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I originally published this tutorial on Crafting a Green World.
When I was a kid, we had a couple of pieces of string art, made by an aunt, framed and hung in our house. I mean, it WAS the 1970s, the heyday of string art. But whereas the 1970s craze was all about making a string art owl from a kit (which we had), or a string art sailing ship, also from a kit (which we had), you can now do quite a bit better. A lot of the imagination that you can bring to string art now comes from how simple technology is to use. Can you imagine what...
These delightful Layered Felt Flowers look intricate but are actually simple to pull together
I love this flower on a clip for my daughter to wear in her hair. I used blue and purple because I love those colors together, but this flower would be pretty in so many color combinations, yellow and orange, pink and white. The possibilities are fabulously endless. Simple Layered Felt Flowers You will need: Felt in two coordinating colors scissors hot glue a center for your flower, a rhinestone, bead, button Step 1: Cut circles out of your felt. You will need five large circles, SIX medium circles, and five small. In this photo, my circles are 2.5 inches, 1.5 inches,...
See how to make these DIY headbands with buttons for masks!
Ever since we all began wearing face masks, we’ve been hearing stories of nurses and healthcare workers with sore ears from the behind-the-ear style headband. Well, that just won’t do! So we designed some super easy (and cute) DIY headbands with buttons for masks. Now we all know elastic is hard to come by right now, so we made two different styles so you can also make these headbands with wire or ribbon. Cut these out on your Cricut or with a pair of scissors, sew them on a machine or by hand — your choice! These easy-to-sew and free...