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Crafts when I have free time 📓🎨🐚🪡
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items Before I was a mom I loved to craft and make art. Now it’s a little harder to find the spare time so here are some quick crafts.
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Must have art & craft supplies 🎨🗝️
Most of these items I have in my craft area and are good for many different ideas or projects. I do a lot of multimedia projects. For the home, gifts and garden.
This tiny terracotta pot is so fun! Can be painted or decorated and used as a plant pot or use it inside to hold crafts. Adorable size for small spaces or to have more.
2 in. Mini Terra Cotta Pot
If you enjoy painting you really need this set! So many good colors.
Super Value Acrylic Paint Set by Craft Smart
Acrylic paint pens are so versatile!
36 Acrylic Paint Pens Markers, Dual Tip
Different shaped canvas are so fun for painting or multi media.
Oval Cotton Canvas by Craft Smart
Can you tell I love mini things 😆 these little canvas are too cute. Perfect for small space or doing a group
4 Pack 4" x 4" Mini Canvas
This is a crazy amount of beautiful butterflies & dragonflies for scrap booking, window art, for mirrors. Such bright colors.
Butterfly Dragonfly Insects Stickers (240 Pieces)
Oven bake clay is so fun and easy, or a complicated craft. I love the options of colors.
Premo! Sculpey® 2oz. Oven-Bake Clay
A dremel is a must for artists who like to work with multimedia projects and diy gifts. The accessories are great.
Dremel Corded Craft Rotary Tool Kit
This blue paint is so beautiful. For home or crafting.
Glidden 8 oz. Planetarium Satin Interior Paint Sample
Wooden dowels can be used for many different projects and crafts. From home improvements to organizing. 🪵
Birch Round Wooden Dowel
Crafts
I love multimedia art and painting, and if it’s a project that I can stop easily and come back to- great!
Perfect thing to do with mini terracotta pots. Macrame is good when you have time to sit down and focus or zone out.
Leisure Arts® Mini Planter Macramé Kit
The possibilities are endless when making a wreath as you can add fresh greenery and flowers along with dried or just faux flowers and embellishments. This is a cute fall wreath that wouldn’t take too much time.
Simple Fall Hoop Wreath | Projects
Reuse reduce & recycle ♻️! This is a super craft when you have extra wine or sparkling cider bottles and don’t want to just throw them in the bin. Just need some paint and other little decor. Don’t forget to spray a sealer if using outside.
spray paint and wine bottles
This craft will take quite some time initially but once the flowers or dried, )or buy already dried flowers) the rest is pretty quick. Leaving you with a beautiful memento of spring or summer with flowers from your garden or wildflowers. These would ...
How To Preserve Flowers In Oil
This star garland is perfect year round really depending on if you paint it or keep it white. Could be for fall, Halloween Christmas/winter. So many possibilities. Again with the tiny art haha! Again, some time to dry the clay but once it is, it...
DIY Mini Clay Star Garland - Woodlark Blog
I can’t tell you how many rolled paper flowers I have. They are so simple yet such a cute pop of color. You can glue them on a stick to put in a vase or on a canvas for wall art.
How to make Paper Flowers
Crafts with kids
Now here is a list of crafts I can’t wait to do with my son once he gets older.
Hello new crayons! So many color combos to do and for different holidays or party’s. To give in treat bags or stocking stuffers. So many different shapes to do with silicone molds.
Melting Crayons in the Oven
The little tiger and starfish are you kidding me?! So adorable! These can be used for jello, ice cubes, crayons, clay, soap….chocolate 😍 silicone molds are a must if you craft.
2 Pack Silicone Molds for baking & crafting
I haven’t used gelatin before in bird seed feeder but I use peanut butter. So many different nuts, seeds and berries can be added. So many different shapes.
DIY Bird Feeder Craft
This easy bubble painting will be such a good activity outside! The push pin idea is so smart.
Bubble Painting Made Easy - The Best Art Activities for Kids
This is so fun! Every kid needs their own castle playhouse and so easy to decorate. 🏰
Playhouse Blank Castle-Kids Art and Craft, Cardboard Fort