How to Make Gourds into Snowmen
A little paint and some black felt is all that’s necessary to transform a dried birdhouse gourd into a charming holiday snowman.
Author: The Woodland Elf
How to Make Christmas Tree Ornaments out of Scrapbooking Paper
These ornaments are based on Victorian style Christmas ornaments, but require little more than paper.
Elf Esteem
Well, after writing a bunch of how-to craft articles, someone suggested I try crafting how-to videos, so starting I’m starting a little how-to video series called Elf-esteem. The name comes from the fact that...
Upcoming Shows
I will be at the Canandaigua PTSA Holiday show on November 19th. I’ll have a few new kinds of soap that I didn’t have at the market over the summer, as well as some holiday oriented crafts....
Fracking: Short-Term Benefits, Long-Term Catastrophe
With the current possibility of New York State being opened to fracking, the debate about whether the benefits outweigh the risks is a hot topic. There are extremes on both sides, with some people...
Bittersweet and Broomcorn Wreath
This broomcorn wreath adds a nice touch of autumn to your outdoor decor. I’ve made a lot of broomcorn wreaths over the years, usually using a metal coathanger or the premade 12 and 18...
Halloween Spider Soaps
A few plastic bugs can bring a holiday thrill to simple bars of melt and pour soap. My aunt had a cute idea of putting bugs into soap bars for Halloween, so I went...
100% Recycled Paper
I’ve been using cardstock that was 30% post consumer waste for several years now, but I’ve always been searching to better that percentage. Well, I’ve finally found what I’ve been questing for, cardstock made...
Mirror Dangler
Ok, this project is sort of an embracing-your-inner-geek kind of thing, and is probably somewhere around a kindergarten level of skill, but I didn’t have a lot of time so it was quick and...
Biodegradable Bags
I am thrilled to say that I finally get to go all natural with my soapmaking, no more plastic bag packaging. Today my order of 100% biodegradable bags arrived, so from now on, I...
