Before there were Cricuts or even simple plastic stencils there was printing with potatoes. You can't get more basic than using a potato to make a print but the good news is that the more basic something is, the easier it is. Potato prints are an easy and quick craft that is wonderful for all ages. I have cut potatoes and given them to kids to use as a stamp. Want a really easy Easter craft for kids? Cut a potato in half, let them make egg shapes using it as a stamp and then dot colorful paint on top with q-tips. It makes simple and cute painted Easter eggs. You can also make … [Read more...]
Easy Handmade Ornament – Bottle Brush Tree Diorama
Christmas dioramas are so sweet but nothing's better than be able to hang one of them onto your beautiful christmas tree. Here's a fun and quick christmas ornament for DIY ornament swaps or just for you to make and enjoy. Here's a secret: I stumbled upon this ornament idea by wanting to make a snow globe to go on top of a pinewood derby car. It's true. But this little diorama christmas ornament is just too cute for words. Even if my snow globe idea didn't work out and I didn't beat the children's pastor for best looking car (I'm bitter) than at least something good came out of it all. Put … [Read more...]
Last Minute Halloween Costume – Flower Pot Girl from The Dollar Store!
Hey guys, I know Halloween is soon. My kids have a countdown. And like most procrastinating parents, we're going to get the supplies today to make their costumes. Last minute for the win (high fives all around). But if you have a daughter that needs a quick and easy dollar store costume I want to share this older but fantastic tutorial with you. It was one of the first posts to ever go viral on Clumsy Crafter and I'm insanely proud of it. So here you go... Flower Pot Girl Halloween Costume Tutorial. This is an old tutorial but it's always been one of my favorites. We got so many compliments … [Read more...]
Leather Football Earrings with a Free Cut File
I'm not a fan of football but I do love to make jewelry. That's why today I'm going to share these fun and so so simple DIY Leather Football Earrings with you. These are cute and fun, what's not to love? In full disclosure, these are not real leather. In fact, it might be pushing it to call them faux leather but they're close. If you were to see them hanging from someone's ears, you would never know the difference. The best news is that because I used Faux Leather Ribbon from Hobby Lobby, these are unbelievably cheap. The ribbon was $2.50 on sale and comes in 8" rolls that are 24" … [Read more...]
Rock Cactus Garden – Easy and Fun DIY Project
Finally, a plant I can't kill. A long time ago someone told me that I should start a succulent garden because those are almost impossible to kill. Hello, my name is Clumsy Crafter and I embrace the impossible. I killed that succulent garden and every living cactus plant I've had since then. However this rock garden is one that I cannot kill. This is a great DIY craft project for teens or anyone that just wants to make something cute that you don't have to worry about killing. Honestly, we only have plants in the landscaping outside because my husband takes care of them. I try to have a … [Read more...]
From Junk to WOW! Using Alcohol Inks on Recycled Glass Jars
I can't stop staring at these photos. I just can't believe what a little bit of alcohol ink transformed old glass jars into. I know you have a ton of old spaghetti jars and other recycled glass on the top shelf of your kitchen cabinets. Maybe it's time to pull them down and make something. This is a DIY Project using recycled glass that you are going to want to make. Post contains affiliate links. I had been dying to play with alcohol inks for the longest time but they're not the cheapest craft supply. I even looked up recipes for making my own alcohol inks but had never taken that step. … [Read more...]
40 Funny Tote Bag Sayings
Last year I wrote the post, 43 Funny Kitchen Towel Sayings, and it went viral. I never knew people needed so many ideas of funny sayings to put on tote bags or kitchen towels, but apparently they do. I understand it though because since then I've made a lot of kitchen towels using my Cricut and iron-on vinyl. They're easy to make and fun to hang in your kitchen for holidays and special events. BUT now summer is on it's way and for some reason, it always makes me think I need tote bags. Anyone else? I'm not sure what it is about summer but I want a tote bag to throw all my junk into and … [Read more...]
Too Old for Snapchat, Too Young for Life Alert – Free Cut File
You know you've reached middle age when you hand your child your phone and ask them to fix it for you. Am I right? Or when someone around you is talking about their high school graduation and you need more than your fingers and toes to count how long ago you graduated. It's OK to laugh about getting older, that's why I made this free cut file for you - Too Old for Snapchat, Too Young for Life Alert. It makes it funnier when I tell you that every child in my house asked what Life Alert is. We should all laugh every day. The best news is that when you wear this shirt not only will you … [Read more...]
St. Patrick’s Day Shamrock Potato Prints
If you want to do a truly Irish themed craft for St. Patrick's day, you can't get any closer than using a potato to make a shamrock print. This is a super easy craft that is fun to make and looks amazing when done. Everyone will ask you where you got your fun tea towel at. You don't just have to make a tea towel like I did, you can use this same technique on shirts, bags, on a piece of paper for a child. It's that simple. Well, for some people it is... for me... You know a Polish girl is trying to tell you how to do an Irish themed craft when: She repeatedly calls it a clover on … [Read more...]
How to Make a Hoop Wreath – You Can Do It!
When hoop wreaths first started popping up in my Pinterest feed, I wasn't sure I liked them. They're much plainer and simpler than a traditional wreath and a huge stretch away from a deco mesh wreath. But over time I'm kinda fallen in love with them. You won't regret learning how to make a hoop wreath, in fact... you might find yourself making more wreaths than you have walls. Earlier this spring I showed you how to make a hoop wreath using twine to wrap the hoop and fake tulips (check it out here - Tulip Hoop Wreath). That wreath was so fun and easy to make that I knew I had to … [Read more...]
DIY Faux Leather Earrings with Free Cut File
Those are faux cute! OK, so I had to get the pun out of the way and now we can get back to business. Leather earrings have become the rage and it's for good reasons. First of all, they're easy to make and second, DIY leather earrings or faux leather for the cheaper crowd, look expensive. People like to make leather earrings using old purses or leather from the hobby store but today I'm going to show you one that's even easier - Faux Leather Earrings using Faux Leather Ribbon from Hobby Lobby. Yes, I said ribbon. It's a wide ribbon on a spool (found in the fabric / ribbon section) that … [Read more...]
DIY Gift Bags – Just Add Glitter!
One of the worst things is when you're given a really cute gift bag with a present and it gets torn or crumpled and you can't use it again. Have you ever thought about making your own DIY gift bags? Using canvas totes and some glitter, you can make really cute gift bags such as this candy cane striped one. The great thing about making your own DIY gift bags is that they're fun and economical. You can use them over and over again or let them be part of the gift. A while back I shared with you how to make this DIY Christmas Gift Bag - Spoiler Alert, It's Coal. If you love that bag, you can … [Read more...]
