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Cherry Blossom Art from a Recycled Soda Bottle

Cherry Blossom Art from a Recycled Soda Bottle
Pink blossoms will soon appear on trees, and the National Cherry Blossom Festival starts on March 20. In 1912 the city of Tokyo, Japan, gave Washington, D.C., a beautiful gift of 3,000 cherry blossom trees. This year celebrates the 100th anniversary of that gift. Make cherry blossom artwork with a recycled 2-liter soda bottle as a stamp! Start by using dark paint to paint a branch on poster board. I cut this piece of poster board in half lengthwise because I want it to look more like an art panel than a poster. Once the branch is painted, let it dry before continuing with the stamping. Now let’s do the stamping. The bottom of 2-liter soda bottle has five points like the five petals of a cherry blossom. Press the plastic bottle on the poster board, then lift up.

American Crafts Studio Blog: Flair Badges and Cards Here are a few more Flair projects made by me (Paige Evans) and Caroline Ikeji: To make these badges: Cut a piece of patterned paper to 2", trim one edge with decorative scissors, score every 1/4", accordion fold the stip, adhere the ends together, then press it flat and glue it onto a scrap piece of round paper. Punch a scalloped circle from coordinating paper and add a piece of large Flair on top. Little kids, and adults alike, will love sporting one of these handmade badges at their next birthday party or other celebration! Supplies: Salsa Paper (35421) - Margarita, Tamale Paper (35426) - Margarita, Decorative Tags (85552) - Bits, Decorative Long Tags (85553) - Bits, Beach Bound (70070) - Flair, Pina Colada (72013) - Delights, Refreshing (42199) - Remarks Supplies: Betty Bundt Paper (35324) - Confetti, Frankie Fudge Paper (35342) - Confetti, Cake (78042) - Details, Pin The Tail (42186) - Details, Hooray! Caroline declares, "I love Flair!

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DIY - Danielle and Joe 10910 Wedding Dress Label - My Something Blue This is technically not my DIY but my mom made it for me and I designed it so it made the cut for this page. We got a square from my wedding dress to use for the fabric and then my mom hand stitched the text. Honeymoon T-shirts! Joe and I wanted matching t-shirts for the HM...yep we are that couple :)...not as bad as having a set for each day but we decided on making two pairs total. The first pair are black t-shirts that have iron on letters on them. The second pair is white and I made them with iron on transfers I bought at Joann that you can print out from your computer. Here are pics of both pairs! Front Back Popcon Salt Shakers I have officially gone overboard on my DIY projects :) but I really wanted to do these so I went for it anyway. I wanted to make sure we had popcorn salt out for the popcorn late night snack but didnt feel the look of the blue Morton Popcorn Salt shakers really fit in with the wedding, so I changed them! DIY Hair comb DIY Veil

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Liquid Glass Coating Technology India | HeatCure Ivannka how to create fake calligraphy I have always loved beautiful calligraphy. Years ago, my former boss brought me back a calligraphy pen and ink from her trip to Italy. I was so excited to try it out and figured it would be super easy to turn my handwriting into calligraphy with just the flick of a nib {that’s the technical term for the metal pieces that go in the pens – not to be confused with my go-to treat, the twizzler nib}. It didn’t go so well. Then I met Lindsay {of Lindsay Letters – who created that fabulous O Holy Night print } and figured since she is a pro, she could surely give some pointers and it wouldn’t be too hard. Again, the pen and ink proved too complicated for my impatient hands {have you ever tried it? I have yet to learn how to use a real calligraphy pen {although it is on my list of skills to master someday} and have just stuck with my fake calligraphy technique. First, choose a good fine tip ink pen. Now, write your letter. See how easy it is? Here’s another example. then filled in the down strokes:

Heat Insulation Coating for Glass Pinterest Inspired DIY Projects OK, So I have completed two DIY projects on my list so far... The first one is this organizer. Since I am getting rid of my teacher desk monstrosity, and moving to a table, I need a place to put all the stuff that was in my drawers. So... I could not get the pics to come out well. Click on the picture above to get a copy of the file. My second project was to create the signs for this door I saw on Pinterest. So here is what I came up with... The cards ready to be cut out, laminated and adhered to my door for the first day of school. Click on the image to download the PDF file. Also, I am working on Learning Objectives backgrounds to go inside dollar store frames for this project (also found on Pinterest)... So far, I have completed the Western Theme, Seuss Theme, and Buzzy Friends Theme, and Camping Theme. Click on each image to get the PDF file. My duct tape goodies will be here on Monday, and I can't wait to start playing with that! So what have you been up to this weekend?

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diy activity book & free printable | lovely indeed **PLEASE READ: Update 3/13/13. The link to download the file is here. And enjoy the new, upgraded photos of the booklet! Also, a few pointers for printing and using the template follow below. The template prints best if you actually download it and print from a Preview program. **PLEASE READ: Update 3/20/12. Happy Wednesday, Lovelies! All you have to do is click here for the PDF file, hit print, and go make some copies!

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20 Creative Guest Book Ideas For Wedding Reception Stay Updated to the Latest Blog Post!SUBSCRIBE NOW FOR FREE! Wedding guest books are invariably a terrific way to perhaps recall the special time you had with your guests at your wedding. Make a memory “book” loaded with heartfelt messages. Bored with the typical sign-in albums with listing of names where wedding guests basically sign and pass it around? 01. Make sure the polaroid camera has plenty of film. 02. Either side on the puzzle features a portrait photo chosen by the bride and groom and have the back side for the wedding guest’s personal comments. 03. Bring life to your party celebration. 04. Design your guest book as a work of art. 05. Arrange an old-fashioned typewriter together with long pieces of paper for guests to type their good wishes as the mood strikes. 06. An Irish wedding tradition wherein they have their wedding guests write their best wishes on smooth stones. 07. Receive some marvelous and crazy feedback with these creative mad libs-inspired guest book. 08. 09. 10.

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