Top 10 Crafting Materials for 2012! January 3, 2012 DIY, Inspiration, Tutorials 3 Comments 5844 In honor of the New Year, I thought I’d share my top 10 crafting materials for 2012. These are things I always have on hand, and you’re sure to spot them all over my house! All of these images are linked to my Pinterest boards which share the sources and/or tutorials. 1. Drop Cloth Need I say more? If you’re not already on this bandwagon, get on now. You won’t find another material as affordable, durable, and texturally awesome for things like curtains, upholstery, table linens, and more. 2. Book Pages Stop by your local thrift store and pick up some cheap yellow paged books and get your craft on. 3. Paint Swatches Does it get any better than free? These beauties come in every color of the rainbow and can be used for everything from bunting to coasters. 4. Burlap It’s earthy, textural, and oh-so-scratchy. While I wouldn’t want it on my face (or my butt!), I certainly want it all over my house. 5. Corks Eco friendly and dripping (tee hee!) with natural beauty, there are tons of ways to reuse these babies when the wine is oh-vah. And when you have a brother that works at a winery…well, let’s just say I’m always looking for ways to use that endless supply of wine corks. 6. Jute Twine Is there nothing that can’t be improved by wrapping it with twine? It’s earthy like the burlap, but you can squeeze it into small places. 7. Oil Rubbed Bronze Spray Paint When in doubt, spray it with Oil Rubbed Bronze. It will turn even the ugliest of things into a bronzed god(dess). 8. Scrapbooking Paper Speaking of transformative properties…if you can’t find that can of spray paint, you should totally just cover it with scrapbook paper. 9. Brown Paper Did you think I forgot it? How could I? I covered the entire upstairs floor with it. 10. Yarn I’m a knitter, but you don’t have to be in order to use this versatile material. And there you have it folks, my top 10 material choices for your crafting pleasure. I hope you will check out some of the projects and add them to your to-do in 2012 list! And when you’ve finished your projects, feel free to link them up at my weekly party 🙂 3 Responses marilyn January 3, 2012 WOW…you have a great list of supplies and very inspirational projects! 🙂 Reply Inspire Me Heather January 3, 2012 Wow, great post! I was with you all the way until the oil rubbed bronze paint – I must get me some, thank you!! All of your projects are so good, you are very talented and creative! Reply Cathy Dees April 26, 2012 Very Impressive….Thank You. Reply Leave a Reply Cancel ReplyYour email address will not be published.CommentName* Email* Website Save my name, email, and website in this browser for the next time I comment. CAPTCHA Code * Notify me of follow-up comments by email. Notify me of new posts by email. Check here to Subscribe to notifications for new posts
marilyn January 3, 2012 WOW…you have a great list of supplies and very inspirational projects! 🙂 Reply
Inspire Me Heather January 3, 2012 Wow, great post! I was with you all the way until the oil rubbed bronze paint – I must get me some, thank you!! All of your projects are so good, you are very talented and creative! Reply