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Origami For Kids. Science & Crafting. How To: Make A Wedding Bouquet « A Practical Wedding. Tips for Felt Sewing Projects – ever kelly. Happy Friday, everyone!

Tips for Felt Sewing Projects – ever kelly

How to make a scratch off lottery ticket? You probably know the scratch off lottery tickets?

How to make a scratch off lottery ticket?

Ever wondered how to make them? Well, they are very fun & easy to make.I used to make greeting cards from them but now I'm going to use this technique as a promotional tool.I made 25 scratch off tickets and will include 1 ticket with every order I ship.On one of those tickets, there is a coupon code and a value of 25 dollars to spend in my shop on Etsy.

Waaaahhh, exciting! :) Here is what you need:cardboard, a print-out of your lottery ticket, glue stick, sticky back plastic (contact paper), metallic acrylic paint (preferably silver) and washing liquid.I prepared the paper cutting beforehand so I'll skip that part in the tutorial. :) V and Co how to: jersey knit bracelet. I don't know what it is about this time of year that makes me just want to have my bare feet in the sand, be watching the sun setting into the ocean, and breathing in the warm salty air of the beach...as i get older, more and more i find myself missing that place i used to go to almost every.single.day. as a teen.

V and Co how to: jersey knit bracelet

(my skin doesn't miss it. as a matter of fact, i now wish i listened more and DID put SPF on my face...hindsight is 20/20). my mom calls me from her walk on the beach almost every morning... *sigh*yeah, i get a little homesick around this time of the year. heck on my pinterest my "dreaming of summer" has the most pictures in it. ah yes. i miss my ocean. case in point. this bracelet, brought a flood of memories, not because i used to have one like it but because i can totally see me wearing it by the beach, not caring that it's gotten salty and wet, because i can totally make another one in like less than 5 minutes flat when i get home. *sigh* okay... *cut off excess tails! Not_available. Not_available. DIY: Crepe Paper Flowers.

CANDY CONTEST FAKE GLASS BOTTLE / SUGAR GLASS. How To Bind A Book. Posted on | February 1, 2011 | 12 Comments 115 Tutorials & Projects!

How To Bind A Book

I’ve always been interested in learning how to bind a book. I saw my first handmade book in a craft store in Baltimore. It had a simple five-stitch bind, a photocopied cover, and inside was an ancient Indian folk legend. Origami box with lid. Paper Dolls. “Drawing is fun… drawing is scary!”

Paper Dolls

So opens Carla Sondheim’s Drawing Lab, a book brimming with assignments, projects, ideas and techniques to spark your imagination and playfully coach you to a new level of confidence with drawing and mark-making. Carla Sonheim is a Seattle-based illustrator and has been an Etsy seller since way back when. The Hipster Home » Blog Archive » How to Make a Tiny Terrarium in a Light Bulb. Ahoy there Hipster Homers!

The Hipster Home » Blog Archive » How to Make a Tiny Terrarium in a Light Bulb

I’m Julie and I’m the very first guest blogger on this fine site. Today’s project involves breaking stuff, plants, found objects, and miniatures. Fun, right? Let’s get started! Doily Pillow Tutorial. I made this doily pillow for my midwife, Lori, as a way to say THANK YOU for being more fabulous than I imagined throughout my pregnancy and delivery.

Doily Pillow Tutorial

We had our last well baby visit earlier today and I managed to get this thing finished with time to spare! I started on it two days ago and left it out on my work bench so that I could steal a moment here and there to stitch those doilies together. Here's how it went down. Gather some doilies you picked up at your local flea market, on eBay, JoAnns, or your grandma's and arrange them like so. You'll also need two pieces of fabric 1/2" larger on both sides than your pillow form, a needle, embroidery thread, sewing machine, and scissors. How To: Appliqued Succulent Sachet. I'd totally meant to space these tutorials out over the coming weeks, but I'm feeling impatient!

How To: Appliqued Succulent Sachet

So, this week is tutorial week :) My little sister has just moved into her first non-student flat and I was thinking about housewarming gifts to buy her... and how potted plants are a really common gift... and somehow this ended up with me making a lavender sachet decorated with a felt succulent! There's logic in there somewhere, I'm sure. How to make sidewalk chalk? You can purchase sidewalk chalk in stores, but that really takes away part of the fun.

How to make sidewalk chalk?

