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Buzz On! Tips for Making Bees Feel Welcome. Wedding Ideas. We love working with our brides and grooms! We want your special day to be talked about and remembered by your guests for years and years. Click here to place your order. Release Methods Flutter Burst: We can provide release containers in many colors with up to four dozen butterflies in each container. Instead of having guests blow bubbles or throw birdseed—why not have the bride and groom release dozens of butterflies?

Let the parents or other honored family member of the happy couple release butterflies as their beloved children begin the next chapter in their life. Choose a special person to release the butterflies to honor them, or in memory of a loved one who has passed on. Come up with your own unique idea to insure your day will be extra special. Individual release boxes/envelopes: Instead of using boring birdseed or bubbles just like every other wedding you’ve ever attended—let your guests release their own butterfly as the couple celebrates their first walk as a married couple.

Psychology of Color | Miss Centsible - StumbleUpon. Lollies - a little ART CANT HURT - StumbleUpon. A perfect rainy day thing to do! The colors make any day better! How to make LOLLIESyou will need: jolly ranchers, candy sticks, parchment paper, foil & a cookie sheet 1) lay a piece of foil on cookie sheet. cover foil with a piece of parchment paper.2) unwrap candies and place side by side on parchment paper in your choice of color & flavor combinations. use three candies together for extra large lollies, and only two candies together for regular lollies.3) heat candies in oven for about 5 minutes at 200 degrees. keep a close eye on the candies and take them out as soon as they've barely melted together. if you leave them in too long they will melt too much and you won't be able to put a stick into the lollie. alter the cook time accordingly.4) carefully take cookie sheet out of oven. immediately lay candy sticks into place on melted candies. slowly twirl in melted candy to coat the stick and so it will hold in the lollie. they're hot!

50 Stress Relievers That Take 5 Minutes Or Less | The Emotion Machine - StumbleUpon. Sheet Set - All Art - StumbleUpon. 7133 items below Add to cart ↓ More. How to Make Wood Dough | General Arts & Crafts. If your kids like playing with dough like Play-Doh or molding clay, they will love making sculptures with homemade wood dough. Homemade wood dough dries to a wood finish and can be sanded down smooth with sandpaper. You can also paint or stain wood dough sculptures. To paint them, you can use any of the homemade paint recipes I have at the bottom of this article. To stain them, you can make a stain by adding 6 drops of food coloring to 1 tablespoon of water. What you will need to make wood dough: 1 cup of clean sawdust (you can get it at the craft store) 1/2 cup flour 1 tablespoon liquid starch (it's in the laundry section) 1 cup of water Step 1: Mix the ingredients together in a bowl until a stiff dough is formed.

Step 2: Create your sculptures. Step 3: Let your sculptures dry for 3 days. Step 4: Sand and paint or stain your sculptures, if desired. Tips: You can make wooden beads with wood dough. Here are some homemade paint recipes you can use to paint your wood dough sculptures! Terrarium Tutorial. I am one of those not-so-good-at-watering-plants kind of girls, but I love plants at the same time. Makes no sense, right? Thankfully, terrariums allow you to add the airy, natural feel of plants to any room without the fuss of caring for them. Today my guest blogger, Rebecca D. Dillon of Rebecca's Soap Delicatessen, is going to show how easy it is to make a terrarium of your own!

Xo. You'll need: A glass container with a lid Damp potting soil Activated charcoal Small stones or pebbles Moss and other small plants such as ferns Tiny decorative items you wish to include To create your terrarium start with a clean, dry glass container. Thanks Rebecca! Wait till you guys see next week's giveaway I have in store for you! A Table That Turns Your Kitchen Into Mini Ecosystem [UPDATED] Convenience and efficiency are king when it comes to product design. What could be more efficient than a natural ecosystem?

That's the insight behind a "living kitchen" designed by the brilliant young design studio Studio Gorm. They looked at what we have in our kitchens--fruits, vegetables, organic waste--and figured: That's actually enough to create a miniature system for watering fresh herbs, composting the waste, and generating new soil. None of the elements is brand new to this product, but their integration wins points for ergonomics and ease. Above the sink, there's a rack for drip-drying your dishes. Maybe what's most surprising is that Studio Gorm isn't based in the Netherlands or Scandinavia--but rather in Eugene, Oregon. Check out some of Studio Gorm's other designs, including a modular furniture system of pegs and boards; an elegant Egyptian-inspired chair; a handsome adjustable lamp; and an overhead light inspired by--of all things--a falafel container.

25 clever ideas to make life easier - StumbleUpon. Via: amy-newnostalgia.blogspot.com Why didn’t I think of that?! We guarantee you’ll be uttering those words more than once at these ingenious little tips, tricks and ideas that solve everyday problems … some you never knew you had! (Above: hull strawberries easily using a straw). Via: apartmenttherapy.com Rubbing a walnut over scratches in your furniture will disguise dings and scrapes. Via: unplggd.com Remove crayon masterpieces from your TV or computer screen with WD40 (also works on walls). Via: athomewithrealfood.blogspot.com Stop cut apples browning in your child’s lunch box by securing with a rubber band. Via: marthastewart.com Overhaul your linen cupboard – store bedlinen sets inside one of their own pillowcases and there will be no more hunting through piles for a match.

Via: realsimple.com Pump up the volume by placing your iPhone / iPod in a bowl – the concave shape amplifies the music. Via: savvyhousekeeping.com Re-use a wet-wipes container to store plastic bags. Via: iheartnaptime.net.