Art with paper clips

Do you have a junk drawer? I've asked a lot of people that question over the last few months as I've prepared for this segment. I have...

A little bit of creativity makes everything better!

There's only so much you can fit into one stocking. You could also give many of these as party favors or use them as advent calendar gifts.

The children did all kinds of great crafts at VBS, this week. My favorite was a paper clip bookmark, with yarn hair, tied in knots across the top of jumbo (3.5'') paperclips. I didn't get a chance to ask the "craft ladies" where they got the idea, but it's similar to one featured on FreeKidsCrafts.com, except that ours have a piece of clear tape wrapped around one section of the clip, just below the top, for the children to affix their googly eyes onto with heavy duty glue dots. It's a great…

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BLOGGER CONFESSION: After I finally got all my Christmas decorations taken down, packed up, and put away for the year, I had absolutely no desire to decorate for Valentine’s Day. NONE. I started seeing everyone’s adorable pink and red mantels and frilly, lacy pillows and romantic sayings plastered all over everything… I was just finally…

This is such a cute and easy idea. I think it would make a fun party craft or fundraiser. It's also a great use for leftover scraps of yarn or ribbon. You could even "bling" it up some more and...

These are just a few simple shapes for possible transfer work... to see how one would have to pipe them to come close to the real deal.

This project reminds me of making friendship pins but now the illustrious paperclip gets adorned with beads. I bet this project would be great to keep the kiddos busy in the car, on a plane, or stu…

Earth Day Recycled Magazine Handprint 🌎 We are celebrating Earth Day by creating a handprint craft using images from old magazines! To begin, we cut out blue and green images from magazines and old greeting cards. After collecting enough clippings, we arranged them in a collage. Next, we traced our handprints onto a sheet of paper and cut them out. With the collage as our backdrop, we placed the handprint cutouts on top. It was a fun and eco-frierndly way to celebrate our planet and pro...

Looking for ideas for office decor? Create stunning home decor items using dollar store items, like this colorful and fun paper clip coaster!