Ideas and Crafty Tidbits for Home, Family, and Fun
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I’m contributing over at Alpha Mom’s – Once Upon a Holiday again today. Come see how we Tie Dyed patriotic shirts for the whole family, right in time for the fireworks this Saturday!
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There’s been lots of red, white, and blue floating around the web. I’ve collected a few fun links to some super star-bangled crafts for the 4th of July. Below is one of my hand-stitched cards, The American Flag.
Cupcake Liner Fireworks by No Time for Flash Cards
Red, White, and Blue Pinwheel by Skip to my Lou
American [...]
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Recently I received this fun paper cutting machine from Cricut to try out and craft with. They’re in partnership with Today’s Mama, spreading the word about their fun contest “Cricut Golden Ticket” starting July 1st! Cricut is an electronic paper cutting machine. With their computerized machine and cartridges, there are fun fonts, shapes, and images [...]
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Is the Dad in your life tired of getting a boring old tie every year for Father’s Day? Well, I snazzed up this Father’s Day tie, crafting it into something new, a snake. He may not be able to wear it, but he might be happy about that.
Supplies for Snake Tie:
Tie – old used tie [...]
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When we’re having a picnic out back, I like to use a tablecloth to cover my table. But the pesky wind seems to always blow it around. So I took a store-bought tablecloth and sewed elastic around the edges, making it fit snug as a bug around my table. Now I don’t have to worry [...]
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Check out these great projects that have been submitted to the Make and Takes Flickr Pool. Come join the group today and share what you’ve been “Making and Taking”!
1. Camera Strap Cover, 2. Baby Saddle Shoes, 3. Full Bloom Table Runner, 4. Glass Etching, 5. Yarn Bird Nest & Felted Wool Egg, 6. Hanging Crib [...]
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Remember this sad sad post, In Desperate Need of Design Help? Here’s a picture of the room in question, it’s bleak walls, large furniture, cold atmosphere.
Well, I’ve been RESCUED! The ladies at Fresh Nest Design have taken on the challenge to design my living room. They’ve each chosen a design style, based on my answers, [...]
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I’m contributing over at Alpha Mom’s – Once Upon a Holiday again today. Come see how to make this fun photo cube that your Mom is going to love to get on Mother’s Day!
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Lucrecer from Art Slam is here today as my guest sharing a how-to on creating your own Art Journal. Her art is not only beautiful, but food for the creative soul.
There are times I really do not have anything I want to write about on my journal pages. Nor do I believe every single page [...]
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I love the beautiful ‘flower girls’ from Elsa Mora, first seen at The Crafty Crow. Ever since I saw them, I couldn’t wait to make one of my own. So we’ve crafted a few of these fancy flower girls onto cards for Mother’s day, inspired by Elsa Mora.
Supplies for Fancy Flower Cards:
flowers – I didn’t [...]
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