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Holiday DIY: Fun Gifts For Anyone. This is probably the most fun project I've done...I just kept laughing while it was all coming together. This was also a really simple project so it would make for a great last-minute gift! I took some of these fabulous porcelain paint markers (Pebeo vitrea 160 in glossy) And drew funny faces and mustaches on some dollar store mugs.Let the paint dry for 24 hours then bake in the oven according to the marker's directions. Then I made some chocolate dipped stirring spoons and marshmallows with some of these fun ingredients! I also threw in some airplane sized liquor bottles and hot chocolate! Here's a quick tutorial on how to make the chocolate dipped spoons. Sweet and Ready-to-Eat Holiday Gifties | GlamNest.

When in doubt, you can’t go wrong with one of these holiday delights. They’re the perfect treat for under the tree or inside the stockings. Sweet, delicious, and prettily packaged, kids and grown-ups alike will be tickled and tempted at the sight of this Christmas eye-candy. Snowman Brownie Pops, $29.95 Six Chocolate Christmas Lights, $30 Chocolate-Filled Peppermint Snaps, $24 Reindeer Treats or Bag of Coal, $11.95 Marshmallows or Chocolate Marshmallows, $16.50 Christmas Crunch, $26 Holiday Tower Of Cookies, $65 12 pc. S’Mores, $26. Mini 2 in 1 Charger Kit (US Standard USB Power Apdater + USB Cable) for iPhone 4/4S/3GS/3G (Pink) China Wholesale - Everbuying.com.

Spring Clean & Tidy Week: Sofa Caddy - Sew4Home. 101 Handmade Christmas Ornaments. Get ready for the holidays with handmade ornaments! There’s something about handmade ornaments that really make me smile. I made ornaments every year with my mom as a child and creating this list reminded me of some of those classic ornaments. She still has some of them to hang on her tree! Have you ever made a quilted ornament without sewing?

Those were some of my favorites! Salt dough ornaments are always sweet, but some of the ornaments on this list will amaze you! Top your gifts with glitter cookie cutters, make yarn wreaths with your children, add a favorite photo to a felt Polaroid ornament for your best friend…I could go on and on. There are a million ways to use these and they are all quick projects. Now you just need to set up an ornament party and make some with your friends and family. 40 Home Made Christmas Gift Ideas ~ For Men. Here is a mother-load of home made Christmas gift ideas for men! That's right 40 tutorials for home made Christmas gifts which are wonderful and meaningful homemade gifts for men including your Dad, husband, Grandpa, boyfriend, or brother!

When I asked Tip Junkie Facebook fans what they wanted me to post about during our Christmas in July celebration, many requests were gifts for men! These ideas came from the Tip Junkie Father's Day site and the Tip Junkie Homemade Gifts sites. I know how hard it can be making something useful that your man will love. You can see all of the gift ideas in the 2011 Gift Guide for Men. Laptop, iPad, and Kindle Cases {Just change the color of the fabric for a dude} 1.

Gifts of Comfort 5. 6. 9. Grill & BBQ 12. How To Make Cuff Links 14. Tie Craft Ideas 16. For The Office 18. 19. 23. 26. Free Printables 27. Just For Fun 29. 30. Meaningful Gifts 34. 10 Things I Heart About You {printbales} - This is an easy and inexpensive to make and is full of sentimentality. Christmas in July ~ Gingerbread House Ornament from Designer Laura Howard. On July 28 | in Sewing Tutorials + Patterns | by Beth | with 106 Comments Today’s Fa la la la Felt: 45 Handmade Holiday Decorations project is a Gingerbread House Ornament PDF download from designer Laura Howard. Learn more about Laura’s work with felt, plus find links to her holiday gift wrap and decorating ideas, in our interview with Laura. Download the free Gingerbread House PDF Pattern today. Comment on any Christmas in July post this week for your chance to win a copy of Fa la la la Felt: 45 Handmade Holiday Decorations or a great big bundle of beautiful felt! « Fa La La La Contributor Interview ~ Laura Got It!

