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For my niece's baby shower, I made this adorable baby bouquet. The "flowers" are baby bibs rolled to look like flower buds! It's a nice alternative to the diaper cake. When I first saw photos of these, I knew I wanted to make one. There are several online stores that sell a completed version; just search on google for baby bouquets. Making your own isn't too hard either. Here are the steps:STEP 1

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I found these card kits by Martha Stewart at Walmart. From the package photo I wasn't all that impressed with it. I thought the cards looked a little boring, but the kit was marked down to $2. I figured that the cards and envelopes alone were worth that price. So I bought 2 kits. Each kit included 4 cards, 4 envelopes, 5 small bottles of glitter, and bird cutouts. The finished product is much

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In looking for "boy" craft projects for my nephew (which is not easy by the way), I found these puppet kits at Walmart, on clearance for $1.00 each! Got to love that. All the pieces came already cut and ready to assemble. My nephew is three. I thought for $1.00 I would try it and figured he would rip them to shreds. But he didn't. He needed help with gluing a few of the pieces, but overall did a

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I just purchased this nifty little gadget. You can take any photo and turn it into a puzzle! You adhere a photo to a foam backing. Then punch out each piece. I was pleased with the ease of which this worked. I originally thought it would be cool to make puzzles for my 3-year old nephew. But he was more fascinated with the actual punch then the finished product! Another idea is to make party

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This is a cute little rose petal candle holder you can make out of felt rose petals. Here is what you do:Materials needed:Felt rose petals (or silk ones would be just as good)Glass votive holdersHot glue gun / glue sticksGeneral purpose craft glueInstructions:1. Start by gluing individual rose petals to the botton of the glass votive in a circular pattern. 2. Keep adding petals until you reach

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Have you thought you would like to try Digital Scrapbooking, but think it’s too complicated or too expensive? Getting started is not as intimidating as you may think. When you create a digital scrapbooking layout or image, you do it in much the same way that you would with traditional scrapbooking, in that you layer papers and elements on top of one another. Each paper, photo, or embellishment

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I haven't had much time for crafting lately. I've been neck high in canning beans! It's sort of a tradition at this time of year for our family. I'm the official bean snapper and my mom cans as much as possible. Canning food is becoming popular again as food prices have increased.Canning is economical. The same equipment—including canning jars—can be used year after year. Only lids must be

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Who doesn't love chocolate? Hershey's is the chocolate that everyone knows and loves, and so will your guests!These little drops of yumminess have been putting a smile on people’s faces since the early 1900’s. Sprinkle these treats on tables to add sparkle to your occasion or arrange kisses in unique vases or bowls and use as centerpieces. However you choose to spread these little favors make

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Every year we take a family vacation to the beach. We have a large group of anywhere from 20 to 25 people. One of best parts of the vacation is the food! We save all our favorite recipes to cook on vacation and collect them into one journal. The journal keeps growing each year and now is stuffed full of clippings and notes. I wanted to find a way to compile them into something that is functional

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I just found out today that 2 of my submissions will be featured in upcoming magazines. Check them out by clicking on the their blinkies (in left-hand column)!August/September 2009 Ready, Set, Create magazine -- an owl greeting cardAugust 2009 Scrapbook News and Review magazine -- Playing Ball digital layout

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These all seemed to come in at the same time. Very exciting! You just never know what will be accepted.Butterfly Punch CardPublished in the March/April 2009 issue of Scrap n' Art Supplies:5x7 blank greeting card Sweet Life Papercrafting and Cardmaking Fiskars 4-in-1 Embossing Corner Punch - Glory Ecstasy Butterfly Clip Punch Instructions:1. Cut rectangle from pattern pattern a little smaller

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Ready, Set, Create online magazine accepted 2 of my submissions for publication! They were in the March/April 2009 magazine. Here they are:This card was made from a recycled mini gift bag. I cut the front off the bag and attached it to a 3x5 blank greeting card. Punched 2 holes on each side of the card. Using the handle from the bag, I threaded the metal tags onto the cord and then through each

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It's hard to stop the recycling kick once you get started. I keep looking at things in a whole new way. I made these candle holders out of small cardboard tubes. 1. Cut each tube to the desired height.2. Spray with metallic paint and sealer. 3. Insert floral foam inside the tube, making sure the bottom is level.4. Insert candle into foam.5. Arrange silk leaves and butterfly as shown. Obviously

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For a friends wedding, we needed 20 very tall flower vases for the reception tables. The tall glass ones would have been great, but also very expensive. We came up with this economical version instead. I started with large cardboard tubes; the kind that holds plotter paper for drafting printers. I sprayed each with silver metallic paint and then a sealer. The sealer really is necessary. I learned

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I used this stamp to make envelope seals for the birth announcements. It was a little labor intensive, but so cute! Using a 8 1/2 x 11 label sheet, stamp the entire page. Color each stamp. Punch out with a circle punch. You now have customized seals for your envelopes.

