Archive: Homemade

January 8, 2012

How To: Marshmallow Faces

Who says you shouldn't play with your food, especially when it looks so friendly. These colored marshmallows can add some fun to any hot drink. I love my new little sugary friends from Color Me Katie.

January 6, 2012

Recipe: Peppermint Sugar Cubes

I love seasonal flavorings, candy corns, pumpkins, cranberry, and the flavor that ends the year... peppermint. This recipe from Carolyn of Homework: Today's Assignment: Be Inspired, lets you hold on to the Christmas flavor a little longer by making peppermint sugar cubes out of your old candy canes.

December 29, 2011

Reusable Swiffer Covers

My cousin made me a set of reusable Swiffer covers for Christmas this year and I'm already putting them to good use. You can make your own with this Craft Pattern from 2010.

December 18, 2011

Recipe: Eggnog Waffle French Toast

Delicious. I love waffles, I love french toast, and how many times a year do you drink eggnog. I always have leftover waffles and unfortunately they normally go in the compost, but now thanks to Rachel from The Traveling Spoon, I have a solution in the form of delicious eggnog waffle french toast. Yummy.

November 30, 2011

DIY Kid's Christmas Card

What a cutie patootie way to make a kid's Christmas card! Look at these little bitty feet that I spotted on Craft Rookie.

November 23, 2011

Think Handmade for the Holidays

Whether it's television, radio, or online, Black Friday ads as are everywhere as Thanksgiving approaches. I'm excited that this Saturday, Nov. 26, is Small Business Saturday, so I'm planning on stopping by stores in Detroit like City Bird, Naka, and the Rust Belt Market. I'm also looking forward to spending a lot of time crafting this weekend to finish up my handmade holiday gifts this year. If you're planning on making homemade gifts this year, take a look at this article from Emma Jeffrey and her perspective on taking some extra time to make it yourself.

November 15, 2011

Gift Guide: Hardcore Handmade for the Holidays

Welcome to CRAFT's season of gift guides! We'll be bringing you a new guide every weekday to make your holiday gift search a little easier. Mixed in with topical guides this season you'll find gifts to make at all different levels. First up: hardcore handmade! Get started early on these gifts that take forever to make but pack a seriously impressive punch. That special someone will flip out over these projects that celebrate the labor of love. Have you slaved away on a craft project as a gift for someone special? Post it up in the comments. And if you can't wait to browse our team's collective gift brain, check out our gift guides in 2010 and 2009.

Mario Level One scarf

Cassie in Georgia knitted an entire level of Super Mario as a scarf for her beau!

Saga electric guitar kit

Build this electric guitar from the easy-to-follow instructions for a gift that'll be cherished because you made it yourself.

Cosby sweater

Andrew Salomone wants nothing more than to see Mr. Bill Cosby in this sweater made just for him on an electronic knitting machine.

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October 23, 2011

How To: Make a Decadent Meringue

As the last warm days of summer draw to a close and our palettes shift from light and airy to warm and spiced I have the most difficult time trying to plan what I'm going to make for dinners and desserts. Summer is full of fruit pies and meringues in my family but personally I prefer a heavier, more chocolate filled dessert. But I think I may have just found the perfect dessert for our family gatherings, a meringue cookie from Tickled Red called creole kisses with cocoa-coffee glaze. The decadent flavor of roasted pecans in a light and airy texture of the meringue, just top that off with a little cocoa-coffee glaze and call it a good day.

October 21, 2011

DIY Wedding Details

Your wedding is one of the most special and touching days of your life, making it the perfect time to bring personal, one-of-a-kind DIY elements into the mix.

Delia and Jeff's wedding did just this and is featured in Ruffled.

I love the sweet picnic moment happening here, along with the handmade seating arrangements stating "Blanket #13". How lovely and unique.

Delia and Jeff also had handmade goody bags of fruit and treats and face painting for their guests. And it all started with this sweet handmade invitation. What a beautiful and fun event!

October 16, 2011

How To: Make Pumpkin Coffee Cake

One of my favorite smells in the world is that sweet, spicy, pumpkiny smell that most of us associate with fall and the holidays just around the corner. This twist on the traditional coffee cake from Heather of Heather's Dish is the answer to your sweet craving on a lazy Sunday. It's time to make some cake and cuddle up on the couch with some cider, fresh pumpkin coffee cake and a good book.

October 9, 2011

How To: Make a Couture Dish Scrubber

Around the holidays I always end up feeling guilty about all of the wrapping materials that end up being thrown out, yes I save most of the wrappings with the intention of using all of the wonderful printed papers, ribbons and mounds of tissue and tulle on awesome craft projects. Tulle dish scrubbers by Nadine Borovicka not only solve the problem of the mounds of tulle but it works wonders on all that baked-on food that is being avoided in the kitchen.

[via A Wooden Nest and Ravelry]

October 4, 2011

Handmade Lace Bustier

Ooh, this is so hot! ...love Maegan makes it look incredibly simple.

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