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Dolls and Puppets. Make Your Own Foot Wear! Melted Plastic Hama Bead Bowls. Yesterday as we were recovering from a wonderful Shavous holiday weekend, we made some melted hama (perler) bead bowls!

Melted Plastic Hama Bead Bowls

You see, a good friend who stayed with us for the holiday just couldn't resist mopping my floors and doing some general cleaning, so when she suggested that maybe the kids could do a project, I most certainly had to step up to the plate! (I'm more than happy to trade crafting for house cleaning any time!) And fortunately, this hama bead project, that's all over the web right now, was the perfect little project that kept four kids busy with minimal clean up, and they happily listened to some music while waiting for the results. A great project all around, and especially for those kids who prefer process oriented projects over personal expression or pure creativity, alack alas.

You'll Need: How To: Pre heat the oven to 350F or 200C. Starting at the bottom of the bowl, spread the beads in one layer and then work up the sides of the bowl. Easy-to-Make Ladies' Beaded Zipper Pulls. Add a bit of glitz to your purses and outfits by making these ladies' beaded zipper pulls.

Easy-to-Make Ladies' Beaded Zipper Pulls

They are great easy-to-make beading projects for beginners. Accessorize and accent your purses and outfits by using the many different colors and types of beads that are available. Get creative and add some sparkle to your life with these attractive beaded zipper pulls. : Shoe DIYs Fashion + DIY + Lifestyle. : my DIY Fashion + DIY + Lifestyle. DIY Spirit Fingers | Sequin & Beaded Rings inspired by Ralph Rucci Spring RTW 2014 After seeing these AMAZING bedazzled fingers created by Max Kibardin for the Ralph Rucci RTW Spring 2014 runway collection, I just had to recreate… DIY Dolce & Gabbana Bejeweled Gold Headband {Crown} I am LOVING everything Dolce & Gabbana is doing right now.

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Their gold crowns parading down the runways as if belonging to royalty, beaded… Upcycled Sweater Boots. Crafts Ideas. Enquête 2014 sur Mozilla Firefox - Samedi, 12 Avril 2014.

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How To Make A Print Block - Channel4 - 4Homes. How to weave on a cardboard loom.

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Friendship Bracelets For Your Tech Cords & Cables. Brit of design blog, Hello Brit, sent in this fun crafting project for tech cables and cords inspired by this friendship bracelets from your youth, similar to the tangle-free embroidery floss project we shared a little while ago...

Friendship Bracelets For Your Tech Cords & Cables

Remember when all you needed to have a good time was a few spools of colored string and a friend to give a bracelet to? Well the days of summer camp are long gone but colorful crafting materials are still around and, today, bring a little bit of color to our computer cords, phone chargers, and headphones. Materials: - cords (computer, phone, headphones, anything) - embroidery floss - yarn - scissors - optional: tape Previous image Next image Our first method is for an iPhone charger.

The second option is to use yarn, preferably in a gradient (you know we love it). And our third is one that is for one of those really rainy Sundays when you want to park yourself in front of the TV and make knots all day. Naturally Clean. I cleaned out my fridge.

Naturally Clean

Don’t ask details or you might lose all respect for me. Husby’s so called “Stop! No! Don’t throw it away! I’ll eat it later!” Shower? Cube pure glycerin soap and microwave in 20 second intervals, stirring after each interval, until soap is completely melted. Puree fruit of choice, herbs, or zest from the flesh of citrus. Spray the inside of empty jello boxes, muffin tins, or any small glass/plastic container with vegetable spray. Home. Elcuadernodeideas: Pulseras de cuero e hilo de colores. Es uno de mis modelos de pulsera favorita porque te permite jugar con el color.

elcuadernodeideas: Pulseras de cuero e hilo de colores

Es sencilla de realizar, combina cuero e hilos de colores, yo he usado hilo de bordar cuyos colores son luminosos y el colorido es muy variado. Inspirándonos en los cartoncillos de los hilos, los peques han hecho las etiquetas. Es para un regalo especial que vamos a hacer hoy, la destinataria tendrá que escoger una bolsita con la pista de la etiqueta. Están hechas con tres cordones de cuero de 2 mm entre los que se entrelaza hilo de bordar de colores. Son muy sencillas de realizar, el material que necesitas es: 3 tiras de cuero 16,5 cm de largo (según la medida de tu muñeca) y 2 mm grosor 2 piezas metálicas centralesUn cierre de dos piezas para ambos ladosHe sujetado uno de los extremos con celo y el otro lo he dejado abierto.

Mary & Patch: Bracelets. Kate’s recycled cakestands. This diy project is inspired by one of my favorite ceramic artists, sarah cihat. i found most of my plates and candlesticks at goodwill. i also used some of those little vases you get when someone gives you flowers, which normally i think are ugly, but here they seem to have found a purpose!

kate’s recycled cakestands

I left many of the cakestands bare because i love the original plate designs. if you aren’t happy with the plate or base you can always paint them, or give them a graphic silhouette design (instructions below) like sarah’s rehabilitated dishware. so, if you’re ready to create your own diy cakestands (which operate well as cupcake-stands, too!) Tween Crafts - Connecting Mom and Daughter through crafting. If you're new here, you may want to subscribe to our mailing list.

Tween Crafts - Connecting Mom and Daughter through crafting

Thanks for visiting! I recently had to buy a recorder for my tween for her music class in school. Who knew there were so many color options to choose from when purchasing a recorder? She picked out a translucent, almost neon, green color Yamaha soprano recorder. Plastic Spoon Light. Juggling With Kids: Pipe Cleaner Rings. For my daughter's 3rd birthday, she had a princess themed party and for one of the crafts we made these cute pipe cleanser rings that I found on a site called Glitter Goods.

Juggling With Kids: Pipe Cleaner Rings

They are super quick and easy to make. Bending Popsicle Sticks for a Wooden Helix Vase. Ric Rac Rose - The Ribbon Retreat Blog. I love these easy-to-make Ric Rac Roses! Isn’t it beautiful? You can make these and use them in hair, on jewelry, on clothing, as embellishments on anything! And with The Ribbon Retreat’s large selection of Ric Rac, your possibilities are endless!