DIY Floral Brooches
September 2, 2009 by Christine Gooding
Filed under Home & Living
Here’s another fun way to accessorize your rather plain attire using papier mâché. Crafter Cathy Callahan via Craftzine.com gives us the lowdown on this quirky, easy-to-make vintage-looking accessory. It is both so chic and cute at the same time, you must try it pronto.
With a little help using pinking scissors (or any decorative edge scissors you have in your home), a hole punch, some of your favorite paint colors, a glue, a sealer (try Mod Podge) and a lot of patience, you can begin making your own papier mâché floral brooches!
I think this will also go very well attached to the backpocket of my …read more
New Poll — What’s Your Favorite Type of Junk Creation?
May 2, 2008 by Peggy Rowland
Filed under Home & Living
The new poll is up in the sidebar. You know what to do.
I want to find out about your favorite type of junk creation.
Is it a clothing creation like the bra purse (but not necessarily using underwear), a metal creation like Nuts the Junkyard Dog, a simple reuse project like the tea tag bookmarks or the cat toy from a ketchup bottle, or it is a project you can more easily add your own personal stamp to (like the decoupage vacation mementos sour cream container into a flowerpot I’m working on for next week). But maybe it’s just that you …read more