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Anything worthwhile deserves to be announced. Who doesn't want to share the news of their new baby with everyone they know? The birth of a child is one the most memorable and enjoyable events of a persons' life. Personalized photo birth announcements are my personal favorite and are a thoughtful way to convey this special occasion to family and friends. The photo birth announcement is can be as

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Baby shower party favors are one of those nice touches at the baby shower. Favors do not have to be complicated and can be virtually anything. They can be edible, useful, or sentimental, just be creative as much as you can. The only limitation is your imagination!I made this bookmark for my sister’s baby shower. The baby stamp is from Stampin’ Up. I printed off the quote and then stamped the

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A diaper cake is a wonderfully creative gift for an expectant mother. It is a collection of diapers (either disposable or cloth) rolled and stacked together to resemble a traditional tiered cake. There can be 1, 2, 3 or more tiers. The tiers of diaper cakes can also be decorated with baby care items such as bibs, pacifiers, baby socks, bottles, toys, and more. After seeing all the photos online

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There are several ways to preserve fresh flowers for years without a great deal of work or expense. The easiest and least expensive method is air-drying. This is a wonderful way to preserve those special flowers received as a gift or flowers from your own garden.Fasten small bunches of fresh flowers together with a rubber band near the cut end of the flowers. Don't use string or wire, as the

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Looking for a floral arrangement to spruce up your room, but don't want to spend a lot of money? Make it yourself! You can often find silk flowers on clearance or at discount stores. Sometimes you have to be patient and wait for the sale or look for coupons. I found several really nice silk tree branches on clearance. I bought them with no particular plan in mind, but they were really nice

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What to do with an existing wallpaper border that you don't like? Paint it! Painting borders needs to be well planned. Make sure to put tape around the edges of the border, and make sure it's painter's tape. Many have fallen victim to pulled up paint chips by using scotch tape as a substitute. Does this really work? Yep, I tried it and it worked wonderfully. Our master bathroom has a separate,

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Grouping like things together makes a bigger statement then just hanging one small frame by itself. I used 4x4 stretched canvas frames to make this collection showcasing different kinds of leaves. This is a fairly easy project. The hardest part is hanging them evenly! Instructions:1. Paint six 4x4 stretched art canvases with brown textured paint and set aside to dry.2. Tear handmade white

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Do you have leftover scrapbook supplies that you'll probably never use? I know I do! Don't throw the items away or let them take up all the room in your supplies folder, use them to decorate other parts of the house.Here's an example of what I did with a few leftover supplies:BEFORE PHOTOI found this wall plaque at a discount store.The middle is a cermaic plaque that slides out of the frame and

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Scrapbook paper can be used in a variety of ways -- other than scrapbooking. Think outside the box! There are many different textures and patterns of paper that make terrific collages for wall art. Here are a couple of examples of collages I have made.I purchased a 10x10 artist stretched canvas and painted it black. Then I layered and glued different textures and sizes of scrapbooking papers.

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A couple more cards using the iris folding technique. The template and papers are from the Anna Griffin kit.

