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Handprint Santa Ornaments. I'm sure you've seen these cute little guys floating around.

Handprint Santa Ornaments

I first saw a picture on Facebook, but couldn't find a link to a tutorial and when I looked on Pinterest, I didn't have any better luck. I thought I'd have to figure it out on my own, but when I tried Pinterest one more time before starting to make them...success!! I made several of these guys using my little man's hands and can't wait to give them out at Christmas! (Sorry to ruin the surprise if you're one of my family members who'll be receiving them) Want to make your own? Follow this tutorial from Look What We Made. Here's a little about how I made mine: These are salt dough ornaments. 2 cups flour 1 cup salt 1 cup lukewarm water *Mix your flour and salt together before you add the water. I was able to make 10 ornaments using an almost 3 year old's hands. After rolling out the dough to probably somewhere between 1/8 and 1/4 of an inch, we pressed his little hands into the dough and then cut out each handprint with a knife.

Look What We Made: Hand Print Santa Ornaments - The Karpiuks. We got crafty and made some homemade ornaments for family this year!

Look What We Made: Hand Print Santa Ornaments - The Karpiuks

Now that I have a little one, every little thing seems like a memory I must preserve somehow. What better way to save Liam’s hand print than to make an ornament out of it for the tree? I bet most kids are on winter break now, too, so here’s a great project you can do together.

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DIY jewelry, beadwork and accessories. Knots and weaving. Necklace pattern schema. Woven Finger-Knitting Hula-Hoop Rug DIY. Here we go!

Woven Finger-Knitting Hula-Hoop Rug DIY

I’m so excited to kick off this series of finger-knitting projects. For the first project, B proffered his largest ball of finger-knitting for us all to try weaving a rug! This project is super-fun and easy to do. The rug was made on a hula hoop loom, using an old t-shirt for the warp and a massively huge ball of finger knitting for the weft. How to Make Colored Mason Jars. I've said it before and I'll say it again ...

How to Make Colored Mason Jars

I am obsessed with the mason jar! Mason jars just make me happy. DIY COL CIRCUS. Le jeudi, c’est broderie!

DIY COL CIRCUS

Un petit DIY de rentrée, histoire de reprendre doucement et puis de quoi vous faire dédramatiser la broderie… L’autre jour je me rendais je ne sais plus où, mais j’ai croisé une jeune femme qui portait un tee shirt blanc tout bête avec un col à pailettes dorées encadré par deux bandes noires… Etait- ce de la sérigraphie? De la broderie? Le DIY de Pâques.... Quoi! DRIES M’ENTENDS TU? AAAAhhhh la reprise, C’était bien ce petit weekend de 3 jours, je suis sûre que cela vous a plu… Merci pour tous vos précieux conseils, j’ai une liste longue comme le bras, pour aller à la pharmacie et prendre soin de moi!

DRIES M’ENTENDS TU?

DIY Archives - For the Love of... For the Love of… Easy Crafts and Homemade Decorating & Gift Ideas. 1/2" diameter 12" long wooden dowel green acrylic craft paint 1/2" artist's brush light green felt quarter dark green felt quarter red jingle bells green thread all-purpose sewing needle scissors black permanent marker green hemp twine drill with drill bit Prepare and Paint Dowel Using a drill equipped with a bit, drill a hole through one end of the 12" dowel (Image 1).

Easy Crafts and Homemade Decorating & Gift Ideas

Paint dowel with one to two coats of green acrylic craft paint (Image 2) and allow to dry. Tip: Hang dowel by a paperclip threaded through the drilled hole to paint and allow paint to dry. Easy Crafts and Homemade Decorating & Gift Ideas. Materials and Tools: 4 sheets of brightly-colored felt thread 1 sheet of white tissue paper fabric shears straight pins 3"-piece of ribbon craft glue large and small sequins, buttons or other embellishments Steps: 1.

Easy Crafts and Homemade Decorating & Gift Ideas

Draw a simple fish shape onto a sheet of tissue paper to create a pattern. Cut out the pattern and pin it to the felt. 2. 3. Clothing. That's So Cuegly. I cant get enough of this, my insides are jumping on a trampoline!

That's So Cuegly

(Probably because I made a tutu for my daughter awhile ago and I just made it up and sewed it, and it turned out to be SUCH A HASSAL!) This is a DIY in less than 30 minutes! DIY Basics: Pipe Cleaner Party Crowns for New Year’s Eve. There’s no shortage of DIY-ing during the holiday season, especially since once all the homemade gifts are beautifully wrapped and your pad is decked out to the max in holiday cheer, you have all less than a week to prep for the most party-heavy holiday there is, New Year’s Eve!

