Arts &Crafts, How-To's, Upcycling & Repurposing

Art & Crafts, up cycling & repurposing


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  • DIY Gesso

    DIY Gesso

    Gesso is a paint mixture that is used as a primer to prevent the paint from seeping through the canvas or material you are using. It is used in a lot of mixed media projects, art journals, paintings, and textured backgrounds. Gesso has been around for centuries, it was originally made from a mixture of…

  • Osmosis and oranges ??

    Osmosis and oranges ??

    A deliciously simple way to make a homemade syrup! Only 2 ingredients.

  • Repurposing Oui jars

    Repurposing Oui jars

    Everyone has a bad habit. Mine is saving things to create something more out of them. Like pickle jars you can reuse for canning or storing items in like cotton balls, nails, craft items, etc. Cardboard egg cartons can be turned into fire starters or paper clay. Today I am showing you a few ways…

  • You can do what with Baking Powder?

    looking Hello everyone, happy weekend! The other day I was researching about a project I want to do for another post, and I need Soda Ash/Washing Soda. I really do not like buying things unnecessarily. So of course, I did more research and figured out how to make my own Soda Ash/Washing Soda. If I…

  • Homemade Butter

    Once again the wheels in my head started spinning on things I can make from scratch. My eldest daughter loves baking. For Christmas we bought her a ice cream maker. She absolutely loves making ice cream. The recipes that came with the ice cream maker calls for heavy whipping cream, so needless to say we…