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November was my parents 47th wedding anniversary! We planned a very nice family dinner at home for them. I created a fresh flower centerpiece to brighten the table. I re-used a square glass container (I think it had cashews in it before) and placed river rocks in the bottom. I filled the vase about half full with water and emptied the packet of flower perserver that came with the bouquet. This

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Have you ever needed to make an invitation quickly? That was my dilemma and they needed to be fairly simple since I was making 20. I could have resorted to an e-mail invitation, but there is just something nicer about a traditional paper invitation. Browsing through the racks of scrapbook paper at the store, I came upon an idea of using a clear overlay of baby words from Creative Imaginations. I

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I entered the Upcycling contest sponsored by Singer/Craft Magazine and was chosen as a runner-up! I created baby shower decorations using a pair of old jeans, stash ribbon and paper napkins. Check it on on their website.Instructions:Invitation -- use a blank greeting card, stitch ribbon, jean material, and paper napkin to front of card using zig-zag stich.Centerpiece -- cut out two squares from

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This is a recent card I made using the technique of iris folding. The paper and instructions used come in a kit by Anna Griffin. I added the ribbon bow and metal circle tag. I also used a Fiskar corner punch on the green background paper.Iris folding refers to a technique where folded strips of colored or patterned paper are layered in a spiral pattern behind an aperture. It is called Iris

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I bought several of these flip calendar kits from K & Company. I made one for me and 3 other for gifts.The kits includes the easel-back calendar, die-cut pocket pages, lined and numbered tab cards, die-cuts, stickers, Grand Adhesions, Clearly Yours, rub-on transfers, lace, buttons, ribbons, bow, colored floss and string. You add your own photos for each month. It also comes with 5 years worth of

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One of my first card making ventures was to make wedding invitations for my sister in 1997. Materials/Instructions:5x7 Blank Strathmore Creative CardsLarge round paper doiliesHunter Green ribbonHunter Green ink1. Cut each paper doily in half. 2. Spray back of cut doily with adhesive. 3. Attach to front of card. 4. Ink the front edge of the card dark green. 5. Hot glue a small green ribbon bow to

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Choosing window treatments can be daunting. This is one area that I do pay a little extra to get good quality fabric. Fabrics soften a space, and the right look will enhance your room's decor. It is usually best to use decorator fabrics as opposed to fashion fabrics. Decorator fabrics have different features which lend themselves better to drapery. Decorator fabrics are more durable, drape better

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We built this wall unit for our bedroom. My brother-in-law had built two of these previously and created the design himself. Working with him it took us a week to cut, stain, and build everything. After we had it placed in the bedroom, my husband added the overhead lighting system. My favorite find are the door handles. I spent several hours on the internet searching for just the right size

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My Dad encouraged my crafting ability. He always was bringing home different kits for me to put together. This one is a 3-D string-art sailboat that I did as a teenager. I've not seen one like it anywhere else.

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Much of the embroidery we see today is done by machine. But beautiful stitching is possible by hand. Hand embroidery is a traditional art form passed from generation to generation in many cultures. This is a photo of a handkerchief that my Great-Aunt Esther embroidered. Embroidery designs may be stamped or drawn on the material, or they can be done freehand. Embroidery uses embroidery floss and

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My Great-Great-Grandfather Bone made this drop-lid writing desk. By the time it came to me it was covered with an awful black shiny varnish. Apparently black varnish was my Great-Grandma Ringer's solution to everything. I can remember that most of her furniture was covered with it. I striped the old varnish off and stained it a beautiful walnut color and then rubbed linseed oil into the wood.

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Grannie made each great-granchild a quilt. She hand-quilted each one -- no machine quilting for her! The photo shows 2 of her quilts. One of Grannie's favorite pattern was the flower garden. She would use up all her fabric scraps from old dresses and other fabrics that she had on hand.You can find the flower garden pattern here.Ever wonder what to do with all of those plastic grocery bags?

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Here are a few things Grandma Vera crocheted. An Afghan she made as a wedding present for me and one of her handkerchiefs. Grandma was a whiz at all things crochet. She could whip up sweaters, scarfs, hats, afghans, dollies, whatever she wanted, all while watching TV. She made attempts at showing me how. I know the basics but did not seem to have the patience required. Of course now that I've

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Tatting is a vintage craft used to make a type of lace. A tatting shuttle facilitates tatting by holding a length of wound thread and guiding it through loops to make knots. To make the lace, the tatter wraps the thread around one hand and manipulates the shuttle with the other hand. No tools other than the thread, the hands, and the shuttle are used, though a crochet hook may be necessary if the

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Well, here goes my first post . . .This is the doll that started the idea of this blog. My Mom has kept this doll for years because, well, it was made by Great-Grandma Lucy. You can't throw it away, geeesh. The idea was born to keep a record of family hand-crafted items.This doll is called a milk-filter bed doll because milk filters were used to create the dress. Even after 50+ years, it still

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