May Flowers Craft Roundup

Crafts, Floral Crafts, Green Crafting, Spring, Summer 3 Comments

By Crafts-a lot Contributor, Mable who is an avid reader of craft blogs & magazines and is always looking to improve her crafting skills. Join Mable on Facebook to socialize and share with other crafters!

Spring is officially in full swing, and the well known expression “April Showers brings in May Flowers” is certainly starting to show in our part of the country! The sunny weather and colorful blooms outside my window have been an inspiration to bring the beautiful spring weather into my crafting. I’ve collected a few of my favorite floral inspired crafts over the years to help you celebrate May Flowers too!

Press colorful flowers into lovely bookmarks. Tutorial at ThinkCrafts.com

Pick a few of your most colorful flowers from the garden and preserve them into these beautiful bookmarks. This way in the wintertime when you’re stuck inside reading, you’ll have something beautiful to get you through the cold weather.

Make a fabric corsage with Icing Designs at ThinkCrafts.com

Keep the flowers in your garden and create these beautiful fabric flowers instead. This way, you won’t feel as bad about wearing some beautiful floral accessories.

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Butterflies Under Glass

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By Crafts-a lot Contributor, Mable who is an avid reader of craft blogs & magazines and is always looking to improve her crafting skills. Join Mable on Facebook to socialize and share with other crafters!

Mark Montano's Project for a Unique DIY Piece from ThinkCrafts.com

Our friend Mark Montano is full of amazing crafty ideas for your home and yourself. This beautiful butterfly piece is inspired by the Museum of Natural history and will make a great conversation piece in any home. It’s whimsical and rustic at the same time! For more creative DIYs, check out the “Make Your Mark” videos on Mark’s YouTube Channel.

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Tin Can Flowers

Crafts, Floral Crafts, Green Crafting, Kid's Crafts, Mother's Day, Spring, Summer 2 Comments

By Kid’s Craft Contributor Tracey, from the blog We Made That.

Repurpose old tin cans into these cute bird feeders at ThinkCrafts.com

My mother has to be one of the hardest people to shop for.  So with mother’s day fast approaching, I thought it would be nice for the kids and I to make her something special.  She has always LOVED bird watching and has a ton of bird houses and feeders around her yard.

That is why I thought she would love these tin can flowers.  I think they are so pretty and will brighten up the yard just as a decoration. They also work great as a bird feeder, we have had them in our yard for about a week and the birds are all over the place.  I have seen birds that I have never noticed before come to eat our bird seed out of these feeders.

I had to do all the cutting of the tin cans.  Even though the girls could not make these flowers totally on their own, they are still so proud that they made them and are so excited about giving them to grandma for Mother’s Day.  It is the perfect gift for my mother who has everything!

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May Day Baskets

Crafts, Floral Crafts, Green Crafting, Holidays, Kid's Crafts, Paper Crafts, Spring 2 Comments

By Kid’s Crafts Contributor Stephanie, from the blog A Geek In Glasses.

May Day Baskets

On the first day of May fill these cute little paper cones with homemade treats, flowers and candy. Leave them on the doorknobs of neighbors anonymously to brighten their day and celebrate the coming of summer. This is a great way to let children give to the adults in your community.

May Day Craft

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Spring Crafts Roundup

Crafts, Easter, Floral Crafts, Green Crafting, Spring 1 Comment

By Crafts-a lot Contributor, Mable who is an avid reader of craft blogs & magazines and is always looking to improve her crafting skills. Join Mable on Facebook to socialize and share with other crafters!

Spring is in the air and Easter is just around the corner! From outdoor crafts to Easter Eggs to decor, we’ve had a lot of fun coming up with new projects to welcome the wonderful, colorful spring season. We’re looking back on our favorite springtime projects at Think Crafts, and can’t wait to make them again this year!

Birdie Buffet

In 2010, we welcomed the chirping birds to our backyards with these adorable recycled bird feeders.

seed bomb clay and seeds

Seed Bombs

Last year, we brought flower “bombs” to vacant lots and gardens with clay seed bombs.

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DIY Silhouettes and Stencils from Photos

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By Guest Blogger Bernadette from Gardening&Crafting with Bernadette

With advice, tutorials, and inspiration, Gardening&Crafting with Bernadette is a great source for anyone interested in crafting with nature and outdoor tips.

 

How to make a Silhouette Stencil from ThinkCrafts.com

Who doesn’t love delicate and elegant, even fun and funky silhouettes? I love to use them in my scrapbooking and as digital art on my website and blog; as well use them to make stencils for my many craft projects. I found a quick and easy way to make my own silhouettes using photos I took myself. I’ll show you step by step on exactly how I did it.

DIY Personalized Valentine Frosted Vase

Crafts, Floral Crafts, Home Decor, Techniques and Mediums, Valentine's Day 1 Comment

By Home Decor Contributor Typhanie, from TP Design.

Personalized Valentine Frosted Vase at ThinkCrafts.com

 

If you are serving Breakfast in bed on Valentine’s Day then flowers are needed. And what better way to display them than in your very own personalized vase. Hope you all enjoy this project and give it a try… Happy Valentine’s Day Everyone!

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