This craft is SO simple! You can customize the size and color of the pom poms you use, making them perfect gifts for cheerleaders, scouts, or any other group. 

Here's a photo how-to, quick directions, and supply list.

Disclosure: This project includes products I received as part of a separate sponsored post. As always the opinions expressed are my own. 

Some of you may be familiar with Amy Anderson, she is the founder of modpodgerocksblog.com and author or Mod Podge Rocks!. What you may not know is that her crafty talents extend beyond decoupage. She is also the creative force behind washitapecrafts.com and last month released Washi Tape Crafts. I'm so grateful for the opportunity to be sharing a little about the book with you today as well as some of my favorite projects from the book, like this Advent Calendar.

Disclosure: I received five yards of fabric free of charge as part of this project, opinions expressed are my own. I feel that I should also warn you this is a photo heavy post.  

You might remember a couple months ago I took part in the August Fab Furniture Flippin' Contest. Well, I lucked out again and this time the sponsor is MINTED!

I completely admit to letting out a fangirl squeal when I realized I'd made the cut. Minted is an online marketplace where artists can submit their designs for the public to see and vote upon. Their entire site has a clean feel that spotlights the artists they promote and it's really enjoyable to look through. When the winners have been selected Minted sells their work in the form of home decor, stationery, artwork, and fabric. Which brings us to this month's contest.

For this Fab Furniture Flippin' Contest the theme is Take a Seat and as you may have guessed all the contestants have been tasked with creating a reupholstery project featuring fabric from Minted. This month's hosts are Colleen and Stacy. I love what Colleen has done with a vintage Lewitte chair and you know I'm a sucker for modern art  like the look Stacy has created. Be sure to stop by both their blogs to see for yourself and check out what the other contestants came up with, it'll be at the end of their posts. If you're interested in participating in future contests just send a message to info@fabfurnitureflippincontest.com. 

This post is brought to you by Core’dinations Glitter Prints and Blueprint Social. 
The opinions are my own. 

Every time I say Craft Lightning, "Grease Lightning" starts playing in my head. 

So, guess what time it is, "Go Craft Lightning, Go Craft Lightning!" 

I told myself I wasn't going to make a single ornament this year, who was I kidding? I'm not sure if this one will fit into the Instagram Photo-A-Day Challenge we're doing this month, but it might. (Be sure to check it out and follow along at #NUOrnaments15!)

Back to today's project and yes, it's an ornament. In keeping with the craft lightning requirements it takes less than 15 minutes to complete.  

To make your own Fringed Juice Lid Ornaments you'll need: 

 This year marks the 5th annual Handmade Holiday Blog Hop and I'm so excited to be one of its contributors! I'm really excited about the gift I made but before I jump right into the how-to I want to make sure you know there are links, and a giveaway, for you to check out at the bottom of the post. 

We actually used three different techniques but they all had the same premise and that is to spotlight my budding artist's work. First we created a floral watercolor piece; secondly, we painted on an iron-on image transfer; and thirdly, we combined the water color with the image transfer.  All you need to recreate any of these projects is:

All in all, it isn't a bad toy. The kids can't wait to play with it again. I think this is one of those times, that as an adult, I had unrealistic expectations. I mean, this is a toy designed for children not a state-of-the-art 3D drawing machine. And the fact of the matter is the kids enjoyed the process more than the final product. Which, to me is the point. They liked carefully drawing their designs, hitting it with the spotlight, and even waiting a little longer before 'glueing' them together. They didn't care that the dinosaur didn't stand up, and they wanted to turn the flower into a refrigerator magnet. (Watch video for reference.) 

So, in the end, the IDO3D Art Studio got two thumbs up from my 10 and eight year old critics. 

The kit featured in our video retails for about $19.99 and can be found at Wal-Mart, Toys-R-Us, and K-Mart. Thanks again for stopping by!