Milk Jug Decorative Window Crafts Jun30 by Lindsey Boardman We’re always looking for cheap or– better yet– free materials to craft with here, so we’ve played around with crafting all sorts of things out of those big plastic gallon milk jugs over the last couple of years. The type of plastic they are made from is pretty versatile as far as crafting goes. You can cut it easily with scissors, use hole punches on it, stick it with hot glue and best of all you can draw on it with permanent markers with great results due to it being semi-opaque and mildly textured on one side. Milk Jug Window Art Then I used a sturdy pair of scissors to cut out any flat side panels from the milk jug plastic. If you have really little kids then you could cut them simple shapes to scribble colors on like hearts or flowers or circles etc, or even the letters of their name. We hung them in the window for the light to shine through like little stained glass decorations using teeny suction cups from the Dollar Tree. Milk Jug Butterflies
Origami-klänningar – Origami dresses Via How About Orange hittade jag den här pedagogiska YouTube-beskrivningen på hur man viker en origami-klänning av papper. /Via How About Orange I found this great YouTube tutorial on how to fold an origami paper dress. Det enda som behövs är ett kvadratiskt ark papper. Vi säljer söta origamipapper på Make & Create. Inspirerad av Jessica använde jag en av klänningarna till ett födelsedagskort och pyntade den lite extra med ett sicksackband och ett par söta knappar. My little Fabric, Food and Creation Packaging Templates I’m not sure how I discovered this awesome collection of packaging templates but I’m glad I did! Some professor or student at a japanese univeresity was nice enough to share all their packaging templates with the world! These are a few of my favorites and you can see all of them on their website. Every situation is covered! You sell Bon Bons? They have a box for that! P.S. stumbleupon
crafts This site is owned and maintained by Diane Geister. If any material offends you; please click the upper right hand corner box marked with an "x". Problem solved. :) Don't forget to tell them you found their ad on BookaRep.com! Easiest and best website building company ever! Dianne Holden- Trinkets and Rare Gems - Trinketladydi@Yahoo.com - Brush Prairie, WA The National Direct Sales and Home Business Directory Search This Site Write. Click. Scrapbook. Hello and sorry for the delay! Snow days means kids home which means life take a little detour around the todo list! Yesterday we were chatting about making something portable that we can use to help keep up engaged and successful with our resolutions. I knew immediately that my best chance for success lay (lie?) in using a notebook I could keep with me. When it comes to portable notebooks, my hands down favorite are mini composition notebooks. Reasons I love them. They are cheap. I thought about breaking out my actual paper products to decorate the covers, but I didn't want embellishments that would get tattered or broken, so I opted for a digi cover. Here are my two books. I have them divided into section and made lists inside of things to get done. I spend a lot of time in the car driving my kids to their activities. Three things before I go. First, in case you are a pen lover like me, I have found these pens from Jet Pens to be my favorites for keeping in my purse.
Blog Mode & DIY - Youmakefashion.fr - Margot Paper Lanterns Looking for instructions on how to make paper lanterns? My husband designed an easy template for making paper lanterns in a cute round shape. They look a bit oriental, don’t you think? These “lanterns” are purely decorative and aren’t designed to have a lamp inside them, but they do make great festive decorations. By the way, if you want to learn how to make a lantern that you can put a lamp inside of, then check out my instructions for making paper star lanterns . They make great homemade gifts to post in the mail because they can pack flat. Instructions: How to Make Paper Lanterns Before we get started, here’s a little cartoon to give you the big-picture of how everything fits together. Equipment pretty paper or card-stock printer scissors glue or double sided tape needle and thread You’ll also want to download my round paper lantern template . Print the template onto your paper or card-stock, making sure that you print onto the blank side! Variation: Halloween Lanterns
Perfect Summer Bangle 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. Even after several trips to the beach, it won't fade or wash off! Essentially, it's the Perfect Summer Bangle. Used in this tutorial: Inkodye Red Prepare. Transcribe. Perfect. Pour. Brush. Wipe. Wrap. Tape. Expose. Develop. Cut. Reveal. Wash. Enjoy. {Etsy vs. Big Cartel :: the business of handmade} Update: Since writing this post Big Cartel has now come out with a 300-item plan. It’s $29.99 and sounds like a great alternative — some of you had mentioned that 100 items wouldn’t be enough and so you’re sticking with Etsy. Well… things have changed, and the limit is now 300. Also — Etsy now offers coupon codes at checkout, something that used to cause Etsy sellers a lot of frustration. Disclaimer: This post is my opinion and is based on my experiences only. My background on selling handmade: I opened my very first handmade shop in November 2008, and that was with Etsy. My friend, Lindsey @ The Pleated Poppy helped bring me to Big Cartel. I believe I had over 320 sales through Etsy when I switched to Big Cartel. What made me want to switch? There were many, many reasons, and for me the choice was clear: If I wanted to have a successful business I needed to move to a site like Big Cartel. What is the difference between Etsy and Big Cartel? Before we break them down, take a look these… Etsy…