Darice: DIY Skull Jewelry Tray
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Darice: DIY Skull Jewelry Tray

Skulls, jewelry, home decor… these are a few of my favorite things. My latest DIY at Darice brings together these three elements, plus metallic gold! I’m swooning over here. Besides, there is a 120% chance I would make this during any time of the year. I go crazy around the Halloween season. Head to Darice’s …

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DIY Lisa Frank Costumes: Panda Painter
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DIY Lisa Frank Halloween Costume: Panda Painter

My craft-obsessed self adores the Halloween season. It gives you the perfect opportunity to play around with outrageous materials, styles, and items that you typically wouldn’t use. Take these DIY Lisa Frank Halloween costumes, for example. I dove straight into a world of vibrant neon rainbow goodness. The end result? A noteworthy ’90s-inspired costume that is …

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Dirt: Homemade Sriracha
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Dirt: 6 Steps to Stellar Homemade Sriracha

When it comes to DIY versions of traditionally store-bought things, I nerd out hard. Like, real hard. This homemade sriracha is no exception. When I first took on this recipe for Dirt Magazine, Dig Inn‘s online food magazine, my brain couldn’t stop buzzing. There are so many ways this could be done. Interestingly enough, creating this reminded …

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Darice DIY: Hemp-Stitched Feather Dream Catcher

When it comes to dream catchers, I’m all about using unconventional techniques or materials. I use everything from real flowers to bullet shell casings filled with crystal beads. Recently, I used plastic canvas to make a hemp-stitched feather dream catcher at Darice Crafts. Plastic canvas is typically associated with kid’s camp crafts, but this project …

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