Get crafty with your mom! For reals – flowers, and chore coupons are nice, but all moms really want is chill time. So here are some ideas to help her relax and flex her creativity. The last thing we want is for madre to break a sweat or stress! I
You’ll love this DIY Mexican-embroidery mural, whether you paint it in your house like I did or on a patio wall or a business. It simple, clean, and muy colorful. The idea here is the color does all the work for you. I partnered with Dunn Edwards for this project
A while back I reviewed the IkonArt silkscreen maker and thought I’d pop in to show my progress. Here are more silkscreen ring dishes I made! I’m soooo hooked on this machine, it’s fabulous! I’ve found myself mostly using it for ceramics as opposed to other crafts. But I do
Feeling a bit stuck in the creativity department? Make a shadow box with what you have! This challenge is great for several reasons: It helps you use up supplies you’ve been hoarding. You’ll save money because you won’t be tempted to buy new supplies. This exercise will push you out
This is a project that I’ve been wanting to try since forever! Transforming a Mexican-embroidered blouse into a purse. There are a lot of variations. You can find these blouses at thrift stores or Mexican import stores. I went with wood handles, but you can get creative and create straps
Here are five reasons to love aloe vera. Because we feel it is so underrated, it’s truly a magical plant! Did you know it has been used as a medicine in various cultures since ancient times? From Alexander the Great to Cleopatra, many have used it as part of their
Want to make your own enamel pins? It feels daunting at first. I collect enamel pins and always wondered how hard it would be to design my own series. I kinda sorta researched but it felt overwhelming because of the volume and pricing, the size, etc. Another thought was what
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“Wait, I gotta put on my eyebrows!” She’d plop down on a chair… or on the floor… or on a table, whip open her giant
Hustle and flow – What exactly does this mean? For starters it is an award-winning 2005 film about a rapper hustling to find his flow
We’re all on lockdown these days for a good reason. But as stressful as life is right now, we have to find time to connect
In the mood for a layered resin collage art project? It’s been a while since I’ve had a tutorial like this. This past July, my
It was only a matter of time that I made this DIY pop sockets tutorial! And since printing is involved, I made it for my
How adorable is this? Artist and crafter Mou Saha made this using my new Crafty Chica shrine die cuts and I’m sitting here in tears
This week’s podcast is with my longtime friend, Mark Montano! And he is going to give us work from home tips from his new book,
This podcast episode is packed with my tips for writing your first novel! You know the saying, “I want to, but don’t have time?” Well,
Nutritionist Malena Perdomo, spokesperson for Aguacates Frescos – Saborea Uno Hoy, joins us to talk about living a heart-healthy lifestyle, by making smart “swaps” of
Welcome to my first post of the new year! No champagne or party horns here, I started off by cutting and stamping hundreds of ceramic pendants for no particular reason. Trust me, I’ll find a great use for them! You see, production work is my go-to way to settle my
Flying high in the sky – and then crashing down – in a hot air balloon ride certainly tops my 2016 adventures! At the time I agreed to do it, I honestly wasn’t sure if I’d really follow through. Ack, the fear! But I did it and here’s how it went
This one breaks my crafty heart. I’m finally stepping up tot he plate to admit that I SUCK at making gingerbread houses. You see, every year a local organization, The Neighborhood Housing Services of Phoenix, holds an event called Home Sweet Home. They invite people from the community to decorate
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