Happy Valentine’s Day from Craft Picnic! Here’s a fun little crafty project for some sweet treats for your Valentine’s Day table. Supplies: Scraps of fabric in various pinks Scraps of iron on stabilizer or fusible web Sugar cookie colored felt Small beads Various cookie cutters in Valentine’s Day shapes Optional: large letters print to make a fun “LOVE” Valentine’s Day décor (download free printable LOVE) How to craft your cookies: Optional: You can create templates for making multiple cookies by tracing your cookie cutters on index cards or other card stock. Then cut out…
My kiddos are officially cube crazy, and now have several types of cubes. They are constantly mixing and solving them, and racing to beat their fastest time. And I love them too – because they aren’t a screen! So to get in on the fun, I decided to design a Rubiks Cube Pillow for them to add to their collection. This pillow is similar to the Fidget Spinner Pillows I made for them, using fleece and felt, and is about 12 inches. The cube pillow is easy to put together, and can be made in a couple days. Supplies: 2…
I inherited a batch of dried gourds from a lovely woman who was a fantastic gourd artist, crafting her gourds into beautiful works of art and whimsical characters. She inspired me to host a painted gourd workshop at our church for crafting some to sell at our Christmas bazaar. Some ladies in our group were a little leery about painting the gourds by hand, so I came up with this easy version to make beautiful works of art. Supplies: Dried gourd (Can be purchased online, at farmer’s markets or craft fairs.) Acrylic paint in white, khaki and Inca gold…
I found this beautiful fabric last year and couldn’t resist buying a couple yards for my stash. It’s unusual, because it can be fringed like linen, but it’s 100% polyester and doesn’t wrinkle at all! I love the metallic gold accents, and how the print is in long rows along the length of the fabric. It was saying, “Make me into a table runner!” This tutorial creates a 14 x 72 inch runner, but can be modified for your table size. Supplies: 2 yards Holiday Pinecone with Glitter Linen fabric (from Jo-Ann Fabrics…