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Are you in the Halloween spirit yet? Me either, could be because it is still in the high 90's here in Texas. I usually look forward to the beginning of October because that is when I break out the Halloween Decor....It literally feels like the middle of summer :( In hopes of feeling fall-ish, I turned to my trusty craft supplies. I remember doing this craft when I was little and making "stained glass". Martha makes Valentines Hearts this way too.
Crayon Bats
Continuing my late obsession with honeycomb decor I hoped to use a stash of them for an event last weekend and they ended up being my absolute favorite decor piece. I wanted miniature ones, which of course I couldn’t find, so I embarked on making them myself.
homemade honeycombs! | A Subtle Revelry
Citrus Salt Body Scrub 1 1/2 cups of kosher salt 2 Tbs. lemon, grapefruit or orange zest (i like a combination) 1 cup vegetable or canola oil 1 tsp. lemon extract 1 small glass jar or other container Fill your jar with the kosher salt and sprinkle citrus zest on top. Using the long, blunt end of a wooden spoon (or mortar and pestle if you've got one) distribute the zest throughout the salt evenly by stirring the dry ingredients together. Next pour the oil first into a measuring cup.
marta writes: citrus salt body scrub recipe
to greet the month of may properly, i am posting a favorite craft idea. go mod podge go. {a thorough tutorial & template pdf. file is available in the shop .} caution. mod podging is extremely addictive. you'll want to whip one up for every mama you know. and you should. because clipboards aren't just for middle school gym teachers anymore. my crafty niece gave me one for christmas years ago and i've loved it ever since. she is my crafting guru. she makes the best christmas gifts. they are always unexpected and handmade with love. one year she gave us all clipboards, another time it was fleece scarves, then pop bottle magnets, she never quits. and she's only 13. if she can do it, so can you. have fun. go wild. mod podge heaven. <p style="text-align:right;color:#A8A8A8"></p>
marta writes: mini clipboards for may
How To: Make DIY Gradient Typographic Wall Art » Man Made DIY | Crafts for Men « Keywords: scotchblue, paint, tape, woodworking
<img src="http://s3.amazonaws.com/manmadediy-uploads-production/photos/18500/diy-ombre-a-feature-2_large.jpg" height="600" alt="created at: 07/27/2012" width="433"/> Wood. It's my favorite material to work with, hands down. I love the way it makes my car smell when I bring it home from the lumberyard.
If you’ve been following me on Flickr for a while, you’ve probably seen this picture of Carambola Flowers before – I folded them ages ago!
Carambola Flowers by Carmen Sprung | Go Origami!
How To: Make Typographic Gift Wrap » Man Made DIY | Crafts for Men « Keywords: gift, christmas, wrapping, gift-wrap
<img src="http://s3.amazonaws.com/manmadediy-uploads-production/photos/3235/typeo-feature.jpg" alt="created at: 12/07/2010" width="496"/> This year, I vowed to only make or buy handmade holiday gifts for my friends and family, and I've kept to it so far. But wrapping these gifts in commercial paper didn't seem to make much sense, so I wanted to create some handmade gift wrap to match. I happen to think a gift wrapped in newsprint is actually quite attractive, and love the look of text on a package, but wanted to put in a little more effort. So I came up with a cool option that's clean, masculine, and maintains the typographic look of the newsprint.Being around a successful author would surely be exhausting and inspiring in equal amounts. As well as all that wisdom they put into their books , their thought-provoking one-liners would literally be falling out here, there and everywhere. So while you'd beat yourself up for not possessing even a smidgen of that kind of talent, you'd also be maniacally scribbling it all down for dinner party quoting. The rather smart Evan Robertson has created a set of posters that combine iconic author quotes with genius design work. If you don't want at least two of these hanging on your wall then we need to have a serious chat. Tags: books , Design , Posters
Author Quote Posters - Design
Strip Folding
Strip folding can be call “origami fringe” because it is a combination of paper folding and paper weaving.me! - modular origami
The kusudama is a paper model that I usually created by connecting multiple units together.
DIY Pinwheels
We have a fun little joint feature with Jen at the Hostess Blog coming up next. The adorable and completely talented photographers Kari Herer and Christina Wnek , along with stationery Pam Albert of Papier Gourmet , sent us one of the most lovely showers you’ve ever seen and while Jenn is featuring the full bash over on her blog, we get to give you the SUPER cute DIY project that the trio put together just for us! I love this project and am so excited to see some of you guys pull it together for your own affair. Change up the papers and the color palette and you’ll have a totally different look. Would even be super cute decorating your holiday tables this year!Saturday Morning Vintage Vintage ephemera fiends, this post is for you!
Paper Crave
Sewing the Signatures Here is the guide that you will follow while sewing your signatures together. The letters A - F designate each signature, and the numbers indicate the order in which you will sew.