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How To Make Armour - Introduction - Armour & Armor. Article is claimed to be written by Steven Sheldon (Verification Pending) If you’re looking for the shortest path route to making armour then the very first thing you should do is grab a copy of this fantastic book by Brian Price, I highly recommend it: If you’re anything like me, chances are you’ve had this unexplainable attraction to things medieval since you were a kid. Maybe it was spawned from a childhood toy, a fairy tale, or perhaps a movie. One day you happened upon a demonstration put on by some re-enactors, or perhaps you were just surfing the web, when you made a monumental discovery: “Wow!

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CRAFTYisCOOL. By now I'm sure you've all heard about Martha Stewart's latest venture into the yarn world, right? Lion Brand Yarn has come out with a full line of Martha Stewart Crafts yarn and a Knit and Weave Loom . Because I've designed for Lion Brand in the past, when the new yarns were going to be released, I was fortunate to receive a sampling of the yarns to try out. I make dolls. It's just what I do and what I think of first when I get a big box of yarn.

When said yarn has the name "Martha Stewart" on it and the colors are reminiscent of Martha's understated and sophisticated style, how could I not make a Martha Stewart doll? Then there was the glittery eyelash yarn, in the perfect color for making a chowchow, which just so happens to be the breed of one of Martha's most famous pets, Genghis Khan . Long story short, I made a Martha, wrote out a pattern, and shipped both off to Lion Brand.

We arrived at our hotel and got checked in, then took a walk around the corner to Times Square. The House of Smiths - Home DIY Blog - Interior Decorating Blog - Decorating on a Budget Blog. My cute friend Kari from Ucreate asked me a few weeks ago, to think of a good idea for her, "7 days of perfect gifts for co-workers, neighbors, friends, teachers.. etc. " feature! You MUST check it out... these are some super talented ladies, with GREAT ideas! :) I have to say, that it was a little bit challenging to think of JUST one! Lol. So here are three, that I thought would be fun to giveaway to friends and neighbors, this year!... The first was actually my brothers idea! He came up with this fun saying and put it in his own home. I thought it would be fun to tweak it a bit and put it on a small board, with some "make-shift" mistletoe! All I did was take a piece of scrap wood I had in the garage, Paint it with some leftover blue paint we had from the kitchen...

"Distress Ink" that I got from my local craft store. Then I applied the vinyl and a claw hanger on the back... and, Wa-La! Cute sign, ready to go! "my own mistletoe," since all I could find at the store was red mistletoe. and done! MMMMM Fried Marbles..... - JEWELRY AND TRINKETS. Build a 3-D Super Mario Papercraft Magnet Board. We combine papercraft fan art with magnets and a poster magnet board to make a cool, 3-D, reconfigurable display of our favorite video game. Cubeecraft has an awesome selection of papercraft toys using a clever no-glue box design. The pop-culture fan art covers characters from TV, cartoons, video games, movies, comic books, and more. We show you how to combine Cubeecraft toys, magnets, and a 24 x 36 in. poster magnet board to create a cool, 3-D, reconfigurable display of our favorite video game, Super Mario Bros. For other 3-D papercraft magnet board ideas, check out the Cubeecraft site.

There are over 200 character designs to choose from. A finished 24 x 36 in., 3-D Super Mario papercraft magnet board. Adhesive Disc MagnetsCreate your own magnetic papercraft.Only $9.95 for 16. Build Steps Be aware that safety is your responsibility. Step 1: Get Parts, Tools, and Materials To build a Super Mario papercraft magnet board you will need the following: Parts Tools and Materials Step 5: Assemble. Curbly | DIY Design Community. Papered Switch Plates - Martha Stewart Home & Garden. 11 Sheet Music Craft Ideas.

After posting about the sheet music ornament star last week, I was inspired to dig around the web for other music-related crafts! There are tons of ways to recycle old sheet music (which you can often find at thrift stores, garage sales, auctions, and antique stores). Here’s a sampling of what I found! All links lead back to the original bloggers’/crafters’ websites. Click the photos to view them larger. 1. Sheet Music Garland | This fun garland is fast and easy, made by cutting out sheet music circles and sewing them together.

It’s perfect for decorating a music room, fireplace mantel, or Christmas tree. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10. 11. Still not inspired? What ways have you found to recycle old sheet music? Joy Morin is a piano teacher in Bowling Green, Ohio (United States) who enjoys keeping her teaching fresh with new ideas and resources. Joy has blogged 912 posts here. Like this: Like Loading... Related Posts: