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How to Make Fried Marble Jewelry. Soda/Beer Can Ashtrays | How To | Cut Out. Macgyver Challenge: Old Board Games. Cool Copper Projects Warm metallic hues are easy to love but often pricey. When you create the look... Easy Doily Bowl Craft a decorative bowl from a doily picked up from a flea market, antique... Camper Birdhouse Encourage birds to stay awhile with an adorable vintage birdhouse. 16 Headband Tutorials | Croq Zine - The Blog. As a busy mom of three little boys, I don’t always have time to do my hair. (Like, never, actually! I try to sneak in sessions with my flatiron while the boys are distracted with a cartoon… IF I have to leave the house.

If I don’t, my hair looks like the bus driver from South Park’s… i.e., bird’s nest. Hmm, a bird’s nest headband sounds kind of cute and funny, actually!) I think I need some headband action to disguise my less-than-perfect hair! Notes from a very red kitchen just hosted a Headband Tutorial Roundup, and there were some super headbands represented! The roundup was full of inspiration, but this rose and pearl headband by Whitney was one of my favorites. This scrappy leather headband by Missie Krissie is super cute, too! Other Headband Resources: I loved this Braided Headband tutorial when I saw it a few months ago, by Cakies (shown above) I loooved this yarn braided headband when I saw it a few months ago at EvaForeva (don’t you just LOVE the styling of the pic, too?) How to Make Cherry Blossom Lights. Bubble Wrap Hopscotch Is 13 Ounces or Less. My brother and SIL are the coolest.

For my kids’ birthdays this year they sent this. Bubble wrap hopscotch. And what do you do when you receive a package of bubble wrap hopscotch in the mail? There is only one thing you can do. So save your bubble wrap, because this is such a great thing to get in the mail. You might want to make a set for yourself. Then just package it up and send it off. Incase you’re interested in the rules, here are the official hopscotch rules, according to my playground experience: 1. And incase you’d like to see a little more, here is my favorite fun mail inspiration from the archives (or follow my 13 oz or less Pinterest board, or see it all right here): find postage rates for happy mail right here along with other mailing details.

Sideless Shirt | How To | Cut Out. 10 Beautiful Fabric Flower Tutorials. It is spring! If the flowers are not blooming yet here is a round-up of awesome tutorials to help you make your own flowers! Here you will find 10 beautiful fabric flowers, but don’t miss these five fabric flower tutorials! 1. How to make lovely fabric flowers 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. ..And how about updating your spring wardrobe with this beautiful rolled rose bracelet. 10. Just had to add one more! 11. If you need more flowers don’t miss the round-up of crochet flower tutorials and these darling fabric flowers! DIY: Paper Flowers. DIY Paper Flowers Just last week, I was driving in Hillsboro Village (a cute shopping and dining area in Nashville) when I looked over at one of my favorite stores (Social Graces) to see these darling white paper flowers covering their windows. I almost had a wreck. I HAD to find out how they made those.

Lucky me there was a craft night just a few days later where Erin Duffy of Social Graces taught us how to make them. Now, I get to teach you! These paper flowers were strung together and hung in the window. What you’ll need: Scissors Thick Cardstock (I used white, but get creative and use colors or even old book pages) Brads (regular and “mini” size) Hot glue Using a thick cardstock (I used 80 pound linen white cardstock), cut out of 5 sheets (I stacked and cut through all of them at once) a petal shape. Use a regular size metal brad at one end of the petals. Make your next layer of petals. Glue down the 3rd brad to the 2nd brad with a dab of hot glue. How To Videos - Needle'nThread.com. Betz white: Felt Ogee Ornament Tutorial. I woke up this morning with an image in my head of a felt snowflake. So I asked my kids to make a few traditional fold and cut paper snowflakes for me before they left for school.

I wanted to use them as templates for my idea. Instead, my 10 yr old showed me a 3D paper snowflake they had made in his art class. I loved the beauty and simplicity of it, so I changed my course! …it worked! Step 1: Cut one 6″x 6″ square of felt. Step 2: Using a straight edge and an Xacto knife, cut along the first line from the corner to about 1/4″ from the diagonal line. Repeat until all cuts have been made, keeping the felt intact at each corner on the diagonal line. Step 3: Lift the corners of the center square and hand stitch the ends together with matching thread. Step 4: Turn the piece over and lift the corners of the second square. Step 5: Continue turning the piece over, overlapping points and stitching until all 4 squares are stitched. This makes a large ornament, about 10″ in total length. Paper mache teacup pattern & ann wood.

