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Paradise mango DIY body scrub. Is it really Friday already?

Paradise mango DIY body scrub

All this week I kept thinking, summer can’t be almost over! But school has started, the days are getting shorter. This week, for me, was about celebrating the last of summer before the hustle and bustle of back to school takes over. WHSmith Artist's Colouring Pencils (Pack of 36) Derwent Academy Colouring Pencils Pack of 24 - Colouring Pencils. This is a tin of 24 Derwent Academy Colouring Pencils, which are high quality pencils in assorted colours for colouring, drawing and illustration.

Derwent Academy Colouring Pencils Pack of 24 - Colouring Pencils

These colouring pencils feature natural wood barrels and high quality pigment, giving you a kaleidoscope of colour at your finger tips. The 24 colours include: yellow, orange, red, purple, blue, light blue, green, light green, green/yellow, light brown, brown, black, grey and white, plush 10 more pencils with varying shades of pink, blue, greens, yellow and brown. Derwent Academy Colour Pencils have a slim round 7.10mm black barrel and a 3.3mm core. They are also easy to sharpen and are break resistant, making them ideal for long periods of use. Derwent Academy Watercolour Pencils Pack of 24 - Colouring Pencils. DIY Transparent Satchel Project Kit. Product details All the supplies needed to make your very own transparent satchel in either gold or silver, and to make it even easier for you we've included a pre-cut PVC template, so no cutting or hole punching is required.

DIY Transparent Satchel Project Kit

This kit includes: Pre-cut PVC templatePVC bag loopsAdjustable black leather shoulder strap with luxe hardware20 studs with screws1 small screwdriver for tightening studs Please refer here for full instructions on how to put your bag together. Want to customise your bag even more? Search Results - ORGANIZED CRAFT SWAPS. So amazing- we got our package today and NH822 spoiled my young jedi They were so thrilled.

Search Results - ORGANIZED CRAFT SWAPS

I also received the coolest calendar I have ever seen. My husbands first reaction was " Hey! That's me on that calendar!! " He was impressed. Croq Zine – The Blog » Blog Archive » Star Wars Crafts. I recently participated in a Star Wars swap on Craftster.org.

Croq Zine – The Blog » Blog Archive » Star Wars Crafts

Here’s the big thing I made for my partner: a Chewbacca bandolier bag. I used a leather skirt I got at a thrift store to make the bag, and Altoids tins for the cartridges on the bandolier (I spray painted them after this photo). The rings are just from a jumbo bag of keychain findings from the craft store. Giant Felt Eyeball. Sewing a perfect 3-D corner (for a cube) Adventure Time: Finn's Hat + Pattern. The original pattern for this hat was made back when Adventure Time was a short featured on Nickelodeon, and then after it failed to do anything on that network, it made it's way to the internet.

Adventure Time: Finn's Hat + Pattern

This hat is much more like the original "pilot" hat, where it's less of a tube with a face hole. This one has straps that you can tie underneath your chin. The design for this hat came from my good friend Nate Little. However, he has been caught up in graduate school, and has had seemingly no time to write an Instructable. DIY Gift: Terrarium Kit. November 30th, 2012 It’s widely accepted that terrariums are awesome, which means they also make awesome gifts.

DIY Gift: Terrarium Kit

It’s hard to wrap a terrarium though, so a DIY kit is the perfect solution. It would be easy to whip up a whole bunch of these kits if you need a lot of inexpensive, creative gifts. Or wouldn’t they make amazing party/wedding favors? I designed some free printable cards with planting and care instructions for you to download and include in your terrarium kit. To make your kit, first put about an inch of small stones in the bottom of a jar. Ten minute no-sew recycled t-shirt bag!

Tutorial time!

Ten minute no-sew recycled t-shirt bag!

I got a gig teaching a recycled t-shirt project at the library a few months ago, with a request for a recycled tee bag – the only bags I’d made from tees in the past had required sturdy sewing, and I didn’t want hand-sewing to be the only thing holding the bottom closed in a class version of the bags, so I started brainstorming about some kind of hand-sewing-friendly or no-sew bag idea…. and here’s what I came up with! The simplest version of these bags is great for smaller tees, or the more light-weight kind of girl-tees – just turn the bottom of the shirt into a drawstring and tie it closed!

Img.thesun.co.uk/multimedia/archive/00686/SKM49_2__proj_sackb_686954a.pdf. Cloud & Ribbon Rainbow Decorative Pillow. It’s day two of Ribbon Week sponsored by The Ribbon Retreat, and it’s no wonder that Clare is over the moon about the event after helping to make this Cloud & Rainbow Ribbon Travel Pillow.

Cloud & Ribbon Rainbow Decorative Pillow

Dog and Cat Paper Gift Boxes. The other day I stumbled upon this great tutorial (and free template) from Curbly for a very simple gift box, and I made these out of card stock.

Dog and Cat Paper Gift Boxes

Immediately, when I saw these with the way the little tabs stick up, they reminded me of little animals. So I decided to turn a couple of them into a dog and a cat. I used the scraps of card stock leftover from the template to cut out little arms and tails for the dog and cat. I attached everything with a glue stick. I added little eyes, paper noses, and details with an ultra fine sharpie. How to make the ears and tongue: When cutting out the template for the cat and dog boxes, I drew new lines over the tabs (make them longer, NOT wider), in the shape of dog and cat ears. Terrarium Place Holder. No-Sew Book Cover for your eReader or Tablet - Viewing Comments 1-40. This is the most important and time consuming part of the project. Seriously. I spent 15 minutes making the cover, and two days picking out the book. Here are things to look for. 1. Right size. 2. 3. 4. Adventure Time Jake Plush ∙ How To by Lauren on Cut Out. How To Make Bacon Lip Balm. Pop up card tutorial - Valentines day.

Fabric Scrap Wrapped Frame. I have a bunch of old frames that I've received and found over time. Several of them were just the frame, missing the glass and backing.