Tag: Craft

Getting Ready for the Games with Beer Cheese Soup and Crafts

Thank you Salemites for the inspiration of blogging on Superbowl Sunday, err Superblog Sunday. Tomorrow tune in for a special contest where I’ll choose three winners and giving away three fun projects that I will make while watching the game. Simply vote for your favorite 

Super Blog Sunday, Contest for Salemites and a Free Craft Project

Have you been to Salemites.com yet? If you haven’t, you really should…visit now and come back to DIY Studio….waiting for you…I told you to click…. What did you think? Awesome right? Where else can you find RSS feeds to 120 Salem blogs? Thanks to the 

Earring Making Birthday Party and Camera Mishap

Another awesome birthday party at DIY Studio. My friend Angela set up this birthday party for her 8th grade niece and her friends. I greet them at the door, put down my camera to shake hands, and the next thing I know my camera throws 

Letterbox Planting and Badges

It’s a rare winter day in Oregon when it’s not raining. To take advantage of the rare opportunity we headed outside to plant our first Letterbox. The destination? South Salem High School home of the Saxons. We circled the campus looking for a perfect place 

Really “Get” Creative, Mythbuster Number 5

Myth 5 “Spending time creating is selfish.” Sure we all live busy lives. There’s only so much time in the day to do all that you want to do, however putting your creativity on the back burner can lead to burnout. One of the things 

Earbob Design

“She could see so clearly now that he was only a childish fancy, no more important really than her spoiled desire for the aquamarine earbobs she had coaxed out of Gerald. For, once she owned the earbobs, they had lost their value, as everything except 

A Mad Hatter Birthday with DIY Doily Banner Tutorial

Little Missy has one of the most difficult birthdays ever–Christmas Eve. Instead of trying to compete (yeah right) with little baby Jesus, and asking her friends to do so as well, we’ve pushed her birthday celebrations into January when there is less hustle and bustle. 

Office Drab to Office Fab!

Office Drab to Office Fab!

Just because you’re at work doesn’t mean you have to surround yourself with ugly utilitarian things. Think outside the box, think sparkly, think fabulous! These fun paper clip sets will keep your office tidy while also adding some pizazz to those blase memos. Jewelry is 

Easy Sheet Music Wreath

This is a very simple and easy project. I cut some foam core for a base for the wreath. I didn’t even make it perfectly circular since I knew the music sheets would cover it up. Then I cut my music sheets down to a 

Easy Screen Printing Technique Revealed!

Okay I’m cheating a bit since I had this on my old website, so I’m recycling it. I loved this project so much I wanted to share it. Materials: pre washed t-shirt embroidery hoop sheer fabric material, nylons, or curtain material Non Water soluble Glue