• Tania Willis

As parents, we’re always telling our children to be careful not to make a mess of the fabric that makes up their clothing, so it shouldn’t be a surprise that giving children permission to paint on fabric gets them all sorts of...

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• Tania Willis

Not only is the ‘Reduce. Reuse. Recycle.’ initiative Earth-friendly, it’s also KidART friendly!  There are so many crafts you can make with children using recyclables, but today I’d like to focus on the use of plastic bott...

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• Laurie Cinotto

Send more cards - make hearts happy.

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• Mark Montano

If you need a quick 'just because' gift for someone, this is it! It’s simple to make, couldn’t be less expensive and we can all use one. I for one am always losing my keys and this, by far, is the easiest way for me to keep tra...

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• Stephenie Hamen

Every once in a while, I truly enjoy taking my supplies and making something different. This is one of those projects. It was quick, simple, and yet dynamic and unique all at the same time.

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• Cheryl Waters

Spring is in bloom and there's no better way to celebrate an 'Ode to Spring' than to craft with lovely colors and tools. One of my favorite seasons, I love the colors that Spring offers, the beautiful blooms and the soft fragra...

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• Cheryl Waters

I am always so inspired by the colors, sights and sounds of Spring. Spring is here and I delight in all the wonders it brings. I’m happy to share with you a tutorial on a Spring Vintage Canvas and hopefully inspire you to captu...

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• Lisa Storms

My kids love lemonade stands. They are a fun summer activity for the little ones, but they are also very cute at summer parties. A self-serve lemonade stand at summer gatherings (or one staffed by a cute little guy in a yellow...

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• Smitha Katti

I love adding homemade flowers to all my projects – scrapbooking layouts, cards and even in my home décor. By layering felt with patterned papers we get great dimensional flowers- felt gives a rich texture and paper gives you u...

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• Mindy Miller

I love adding a personal touch to my garden – outside and inside -- and that is easy to do with Fiskars punches.

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• Tammy Tutterow

I love decorating my home with family photographs. While I could display them in ready-made purchased frames, I enjoy displaying them in purchased frames that I re-cover and decorate myself.

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• Patti Milazzo

Once the holidays have past, I’ve found my home lacking in festive décor over the early winter months. It seems so empty once all the Christmas decorations are put away so I’ve been making an effort to find or create items that...

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• Tammy Tutterow

Recovering a wooden or paper mache box with patterned paper can be a simple and quick way to add a decorative element to your décor without much time or expense. With a few basic tools you can recover a box easily without a sin...

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• Laurie Cinotto

Want to dress in the spirit of Halloween, but don’t want to wear a full-on costume?

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• Kendra McCracken

The start of a new year brings a close to a wonderful, but often harried, season of celebrations with friends and loved ones.

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• Tania Willis

These kid-friendly party crackers are a twist on the more traditional Christmas Crackers that have very specific contents and let off a loud crack when they are opened thanks to something called a cracker snap. 

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• Kendra McCracken

For those of us who create with paper and fabric, making things to display outdoors can be a challenge.

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• Dee Nash

After you garden for more than one season, you need somewhere to store leftover seeds or those you collect for saving.

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• Tania Willis

Stretching yourself creatively by trying new skills beyond your comfort zone of traditional paper crafting is good exercise and can be very liberating as you experiment in using some of your tools beyond their typical scope.

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• Kendra McCracken

The year 2013 is going to be a big year for our family. Our oldest son will go to his first prom, graduate from high school, go on his first mission trip to Africa, and live away from home for the first time to attend college.

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• Smitha Katti

I made this simple and fun chart to help my little girl understand how her day was going to pan out.

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• Kendra McCracken

A stretched canvas is a great base to use for a collage for several reasons.

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• Kendra McCracken

Table centerpieces for special events often bring to mind beautiful flower arrangements. The Fiskars Fuse can help you expand on that idea, whether it's to create your own flowers for your centerpiece or to add something handma...

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• Smitha Katti

A brand new year calls for a New Year’s resolution right? This year my plan is to try new techniques in mixed media, with one project each month.

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