Beautify that Upcycled Jar Lid

Please ignore the ugly featured image for this post. I was just about to get up to take a picture of my pretty, pretty jar when a certain demanding cat literally pushed the laptop off of my lap to make room for herself. So I am now stuck on the couch for all eternity or…

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Wrapper Hair Bows

As you may have noticed, I <3 hair bows. So when I saw this on Pinterest (http://www.doodlecraftblog.com/2015/05/candy-wrapper-hair-bows-or-bowties.html), I just have to give it a try. This is a very creative way to upcycle and it makes some pretty cute accessories. Supplies: Wrapper (I used toy wrappers, but food/candy wrappers work as well.) Scissors Ribbon/cloth Hot…

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Craft-Cycle tips:

Glue strips of paper bags around the edges of cardboard to smooth them out and make them easier to paint. I prefer to use take out bags/gift bags as opposed to grocery bags, because they are thinner and easier to manipulate. See the full tutorial here. Keep small scraps from cloth and ribbons in a…

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No-Sew Loop Hair Bow

I originally got the idea of these from an awesome link that one of my awesome friends (Hi, Zi!) posted on my Facebook page (https://www.facebook.com/MetDaanMagazine/videos/1947288775508837/). For my bows, I switched up the end process, because either I am much cheaper than the original creators or I just love having tons and tons of bows and…

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