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Do you love Crafts and other things DIY?
Good. Then you’ve come to the right place. Kim & Ink started this website because crafting is part of our DNA.
The first DIYing I did was papering my room in blue and white when I was in high school. A few years later I purchased a beautiful voile print and matching solid polyester, then designed and sewed a bed skirt and curtains and quilted the bedspread and pillow shams. It was beautiful, although I have no idea if it was the latest style. We only had the department store’s catalog for our style guide in those days!
But this isn’t a blog post. So, read the posts in this category to discover the evolution of Kim & Ink and the Crafts and DIYs we can’t help but share.
Today we’re going to paint a Watercolor Butterflywith a black resist outline.Black resist can be done with oil pastel, crayon or black glue.We’ll show you how. So this weekend the g’little girls want to come for Saturday sleepover. Grampa bought a game to play with them. Kim is planning something, I’m not sure what it…
Today’s post is a Queen Bee muslin Kitchen Towel DIY using the easiest transfer method you’ll ever try. My penance project. Sigh. But your gain. So a couple of weeks ago our little church-school had “playday” and all the parents and grandparents and aunts and uncles get together for hours of fun topped…
My heart smiles as I recall the dad-isms and random inventions my father came up with over the 90+ years of his life. I do this memory thing every June when we get close to the day to celebrate Fathers. We lost our precious Father 3 years ago. All my adult life I’ve lived 2000…
Is your dad the grill-master of the family? DIY one or all 3 of these grilling gifts for Father’s Day. He’ll be so proud of your amazing stencil skills!! More Father’s Day Gift/Card Ideas Father’s Day Gift Ideas for Last Minute Shoppers Hand Prints Wall Decor; 3 Ways to Preserve Memories Hunter’s Card for…
If you know how to stamp cork coasters you’ll always have a quick and easy go-to for a last minute hostess gift, or to add to a kitchen or housewarming gift box. These cork coasters are going to be one of the most economical gifts you can make. They won’t be a forever item, but…
Remember that fun trip you had to the beach? And all the shells and driftwood you collected? Here’s how to make a Seashell Candle Holder from your bucket of shore finds. Transform your collection into room décor! Find more fun summer craft DIYs with these links: G’littles Sleepover Saturday and Other Fun Summer Stuff…
Do you know how to #hotfoil? Here’s how not to use Foil Transfer Papers while laminating. See our good, bad and ugly footnotes. Find more kimenink crafting experiments: How to Make a Personalized Bee Pillow: Easy Nursery DIY How to: Upcycled Accent Table into Giant Wall Clock Market Bags DIY: Origami Tote and Produce Pouches…
Do you need a Mom’s gift DIY your classroom will love making for Mother’s Day? Most grades can make this easy and elegant botanical room fragrance spray! Mother’s Day is less than a month away. Teachers, are you panicking? I get that. Always coming up with ideas for every occasion is stressful and do…
Learn how to make this upcycled round accent table into a giant wall clock. Add paint, stenciling and numbers for a unique décor piece. Here are more painting tutorials and DIYs you should check out. Wood Surface Prep Tutorial for Decorative Painting Decorative Painting Surface Prep for Metal and Steel DIY Concrete Planters: a…
10 Spring Chick Crafts and a Bonus Pop Up Card to enjoy making with your children. Most are easy DIYs suitable for toddler age on up. Last Sunday morning a 3 year old boy and his grandma sat next to me in the pew. “We got baby chicks!” he told me excitedly. “You have…
Sustainable Market Bags DIY. Learn how to make an origami tote for your weekly grocery haul, plus simple muslin produce pouches to organize and ecologize your refrigerator. Yes, ecologize is a word. A good word. At kimenink we try to ecologize, even though we don’t always succeed. You know, we forget the market bags…
Want to know how to make an Easy 3D Baby Chick Card for Spring? Follow our simple step-by-step tutorial for a cute pop-up Easter card. Or actually, for any occasion. Pink and Blue Easter Chicks When our boys were about 2 and 4, we bought them pink and blue baby chicks. Because Easter….