When I scrapbook using stamps, I usually take out all the stamps, inkpads I will be using as well as my stamp cleaners and wipes. So you can say the whole shebang are on top of each other. I love my messy craft space, it keeps me “sane”. 
Eversince my daughter discovered my little space at home, you’ll almost always find her crafting side by side with me, using my stuff, pretending to be a grown up by egging me to lend her my exacto knife and fine-tipped scissors. When she learned how to use my stamps… I went crazy. She’d pound my acrylic stamps on …read more

Ok, ok. I am officially under the “series bug” syndrome. I have been for 3 days in a row now, sending your way wreath ideas. I swear the wreaths did it for me. I was too inspired to share my discoveries with you, as well as itching to make one for myself and my family, too. I am even contemplating on making some for friends to give away as gifts. Why for? No particular reason. I just want to share the L-O-V-E.
If you have a lot of paper scraps, then look no further. Here’s an idea that is made from tons of it! 
Leah Fung …read more

The fleece, according to the The Free Dictionary is “the coat of wool of a sheep or a similar animal”. We normally would wear a sweater made of fleece, or a spread to keep us warm during an early winter day. It is also a material that is considered to be luxurious enough to make a hit in the runway.
I never imagined the same material to serve another purpose such as a decorative item. Yep folks, it’s another wreath made our of fabric. Yesterday, I showed you the satin ribbon wreath which was absolutely adorable. This wreath that is made out of fleece is so …read more

It is very rare that I see an absolutely awesome craft that is so easy to make and yet with an impact so great, it just won’t let up! It is the kind of project that you just have to share to everyone who has a crafty bone in her/his body somewhere. This one is no exception at all.
Originally, it was made to use for a halloween project. But I digress. For even in its original color using black satin ribbons, it can also be used as a charming decor for yet another affair or event. A formal wedding, maybe?
A fun blog, called The Long …read more

Now say that 5 times fast! Just kidding.
Here’s the lowdown: if you have grown tired of your plain white (or colored) t-shirts and would want an updated look without spending megabucks, why not try spray stencil printing? Yes, you can do it yourself, quick and easy! And it will be just like a breeze.
You don’t have to buy all those fancy materials used in actual t-shirt printing. You don’t need a silkscreen, squeegee or that intricately cut template to make it all happen. All you need is just a little creativity and some wrist action and before you know it, a 100% all-original t-shirt is born. …read more

If you ever get tired of your bare chipboard alphas, what do you do? Okay, let me rephrase it. What CAN you do?
Come on, you have to do something. Because if you don’t, it will be such a waste seeing your alpha chipboards deteriorate without being given a single chance to prove themselves and show off their maximum potential. They are not called “bare” alpha chipboards for nothing. It actually serve a bigger purpose, you see.
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I am just so glad I discovered the word altering. It has become the by-word for majority of scrapbookers and general crafters nowadays, and …read more

I know, I know. I have posted numerous flower tutorials in the last couple of weeks already. But here I am, posting yet another one. There is way too much inspiration everywhere and the loveliness of it all is darn hard to resist. I can’t help it. There’s too much joy in sharing ideas!
So, do you have room for one more fabulous flower tutorial?
Here’s another fun and inexpensive way to make shabby chic flowers out of fabric scraps by Maggie Holmes over at the Studio Calico blog. Instead of just leaving them lying all around your craftroom being forgotten and all,  pick ‘em up and …read more

Now more than ever, there has been an abundance of public awareness offerings and exposure about the threatening effects of global warming and climate change to our mother earth. Radio and televsion ads, DVD materials, symposias, etcetera are just but a few mediums that propels us to act now and save the one and only planet we live in.
In our household, we try hard to reuse our consummables’ packagings. Take the glass bottles of mayonnaise or peanut butter. It can be turned into a bolt and nuts storage jars; those big, plastic coffee containers can be used to store unopened sugar or flour packets, too. Recently, we …read more

Do you sometimes have the I-need-to-do-something-about-it attitude? This is particularly true when a highly crafty and visual person, upon seeing an item in her/his home looking plain and bland, will readily turn it into something really spectacular. This is not rocket science for them, it is actually a way of life — taking that item’s look into a whole new level and maximizing its potential. It is quite amazing.
In the advent of altering items, we have seen a lot of things take on a whole new different and contemporary look. Altering items can also be a way to put a premium in an …read more

Readers of the Arts & Crafts section of Blisstree are an exceptional lot. Their profile can be defined in a nutshell: CREATIVE and SUPER FUN people. 99.9% of our readers in this section are always hungry for something to do, with their hands itching to create something out of anything, make a reincarnation of “useless” things, and qualify the savings they can get by doing so. Almost always, the products that come out of the tutorials or DIY’s they read in here becomes a classic in itself. Absolutely unique pieces of art.
Today is another exceptional day that a creative project is brought your way… and what …read more