Handmade Gift Ideas

Give Ceramic Mugs A Lovely New Look

Stylelist Home | Nicole Guzzardi | Posted 05.24.2012

Give plain old mugs, bowls, or even plates a fresh look using these fun fruit cut-outs or whatever designs you'd like with this Craft Of The Day. The...

Turn Any Notebook Into A Journal

Stylelist Home | Diana N. Nguyen | Posted 05.12.2012

OK, it's the eleventh hour, but if you need a present for Mom and can't make it to the mall, we have this DIY Mother's Day gift just for you. It invol...

A Mother's Day Keepsake You Can Make Using...Contact Paper?

Stylelist Home | Diana N. Nguyen | Posted 05.10.2012

Personalized dishware can be a little on the cheesy side (unless a kid is doing the decorating, in which case, cute!), but we loved this stylish new t...

Another Way To Give Flowers This Mother's Day

Stylelist Home | Diana N. Nguyen | Posted 05.08.2012

Forget the bouquet. This year, gift mom with a flower that'll last. This floral pillow cover features the rustic look of burlap but is actually made o...

A DIY Necklace That's Great For Mom

Stylelist Home | Diana N. Nguyen | Posted 05.08.2012

This Sunday, show Mom your love with a piece of personalized jewelry as unique as, well...yourself. While pendant necklaces can be very expensive, you...

The Most Unusual Candle We've Seen

Stylelist Home | Kathryn Kattalia | Posted 04.18.2012

We've seen our share of mason jar candles, but never like this! A simple glass cutting technique is used to do this Craft Of The Day, which turns an o...

Want This Tufted Tray? You Can Make It!

Stylelist Home | Kathryn Kattalia | Posted 04.17.2012

A serving tray is one of those household items that you'll always find a use for--and this Craft Of The Day is no exception. A pretty tufted tray is t...

A Very Unique Way To Serve Desserts

Stylelist Home | Kathryn Kattalia | Posted 04.16.2012

Chances are you probably have an old trophy or two collecting dust on a shelf somewhere. Why not put all that hardware to good use? In one of the more...

Make This Easy Gift For Under $5

Stylelist Home | Kathryn Kattalia | Posted 04.12.2012

You'll never lose your page again with this Craft Of The Day. This clever, no-slip bookmark stretches to fit any size book and can simply be made by s...

An Easy Way To Brighten Up Your Kitchen

Stylelist Home | Kathryn Kattalia | Posted 04.11.2012

Dish towels don't have to be drab. You can easily brighten them up with this Craft Of The Day. Sew on colorful strips of fabric for an instantly updat...

The Easiest Makeover For Your Home Office

Stylelist Home | Kathryn Kattalia | Posted 04.04.2012

Who says a home office has to be boring? Give an old mouse pad a new look with this quick and easy Craft Of The Day. A little bit of leopard print is ...

Make A Scarf...Without Knitting!

Stylelist Home | Kathryn Kattalia | Posted 03.28.2012

Warm one day and chilly the next, spring is notorious for fickle weather. Thankfully, you'll be prepared for whatever Mother Nature throws at you with...

A Cheap, Chic Way To Protect Your Table

Stylelist Home | Kathryn Kattalia | Posted 03.20.2012

A trip to the hardware store is all it takes to do this Craft Of The Day. Use pre-cut, laminate floor samples to make sleek, wooden coasters perfect f...

Can You Guess What This Bracelet Is Made From?

Posted 05.10.2012

Earlier this week, we introduced you to five Pinterest accounts that have been inspiring us lately. (Want to be in the running for next week's list? J...

A Different Way To Hold Pencils

Stylelist Home | Diana N. Nguyen | Posted 02.29.2012

Bring a touch of nature to your desk with this Craft Of The Day. Though it does involve some very light wood working, this project is way easier than ...

10 Minutes To Mod Votives

Stylelist Home | Diana N. Nguyen | Posted 02.28.2012

Get a vintage-mod look on the cheap with this colorful Craft Of The Day, which is inspired by a midcentury pattern featured by popular Norwegian kitch...

A Prettier Way To Organize Accessories

Stylelist Home | Diana N. Nguyen | Posted 02.23.2012

Function and beauty come together to showcase your accessories in this Craft Of The Day. It's a jewelry holder that keeps all your accessories in one ...

A Deceptively Easy Way To Make Anyone Smile

Stylelist Home | Diana N. Nguyen | Posted 02.15.2012

Make a statement with this Craft Of The Day. These yarn-wrapped letters take about 5 minutes to make, but look like something you could find at Anthro...

11 Last-Minute DIY Valentine's Day Gifts For $5 Or Less

Stylelist Home | Diana N. Nguyen | Posted 02.13.2012

If you haven't found the perfect gift for your valentine yet, chances are there's slim pickings left in stores now. Thankfully, we've rounded up 11 qu...

When Do Legos Belong On Your Table?

Stylelist Home | Kaitlyn Davis | Posted 02.06.2012

This Craft Of The Day will bring on happy childhood memories of afternoons spent playing with Legos. The bright building blocks has become an unlikely...

Craft Of The Day: Vintage Votives

Stylelist Home | Kaitlyn Davis | Posted 12.22.2011

Photo by Sarah Garrod of Annaboo's House Need an easy craft that has a lot of impact? Look no further! This Craft Of The Day turns mason jars int...

Easy, Impressive Last-Minute DIY Gifts

Stylelist Home | Kaitlyn Davis | Posted 12.17.2011

When you're caught up in the holiday rush, it's easy to forget to buy a little gift for the hostess or a visiting friend. Before you run out the door ...

A New Use For Old Music

Stylelist Home | Kaitlyn Davis | Posted 12.13.2011

Flickr Photo by Ben Dalton The great thing about gift wrap is that it's really just normal paper in disguise, so substituting household items in ...

Craft Of The Day: Teacup Candle

Stylelist Home | Kaitlyn Davis | Posted 01.29.2012

Flickr photo by marcie Have a few chipped teacups hanging around? So do we. That's why we were happy to see this idea, which gives vintage te...

Craft Of The Day: Let's Bring Back Shrinky Dinks

Stylelist Home/The Huffington Post | Kaitlyn Davis | Posted 01.08.2012

Photo by Jessica Jones As kids, we used to love watching our shrinkable plastic creations curl and unfurl in the oven - it seemed like magic! T...

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