Top 3 crafty bloggers to follow

In addition to those who do craft projects for kids or home decor-type items, some of the most popular crafty blogs involve DIY creations of stunning jewelry, shoes, clothing and handbags. How cool is it that you can jazz up older items with a new twist on color or texture and/or invent something brand new with bits and pieces you can buy at a hardware store?

www.craftjr.com

If you've got kids, you'll be thanking Wendy Piersall, a social media expert and mother of three, who masterminded this great site for fun things you can create with your children. You can search projects by age, time or topic and you'll find everything from recipes to holiday- and party-related theme pieces at your fingertips. How proud will your kids be of their twig birdhouse or the dinosaur feet (made from recycled tissue boxes!) they will greet Dad with when comes home from work?

stripesandsequins.com

Grace Atwood started her blog in January 2010, and covers beauty, fashion, travel and DIY crafty projects in a fun and fascinating way.

When I asked about her start in DIY projects, it seems it's in her blood! "I've been making my own jewelry and crafts projects since I was about 5 years old. Seriously. I was never one for sports or outdoorsy stuff, I just wanted to be inside, playing with my beads and polymer clay," she tells SheKnows. "I've always just loved creating and making my own jewelry. Sometimes it's hard to find exactly what I want, and DIYing allows me to make things exactly how I want. It's also incredibly relaxing." (Atwood has a fast-paced job as the social media director for the fabulous BaubleBar.) "I added DIYs to my blog a little over a year ago, not knowing what it would bring. They instantly became the most popular feature on my blog, and I was hooked!"