If you are like me, you have many pieces of old costume jewelry that belonged to your grandmother or favorite aunt.  How long has it been since you last looked through that old jewelry? I bet you will find a few pieces that you can actually wear.  For the pieces you can’t,  decorate your bulletin boards with embellished pushpins using the jewels and beads from your old jewelry.  Try pinning an old strand of beads onto your bulletin board to hold sunglasses.

Share any ideas you may have.

Marbleize means to make something look like marble. Here is a fun project to create beautiful one-of-a-kind paper designs  for making your own greeting cards.  Because this process is easy, the entire family can get involved.   You will need the following:

This easy craft project is useful and a beautiful addition to hold your photos and such on your refrigerator.

I just discovered this web site and TV show called Donna’s Day starring PBS’s Donna Erickson that has really GREAT activities to do with your kids that are free or very little cost. The best part is that the activities are great for meaningful family time and they include highly motivating, fun, and educational projects.