Thanksgiving Crafts from the Past

by Marie

Here’s a few fun Thanksgiving crafts we’ve done in the past. What fun turkey decorations are gobbling up your house this Thanksgiving holiday?
Turkey Feather Countdown
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Rice Crispie Turkey Treats
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Tasty Turkey Table Favors
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Thankful Feather Centerpiece
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Singing Turkey Dinner (click for words)

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Have a Safe and Happy Halloween

by Marie
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Crafty Grover Hand Puppet

by Marie

With the Sesame Street celebrating it’s 40th Anniversary, I’ve crafted this fun hand puppet into my favorite Sesame Street Monster: Grover. He’s just so silly and crazy, and isn’t afraid to be himself. He’s a waiter by day and “Super Grover” by night! And one of my favorite children’s books is The Monster at the [...]

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Happy 40th Anniversary Sesame Street!

by Marie

To celebrate the 40th anniversary of Sesame Street, I’m sharing a few of my favorite classic TV memories.

Here’s my tribute to 40 years of Sesame Street! What’s your favorite memory?

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Trick-or-Treat Cookies

by Lindsay

My husband does not like sugar cookies.  No way.  But he does like these Trick-or-Treat cookies a lot.  The dough is soft and pliable and full of Fall–honey, molasses, raisins, and spices.

For the cookies in the pictures, I used half whole wheat flour and omitted the raisins (didn’t have any on hand).  The only problem [...]

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Meet Some Creative “Designing Moms”

by Marie

Guest Post by Cat of Designing Moms
Inspired would be one word to describe the way I feel about the company I keep at Designing Moms.  There’s always a lot of crafty goodness emerging from either their studios or homes and I thought it’d be fun to share some of their recent Halloween creations.

The studio of [...]

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Having a Handmade Halloween?

by Marie

As I’ve been scouring the internet for a Mummified costume for my son, I came up with a lot of other really great handmade costumes. My favorite are these Pippi braids, she was my favorite growing up. I think I’ll be sporting these on Saturday!

Pippi Longstocking Braids by Craftzine (pictured above)
Little Chick Costume by Little [...]

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Brushing Up On Your Art and Design Skills

by Marie

You may not need skills for learning nunchucks, bow hunting, or computer hacking like Napoleon Dynamite, but you may need these art and design skills taught at The Art Weekend in Salt Lake City, Utah on November 5-7th.

The Art Weekend is a weekend set out to help you learn and grow in what you already [...]

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Giveaway: Dillon Rogers Jewelry

by Marie

This giveaway is now closed. Thanks to all who entered. The winner of the Dillon Rogers giveaway is #63 Nicole. Congrats, I’ll email you the winner’s information. Have fun shopping!
I’m so excited that Dillon Rogers is here today with a really fabulous giveaway. They specialize in personalized jewelry, of the beautiful kind. Here’s a sneak [...]

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Light Up the Halloween Night

by Marie

I’m contributing over at Craftzine today with a fun crafty project for lighting up Halloween night. These Paper Bag Luminaries lead the path to some scary tricks and yummy treats!

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