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September Crafts - A Craft for Every Day of the Month
It's month 12 in our year of crafts! One craft for every single day for a year- 365 crafts! At the end of this post, I'll put in links to the other 11 months in a different post and you can relive the glory that is A Craft for Every Day of the Month. I haven't decided on whether or not I'll keep rolling on into year two, but I can assure you that putting it together has been a blast. So here we go, September crafts! September 1 First Day of School: Bring the teacher an apple paperweight. September… Read More
Craft Content Hubs
Back in May, I talked about writing posts and articles to support your crafts and promised that eventually I would write about creating content hubs around these posts and articles to further your crafty site's visibility in the search engine results. What is a content hub? It's a bunch of "content" (posts, articles, pages) that are about a similar subject matter that are linked together. And if you followed our earlier post on how to choose keywords- the content should all be using the same keyword or set of keywords. Technically speaking right now, I am creating a "content hub"… Read More
August Crafts - A Craft for Every Day of the Month
Again, Craftzilla got a little behind in her every month craft round up special, but better late than never right? Especially after you take a gander at this month's round up of tutorials, how could you possibly be disappointed? August 1 Friendship Day: Ahh, the age old braided Friendship Bracelet. August 2 Cupcake Garden Lights: A very cute idea for your next patio or tea party. August 3 Glue Gun Vase: A little hot glue (our favorite) a glass vase and spray paint and that's it! August 4 National Chocolate Chip Day: Mmmm....cookies. August 5 Make Seed Paper: Very easy… Read More
Bachelorette Party Sash
A couple of friends of mine got married recently and one of them saw a sash on Etsy for $50 for bachelorette parties that goes way beyond the generic kind picked up at party stores. While it was very nice and all, Craftzilla can do better and for less. So check out how to make your own bachelorette party sash from scratch! Materials 1 1/2 yards white satin-y fabric 1/4 yard 3inch wide white ribbon black sticker lettering polyurethane gloss varnish 1/4 yard colored synthetic fabric for flowers thread embellishments- feathers, buttons, jewels, silk flowers, glitter, silk green leaves Take… Read More
Cordless Glue Gun Giveaway
As much as Craftzilla would rather win this herself, this giveaway must be shared! Makes and Takes is giving away 4 Surebonder cordless glue guns. Enter to win until Thursday, July 29, until midnight.… Read More
DIY Summer Tote Bag
Going to the beach this summer? Chances are you're going to need a bag to put all of your sunscreen, shades, towel and snacks in. In just a few minutes make the perfect summer tote bag with just a few simple supplies. Buy a plain reusable tote from any craft supply store, then grab a few add extra decorations to make it personalized. Our favorite for summer is a beach theme. Buy a bag of various seashells that have at least one flat side on them, this way it is much easier to adhere them. We also like putting a… Read More
Edible Summer Crafts
Summer is the perfect time to experiment with different tasty treats. Almost every fruit is in season and ice cream can be mixed with just about anything edible during these hot months. Check out these cool recipe ideas that are not only fun to eat, but fun to create. Get creative with your party foods and make some memories this summer. Red White and Blueberry Cake Blueberry cakes layered with plain cheesecake are a very patriotic way to celebrate your 4th of July. Fun Dipped Pretzels Dip, Decorate and Devour these fun dipped pretzels with any summer theme you can… Read More
July Crafts - A Craft for Everyday of the Month
Happy Summer! Now that we're in the full swing of summer, spend those lazy hours keeping inspired and busy with some great summer crafts. Surely you'll find something here in this list of 31 crafts that you've been looking for all year! July 1: Bubbles Make your own bubbles this summer at home with one of these many recipes! July 2: Paper Lanterns They're east! They're fast! They're cheap! July 3: Fork Bow Tie Create cute little fancy bows using a fork! July 4: Fourth of July Greet guests to your 4th party with patriotic looking letters in your garden!… Read More
Craftzilla Reviews MyPod Magic
Have you Mod Podged yet? It's pretty much one of my favorite finishes for any project. I have lathered it on top of paintings for extra texture, given bangles some much-needed gloss, and even dabbed some on my scrapbook page titles and brads. Mod Podge gives great dimension to just about any crafting project, and just when you thought it couldn't get any better, they are adding a Mod Podge mini. Dimensional Magic is a 2 oz bottle with a non clogging nozzle, allowing for much more precision and accuracy. Dimensional Magic is more convenient for the traveling crafter in… Read More
Handmade Jewelry from Etsy
My jewelry box is an eclectic assortment of new and vintage, store bought and handmade, metal, fabric, glass and even a few wooden pieces scattered in. I spent my childhood exploring my grandmother's jewelry chest and layering on the jewelry until I could barely lift my arms. I would make my own necklaces out of daisies, paper clips, and anything else I could get my hands on. Now I turn to Etsy for my handmade jewelry and am hopelessly addicted to searching the pages for hours. These pieces from Etsy are far from the bean-and-string necklaces I made during my… Read More
DIY Wedding Favor Tins
You see wedding favor crafts all over now, it's the season! So Craftzilla is jumping in too, with this 3minutes or less craft that you can create at home with just a glue gun, ribbon, florals and a tin. At that rate you could pump out the entire need of 100 within an episode of Glee! (Well, maybe two episodes.) For extra points, shell out for the magnetic backed kind so that guests can take them home and re-use them on their fridge. Materials glue gun/ clear sticks embellished ribbon (either with pearls or lace already on it or a… Read More
June Crafts - A Craft for Everyday of the Month
School's out! The days are longer and you're feeling inspired! So what do you do with this bubbling creativity? Well, you check out our round up of June crafts! Surely there is one craft here out of 30 that interests you to either re-create or create something similar to either spruce up the home, keep the kids busy or my favorite reason- just because. June 1: Confetti Crayons Recycle crayon bits in colorful and fun way! June 2: Light Bulb Vase This super chic looking vase is not only clean and modern looking, but super unique. June 3: Paper Flower… Read More