Glass paperweights make quick, artistic gift

Want to add a piece of art to your desk or bookshelf? Make one of these beautiful paperweights for yourself or as a quick and easy handmade gift. These paperweights, made with decoupage and a glass candle votive,…

Create your own river rock welcome mat

Although these projects can be a little time consuming for those who obsess over every detail of a project, it is still super easy and unbeatably cheap!

Use Plexiglas to make a memorable holiday ornament

Sandi Genovese / SHNS

When I was in kindergarten, we made holiday ornaments from clay. My friends created Christmas trees and candy canes, while I fashioned a bright yellow flower.

Use cardstock cutouts to decorate your kid's room

Brittany Foster - Mom Click Blogger

Decorating my daughter’s nursery has been so much fun! I decided I wanted to do some butterflies in her room. I was looking around my stash of craft stuff and saw some pretty blue cardstock that I knew would mat…

Make a doll bed from a recycled tray

CATHIE FILIAN Scripps Howard News Service

I'm a yard-sale and thrift-shop junkie. I love finding old items and turning them into something new. When it comes to creating kids toys, the sky is the limit with what can be made. With a little paint a side t…

Create a diaper carrier fit for a Costco shopper

Amber Price - Mom Click Blogger

This project came from two desires melded into one. First, I have loved this fabric for a while (the dinosaurs one, and then I found that cute green polkadot to match) and wanted to make something with it. And d…

Make a huanted terrarium for Halloween

Deana Fishbein / SHNS

When I was little, I loved making terrariums. Any type of small world that I could create made me so happy. Terrariums are easy to customize -- from the jar to the plants to the little figurines you can add to te…

Recycle a milk jug into a pinata

CATHIE FILIAN - Scripps Howard News Service

Halloween is all about kids and candy, so why not combine the two and create a kid-friendly, parent-approved, recycled pinata? The structure for the pinata is a 1-gallon water or milk jug. You will be surprised …