Pauline Molinari

I'm the crafty maven, and I'm on a mission to spread craftiness. With a fine arts degree, over 15 years experience in children's publishing, and a savvy, stylish, sassy tween daughter, I come armed with perspective and passion to inspire tween girls and their mothers to be crafty together.

Patriotic Printables

Patriotic Printables@ClubChicaCircle

The first day of summer is officially here! Hip, hip, hooray! Kick off summer by starting to plan your 4th celebration! To get you started, we are offering some free patriotic printables. Subscribe to me on our mailing list, and grab your copy. If you are already a subscriber, go to the special link we…

Upcycled Father’s Day Coffee Sleeve Craft Idea

Father’s Day Coffee Sleeve Craft

Show Dad some coffee love. Check out this super cute and quick homemade gift idea. Hand Dad a cup of coffee with his own personalized coffee sleeve this Father’s Day. Here is what you will need to create your own custom cup of coffee for Dad: coffee sleeve scrapbook or colored paper of choice pictures,…

Finger Weaving Fun!

I heart finger weaving feature

With a bag of cotton loops and your fingers, you can create some cool colorful creations. This boredom-busting, travel-friendly craft is the perfect tween summer craft idea. One of our resident tweens shows you how.

We’ve been Rockin’ it with Schoolhouse Rock!

Schoolhouse Rock chicas

This week our craftiness has been a little quiet. My tween and I have been performing in a local musical theater production of Schoolhouse Rock! Remember Schoolhouse Rock? It was one of the best parts of my Saturday mornings growing up – that and homemade waffles. = ) If you are local to Orange County,…

Inspiration Comes in Many Packages

MJ bay to breakers

Hello crafty chicas! Don’t be disappointed, but today’s post isn’t a crafty DIY, free printable, or crafty trend. I just had to take a moment to write a personal rant. I absolutely love this picture of my beautiful niece who just ran the Bay to Breakers 12K over the weekend with her father and her…