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Arts and crafts...how tos, makes and things you might want to learn... or rather things dink wants to :) dinksdesigns Feb 8

-slide yarn off of the bottle -dip in nail polish remover -wrap the cotton yarn around your bottle 5-6 times, tie and cut ends. -slide the wet yarn back onto the bottle---NOTE---the bottle will be cut at whatever angle you have the yarn at, so if you are interested in doing a sideways cut just adjust your yarn Here is what you do: -light on fire ****please please be careful**** Cutting glass http://jaimelyn11.blogspot.com/2011/07/cutting-glass.html

http://evencleveland.blogspot.com/2010/12/working-on-stamped-salt-dough-ornaments.html working on: stamped salt dough ornaments Happy holidays! A variation on the salt-dough ornament tutorial I did for Katy Elliott last year . They were rolled out and lightly stamped with ink before I cut and baked them.

The holidays have officially begun. As we countdown to Christmas I’ll be sharing some of my favorite holiday decorations, crafts, and gift ideas. To start us off Bread Dough Ornaments from Stephanie of even*cleveland . So cute, I can’t wait to try. Diy: Salt Dough Ornaments : katyelliott.com http://www.katyelliott.com/blog/2009/11/diy-salt-dough-ornaments.html

http://members.miniature.net/lyn/index.html Let's Sculpt! pg.1 An armature, (doll skeleton), adds strength to your little person. Begin by making an armature in this shape. Use gauge 22-30 for smaller dolls and 16-18 gauge for larger dolls. Cloth covered floral wire or picture hanging wire make excellent armatures.

How to Unravel a Sweater to Recycle Yarn After cutting the shoulder seam, the second sleeve is free from the sweater. Cut the braid between the loops. Find and un-knot the end. Unravel the second sleeve. http://www.handspunartyarn.com/p/how-to-unravel-sweater-to-recycle-yarn.html#comment-form

Crochet for Beginners Use them as a design element when you need a stitch that adds a negligible amount of height to the design. If a single crochet stitch is too tall, a slip stitch is probably just what you need. You can use slip stitches as decorative elements on the surface of a crocheted piece. To see examples and learn this technique, check out my slip stitches in surface crochet tutorial. When you're crocheting in rounds, you'll use them to join the beginning of the round to the end of the round. http://crochet.about.com/od/learntocrochet/tp/crochet-for-beginners.htm

Repeat for each stitch in the chain. At the end of the row, lift the last remaining stitch off the hook and turn the work around. Place the stitch back on the hook, chain 1, and start the new row. Crochet Basics - the purl bee http://www.purlbee.com/crochet-basics/

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Instructables - Make, How To, and DIY Share your creamcheese creation! Don't limit yourself with the traditional uses; be creative and see what you can cook up! Enter today! Scoochmaroo Challenge: Creamcheese! http://www.instructables.com/

craft gawker is a photo gallery that allows you to visually search and discover handmade arts and crafts to inspire your own projects. We publish photography submitted by craft bloggers from around the world. Our editors review submissions daily and choose the highest quality, coolest images to showcase. We realize once you get hooked on gawking at amazing arts and crafts photos, you'll need to constantly look to get inspired. To accommodate this addiction, we currently publish new images every weekday. http://craftgawker.com/about/ About | craftgawker

This month’s Craft Challenge was Handmade Holiday Gifts for Kids! The challenge was to craft a project for a child during the holiday gift giving season. Our winning entry was created by leighi123! http://www.craftster.org/ Craftster- A Community for Crafts and DIY Projects

craftgawker | look to inspire http://craftgawker.com/ Add to Favorites the adventure of sonia, that has quit her day job to dedicate herself full time to her handmade jewelry line!

D.I.Y Clothes + fashion http://www.threadbanger.com/page/about Meg Allan Cole She currently lives in Brooklyn, NY and Hosts/Executive Produces ThreadBanger Projects and helps to develop and implement other shows on the network. Meg Allan Cole has lived in and loved New York City for over six years.

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3D Paper Snowflake 5 Unfold your paper and turn it so that the diamond shape is facing you . Keeping your paper diamond side-up, roll the first two innermost paper lines together to form a tube. Unfold your paper and turn it so that the diamond shape is facing you. Keeping your paper diamond side-up, roll the first two innermost paper lines together to form a tube . http://www.wikihow.com/Make-a-3D-Paper-Snowflake

Origami Crane Instructions http://www.origami-fun.com/origami-crane.html Flatten down, creasing well. 6. Open the uppermost flap of the model, bringing it upwards and pressing the sides of the model inwards at the same time.

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