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Do you know someone who loves snow?  This snowflake pendant would make a beautiful homemade Christmas gift. As a northerner who has lived in the south now for 12 years, I can honestly say I've had my share of snow, but I do still love it when we have a white Christmas, which we do get here in North Carolina. Pictured above is a beautiful pendant you can learn how to make by watching the video below. Jocelyn D. is a great teacher even if you've never made any wire jewelry.  She is very thorough with her instructions.  If you've never made wire jewelry before, you may want to start with a simpler piece other than the snowflake. In any case if you have some nice soft wire, which you can buy in bulk you wouldn't mind if you made mistakes if you wanted to try this as your first project.  If you click the picture below, you can buy it on line too. Multi-Purpose Wire  The multi-purpose, multi-strand wire pictured above can be purchase at Home Depot or Lowes, or any har...

Grapevine Wine Glass https://www.etsy.com/listing/461774638/hand-painted-grapevine-stemless-wine?ref=listing-shop-header-0 Pictured here is a wine glass I painted with grape vines.  It was so much fun to make, and with the right tools, you can make one too.  Just follow the simple directions below: 1)  First, you can purchase really nice wine glasses at Dollar Tree, for you guessed it, only $1.00 each! Or you may just have a wine glass in your house already that you would like to decorate.  Just make sure whatever glass piece you're using is washed with mild soap and water and dry to start. 2)  To find images to transfer onto your glass:  You can access pictures of grapevines by typing any one of the following phrases into Google -  stained glass grape vines , realistic grapevines , grape vine coloring pages .  After you type any of these suggested phrases in your search bar, click on ' Images '.  Or, if you would like to, try clicking the ...

Okay, so I know that Christmas is coming when it's almost July. lol! I know that may sound crazy, but anyway I always start thinking about making crafty Christmas gifts around this time of year. (Not only that, but when July rolls around I already feel like I better get a move on or I'm going to run out of time!) The nativity scene pictured above was made with vinyl cutouts that were either cut out by the crafter or purchased and glued onto the outside of the glass  mason jar . However, if you wanted to make this nativity scene or ones just like it, you can use the method I will out line below as it may be a little less expensive for you to make a lot more  nativity scene  mason jars to give away as gifts or to decorate your own home at Christmas. I just love  Deco Art paint pens  for many reasons. The paint is so easy to control and you can use them in all areas of your home without worrying about the mess of spilling and pouring paint, cleaning brushes and a...

I don't know what it is about fairy houses that intrigue me, but the one pictured above was so natural and pretty, and when I saw it, I said to myself, "I have to make that!" <<  See the best deals on fairy houses here  >> That's how I know when I want to share something with y'all. I think I really like the look of this fairy house because it's made with pebbles and rocks, and I happen to love the earthiness of rocks. And I love fairies. And when someone puts fairies together with rocks in a piece of art then it, quite simply, rocks, lol! Granted, the house pictured above is fairly elaborate, but I found  directions on how you can make a fairy house  using items you may already have on hand here at this site called The Fairy Garden . The look is similar but it's not quite as intricate.  It looks like a great starter home, lol! Here are some more pictures of beautiful fairy homes.  If you use your imagination you could probably make something j...

Create a gorgeous fairy lantern night light with a mason jar and a few simple embellishments. They are so stunning to look at you would think they were created by a major manufacturer, but these fairy mason jars are easy peasy to make with just a few supplies. >> See the best deals on fairy lights here   >> Listed below are the supplies you will need to create the fairy lantern pictured here (~ all underlined colored links are clickable to ease your shopping effort). Just remember though, fairies don't like to be caged up for too long so make sure you open up the jar and let them out once in a while, lol! How To Make a Fairy Lantern The supplies needed are as follows: -  Mason jars  (or a  glass candle holder , which you can also buy at Dollar Tree) You can get them at a discounted rate if you buy in bulk   - Fairy laser cut outs which can be purchased in three different sizes at  Gypsy Soul Laser Cuts -  White school glue -  Paint br...

Did you know that you can make gorgeous jewelry from polymer clay?  It's a fun craft that anyone of any age can do with the right materials. The pendants pictured above can be made using ivory colored Sculpey clay and wildflowers that are found outside. Simply use the natural flower to make the impression in the clay piece that's been molded by hand into a circle shape. Next, bake it in your kitchen oven following the directions on the Sculpey package.  Color in with Sharpie permanent markers and seal with Mod Podge after ink has dried. What about matching earrings to match? Something I love about this craft is that the possibilities are endless, the sky is the limit, and once you make one of these pendants, you just might get addicted to working with polymer clay. I saw this video on Youtube and just had to share it. Sculpey clay comes in a wide variety of colors.  For the pendant in the above video tutorial, you will need small amounts of black, navy, turquoise, and...

Picture of my Foxglove rock Painting on rocks can be done in any number of ways. One of my favorite methods for creating realistic looking flowers is to paint the background of the rock in black and using a stencil to apply the design in white paint over the black base paint after it dries. To employ this method, you simply use a wide brush ( foam brushes are probably best ) to apply the black paint on to the rock of your choice. Wait for the black paint to dry thoroughly about 1/2 an hour, and then take your flower stencil and lay it over the black background. Stencil the flowers in white acrylic paint.  It should look something like the picture below when you are finished with this step. This is a picture of my sunflower rock after stenciling the flowers in white paint onto the black background and before coloring it in with acrylic paint pens. Stenciling the design (flowers, fairies, animals, etc.) over the black background with white acylic paint, makes a nice foreground on ...