50+ Beautiful, Personalised, Easy-to-Make DIY Mothers Day Gifts (updated list of great ideas to 'steal'.) Pretty, personalised, functional & stylish gifts for moms, and other important women in your world. Make a gift yourself, or give mother the craft materials...
Vintage Wooden Box DIY
:: How to re-create a vintage box that's awesome :: Hello everyone! Thank you all for sharing with us last week, and thank you so much for showing up here while there ! It's time for our weekly SHARE IT fest to share and review of what we've all been up to. I love...
How to Finish an Old School Desk?
Friday I had to go to the doctors to do my favorite test: the mammogram (who loves this, honestly!) and I treated myself a round along all the charity shops and vintage furniture shops on the way bag home. Needless to say, I had a great time and soon forgot the reason...
DIY Christmas Tree Topper Star
Can you believe that this gorgeous Sparkling Star is a DIY Christmas Tree Topper?! Well, it is. Learn from our wonderful home decorating expert Tammy Henderson just how to make this quick, in no time, with just a few dollar store supplies and a hot glue gun. Hello...
Easy Fall Mantel Decorations : Silver + Mercury Glass
:: Easy Fall Mantel Decorations with Silver and Mercury Glass ~ a How-to :: Today, the home décor team from OneMoreTimeEvents.com is taking Fall mantel decorations more serious than ever. Tammy and her mom are mixing real and faux silver items such as mercury glass in...
Easy Fall Centerpiece in Pastels
:: Easy Fall Centerpiece in Pastels ~ an Elegant DIY with Tammy Henderson ::Whether it still feels like hot summer or like early autumn where you live, a new decorating season is upon us. Join us today and let Tammy's DIY décor project with end-of summer flowers and...
DIY Seashell Centerpieces
Happy Monday! Time for a gorgeous home decorating DIY by Tammy Henderson. Tammy gave me a big surprise when I showed me photos of the DIY home décor tutorial that she had prepared for us. Lots of photos of splendid DIY Seashell Centerpieces, made with w/ capiz shells,...
Easy DIY Bottle Vase Centerpiece
I am sure you saw this guest post yesterday about How to create a Spring Vignette with layers of glass? Such an elegant but homey style. Recycled glass can take on so many different styles however. A while back, I posted these lovely DIY walnut-stained wooden sconces...
Beautiful Free Crochet Patterns @ my Pinterest Board
You know, once you start sharing and opening up to others, particularly with these Pinterest boards, something miraculous happens: like babies, they start a life of their own. This is particularly the case with my Free Crochet Patterns Board, the first board I turned...
DIY Decorative Throw Pillows Sewing Tutorial
Enjoy this DIY decorative throw pillows sewing tutorial and pattern. This zigzag ruffled pillow is quite unique. And, as far as ruffles go, not too frilly. You know what I mean with that, don’t you? A lot of ruffled stuff is way to frilly to my taste. Anyhow, girly as...
10 Top Interior Designs – Styles to Steal
Here are my top favorites out of Architectural Digest’s top 50 most pinned photos for the year. Don't expect a DIY manual or craft tutorial for any of these interior design ideas today. Let’s call this top 10 the 'Ultimate Inspiration' instead for how to create our...
50 DIY Wooden Furniture + Woodworking Projects
Here they are: 50 fabulous DIY Wooden Furniture Woodworking projects, to be cherished by non-girly girls and DIY-ers like us. Yesterday I received a lovely email of a new newsletter reader who was hoping to get more woodworking projects. Well, I have a nice surprise...
DIY Wooden Ceiling
Who would not love to have a gorgeous wooden ceiling like this. It’s fit for a European castle…. What a stunning piece of wood work. Follow the link to find the complete tutorial on how to make your own wood ceiling as splendid as theirs. I have featured other wood...
DIY Built-in Benches
Oh, today I have something that will inspire you all. Imagine, just imagine, that you’ll have enough storage space for all your craft projects in your living room and have the best light coming over from your shoulder as you are finishing that quilt or crochet...
How to Create a Flow of Color and Pattern in a Home
Am THRILLED to feature a free home decorating tutorial by celebrated interior design veteran, published author, and loyal Fine Craft Guild-reader, Betsy Speert. This free interior design tutorial on living room colors is to celebrate Betsy winning the fourth ‘A Stitch...
Pet Bed from Old TV :: Recycled Furniture
This royal pet bed befit a little prince, dog! An adorable recycled furniture makeover. photo credit: Sara Allaman We have all seen unsightly TV’s by the side of the road. Giant monsters! Well, self-acclaimed Pinterest-‘addict’ Sara Allaman knew just what to do...
Designer Ottoman DIY
Here's a designer ottoman DIY project for you, 'cause this project is just too good to be left alone. Look at this. Here are two ‘identical’ ottomans. One costs $1650 + tax + shipping + surcharge. The other costs $12. Which do you want? Can you tell the difference??...
Frame Hanging Tool
Wonder what this cloth pin with a nail in it is all about?? I tell you, I did not get it either until I saw the awesome result of its use. It’s the handy-dandy super-simple DIY variety of a real estate agent/home stager’s device to hang up an entire wall photo gallery...
DIY Pompom Rugs
Can't really knit nor crochet? Then this DIY pompom rug is YOUR kind of 'crochet' rug. In pastels, this pompom rug could be a baby room rug or a bathroom rug. But in bold bright reds, this certainly is the kind of rug to get cozy on in front of the fireplace. And in...
Time for a Party 49
Hello my blogging friends! Exciting day today. Lots of new projects to look at. Your DIYs, craft projects, knitting adventures, and home decorations. Honestly, it is SOOO inspiring to look at ALL of your projects, that I don't understand why not EVERYONE IS LOOKING AT...
DIY Upholstered Ottomans w Storage
We have a collection of upholstered ottomans and benches here at the Fine Craft Guild. Some for just your feet, some as a soft-furnishing coffee table, some to look pretty at the end of your bed. The ottoman today had been transformed to also be a room storage unit...

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