Monday, March 31

How to Make Cornstarch Dough Clay using Tacky Glue

Did you know you can make a great crafting clay using Aleene's Tacky Glue and cornstarch from your kitchen cabinet?  Yep!  Two ingredients are all you need to make an easy-to-make air-dry clay that will save you time and money!  And who doesn't like that? Watch my video below or simply follow the easy steps!  I've included some beautiful eye candy examples at the end too! There are so many possibilities with this clay!!


Friday, March 28

Ikea Hack - Tiger Tray Tutorial

When my friend Erin recently brought this fabric to craft night I swooped it up before anyone could say RAAWWWRRR. Me and tigers, we are besties. It is also a little known fact that tigers make everything better. Whether it be terrariums, hoodies or serving trays.

Aztec-inspired Derin Bag

You are totally going to think I'm cray-cray bananas, drizzled with loca sauce when I tell you about this bag. The awesome folks at Onna Ehrlich wrote to me to see if I would feature their beautiful Derin bag ($650.00). They were kind and generous enough to send me one to have and keep!

Deep breath.


So I received the bag and loved it! But I thought I'd give it a little DIY love, maybe just a few light barely-there stenciled Aztec designs. Next thing I knew, I went to town on the entire bag! I painted a $650 designer bag!

But you know what? I LOVE IT EVEN MORE!!!! Here is how it all went down, read on...

Thursday, March 27

Marbled Flower Window Clings

Editors Note:  Today we welcome the very talented Amanda Formaro of Crafts by Amanda as a guest blogger to the iLoveToCreate blog!  Amanda is wildly talented and her knack for kid's crafts will blow your mind!  She also brings her talents to baking, painting, and décor, and is a social media maven!  Read more about Amanda at the end of this post! 

Making your own window clings is a fun project for kids and a great way to celebrate the colors of spring. Don't be surprised if your kids want to make more window clings once they see how cool they turn out!

Tuesday, March 25

How to Stamp a Circle Shirt using Fabric Paint

Hey everyone, Tanner Bell here! I'm so excited to be joining the iLovetoCreate blog team. It's going to be so much fun. Today I am sharing with you a video tutorial of how to recycle items around your home to make a fun DIY Circle Pattern Shirt. Start gathering pencils and toilet paper rolls now, because you'll be using them as stamps in this project! 

DIY Wrapped Easter Egg Wreath

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For this easy, bright DIY holiday decor, I was inspired by this yarn-wrapped egg wreath I stumbled upon on Pinterest. (Oh, and check out Aunt Peaches's yarn-wrapped eggs tutorial right here on iLoveToCreate!) But, being that I have stashes of T-shirt scraps rather than traditional yarn, I adapted the project to my own scrap heap (and recycling bin).
Pick traditional pastels from your T-shirt stash, go for brights, or tie-dye all those shabby old white ones to make ombre eggs.
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Monday, March 24

Watercolor Dress DIY


Watercolor flowers just seem to be a great illustration of spring, they give a rainy day effect and have lots of color. This Watercolor Dress DIY is simple to make, you can add as many flowers as you want or just a few here and there. Tulip Fabric Markers are really fabulous for creating designs on clothing and by adding water you’ll have even more options.

Thursday, March 20

Oh Joy! Cake Stand Terrarium

Unless you are living under a rock you probably saw something about Oh Joy! and her new line of party supplies for Target. I love the retro vibe and the sherbet colors. I was drawn to the cake stand in the 'Dinner Party Collection'. I can't really envision myself putting a cake in it, but that didn't stop me from scooping it up.

Tuesday, March 18

Painted Stained Glass Easter Eggs

 
I remember seeing some very fancy stained glass-esque type of Easter Eggs some time ago. They were very expensive and I was afraid to touch them for breaking and then having to purchase shards of glass. When I found some dye-able plastic eggs at the store it seemed the perfect time to try and fake a dozen!

Monday, March 17

Make Yarn Wrapped Easter Eggs in Under a Minute


 
Dyeing eggs is always a fun Easter craft, but why not cut the mess and create colorful, long-lasting eggs with three simple materials?