(graphic designers) » Pop up card tutorial - Valentines day. Origami Cherry Blossom Tutorial ⬇⬇Expand for more info! ⬇⬇ Hi people! In this video I will show you how to make a cherry blossom from 1 piece of paper. If you need to learn to make a pentagon, please check out my recent video on that and come back :) Origami Pentagon Hey all, I have made a new pentagon video, hopefully this will be clearer and I am beginning to speak in my videos. Origami Star Flower Tutorial Here is a quite short video on how to make a great origami star flower, it was originally requested by someone on facebook ^_^ You will need a pentagon shape to begin with, so first go here: Then come back :P You can download the diagram for this model at my website here: Enjoy!

Triangular Origami box (non modular) This triangular origami box is made using one piece of paper for the lid, and one piece for the base. Origami Pikachu (Advanced) Valentine Fun with Guest Blogger Mae Chevrette : DIY Non-Corny Valentine's Day Coupon Book! I love Valentine's Day because it's such a fun day to give someone a little extra reminder that you're thinking of them, and a great excuse to make something crafty. Here's how to make a cute and fun coupon book for your crush or significant other-- substituting those corny "Good For 1 Kiss" coupons for a shared inside joke, a future date, or something they'll really appreciate, like a favorite homemade meal. They'll laugh as they read your inside jokes and appreciate that you put so much thought into making it personal. You will need: - Significant other - Inside jokes and funny memories - Red scrap paper or cardstock - This printable coupon template (or, draw your own!)

- Ribbon - Hole Punch - Glue Stick My boyfriend is a pretty predictable dude, so most of my "coupons" involved food and football (I dare anyone to tell me breakfast sandwiches aren't the way to a guys heart!) Achievement Unlocked: Red Ring of Death. Doctor Who TARDIS Talking Cookie Jar. Untitled. Valentines Gift - Deck of Love Cards. NOTE: I have created a FAQ page here with additional information on products used and where to buy them or you can check out the dedicated website here. Creating the Reasons Labels There are two templates available for purchase. This page HERE has all the information you need to make a decision regarding which is best for you. Option One - JPEG Download$4.99 - download high quality jpeg files to be used with a program of your choice Option Two - POWERPOINT Download$6.99 - download a PowerPoint presentation with placeholder text.

Print ready. PLEASE NOTE THE FOLLOWINGYou can see exactly what is included in the templates on this page here. If you do not want to purchase the template - no problem! I am linking up this post to these websites here. The Beaded Curtain - Large selection of quality beaded curtains, doorways, screens. Handpainted Bamboo, Wood, Bamboo, and Plastic or acrylic curtains. Jelly Xmas Star Tutorial. With Xmas not too far away I thought it would be fun to do a little crochet Xmas decoration tutorial.... You'll need some 8ply yarn (I used heirloom super fine Australian Merino Wool) and a 4mm hook. (note - american crochet terms are used for this pattern) To start, make a foundation chain of 5, join with a slip stitch to the first chain to form a ring. Round 1 - ch3, 2dc, ch3, *3dc, ch3.

Repeat from the * 3 more times (5 dc clusters and 5 ch3's total). Round 2 - slip stitch into the next 2 dc and into the first ch3 space. ch3, 2dc, ch3, 3dc, 1hdc in 2nd dc of next dc cluster. *3dc, ch3, 3dc in next ch3 space, 1hdc in 2nd dc of next dc cluster. Join with a slip stitch in 3rd chain of starting ch3. Round 3 - Sip stitch into next 2 dc and into first dc ch3 space. 4dc, ch4, 4dc in next ch3 space, 1sc on either side of next hdc from previous round. These stars are great sewn into a garland or hung by themselves on your tree would look divine. Goldalights.jpg (JPEG Image, 281 × 350 pixels) Finally it feels like spring in the city! And there’s nothing more synonymous with the season in the city than a Bloody Mary at an outdoor brunch. Stoli went on a “Search for Mary” earlier this month to find fresh takes on the classic cocktail from around the country, enlisting foodie/fashionista Katie Lee to shake up a few ideas of her own.

