I am addicted to craft blogs.
My bookmarks are filled to the brim with blogs that inspire me with their beautiful photography, original tutorials and pretty crafts.
I find that blogs that share more than their creative lives, but their inner lives – family, home or even behind-the-scenes of their businesses – are the most appealing to me.
To me these bloggers/artists/designer/makers infuse creativity in almost everything they do, or at least what they share on their gorgeous blogs.
I would love to share my top five favorite craft blogs (in no particular order). For each blog, I also picked my fave blog post and fave DIY.
1. Oh Hello Friend
I love Danni’s whole aesthetic – her vintage sensibility mixed with modern graphics. I’ve been reading her blog for a while – love her photographs, DIY projects and only wished I lived in Cali again so I could visit her retail shop in person!
Fave blog post: The Wedding Post // Fave DIY: Hello DIY/Message in a Bottle.
2. Papernstitch
Brittni was one the first creative entrepreneurs that I started following when I started Catshy Crafts. She gives easy-to-follow advice for creative businesses, creates beautifully photographed tutorials while promoting handmade artists through her exhibition site. Plus, I was also lucky enough to write a guest blog post for her site!
Fave Blog Post: Create a Successful Niche Blog // Fave DIY: Make This: Pink and Yellow for a Spring Fellow
3. Dear Lizzy
Elizabeth (aka Dear Lizzy) is a beautiful designer mom with adorable kids and talented videographer husband, Collin. I first discovered her through my first love – scrapbooking! She has her own line of scrapbooking products, throws fabulous birthday parties for her kids and looks super-stylish doing it all.
Fave Blog Post: Birthday Party Pow-wow // Fave DIY: Scrapbooking on Vacation
4. A Beautiful Mess
This lifestyle blog is created my two lovely sisters Emma and Elsie on crafts, photography, recipes, beauty, decor, and fashion. (Like Dear Lizzy, I also first found Elsie through the world of scrapbooking – she was much-published scrapbooker in magazines and books and even had her own line.) Today, she and her sister share daily inspiration to help “make life a little bit sweeter.”
Fave Blog Post: 5 Tips for For Great Outdoor Photos // Fave DIY: Nutella Swirl Ice-Cream
5. Mollie Makes
Mollie Makes is my all-time favorite magazine. So it should be no surprise that the Mollie Makes blog is on my top five list of craft blogs. In case you haven’t picked up a copy of this U.K.-based monthly, run to your nearest craft shop or bookstore! (I pick up my copy at my local Joanns or Barnes and Noble.) Each magazine comes with a free gift – a crafting kit or supplies. It is my dream to someday find myself in the pages of this charming mag.
Fave Blog Post: Mollie Makes Meet Yvonne of Yvestown // Fave DIY: Tutorial Tuesday: Crochet Flowers
I hope you enjoyed reading about my picks for craft blogs!
What are your favorites?
Leave me a comment — I’d love to add more blogs to my daily reads!