Hi reader/ crafter/ passer by…..who ever you are this is just a quick intro to a world of joyful crafting. I am Ranjitha and I am here to walk you through the wonderful world of crafting with the CRICUT JOY. The idea behind the Cricut Joy is that we have a machine that is small and mighty. This is especially useful for people who like to craft on the go. It will fit easily on a train’s side table or even on your seat next to you ……get your internet going on your phone and you are all set. It works only with bluetooth so there are no wires hanging or getting in the way of your small cra ..read more

Hi everyone, Serene here from Sereneshandmade. I am so excited to own the cute and handy Cricut Joy I ordered from Itsy Bitsy. It’s been such a wonderful experience and I am so happy with the machine. I try something new almost everyday. Cricut joy is a lovely portable machine, which is best for smaller projects like labels, cards, vinyl stickers, iron on, banners, paper crafts etc. Cricut machines along with all accessories are available to order at Itsy Bitsy app and the website www.itsybitsy.in. For today’s project I have upcycled a plain ceramic coffee mug. It a fantastic piece of art whi ..read more

Hola, The festive season and buying spree everywhere. How about we make some trending crafts in home decor to sell? Be it in your next pop-up store, an exhibition or the festival market, these would sell like hot cake. Here are five cool crafts that you can make and sell this year! 1.  Frosted Flower Tea light Candle Jars  For this, we need 3″ candle jars, dried pressed flowers and foliage, decoupage glue and varnish and some glitter  (optional). Begin by applying a thin layer of decoupage glue on the glass jar and spread it evenly. Stick pressed flowers and foliage. Once the ..read more

Hey Crafty Souls, Manasa Priya here from Upcycled with fun Christmas cards that can be made in a jiffy. Christmas season, the season of giving is here! You must be thinking of sending happy mails to your loved ones. Be it for a Secret Santa message or for your kids to exchange greetings… these three cards can be DIY’ed under ten minutes using the readymade card bases and embellishments from Itsy Bitsy. 1. Santa Claus is coming to Town  For this card I have chosen Little Birdie foiled cardstock – Magic of Christmas and the Glitter Melody cardstock I began by cutting a snowflake design ca ..read more

Hi everyone, welcome to the blog today. Serene here from Sereneshandmade with a simple and exciting new way to turn a simple MDF photo frame into a lovely Christmas wall decor. If you want, it can be used for displaying your photos too. 1.Take an MDF photo frame, separate the base and keep aside. 2.Paint the top part with archival multi-surface paints -Tangy Tomato and the edges roughly with chalk paints Charcoal with some spillover to the red part. 3.Take the rear side of the photo frame. Take the newly launched Christmas theme decopage paper Joyful Christmas, trace out and cut out accordi ..read more

Welcome to the Itsy Bitsy blog. It’s Serene here from Sereneshandmade. Today we will be making some beautiful and quick Christmas cards. 1.Vintage Christmas Card  This beautiful Christmas card is made with papers from the paperpack Joyful Rhapsody. 1. Fold a  sheet from the paperpack in half and cut out few elements from the paperpack. 2. Paste the red glitter sheet with super hi-tack glue. 3.Cut out small pieces of double sided tape and paste it at the back of the elements. Paste on the card as shown. 4.The beautiful card is ready to gift! 2.Easy Christmas Tree Card This adorab ..read more

Hi everyone, it’s Serene from Sereneshandmade with some exciting new ideas for Christmas decor with MDF bases from Itsy Bitsy. Checkout how I painted and decorated the bases and turned them into beautiful Christmas decor. 1.Christmas Tree Table Decor This beautiful tree with words/sentiments in an unusual colour combination is a perfect way way to spruce up your home.   1.Take a MDF tree. Paint the base in alternate colours with Little Birdie chalk paints Snow, Rainy Day and Archival Multisurface paint Tangy Tomato. Paint the trunk of tree and the base in chalk paint Drift Wood. 2.Once ..read more

Hey Crafty People, This is Manasa Priya from Upcycled! Today I am going to show you how to make some festive home decor for Christmas. These are some wall frames with a 3D effect that also give a vintage vibe. For this project, first I prepped the MDF frames . I used Little Birdie Chalk Paints. Since it’s for Christmas, I selected green, red, and white. I created a distressed effect by painting and sanding. Sealed it with Little Birdie Matte Decor Varnish to complete the outer frame. Now, to finish the inner part of the frame, I measured and cut cardstock from Little Birdie Magic of Christm ..read more

Hi everyone, Serene here today with some cute little Christmas diys for the kids to make and have fun during Christmas time. Some of them might require a bit of parental help at time. Rest are absolutely easy. Now enjoy some family fun to with this cute diys. 1.Melting snowman table decor This melting snowman is a really cute project. 1.Paint the centre of the wood slice with chalk paint snow and let it dry. 2.Stick the wooden ball at the edge of the wood slice using wood glue and wait for 2 hours for it to dry. 3.Paint the wooden ball in chalk paint snow. Paint eyes mouth, on the ball and ..read more

Hi everyone, Serene here on the blog today with some lovely Christmas DIYs.Christmas is a beautiful season with lots of fun, cheer and celebration. All houses are decked up beautifully in Christmas glory. Today I am sharing with you a beautiful collection of Christmas crafts which are easy enough to make for yourself but beautiful enough to sell.  1.Reindeer wood slice ornament A rustic and cute ornament which can be made quickly. 1. Take a 3 inch wood slice and two glitter sheets in red and gold. I used sheets from the paper pack Joyful Rhapsody. 2.Draw the antlers on the back of the g ..read more