DIY Basics: Pipe Cleaner Party Crowns for New Year’s Eve

Don’t worry, we’ve got our share of tricks and tips up our sleeve so that the short transition is as painless as possible, and that starts off with a DIY basic pretty much made for ringing in the New Year: making glitzy crowns using headbands and metallic pipe cleaners. So we know what you’re thinking: pipe cleaners? Come on, we’re not 12 years old. DIY Glitter Ankle Boots — Pretty Shiny Sparkly. I am constantly inspired by the things around me, and the wonderful things on the blogosphere.

As soon as I spotted these stunning glittery ankle boots on Andrea Linett during a photo shoot for a blogger, I knew I had to have them. After a bit of research, I found them. Tinytoadstool. Shoes---DIY my DIY cat tutorial: You will need, Shoes, leather, scissors, plastic eyes, string, metallic marker, glue, clips, Process, 1. cut the shoes 1cm higher than where you want to cut, and the lining more about 8mm. then put the glue. 2. Создаем статуэтку-калаверу «Muertos Cat» How to Decorate Mini-Champagne Bottles With Glitter.

Rainbow Roses ∙ How To by Shari J. on Cut Out. DIY Weaving Loom: Step by Step - Crafts Unleashed. Looking for an easy project that will fill a good amount of time for your older children during the Summer? How about giving this easy round DIY weaving loom a try? It’s simple to put together and learn but depending on the size of embroidery hoops you get, could take quite a while to finish. It’s a great boredom buster either at home or on the road! Step One. Tie your first yarn loop on the embroidery hoop and then begin winding around until the entire circle is covered. Step Two. Step Three. Learn how to Ice Dye. We Dyers like to chill out! We got the idea for ice dyeing from folks who were sharing their snow dyeing projects with us. With Ice Dyeing you don’t need to depend on Mother Nature providing any snow, just get some ice, dye and a bucket and you are off to the races!

DIY Abstract Heart Painting and a Fun Paint Party. Last week, I hosted a paint party for the Museum of East Texas along with my friends- Emily, Anita and Susan. The “Girls Night Out Paint Party”, was an auction item for 20 ladies that we donated in support of a museum fundraiser event this last summer. We had such an fun night painting these easy beautiful abstract heart paintings, I wanted to share the tutorial with you guys today (and also share pics of the party). I was seriously blown away by how amazing the paintings turned out! Each of of the ladies really jumped right in, got creative and as you can see, they really did such a great job. Fienna Nurhadi's Blog: DIY Weekend Project Tutorial : Abstract Wall Art Painting. This weekend tutorial is easy and simple enough.

I can say, because i did mine yesterday. Remember when you did your painting class in elementary or junior high school? Nah, this one similar, but it will go well on your wall as well. Don't worry the material are easy to find, or maybe you already have it around your house. DIY Colourful Marble Coasters » Colour Saturated Life. You would think that with all the pretty pictures that all my projects work out, but I am here to tell you I have A LOT of failures (my hubby can vouch for me!) , some projects take a few goes to get the results I pictured in my head and have them be something I am proud to share with you. Some never make it to the blog and get thrown out. Today’s project took me two attempts to get right, or should I say the results I wanted.

{Art Fix} Upcycled Ikat Art » Colour Saturated Life. Well, obviously my post last Friday didn’t happen as promised, my computer and I had a bit of a disagreement on when it should and shouldn’t work but fortunately I have an awesome IT guy who talked us down off the ledge and all is right in the world again. DIY Watercolor and Gold Leaf Abstract Painting. Guest Blogger: Shannon - DIY Skull t-shirt. Remember Shannon? How to Make Furniture Glaze in ANY Color. Shrink Plastic Moon Necklace - The Pink Samurai. So, Sailor Moon Crystal is finally out (AAAHHHH!!!)

And I’ve been devouring all things Sailor Moon for the last few months. Sailor V Mask Necklace - The Pink Samurai. I’m sure you’re getting tired of all the shrink plastic DIYs and Sailor Moon fangirling, but I’ve got one more for you! DIY Luna Eye Mask — Lace and Lore. Sailor Moon Crystal Transformation Brooch Tutorial. Why Don't You Make Me.

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