Whether you head to your local hot spot or host your own get-together, these red-hued remixes are sure to surprise and delight: Mary by the Beach 10 oz. In a large pitcher, combine the vegetable juice, vodka, lemon juice, horseradish, Worcestershire sauce, celery salt, kosher salt, onion powder, and hot sauce to taste. The Red Snapper 1 oz. Add the salt, peppers, Worcestershire sauce, and lemon juice to a shaker glass. The Five Borough Bloody 2 oz. Combine the liquid ingredients in a cocktail shaker over ice. The Lone Star 1 oz. Combine the liquid ingredients in a cocktail shaker over ice.

The Mediterranean Mary 2 oz. Snowflakes. With all of this snow outside, we have been making our own inside. I'm sure most of you have made borax crystal strings or snowflakes before - but if you have not, it is a fun project for this time of year. The boys first made strings of crystals, and then moved up to pipe cleaner snowflakes. easy to make:: In a wide mouth canning jar, add 3 Tbsp of borax per 2 cups of boiling water. stir to dissolve. Make a shape using a pipe cleaner, and hang it from a pencil suspended across the jar mouth using a piece of yarn (don't let it touch the bottom). Be sure water is high enough to cover. Leave overnight. Pull out and let dry. Once dry, carefully hang in a window!

LHF Noel's Thes & Ands. Itching To Etch by leetol1. Valentine's Day printable coloring cards. I was planning to write a post telling you about a couple of random things. All those random things are what is happening in my life right now… a BUNCH of different things. In that way maybe you could take a peek on my brain and see how this head is “working”. Well, I start writing the post, and was SOOO random, almost embarrassing.I decided to skip the crazy writing and just share with you something more fun. Let’s print these cards and paint Valentines cards with your kids (or by yourself)! Click here to download the PDF file with both designs A lot more fun than reading my random thoughts ;)Happy Thursday! Lights, Camera, Action! Wire Heart Bookmarks. Last week I made some hearts out of copper wire to use as bookmarks (inspired by these Martha Stewart paper clip charms I've been wanting to make for years).

I just followed these directions:Cut a 5" length of 20 gauge wire (I used copper from the hardware store)Bend in the middle at a 90 degree angleGrip each end of the wire with round nose pliers and roll towards the center to form a heartI rough hammered mine and aged them with a torch, then packaged them up to give to some friends. Papertrey Ink Forum • Merry Christmas cocoa wrap. Spice Must Flow Apron. All About You Birthday Basket.

For Branden's birthday, I decided to try to get a little creative, So of course I went on Pinterest and found the perfect thing! I created an "All About You Basket" It was centered around a "101 reason why I love" you list which, might I add, was not an easy task I mean I love him it was just not easy to come up with 101 specific reason why and before you judge you try doing it! Then I took some of things off that list and added presents to them for example, I love that we share a small obsession with Dr. So I put what number on the list that was on a bottle of Dr. And put it in the basket! It was so fun filling up the basket with reasons why I love this INCREDIBLE MAN Here's hoping he likes it! The Birthday printable in the frame is a printable from the fabulous ladies over at eighteen25 and can be found here!

Nerd It. Geek It. Love It. / Keyboard letters. Seven Days of Love. By Corie Who likes a good surprise? I know I do! Well, how would you like to give your spouse SEVEN days of love surprises? Today, we have a fun printable that contains seven tiny notes you can have ready for your spouse within minutes! This fun printable contains love quotes, messages, and a few even allow you to write personal love notes. Shadeleaf Studios The three things you need: 1: A standard Monday-Sunday pill box 2: Candies such as M&M’s, Lemonheads, gum, etc. 3: Download the Seven Days of Love printable here Once you have printed the Seven Days of Love printable, cut out each love letter and place one in each box Monday-Sunday.

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