I’m really excited for Valentine’s Day. This year I plan to make some of my own fun Valentine’s Day decor to pass the time, and to decorate my home with a lot of love. I have been married for some time now and truly believe you have to work on keeping the love alive in [...]

As Valentine’s Day is only a couple weeks away, I have been looking online for some cute Valentine’s Day crafts to make for the upcoming holiday!  Since I absolutely adore the holiday, I thought I would make some love-filled crafts! This craft truly is so simple to make, and perfect for hanging up during the [...]

I just adore Spring time!  As Spring time is right around the corner, and feels like it is already here (it is in the 70′s today) I thought it would be fun to look up some simple Spring time crafts to make with the kiddos. I found this video that shows how to make Spring [...]

This is a great video about how to paint a basic Japanese Sakura Tree.  The Japanese Sakura tree is absolutely beautiful.  Almost magical if you ask me.  I think I know what I’ll be doing the rest of the afternoon!

(ARA) – With back-to-school season back again, now is a great time to instill a simple message your child will benefit from in the years to come: green is good. By implementing a few recycling tactics across your home and encouraging the same behaviors in the classroom, you can turn your student into a green [...]

(ARA) – The classroom has always been a place where children and young adults can show and grow their styles and creative spirits. There are easy, inexpensive ways to showcase that style and make the school year more exciting. From pens to notebooks and lockers to lunchboxes, students can add their personal flair to everyday [...]

(ARA) – The back-to-school season is more than just shopping for classroom supplies and new clothes. It also means supporting your kids’ education by making an effort to promote learning outside of school hours. Exercising the brain doesn’t need to be reserved for homework or something boring that kids dread. With some creative ideas, you [...]

I recently stumbled upon this wonderful video of Shiho Masuda making Chinese takeout lanterns.  I love how simple and elegant these turn out.  I think even I, who is not a “crafty” type of person, could make these with ease.  This also seems like a good craft idea to make with kids.  It seems like [...]

Last year my sister and I took a Smalti Mosaics class together at the local art studio.  We had so much fun and I’ve been thinking about starting to make mosaics again.  The picture shown above is the amazing Smalti mosaic work of a very talented artist in Scotland. Smalti is a mosaic material used [...]

I have to admit I’m not a very “crafty” person but I do enjoy making shadow boxes.  Maybe it is because it seems sort of easy to me and the variety of themes and options for creating them is limitless!  The shadow box shown is above is one I found on Etsy from seller Jaylynn [...]