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$38 Chair, $113 Supplies, and 30 Hours

Not the cheap or easy way In 2024, I bought this simple, yet beautiful, rocking chair at an estate sale for $38. It has a classic understated style. Surely the clean lines and lack of spindles would make it easy to refinish. Since most of the finish was already gone or flaking off, I thoughtContinue reading “$38 Chair, $113 Supplies, and 30 Hours”

Butterfly Swing Card

Hi. Welcome to a little bird crafts. Do you like to make interactive cards? Let’s make a 5×7″ swing card with a moving butterfly. I’ve wanted to make this butterfly “move” for a long time and this technique isn’t too difficult. This idea was inspired by Charee Filimoehala. 2) On the long side, make twoContinue reading “Butterfly Swing Card”

Creative Halloween Cards Using Scraps

Embellishing, hand-drawn lines, and using what you have Hi! Welcome to a little bird crafts. I love Halloween for all of its freedom just to have fun with the costumes, decorations, and enjoying a whole bag of candy….but, enough about my sugar addiction. I had so much fun making lots of Halloween cards this year.Continue reading “Creative Halloween Cards Using Scraps”

A Crate of Watercolor Flowers

Hi and thanks for visiting! This sweet little Mother’s Day project has very few supplies (for a change). Soooo. Please don’t judge me, but, I save trash. I try to hide it, but apparently my family knows and occasionally they’ll leave interesting paper, string, or containers for me – things that most people would considerContinue reading “A Crate of Watercolor Flowers”

Easy Valentine Cards

Hi. I’m Di. Thanks for visiting. Isn’t this little mouse stamp so cute?! It’s a Simon Says Stamp set from a few years ago. I enjoy getting it out every winter to color a few images. These Zig colored mice were buried (along with a lot of other images) on my craft table and IContinue reading “Easy Valentine Cards”

Done is Better Than Perfect

Or is it? Hi! How are you? I’m posting from my friend’s beautiful Colorado home set at an altitude of 7,000 feet. The view out the front is of pine-tree covered mountains. Looking to the back are mountains with a high vertical wall of red stone set in a national forest. Right now, everything isContinue reading “Done is Better Than Perfect”