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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.
Want to make this amazingly realistic Paper Succulent Wreath? Our tutorial has 4 paper succulent varieties you attach to a wooden hoop. Succulents are popular in home décor right now. I haven’t had very good luck growing them, but I love seeing successful succulent arrangements. Given my obviously missing succulent-growing gene, I thought we…
How to make a Paper Gardenfor school children and preschool.Mostly easy projects that don’t takea lot of shopping and preparation. It’s harder to do a craft with children if you don’t have all the stuff you need. Add the items you don’t have to your shopping list now, so you’ll have it all in your…
A Beaded Poster Hanger DIY: upcycled wood and rustic paint finish, then add new wooden beads, for modern farmhouse style décor. Do you buy posters? Is that still a thing? The only ones I’ve purchased since I was a teenager are timeline posters for my sons. They’re pretty awesome, and they might like poster hangers…
A guest WIFI sign is an easy way to provide visitors with connection without making them ask. Asking hosts for a WIFI password can be awkward. A guest won’t know if the hosts have unlimited WIFI, and won’t want to waste their gigabytes. Or maybe the hosts won’t want to share it, and they’ll be…
Free Spring Printable Décor: to hang on the wall or DIY some fresh and pretty shelf sitters to welcome the new season. Is this jumping the season? Spring is on my mind. Spring is a time of change and new beginnings. And that’s what we need, am I right? The pandemic is hanging on…
DIY Upcycle: An Old Child’s Chair Gets a New Coat of Leopard Skin with craft paint and a brush. A quick and easy faux painting tutorial. In “The Last Battle,” the final book in C. S. Lewis’ Chronicles of Narnia, a greedy ape named Shift gets a simple-minded donkey (Puzzle) to dress up in…
12 Classroom Valentine Projects for unique, creative art-time fun. Ideas for every age, and some any age will love making together, even Mom. We have a couple of projects right here on the blog to add to the 12 on our list. Parents Valentine Keepsake Craft is always a popular choice. Follow the link…
Hand-lettered wedding menu DIY in a glass frame. Try this “cheat” method of hand lettering. Then frame with or without dried flowers. Hand-Lettered Wedding Menu DIY Most of you will say you can’t hand letter. Full disclosure: we can’t either. Not well enough to freehand such a special diy. So we invented a “cheat”…
Parents Valentine Keepsake Craft for Art Classwill be a treasured memento.Frame the free printable for lasting impressions! We’ve got a few posts with Valentine projects, and some with keepsake art projects. Click on the pictures to take a look at the tutorials for these ideas. Parents Valentine Keepsake Craft Printable Today’s project is a combination…
Traditional New Year’s Cookies: our once a year sweet treat calorie blowout:puffed fritters hot from the oil, dusted in confectioner’s sugar,with golden raisins bursting in your mouth at first bite. Oh, and did I say these little doughballs are a family tradition, both in my husband’s family and in my family. Of course, his family…
Last minute Christmas printables in case you need more Holiday cheer. Plus a few New Year print downloads, free until January 2021! Christmas Printables for last minute décor I’m sure you all have your house all cozy and ready for Christmas and you probably don’t need to think of doing one more thing! But, just…
Fabulous DIY Christmas Décor Upcycled or Free. It’s 2020 and it’s a Covid Christmas. The Challenge: use the extra time to create decorations from items left over from Christmases past. Kim & Ink uses recycled and/or responsibly produced papers for our handmade greeting cards. So our holiday décor doesn’t stray from our “stewardship” principles….