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Home. Burlesque Bustle Skirt. Style_beauty. It’s completely realistic to get gorgeous in the morning with a an easy, everyday, 7 minute makeup look.

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It’s true. Stay with me. Crystal Egg Geodes - Martha Stewart Easter. Geodes can be grown without using egg dye.

Crystal Egg Geodes - Martha Stewart Easter

The resulting crystals are clear to milky white, like quartz. While large chicken eggshells are suggested in this process, larger eggshells can be used. Simply increase the size of the plastic or glass container and double or triple the amounts of dye (1 packet), alum (3/4 part), and water (2 parts) used to create the growing solution. This Easter craft from Jim "Figgy" Noonan doubles as a science project, offering an opportunity to show kids the crystallization process at work. Project Ideas.

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Alphamom - StumbleUpon. Dec19 by Brenda Ponnay Stuff their stockings with something they can wash their hands with!

Alphamom - StumbleUpon

By Brenda Ponnay. Peppermint Bark. Materials and Tools: 12 oz. quality white chocolate, finely chopped30 red-and-white-striped hard peppermint candies, coarsely crushed (about 6 ounces)12 oz. bittersweet (not unsweetened) or semisweet chocolate, chopped1/2 cup whipping cream1 Teaspoon peppermint extractmeasuring cuprubber spatulasharp knifealuminum foilcookie sheet Packaging: glass jar, ribbon, tag, ornament, etc.

Peppermint Bark

Note: This recipe makes around 1-1/2 pounds. Instructions: 1. 2. 3. Perfect Summer Bangle - StumbleUpon. Here's a fun tutorial on how to make a message bangle that's one-of-a-kind, done in the sun, waterproof and weatherproof.

Perfect Summer Bangle - StumbleUpon

Even after several trips to the beach, it won't fade or wash off! Essentially, it's the Perfect Summer Bangle. Dashboard. Watercolor Stencil Portrait + TUTORIAL - MORE ART, LESS CRAFT. Okay kids, for leaving me all those wonderful and inspiring comments, I give you: Watercolor Stencil Portraiting - The Tutorial!

Watercolor Stencil Portrait + TUTORIAL - MORE ART, LESS CRAFT

Bear with me, it's almost midnight and I am exhausted, and I leave for vacation tomorrow. And I've never done a tutorial before. Hahaha. Okay. Eat Drink Chic. Kuler. Diy craft projects. Fortune cookie favors. I needed a favor for my friend Emily's baby shower recently, and decided to make some personalized fortune cookies.

fortune cookie favors

I'm not a fan of the crunchy stale fortune cookies you usually get after a meal in a chinese restaurant, but these homemade fortune cookies not only look cute, they actually taste pretty delicious! I came up with as many fortunes as I could for this new baby girl, things like "Baby Wight will never cry" or "Baby Wight will grow up to be a famous trapeze artist" or my favorite, "Baby Wight will be a boy! Surprise! ". The fortunes were printed and cut into strips, mine are about 1/2" high and 7" or so wide. The recipe I used is a traditional tuile batter, which you drop by spoonful onto a Silpat.

Once the cookies come out of the oven, you need to work quickly to add the paper fortunes and form the cookies. It takes a few batches to get all this figured out. Welcome little one. DIY: Gift Card Snow Globe. I know that people like receiving gift cards for the holidays, but I feel that they can be a little impersonal.

DIY: Gift Card Snow Globe

There is absolutely nothing wrong with putting a gift card in an envelope for someone, but if I have the time, I like to make them a little extra special. This DIY Snow Globe takes about 10 minutes to put together, the longest part is waiting for the glue to dry. When Ava gave this gift to her teacher, she said that our snow globe was the cutest thing that she had ever seen. You only need a few things to make this project and I would bet that you already have them around your home. Project. January 25th, 2014 I should title this post “Mr. Project is the most amazing person, I’ve ever met. Lets see all the beautiful things he’s created for this house” But it got kind of wordy there at the end .

But seriously, Mr. When we designed the house, I wanted an entry way that had door portals so you felt you were actually inside of a room instead of a wide hallway. I thought about having columns built out to separate the spaces, but decided that columns were more formal than the look I was going for. Mr. Our front door is one of my favorite features of the house. Draft-create-your-own-sun-jar-lifehacker-edition from lifehacker.com. Water Balloon Luminaries : Candle & Soap Making Techniques - StumbleUpon. A fun and easy project with a beautiful payoff.

Water Balloon Luminaries : Candle & Soap Making Techniques - StumbleUpon

Learn how to make these Balloon Luminaries. You will need: High-Melt Paraffin Wax (IGI 1260)Party BalloonsDouble BoilerCookie Sheet Instructions: The ultimate DIY wedding photobooth tutorial. A few people have asked about our DIY photo booth so I thought I'd share. It went over really well with everyone at our turquoise & red wedding ! Stuff you need Computer Webcam or laptop with a built-in webcam Spark Booth photo booth software Printer that prints 4×6 photos 4×6 photo paper Table or something to put said computer, printer, and webcam on Stuff you might want.

My craft “room” Well, it’s not really a room.

My craft “room”

There’s no real flooring, and zero drywall…but it works and I lurve it! I created this “space” a couple years ago, but recently have been making changes to make it function better and look cuter– as cute as cement walls and floors can get. ;)

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How to draw graffiti. This is a cool way to learn how to draw graffiti in legal areas. Step 1: Familiarize yourself with different styles of graffiti. No matter where you live, you can probably find graffiti nearby. If you can't find any in your neighborhood, visit a city if possible and look there--graffiti is predominately an urban art form. If a trip isn't possible, look on the internet. Home making. DIY Homemade Ice Cream. 10 Recipes for Homemade Art Supplies. Image: Stock Xchng During these cold, snowy, winter days, art projects can be a homeschool mom’s best friend!

They are for this homeschool mama. Art projects give us something to do when we are stuck inside, and keep the kids off of the television & video games when they are bored.

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DIY Wedding, Do It Yourself Weddings - 100 Layer Cake. Paper.