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Dried Orange Slice Pendants For Tu B'Shevat. Dried orange slices are great for crafting, and at long last I stuck some in my oven to make some things for Tu B'Shevat, which my friends is tomorrow night!

Dried Orange Slice Pendants For Tu B'Shevat

Rather than show you say a dried orange slice garland or another ornament, I came up with this fun idea which could also be a great little activity for a Tu B'Shevat party. Yup, that's right, dried orange slice pendants! And on little kids these pendants are well, quite large, making them all the more fun and festive. And when the party is over, you can simply hang your pendants somewhere for decoration. Enjoy!

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Orange Rind Candle Centerpiece For Tu B'Shevat. Ever heard of candles made from orange rinds?

Orange Rind Candle Centerpiece For Tu B'Shevat

Or candles made from clementine rinds? Great idea right, especially now that Tu B'Shevat (Feb. 8th) is right around the corner! Basically, according to the original source, one carefully removes the fruit, leaving the two halves intact, and when you are careful not to sever the stem that's connected to the top inside of the peel, you can actually use this as a wick once olive oil is poured into the rind. Well my friends, this little idea sounds great, but just didn't work for me, since maybe the stem was too moist or not soaked enough in oil. (Another post suggested leaving the half rind and stem to dry overnight, but who has time for that?)

Now, while my orange and lemon and clementine rinds look great with little wicks floating in them, I just couldn't stop until I had also tried making a beautifully carved cover with the top half of the rind. The assortment of citrus halves do look lovely just as they are. Labs - Multicolr Search Lab. 1154 LILL Studio: Custom Handbags, Handbag Parties, Creative Gifts and Fabric Sales. Www.simonpanrucker.com/beans.swf.

What Color Orange Are You? Pillow With Rosette Clusters From Felt Furnishings. I haven’t crafted with felt since I was little, but since picking up a copy of Anne Kyrrö Quinn‘s book, Felt Furnishings, I have a whole new universe of respect for the material.

Pillow With Rosette Clusters From Felt Furnishings

Anne was encouraged to revisit felt by her tutor in her final year studying Textile Design at London Metropolitan University, and she hasn’t looked back since. The techniques she explores in this vibrant craft book truly transform felt into modern, eye-catching home accents. For this week’s How-Tuesday project, we’re sharing her pillow with rosette clusters.

The gathered felt creates a feast of color for the eye; don’t the pictures just make you want to reach out and caress the nestled folds? This project comes from Anne’s chapter on gathering and ruching, but her felt techniques cover the gamut, from pleating to applique. Purchase Felt Furnishings Sometimes an idea for a new design will come to me when I’m playing around with a piece of felt in my hand. Materials and Tools 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. Made By Humans - Eco Staple Free Stapler Cubed. Each year billions and billions of metal staples are manufactured in pollution-spewing factories.

Made By Humans - Eco Staple Free Stapler Cubed

And each year most of these end up on landfills, causing further harm to the environment. "if every office worker in the UK saved just one staple a day, we'd save 72 tones of metal a year! " (source: wasteonline.org.uk). The Eco Staple Free Stapler revolutionizes how you fasten papers togetherThe Eco Staple Free Stapler cuts out a tiny strip of paper and uses it to "stitch" up to four pagestogether.

Cool tip: "Staple" twice - in mirror image - for an even better hold. Jell-o fruit! GUNILLA Fabric - orange. We use cookies to make sure you get the best experience on our website.

GUNILLA Fabric - orange

If you continue without changing your settings, you're agreeing to receive all cookies on the IKEA website. Privacy policy | Read more about cookies. Jon Ashcroft - Fractals 1. Orange Dry Erase Board. Orange Magnetic Dry Erase Board Our Magnetic Dry Erase Board is truly a bright idea!

Orange Dry Erase Board

Not only can you write notes and make lists on its cheery surface, you can also attach photos or notes with magnets. Includes dry erase marker, magnetic-backed eraser and two magnets Mounting hardware included Exclusive to The Container Store We can help! Click here to chat with an expert. This is an estimated price of your elfa solution plus our Installation Service. Hearts and Dots Orange Washi Tape by mooseart. Colton Tangerine - Optical - Women. Eco Highlighters Orange : eco office supplies : Stubby Pencil Studio. How About Orange. My Christmas tree needed more orange (of course), so I made this little thing.

How About Orange

It appears to be a spaceship which has crashed into a circus tent. To make your own circus spaceship, you'll need two colors of regular paper, scissors, needle, thread, pencil, ruler, and two beads. 1. Cut the paper into strips that are 3.5" long and 0.5" wide. (This makes a small ornament about 3" in diameter.) 2. 3.