Making it at home is a great activity to do with your kids.Children are always anxious to express themselves through their artwork & chalk art on the sidewalk is harmless and just plain fun.Here is what you need:Plaster, water, plastic icecream container (great excuse to eat icecream), tempera paint, toilet paper tubes, clay, papertape, scissors, plastic sheet or cardboard. Happy recycling! Paper Art by Martha Starke. Wow do I have an a Fantastic Tutorial for you guys today.Martha Starke is a super talented designer who is going to show us how to create plantable paper.These can be used in so many ways and have grown popular as gift in weddings and any special event.

Happy recycling! Paper Art by Martha Starke

Martha says:Making paper by hand is a simple and fun way to use up paper scraps from card making, scrap booking and all kinds of paper crafts. Card stock and high-quality scrapbooking papers make wonderful handmade paper because they are made of high-quality fibers and have nicely saturated colors. A piece of handmade paper is only as good as the paper you start with – use high quality scraps to end up with high quality paper.You can add various inclusions to make your paper more exciting: spices such as paprika and curry add gorgeous color to your paper; spearmint or patchouli leaves add fragrance; bits of confetti make for a cheerful piece of multi-colored paper. 1.) 3.) 4.)

Fabric Flower Pin. Celebrate the warm weather by creating this cute fabric and felt pin with Amelia Strader, from the Museum of Craft and Folk Art. It’s quick and easy to make and will dress up any outfit, and best of all it costs very little to put together. Note: This project will be featured at Craft Bar with Etsy Labs at the Museum of Craft and Folk Art in San Francisco on Thursday, June 3, from 6-8 p.m. PT. Materials for this project will be provided by Britex Fabrics in San Francisco. Amelia will be leading a workshop in the Virtual Labs June 3 at 1 p.m.

All Blown Up: How to Create Custom Large-Scale Artwork » Man Made DIY « Keywords: print, poster, DIY, how-to. This ManMade guest post was written by K. Faith Morgan Finding art for your home can be tough task: you can go the dorm room approach and frame a poster, take the generic route and settle for the weird Tuscan-paintings from the housewares store, or invest in an original piece, which can be costly.

Lavish me with praise. Sometimes, you just need to be honest about what you need, right? While I didn't slave over the girls' Valentines like some people, I did make them myself. Kid's handwriting into computer font. My two girlies are three and four years old, and they are at that point where they can write letters and numbers, but can't yet read and write sentances, so I thought it would be very cute to make their "handwriting" into a font for the computer, so that we could use it for them to dictate thank you notes.

Get Your Valentine Make On. Raise your hand if you’ll be making valentines this weekend. Design*Sponge » Blog Archive » diy project: valentine’s tea, three ways. I come from a family of die-hard tea drinkers, so I am naturally predisposed to liking pretty much anything tea-related: teapots, mug cozies, you name it. Last week, one of our readers, Austin-based blogger and crafter Emma Hadzi-Anitch, shared an adorable idea she had to make her own teabags for an easy and simple Valentine’s Day gift. Valentine craft for LMNOP blog. By Kate on February 4, 2011 Did you know you can make great invisible ink from lemon juice? Free Printable Valentine Tag & Airplane Valentine. How to Build a Better Bat Costume. Halloween is coming right up, so it is time to post one of our favorite costumes to help get everyone in the spirit. Tutorial Tuesday: Gilded Lace Crowns. These pretty crowns are great for costumes (Halloween princess, anyone?)

, fairy house decorations, and the tiny ones could be cute tree ornaments. Every king needs a crown. How to make a fairy princess ribbon wand. We're sure lots of you out there already know how to make those curled ribbon hair bows, but we thought we'd put a princess spin on it. Mommy Blessings: Fairy Wings Tutorial. With Mid-Summers Eve and Fairy Day being only 2 days away the glitter if flowing freely at our home. How to Make Necktie Valentines. Felt Tree Bottle Covers. DIY Tutorial: Mod “Table Tree” Centerpiece. Learn a Lesson in Label Making. Reusable Coloring Pages The Savvy Source for Parents.

Homemade Gift Series #9: Handmade Ornaments. How to make edible glue. Angry chicken. How To Make Felt Flowers For A Mixed Bouquet: Tutorial. Best of Parent Hacks: Easy Halloween Tips. Glowing Trick-or-Treat Bags - Holidash News. Missed Connections. Papercraft Self Portrait - Art Portfolio for Eric Testroete. Milk Jug Storm Trooper Helmet.