Blossoming Brooch. { Pretty Calendar Project } With the economy in a funk it's really nice to be able to give handmade gifts this Christmas.
Calendars are a cliche Christmas gift, since New Year's is right around the corner and all, but why not do it a little differently? Today I made a calendar out of blocks! It looks super cute on a shelf, and would help pretty up any office. It also cost just a couple dollars to make, what an awesome Christmas gift it would be! Here's how I did it! Supplies:7 wooden blocks, each side is 1.5 inchesdecorative papersMod Podge (I use matte finish, as I've found the gloss finishes can have a slightly sticky finish)sponge brushExacto kniferubber number stampsrubber letter stampsdark brown ink pad (I highly recommend Staz On, because sometimes Mod Podge can make ink smudge and run)other decorative stamps (optional)sandpaper (optional) First, you want to sort out the blocks to be labeled for months, days, and numbers. Once you have your blocks labeled with pencil, pick one to start with. The Butterfly Project...
A few weeks ago I shared a pic of some butterfly punch-outs I had done from a Pottery Barn catalog (it was a really colorful picture of some towels all stacked together).
I had seen a picture that Ali Edwards made of butterflies all lined up and punched from many different colors of paper (which gave me some serious inspiration in the butterfly department). I decided that I wanted to do something similar but with a different spin! I started working on this little project Saturday afternoon. Cognitive Edge Network. You probably have many traditional approaches to meeting challenges, but what do you do to cope with a sudden shift in your organisation or marketplace?
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I don’t know about you, but our wrists have been begging for another colorful addition for months now. So after playing with some materials that were already on hand, we’ve created a tutorial for a braided bead bracelet, which is a not so distant cousin of the hex nut and wrap bracelet. Because honestly, you can never have too many . . . You’ll need: Cut the waxed linen cord into a 26″ and 19″ piece. Tie a knot about half an inch down from the loops. Start braiding the strands. DeviantART muro. Zebra Puzzle. There are several versions of this puzzle.
The version below is from the first known publication in Life International magazine on December 17, 1962. The March 25, 1963 issue contained the solution below, and the names of several hundred solvers from around the world. Text of the Life International puzzle[edit] There are five houses.The Englishman lives in the red house.The Spaniard owns the dog.Coffee is drunk in the green house.The Ukrainian drinks tea.The green house is immediately to the right of the ivory house.The Old Gold smoker owns snails.Kools are smoked in the yellow house.Milk is drunk in the middle house.The Norwegian lives in the first house.The man who smokes Chesterfields lives in the house next to the man with the fox.Kools are smoked in the house next to the house where the horse is kept.The Lucky Strike smoker drinks orange juice.The Japanese smokes Parliaments.The Norwegian lives next to the blue house.Now, who drinks water? Silk-Dyed Eggs {aka TIE-Dyed!}
I posted this tutorial a few years ago and it has become somewhat of a tradition to bring it back every year!
One of our family Easter traditions is dying eggs with pieces of silk. I saw a cute lady show Martha how to do it a few years ago and I ran upstairs right then to steal a tie! It’s way cooler than those cups of neon liquid that end up all over your clothes, your furniture and your hands plus it gives you an excuse to rid a man’s closet of ugly ties. Here’s the run-down: You need 100% silk for this to work. I try to find an assortment of colors and patterns. Usually it will tell you if it’s 100% silk right on the main label of the tie, but a lot of them don’t, and if that’s the case, check that little tiny end, it’s usually hiding there.