A paper mache teacup pattern to mark the 5 year anniversary of my blog, my experiment. A perfect time to say thank you and give you a present. There is a template you can download here. And lots and lots of photos and instructions. If you do make teacups I’d love to see and you can upload a photo here if you like or leave a link to your photo in the comment section below. What you need: Click here to download the templatepaste – I use golden harvest wheat paste ( wall paper paste)light cardboard – cereal or frozen pizza box is great and a bit of thicker cardboard for a basenewspaper – it’s nice to have different colorsscotch tape ( not the invisible gift wrap stuff- the shiny sticky stuff)glue – elmers, glue stick, hot glue - whatever you likepencil, scissors, exacto knife, and paint and brushes, glitter, fabric – whatever you’d like for decoration.

Click the photos for larger images. Cut out the templates for the teacup, handle and bottom and trace them onto your cardboard. The End! 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.

(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! Inspiration and original craft ideas for weddings, parties, children, such... Free Bracelets Crochet Pattern Links.

CRAFT Pattern: Crocheted Reversible Swiffer Sock : Daily source of DIY craft... By Linda Permann I’ve always hated buying refills for my Swiffer sweeper — even though I use both sides of the cloth, it just seemed silly to throw them away. My sweeper had been languishing in my closet because I had no refills when I realized I could crochet my own reusable cover from some yarn I already had in my stash. I came up with this reversible version that’s loopy on one side (to grab the dust) and flat on the other (for damp mopping). This “sock” is fun and quick to crochet, easy to complete with scraps, and a great use for acrylic yarns, since they create static, which makes dust and hair cling.

Once you’re done dusting, you can brush the excess dirt and dust into the trash bin (really, it’s okay to touch dirt!) And then throw the sock in the washer and dryer with your other laundry. Materials About 125 yards of worsted weight acrylic yarn in two colors: 75 yards in color A and 50 yards in color B. Swiffer Sock Pattern With A, ch 33. Directions Related. Tiny Polaroid Magnets | { Ambrosia Girl } Hi there! It’s felt like forever since I’ve last blogged, and has felt like an eternity since I’ve done anything crafty and nifty. Since my morning sickness has gone into full speed (yes, we’re expecting our third this fall!)

I haven’t felt like myself. But nothing like inspiration to wake one out of a reverie — or nightmare, in my constantly sick state. I came across these DIY Pantone chip magnets on How About Orange and wanted to do something similar. The idea of mini Polaroids dotting my fridge sounded cute to me. You will need: Cardboard (mine was the backing of a sketchbook — much thicker than the back of a regular spiral bound notebook) or 2-3 sheets of white cardstock or poster board spray-mounted together to use as a sturdy backing to the magnetsOpaque white marker (necessary only if your cardboard is not white) Craft knife Metal straight edge/ruler Clear packing tape or frisk film.

Step 1: Download a Photoshop file of the Polaroid frames below. 487 Comments. Make a Friendship Bracelet the Easy Way - StumbleUpon. Carinas Craftblog: Tutorial: crochet granny triangle. So! Here we go with the granny triangle tutorial. Did you master the magic circle yet? Ready to go? By the way, this is the yarn I use. If you don't fancy using the magic circle, you can make a ring by making 4 chain stitches and joining them into a ring. July 2012 - Please note: these days I do very little crochet because I'm working on an embroidery book.

Por favor, respeta mis derechos de autor. Round 1 Img. 1: Ch3 in the magic circle, counts as first dc, 2dc into circle, ch2, 3dc, ch1, 3dc, ch2, 3dc, ch1, 3dc, ch2, 3dc, ch1, join into top of chain Img. 2: notice how I am holding the ring? Img. 4: See how that's all neat and tight? Round 2 Img. 7: chain 3, counts as first dc Img. 8: 2dc in the corner/ch space, ch2, then 3dc in the corner Img. 9: find the ch1 space from the last round - sometimes a bit tricky to find..

