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2 Unique Mixed Media Card Making Ideas for you to enjoy!

Bring texture, pattern and colors together to make some special Mixed Media Cards today! Pull out your Mixed Media Art supplies and lets get crafting! This one is all about using your stamps differently. Sure, we all pull out our…

  • Smitha Katti
  • April 25, 2013
  • Craft Ideas, DIY, DIY T Shirts, Fabric Crafts, Recycled Crafts

Old T Shirts Crafts Idea: Repurpose to make EASY Flowers

reusing old t shirts

I’m sharing a this Old T shirts Crafts to make pretty flowers! Cut circles, fold, layer, and glue it all with a hot glue gun! What really elevates this recycled craft is the bold button or jewel centers. These small…

  • Smitha Katti
  • April 17, 2013
  • Craft Ideas, Scrapbooking

7 Beautiful Scrapbook Album ideas for you to try!

traveler's notebook scrapbook smitha katti make a pretty life kit

I’m sharing easy ideas to make the process of putting together Scrapbook albums simple and stress free. Let’s document our favorite memories today! Traveler’s Notebook Scrapbook:  Watch me flip through this album- To preserve our recent summer trip experience…

  • Smitha Katti
  • April 15, 2013
  • 20 Comments
  • Craft Ideas, DIY, DIY T Shirts, Fabric Crafts

How to Reverse Applique: Alter a T shirt in 4 steps

Monogram-T-shirt-makeover

Decorate a plain T-shirt using a simple reverse applique technique! You can keep this simple or add an extra layer of quilting as I did! Why is it so difficult for a three-year-old to stand still? Where do they get…

  • Smitha Katti
  • April 10, 2013
  • 3 Comments
  • Craft Ideas, Scrapbooking

My yearly PHOTO BOOK + Review of Shutterfly

Over the course of last year, I documented my memories by creating custom Digital Scrapbooking Pages– which I then printed at Shutterfly. Today I’m sharing my finished and printed Photo Book! Many of you wanted to see how the final…

  • Smitha Katti
  • April 2, 2013
  • 7 Comments
  • Craft Ideas, Art Ideas, Crafts For Kids, Painting

How to Make Finger Paints for Toddlers

Homemade Finger Paint for Toddlers, is an easy rainy day craft, that uses just a few common kitchen ingredients. It is edible, and so much fun to both make and play with! I love making crafts with kids, seeing everything…

  • Smitha Katti
  • April 1, 2013
  • 3 Comments
  • Scarf Patterns, KNITTING AND CROCHET, KNITTING IDEAS

Brioche stitch scarf

If you enjoy Knitting and enjoy trying new things- The Brioche Stitch Scarf is a really fun project for you. I made this Knitted scarf for my husband in two tones- red and charcoal grey, using double pointed needles. brioche…

  • Smitha Katti
  • March 28, 2013
  • 3 Comments
  • Card Making

2 Sympathy card ideaS that are quick to make

Sharing a sympathy card idea today- using mute and somber colors to convey our sorrow. Sympathy card idea I first painted my background ombre on a kraft cardstock using thick acrylic paint. If you observe closely you will see the…

  • Smitha Katti
  • March 24, 2013
  • 2 Comments
  • KNITTING AND CROCHET, KNITTING IDEAS, Scarf Patterns

How to Knit a Scarf for Beginners

Knitting is one of the most satisfying of hobbies, and today let’s learn How to Knit a Scarf with this easy tutorial! Time to shop for your first knitting needle and choose a pretty yarn! Knitting has been my favorite…

  • Smitha Katti
  • February 21, 2013
  • 3 Comments
  • Crafts For Kids, Craft Ideas, Winter Crafts

Cheap Indoor Winter Activity for Kids

This Indoor Winter Activity idea is amazingly simple and my kids love it! It is so easy to assemble and entertains the kids for hours! You just need 3 items that you can easily pick up at the Dollar Tree…

  • Smitha Katti
  • February 18, 2013
  • 2 Comments
  • Art Ideas, DIY Bookmarks

How to make 3 Mixed Media Bookmarks

mixed media bookmarks

Learn how to make these easy Mixed Media Bookmarks today in this step by step tutorial DIY bookmarks are a great craft idea, they are smaller in size, can be made from leftover papers and are a quick project to…

  • Smitha Katti
  • January 30, 2013
  • 4 Comments
  • Craft Ideas, Crafts For Kids

How to Make a Visual Toddler Routine Chart

I had been toying with the idea of making a Toddler Routine Chart for my daughter for some time now. She is only 3 years old, but she loves to help around the house and those checkmarks give her SO…

  • Smitha Katti
  • January 21, 2013
  • 2 Comments
  • Card Making

Card making embossing: How to create a faux debossed look!

Add a debossed look using your Card making embossing supplies! This is such a unique look that is so much fun to create! card making embossing So, I have been wanting to buy the new Zing Embossing powders forever, and…

  • Smitha Katti
  • January 16, 2013
  • 5 Comments
  • Craft Ideas, Fabric Crafts, Handmade Blankets

How to finish a Quilt in 4 simple steps

how to finish a quilt step by step

I’m sharing How to finish a quilt in today’s step by step tutorial! This is the easiest way that works for me, and I hope this tutorial will be helpful to you too. For 2012, I took on a new…

  • Smitha Katti
  • December 31, 2012
  • Craft Ideas, Paper Crafts

paper doily crafts: How to make a doily flower in 4 easy steps

doily flower

Learn how to make a pretty doily flower- in 4 quick and easy steps! These are great to use in cardmaking, scrapbooking, or to decorate a gift! I share many paper craft ideas on my blog, make sure to check…

  • Smitha Katti
  • December 28, 2012
  • Craft Ideas, DIY, Gift Wrapping Ideas, Paper Crafts, Recycled Crafts

Easy Ideas for Wrapping Gifts in Newspaper or Kraft Paper

As a paper crafter, we all have tons of pretty papers and embellishments at home already. So why not pull out our crafting supplies and try wrapping gifts in newspaper For this holiday season, instead of buying rolls and rolls…

  • Smitha Katti
  • November 28, 2012
  • 2 Comments
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Hi, I’m Smitha! I'm a self taught artist with an engineer mind. You’ll always find me painting florals in my sketchbook or creating rainbows of my own. I currently live in Minnesota with my husband and two daughters. While I love the sheer joy of making something with just my hands, my bigger love is capturing it all on camera and sharing it with you. Read more about me here
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