pre-made candle. But we still tell stories about that Christmas – laugh about the candle that caught on fire because it was full of potpourri...

As it turns out, you can create storage boxes and display boxes out of seemingly random things and they’re  pretty cute. From the Big Ass Book of Crafts, our craft-of-the-month for October is a domino box. You can get the instructions here. Daily Danny offers a similar (but slightly more retro cool) project made with cassette tapes. Of course, rather than a...

Mark Montano is a big fan of GOOP in all its forms. So we’re thrilled to feature his work from the Big Ass Book of Crafts as part of the Eclectic Products Craft of the Month. This month we create the Domino Lidded Box. Click here for the step-by-step...

This guest post is from Jessica at ZakkaLife, one of our absolute favorite craft blogs. Most of the time inspiration comes from my surroundings. And with my recent trip to Mammoth Lakes, Ca this was no exception. I knew right away I wanted to create a craft that reflected all the nature around me. That’s basically how I came up with the idea for the rock...

Our friend Mark Montano’s book, Big Ass Book of Crafts, is the featured selection for the inagural selection of the Crafting Daisies Virtual Book Club. You can get the how-to at the Crafting Daisies blog. Buy the book and join the...