Candy Hugger Valentines
These sweet little paper cut animal valentines are ready to deliver some chocolate love.
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Flashback: Valentine’s Day Vanilla Cut-Out Cookies
Kids love to help decorate cookies! Special Valentine’s Day cookies are a great way to celebrate at home and with friends. For a Valentine’s Day cookie decorating party, the cookies and frosting can easily be made in advance. Then, set out the plates of cookies, bottles of frosting, and sprinkles for the kids to decorate. Hope you all have a Happy Valentine’s Day this year!
Printable Mad Libs Valentines
Never know quite what to write in a card? Now you can take that stress away by creating a fun mad libs valentine!
Bathtub Science: DIY Bath Fizzies
I don’t know anyone — kid or grown-up — who doesn’t delight in watching a fun and foamy explosion of fizz. (You know, like those cool erupting volcanoes you made in science class back in the day.) Well, it turns out those chemistry lessons of years past have a whole lot in common with your […]
Give ‘Em a Sign: Write Your Note in Light
Using electroluminescent wire, a.k.a. EL wire, is a fun and easy way to incorporate battery powered lighting in your craft projects. If you’ve been meaning to try this material out but have been intimidated to work with electronics, Meg Allan Cole shows you just how simple it can be in the HGTV Handmade video below. Make […]
How-To: Chevron Garden Trellis
Shake off the winter blahs by getting a head start on your garden projects. Try this simple and stylish chevron trellis!
Retro-Mod Speakers Made from Ikea Salad Bowls
If you’ve ever lusted after those iconic B&W Nautilus speakers (which cost a staggering $60,000), you might be interested in this Ikea hacker’s homage to audio gear that no one can actually afford. Using Ikea salad bowls, Damir Paco of Denmark created these unique speakers. To build them, he used three different sizes of the […]