Make DIY Glittery Acorn Christmas Ornaments

DIY Glittery Acorn Christmas Ornament Tutorial :: www.theMagicOnions.com

We have been making the cutest ornaments for our Christmas tree :: glittery acorns! What could be cuter than adding a touch of woodland whimsy to make your tree sparkle and shine.       This is what we used to make our cute acorn ornaments…   Materials : glitter – in lots of cute […]

Velvet Material Pumpkins :: DIY Thanksgiving Crafting Tutorial

Velvet Pumpkin DIY Tutorial

We’ve been making velvet pumpkins to get us into the Thanksgiving spirit. We add a few drops of On Guard essential oil to the rice inside and now our home smells so so so yummy! They are really very quick and easy to make, just a few simple steps…     You can also follow […]

Silk Toadstool Christmas Ornament DIY Tutorial

Oh my… we’ve been making these most adorable silk toadstools for our Christmas tree. Each one takes a few minutes to make and, at this rate, our tree will be laden with toadstools! I found the silk fabric in wonderfully natural colors at Joannes Fabrics. It was on sale too! The foam balls are from […]

Velvet Pumpkins :: DIY Tutorial

Velvet Pumpkin DIY Tutorial

I’ve admired velvet pumpkins for years. There is something so awesomely luxurious about them. I love velvet. It makes me remember my grandmother… or rather, her formal sitting room… the one children were forbidden (unless on vary rare special occasions) to enter. It had plush velvet couches that a child could draw on simply by […]

How To Make Immune Boosting Cashmere Heart Hand Warmers

How To Make Cashmere Heart Hand Warmers Tutorial : www.theMagicOnions.com

Teddy and his friends play out in the snow for hours each day. When they come inside at last, when the sun is setting and the night is creeping in, they all have rosy cheeks and frozen hands that they need to warm up, pronto.  I have a little trick to help them. Together, we […]

How To Make Felt Flowers in less than 1 minute!

Make beautiful Felt Flowers in a few simple steps DIY Tutorial with The Magic Onions Blog

I’ve been having fun making videos again. Here is one so many of you have asked me to make… felt flowers in less than a minute! This should show you just how easy and quick these flowers are to make. All you need is felt, scissors and a hot glue gun. There are so many […]

DIY Crafting Video :: Fairy Babies

Make delightful FAIRY BABIES for your little ones with this easy DIY NEEDLE FELTING tutorial on The Magic Onions blog

Oh my gosh… I’ve been having so much fun! I stepped out of my comfort zone and into a place that I NEVER thought I’d venture into… YouTube.  Eeeek!   My 12 year old daughter encouraged me. ‘It’s all in YouTube these day’s Mom’, she said.   She critiqued my video and had a lot […]

Make BEAUTIFUL Felt Flowers

Make beautiful Felt Flowers in a few simple steps DIY Tutorial with The Magic Onions Blog

. There are so many beautiful ways to craft with felt. Felt brings such an earthy rich texture into your home. I recommend crafting with the the best quality felt, always. There is such a huge difference with using the best felt. You are spending time and effort in your crafting and using the best […]

New Fairy Garden Kits

Make the most enchanting fairy gardens with this FAIRY GARDEN DIY KIT IN A BOX from The Magic Onions Shop

I’ve had the most wonderfully creative weekend designing new DIY fairy garden kits for the shop. It’s my most favorite work activity of all – designing new enchantments. I get to play with flower fairies and magical miniature things all day long. And my camera, of course, which I love. The kids join in from […]

Finger Knitted Yarn Flowers :: A DIY Tutorial for Kids

Finger Knitted Flower Tutorial

Last week, I promised I’d share Teddy’s DIY finger knitted flower tutorial.     Teddy’s been finger knitting like a wild-man and we’ve made so many beautiful creations from the fruits of his labor.     I have already shared an easy finger knitting tutorial with you so that you can teach your child this […]