I just finished stamping up a batch of silly Valentines (I can’t stop stamping stuff) and you know what? This is quick, easy, and fun. You can do it to ( carve erasers if you don’t have official rubber stamp [...]
Quick Hand Stamped Silly Valentines
Love Letter: Free Typewriter Hand Embroidery Pattern
Valentine’s Day is coming and embroidering is always something wonderful to do. I drew this pattern up , just for you. Mix and match to make it your very own (add a mustache, cross stitch heart, or X and O’s). [...]
Happy New Year!
My favorite song and video of 2012 has got to be Thrift Shop by Macklemore. Because almost nothing makes me happier than the thrill of the junk hunt and I love that someone wrote a song about just that. Enjoy [...]
Merry Christmas from Crafty Modern
Wishing you and yours a beautiful and peaceful holiday season. Looking forward to sharing new projects and patterns with folks in the coming year.
Mid-Century Craft: Quick Paper Christmas Trees
Christmas time! Christmas time. I love to craft for Christmas. From Craft and Hobby Fun by Marian Bennett 1971, here’s a reminder that crafting can be simple and fun. Here’s how to make quick paper Christmas trees. Kids and adults [...]
It’s Christmas: Enter to Win Two Vintage McCall’s Paperback Cookbooks
I was hunting through my DIY vintage library and realized I have multiple copies of a couple of McCall’s Cookbooks – so I thought…”Why not give them away.” You have a week to enter to win these two guys – [...]
Handcrafted Christmas Goods in the Crafty Modern Shop
Just listed in the Crafty Modern shop - Christmas Ornaments! Gnomes, skulls, snowmen, woodland mushrooms, plus more listings landing soon. And don’t forget to enter to win a copy of Journal It a new art journaling book from Lark Crafts.
Happy Thanksgiving: Quirky Printable Paper Turkey Centerpiece
Wishing everyone a beautiful Thanksgiving holiday full of family, friends, food and fun. Printable quirky paper turkey with sign to cut out and use as a centerpiece or place markers (plus Happy Thanksgiving/Give Thanks tent card). Click on image for [...]
Pies Pies Pies: Five Pumpkin Pie Recipes
Help me decide. Which one should I make? Leave a comment and tell me your favorite. (but note that the mincemeat pie is out of the running for my family, because, well it’s mincemeat) It’s the time of year to [...]