2016 is in full swing. Like many people, I’ve spent the last couple of weeks working out my goals for the coming year. I love my goals. They are a fun and interesting and I’m already working on fulfilling them. But I have a lot of general hopes, dreams and wishes too. I bet you do too. […]
Top 5 craft tutorials of 2015
January 4, 2016 By 2 Comments
Happy New Year my lovelies! Hope 2016 is treating you well so far. I have a lot of fun stuff planned for Artfully Carin this year, including a lot of videos, but before I crack on with all that good stuff I thought I’d share the top 5 Artfully Carin craft tutorials of 2015 as liked, commented on, and […]
Make beautiful embossed Christmas gift tags
December 19, 2015 By 4 Comments
When I made the embossed tins the other week, I loved the look and feel of the embossed canvas pieces I wrapped around the tins. I had some big scraps of sticky back canvas left over, so I decided to make Christmas gift tags too. I’m so glad I did. They only took about 10-15 minutes to make and […]
DIY silhouette Christmas ornaments
December 9, 2015 By Leave a Comment
Hey lovelies, Sorry it’s been a bit quiet around here lately. But I’m back today with a lovely little memory-keeping craft for the holidays- silhouette Christmas ornaments. Do you like silhouettes? I love them. I always have and always will. They’re so simple, but say so much. I use them a lot in my art journals for […]
How to get back into crafting
November 6, 2015 By Leave a Comment
Today I’m carrying on my series of posts on being a creative mum with one on how to get back into crafting after a long break. I remember how daunting it was to get back into crafting when I first became a mum. I suddenly had this need to create every day, but I didn’t have a clue […]
Make cute embossed tins for Christmas
November 4, 2015 By 4 Comments
I did a complete inventory of all my craft supplies when I did up my craft room back in the spring and found lots of things I hadn’t used in a very long time, or ever. One of those things was a packet of sticky back canvas sheets from Claudine Hellmuth that I bought to cover some journals years ago, but never did. This […]
9 reasons crafting is good for you
October 23, 2015 By 9 Comments
I have gone through the ebb and flow of being creative many times in my life. Going from drawing for hours every day when I was in high school and college, through dropping almost everything when I started working because I thought that’s what responsible adults did, to going DIY crazy when we got married […]
DIY Halloween placemats
October 22, 2015 By 6 Comments
Did you see the Halloween placemats I made for the kids table the other week? This week I’m back with a quick tutorial for some DIY Halloween placemats that can be enjoyed by the grown ups too. And they’re really easy to make…when you know how. Confession time. I messed up big time on these the […]
How to make your own book page tassels
October 14, 2015 By 2 Comments
I’m taking a break from Halloween crafts today to share a super easy tassel tutorial instead. I shared these tassels on Guidecentral a while back, but not here. I’m kind of kicking myself I didn’t because they’re now one of favourite ways to embellish gifts. They’re so easy to make and look really pretty, especially when layered with other […]
Make an easy bat garland (with template)
October 8, 2015 By 8 Comments
One of the things I love about crafting my own holiday decorations is that I can make them exactly what I need them to be. This is especially true at Halloween. Right now we’re definitely in a cutesy phase. The kids are young and we’re not really into scary stuff, so I make things suitable for them. I […]
