Category: Craftiness

How to transfer photos to wood (without a million failed attempts)

Usually, I write about projects that I’d encourage anyone to try. Well, this one is different. I started off with such confidence. There were numerous tutorials on Pinterest, promising the ease of transferring a colour photo to a piece of wood. It looked so… Continue Reading “How to transfer photos to wood (without a million failed attempts)”

Sew your own pet pillows

This week in My Handmade Home, I’m showing you how to make these really cute pet pillows — both a silhouette version and an appliqued version. Hot dog! Click for the full tutorial View the full tutorial over at My Handmade Home

Cute organization for hairclips and headbands

Hope everyone is having a nice Easter weekend. It’s raining here for the first time in ages — after what feels like MONTHS of endless blizzards — so it actually feels quite spring-y. (If you ignore the massive snowbanks.) Grab your glue-gun and meet… Continue Reading “Cute organization for hairclips and headbands”

DIY paint chip art

There are three things that I must do every time I’m in a hardware store: check the discount tables to see if there are any good deals, walk down the spray paint aisle — there’s something Zen-like about those glossy caps in all the… Continue Reading “DIY paint chip art”

DIY dry-erase calendar: So easy it basically makes itself

We weren’t a “calendar” household, because we live and die by our Google Calendars. But we received one as a gift and tried it out, and it turns out? You calendar people are onto something. Darling Husband, in particular, really liked seeing key dates… Continue Reading “DIY dry-erase calendar: So easy it basically makes itself”