Scent-sational Crafts

Smelly jelly fish bowls look real enough to fool a passerby, but are quite easy to make.

Bead a Necklace

New Candle Crafts

Simple Decoupage Projects

If you’ve ever wondered what decoupage means, exactly, there are a wealth of definitions on Google.  But, essentially, it is the art of gluing shapes of paper or other material onto a surface which is then varnished or coated until the effect is similar to an inlaid collage.
The Decoupaged Postage Stamp Tin, shown at left, is a simple decoupage [...]

Sew Simple Homemade Gifts

I made the original sewing pattern and posted the directions to sew a tea towel clothes peg bag (or clothespin bag) about five years ago, I think.  After all that time, the original peg bag was bleached completely by the sun, so I was due for a replacement.  I checked out my own peg bag sewing pattern yesterday and was chuffed because it made [...]

Knit a Felted Cat Bed

Here’s a lovely knitting pattern to make a felted cat bed for the cat, or cat lover, in your life.
Step-by-step photos show the various stages of the knitting pattern, as well as how to block the cat bed after washing several times to felt it.
You’ll also find a link to a two-page gallery of pampered cats looking very [...]

Decoupage Puzzle Blocks

Decoupage Puzzle Blocks are a unique craft that you can make to suit both the recipient and the occasion.  Perfect to give at Christmas, Valentine’s Day, Mother’s Day or Father’s Day, this project is unusual in that it works equally well for men or women, boys or girls.
The basic project consists of covering six wooden blocks with six different pictures or [...]

Oreo Truffles -Homemade Gift for Men!

I’ve never had guys ask me for a recipe before, but I did today - the men in our family adored the homemade Oreo Truffles that I mentioned in my last blog.  They actually passed them around to each other, which was another first for me - usually I’m the one extending the plate of cookies [...]

The Trials of Taste-Testing

Well - I just finished making four bottles of Irish Cream (like Bailey’s), six blue cheese balls, and dozens and dozens of oreo truffles.  Now I’m beginning to think it’s all a conspiracy to make me gain weight before the Christmas gatherings even begin.
Admit it now, c’mon - if you’re anything like me then you can’t [...]

Homemade Bath and Beauty Recipes

Bath and beauty products that you make yourself to give as gifts are more personal and meaningful than their expensive commercial counterparts.  Carefully chosen oils, herbs, fruits and spices allow a wide variety of fragrant concoctions, while common ingredients such as epsom salts, baking soda or oatmeal are easy to work with and readily available.
On Creative-Home.net, you’ll find [...]