Friday, March 14

Make your own tie dye socks

I know it's still winter in a lot of places (sorry, East coast), but one sure way to hurry up spring and summer is to make yourself a pair of one-of-a-kind tie dye socks using Tulip One-Step Tie-Dye!  If these socks don't SCREAM warmer weather, I don't know what does!  Here's how you can create your own vibrant pair for every day of the week!!!!

Handy Jewelry Holder


This was one of those DIY projects that was inspired by something I saw in a catalog and immediately thought, "I can make that!"


I knew I'd seen the hand stands at the craft store, and then I decided to kind of beef it up and add a base. Read on to see how I made it!

Thursday, March 13

Spring Kids Crafts - Watercolor and Salt Butterflies

Time and time again I kept seeing crafty moms posting the salt and watercolor projects they were making with their children. Tallulah and I decided to see what all the fuss was about. I'm sure glad we did.

Wednesday, March 12

Gold Dipped Glitter Clutch


A black clutch should be a staple in every girls wardrobe, but no one ever said that staples had to be boring, did they? This gold dipped glitter clutch is definitely not boring, but I would still consider it a staple. It is functional and fabulous at the same time; Perfect for everyday use as well as a night out on the town.

Tuesday, March 11

Tulle Skirt with Crystals, DIY


I have been wanting a Tulle skirt for a long time, 
so finally  decided  that I needed to make myself one.
Did you know that Tulip makes crystals that you can add to almost anything.
Check out how I added them to this tulle skirt.

Kiss Me Onesie Tutorial

St. Patrick's Day is around the corner and it's the perfect time to celebrate all things green! I was given the task to create some fun DIY wearabls for kids for the season, and I thought glitter and tie dye was just the ticket for all the little leprechauns out there! Here's how simple it is to get the look!

Monday, March 10

T-Shirt into a Skirt with Hearts and Stripes


Almost anywhere you live it’s hard not to have spring fever right now and this DIY tutorial will show you how to turn a T-Shirt into a Skirt with Hearts and Stripes for girls, creating cute spring stripes and patterns using Tulip Fabric Spray Paints and Tulip Neon Heat Transfers. To put an extra spring in your step, I’ll also show you how to easily turn the sleeves into pockets!

Saturday, March 8

How to make a Painted Canvas Tote

Welcome to SPRING crafting 101. Well let me be real with you. I am a bag addict and there is nothing more fulfilling than creating your own bag. It's sorta like you are your own personal designer. I will imagine this bag is going in some high end store like... Walmart. HEHE! 
I am totally in love with all of the neon crafts lately so I thought it was totally necessary to have a neon bag on my shoulder for the spring.
 Let's get started!

Friday, March 7

Ceramic Affirmation Plates

I have an awesome project for you this week! Straight from mi corazon! I spent last week at the iLoveToCreate studios and taught a ceramic mug class for an event called Ceramajam. My good friend, Laura, from http://thepeculiarpalette.com taught a class too - a mixed media piece. I was lucky enough to take her class and make a cool plate! Even if you don't do fired ceramics, you can do this style on canvas or glass, whatever inspires you! Ok, let's get started...

Thursday, March 6

No Sew Potato Stamped Tooth Fairy Pillow

This has been a really hard week for me. First my son turned 3 on Monday and then my daughter loses her first tooth on Tuesday. Not only was I not mentally prepared for either I was also ill prepared when it came to a tooth fairy pillow. My poor child had to put her tooth in a plastic Ikea container under her pillow for Pete’s sake. Not acceptable in a crafty household. This situation had to be rectified before anymore teeth were lost.

Tuesday, March 4

Neon Watercolor Shirt with Tulip Fabric Markers


Since I'm the social media specialist for a craft company, I see lots of projects and gets lots of ideas on DIYs I think would be fun to try! Every now and then, I actually take a break from posting and actually create something.  This is one such time!  Inspired by the cool Tulip Fabric Marker watercolor technique Pattie created last year, and my love of neons and geometrics, I bring to you this fun tee I whipped up in about an hour!

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