Img. 10: 3dc into the ch1 space, then repeat the following sequence twice: 3dc in corner, ch2, 3dc in corner, 3dc in ch1 space. Thank you! Make A Dry Erase Board, Dry Erase Whiteboard: Craft Ideas Weekly. Whiteboards (or dry erase boards as they are also commonly called) are pretty cool for diagramming and story boarding wild ideas, but the ginormous white ones ubiquitous in most office settings are not exactly something I want in my kitchen (where I currently do most of my work.)

They also aren’t particularly portable or easy for the kids to use when they want to draw without wasting paper. Make A Dry Erase Board (Whiteboard) Here is a pretty simple tutorial showing how to make personalized, portable dry erase boards. We decorated just a border in the examples pictured, but you could also use a two-toned, light-colored wallpaper or even scrapbook paper to decorate yours using the same basic principles detailed below. What You’ll Need: Clear Adhesive Backed Laminate or “Contact” Paper (we used one made by “Duck” available in most stores that sell basic drawer liners.) White Latex Primer ( I used Killz – you don’t need much so the smaller container will do.) Craft glue Dry Erase Markers. Waffel hat. NeedlesSmall circular and DP needles US 8 Yarn100 g Abuelita Merino Worsted and one ball Pickles Silk Mohair Gauge22 stitches = 4" Cast on 112 stitches on the circular needles.Knit rib, K2, P2, over the 5 next rounds. Knit the pattern like this over the next round:Use an extra needle to work the pattern.* Slip 6 stitches (2 knit stitches, 2 purl stitches, 2 knit stitches) on to the extra needles.

PLace the needle in front of your work. Wrap the yarn twice around (2x360 degrees) the six stitches. Tighten a bit, but not so much that you´ll make holes in your work. Keep knitting like this: Knit a rib, K2 , P2 over the 5 next rounds.K2, P 2(The new round will start here. Continue until the work is 7". Start decreasing right after a round of the pattern. Handmade Salt Pouches For The Shower Or Bath. I love salt scrubs, especially this time of year when I want to slough off the dead skin from winter, and I equally love bath salts for the skin softening ingredients in them – but more often than not I find myself in the shower.

These pouches are perfect for combining both bath salt and salt scrub into an exfoliating pouch I can bring into the shower, and they are simple to make. You can go a few different routes when making these so play around with your recipes and find your favorite. I made these for my mom for Mother’s Day so I added a few things for specific reasons. I will list them to give you an idea of how you can customize these to suit your needs. A few different ideas for a mix: Oatmeal, lavender buds, and powdered milk with a little of your favorite essential oilJust sea salt and grapefruit or petitgrain essential oil for an invigorating scrubSalts, herbs, and essential oil Start with 6 cheap washcloths.

Folded in half, cut them into thirds. Design*Sponge & Blog Archive & around the world with bash,... Hi guys! It’s been a few months of hibernating (if you call hibernating frantically working in our wellies out here in rainy LA), and we are excited to be back with a new Around the World with Bash, Please post. Guess where we are going this time? Yep, sunny CA, the good old Golden State. We are hoping our optimism brings the sunshine back out soon. CLICK HERE for the full party ideas and tips for recreating this event in your home after the jump! First up, we bought some crafting FIMO clay at an art supply store to make our own figurines for the terrariums. We purchased various glass containers, mason jars, bubble bowls and vases for our guests to choose their planters from.

We chose to keep the food and drink locally inspired and heavy on the organic matter, even down to the most amazing homemade ranch dressing churned from buttermilk and creme fraiche. It was a super fun way to kick off spring and bring some fun into the small worlds of terrariums. All photos by Lauren Ross. Striped Cotton Cowl. Creative little daisy: Have you priced vintage blue canning jars lately?... Mother Bear Project. How to Make a Girl's Emergency Clutch| TidyMom. Dollar Store Crafts & Blog Archive & Recommended Reading: 65... Crochet: Straw Beach Bag {Tutorial &Pattern} | Free Pattern... Made By Rae: Toys on the GO! Even more awesome ideas...