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Lot Beads Bulk Over 2 Pounds lbs New Mix Semi Precious Stones Glass Jewelry. Great DIY ideas / How to turn an old chest into a coffee table #DIY. How To Make a String Tree Wall Mural Home Hacks. SHARING YOUR LOVE OF CROCHET Teaching Guide. Most crocheters learn from someone else — a parent, grandparent or friend.

SHARING YOUR LOVE OF CROCHET Teaching Guide

Even if there were no how-to books, the art of crochet would flourish down through the generations. Here are some suggestions from experienced teachers that will help you get started. You can teach anyone — women, men, teens and young children from about 6 on up. You can even share the skill without sharing a language. Get them started by learning just the basics — the chain, single and double crochet stitches. Chain 23. Row 1: Single crochet in second chain from hook and in each chain across:you will have 22 single crochets. Row 2: Sc in each sc, ch 1, turn.

Repeat Row 2 until piece measures about two inches long. Sit down beside (not in front of) your student. Let the student hold the work and the hook however it is most comfortable. Have the student finish the row, then explain about the turning chain. Break Time. Domestic for Dummies: Fall Pinterest Project: DIY Coasters - StumbleUpon.

Is everyone ready for today's Pinterest challenge?

Domestic for Dummies: Fall Pinterest Project: DIY Coasters - StumbleUpon

I know I'm excited to share my project and can't wait to see what everybody else came up with. Pinterest in general just makes me tinkle in my pants with joy! So let's get to it! Lately I have been obssessed with games like Words With Friends, Wordosaur, Scrabble and any other word games that make me use my noggin. If you ever want to play with me you can come over. Online these babies go for $26, but with a little crafting and an old scrabble game, these can be yours for practically free! Here are the materials you need: 64 scrabble letters (check yard sales, thrift stores, or order some on Ebay or Amazon if you don't have any on hand)1 thin cork board (buy at any craft store)1 x-acto knifesuper gluehot glue gunmodpodge/sealer Step 1.

Bootstrapping a Startup. DIY Market Bag - Honestly WTF - StumbleUpon. With Earth Day just around the corner, we’re turning to artist and environmentalist Chris Jordan for inspiration.

DIY Market Bag - Honestly WTF - StumbleUpon

In this large-zoom photograph he has captured 1.14 million brown paper supermarket bags, the number used in the US every hour. And did you know that 2.7 billion plastic bags are used every day worldwide? Floored by these staggering numbers we were motivated to do a quick and easy DIY, recycling an old t-shirt into a reusable fringed market bag. How to Sync an iPod Without Deleting the Music. ORANGE RIND VOTIVES - StumbleUpon.

Rolled paper flowers {tutorial} Welcome to flower week – five days of simple and delightful flower projects.

rolled paper flowers {tutorial}

Most favorited all-time. Craft Ideas / SEW Hip! Slouchy Slippers. How to Make a Sailor's Knot Bracelet. In order to create your Sailor's Knot bracelet, you'll need: cotton twine (at least 3 yds), a round object to put the bracelet around – Mason jar, can, bottle, anything circular with a similar circumference to your wrist, scissors, and Fray Check or clear nail polish.

How to Make a Sailor's Knot Bracelet

How to make gift bags from newspaper. When I bought something at a store recently, the clerk handed me my purchase in a bag made from a newspaper.

How to make gift bags from newspaper

I liked it very much and had to make some more—thus today's DIY recycled newspaper project: gift bags made from the Wall Street Journal. You can vary the dimensions, of course, but here's what I used to create a bag that's 5" tall, 4.5" wide, and 3" deep. Stack two sheets of newspaper on top of each other. This will be a two-ply bag for extra sturdiness. Cut out a rectangle that's 15.5" wide and 8.25" tall. Fold a flap 1.25" down from the top. Cut two pieces of cardstock or chipboard to 4.25" x 1", then glue them on the widest two panels just under the top fold. Put glue on the outside of the 0.5" tab and bring the left-most panel over to form the body of the bag, aligning the cut edge of the panel with the folded edge of the flap. Upend the bag so the 2" flap is now up.

Put glue on both flaps and fold them inward to form the bottom of the bag. 3 Eco-Friendly Alternatives to ‘Fragrant’ Toxins Found in Your Home. I’m a bit of a girlie-girl because I like to smell nice!

3 Eco-Friendly Alternatives to ‘Fragrant’ Toxins Found in Your Home

Over the years I have amassed a perfume collection from old boyfriends, friends, Christmas presents and purchases I’ve made. 99% of them are ‘conventional’ fragrances from companies like Marc Jacobs, Estee Lauder, Clinique and many others. V and Co how to: jersey knit bracelet - StumbleUpon.

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