I need a topsy-turvey doll pattern for a swap I am about to do. Thank you.
Most children love snow and playing in it.But for those times it is too cold to play out or for those that do not get snow I hope you will enjoy these activities.
Making Keepsakes for Bridesmaids
I have two slightly-stained white-satin wedding dresses that I purchased at yard sales. Both dresses are full-skirted and have attached net slips and train. I also have the veil for one dress. My daughter is getting married in June and I would like to make keepsakes for her bridesmaids from some of this material, perhaps incorporating some of the beading, pearls, and lace trim. I need ideas and patterns. Thank you. - Belinda
Easy Holiday Activites to Do with the Children
Let the kids gather pinecones from your yard or buy them. Let them dry out and paint the tip with glue and sprinkle with glitter and cinnamon. Let dry.
Need Pinecones For Decorations? Go To The Park
Go to a local park where the pine cone droppings are yours for free. Bring a basket and fill it up. Bring them home and hot glue them on a wreath or spray them with gold or silver paint. Your choices of what to do with them are endless. By joesgirl
Making Homemade Gizmos For Fun - Inexpensive And Rewarding Project
Making simple, homemade devices is fun for any young person who likes to tinker and build. The build-it-yourself enthusiast will get a great sense of accomplishment from creating self-designed items.
Christmas Cookies Scrapbooking Layout
One of my favorite family holiday traditions has always been making Christmas cookies. It is a tradition that has been passed down through our family, and I am continuing it on today with my daughter. This year my daughter decided she wanted to try to make them herself, and they turned out great! I was the official documenter, taking pictures and recording the decorative results for our family scrapbook.
Mix together in a small bowl. One part white vinegar & one part white school glue.
For an easy Christmas gift, save your used children's clothes. Cut out as many squares and sew them together to make a front cover for a quilt. And just keep adding as they grow and when they are old enough they will have a quilt to remember them of their childhood. By DonnaE.
Christmas gifts from children can be fun and not costly. I like going to yard sales and buying used up old candles that are partially used. The children and I shave the candles. You can use a knife or whatever you need to break the candle wax up into chunks.
Use for Old Thread Spools? Make an Elf Sitting on Spool
I made this several years ago at Christmas time. I'll try to describe it.
Large Flat Desk Calendars For Craft Projects
When companies offer various type calendars this time of year, take one and use as a work pad for craft projects. Tear off the sheet when you've finished a messy project and toss in the trash. By Syd
Styrofoam Beads for Christmas Ornaments
You can make beads to string on thread or thin elastic for bracelets or necklaces or Christmas ornaments by punching holes with a hole punch in styrofoam egg cartons and meat trays. The black meat or frozen food trays make great beads for teens and adults. Add beads from old broken necklaces or alternate different colors of styrofoam. Use the pastel colored egg cartons for Easter. Just thread a needle, poke in the center of your little holes and string them up. Have fun. By Linda in GV
Make your own magnets with cute sayings or whatever, then laminate them in small laminating machine. It was rather cheap at a craft store on sale. Then use old magnetic business card magnets that we all get. Trace the magnet on the back of your laminated piece and put contact cement on the printed side of magnet and then on the laminated side and stick it together. Makes a nice gift and looks professional. By Syd
Easy and quick pattern. Cut fabric 20-22 inches long and 4 inches wide. Sew the fabric together, right sides together using 1/4-inch seam allowance, making a tube. Cut 8 inches of 1/4 inch elastic. Turn the tube right side out...
Start a Crafty Group in 10 Easy Steps...
The chilly nights have arrived folks! It is time for soup-making, slipper wearing and closing the curtains early! Hmm...the trouble is its all too easy to settle into a sedentary winter routine and hibernate until the crocuses break through the lawn! Before you know it, Monday has turned into Friday and when you look back over your evening achievements, you wonder where all the time went.
To make a cute country Christmas garland I took a round ball of that jute twine and then tide on 1" X 5" flannel fabric I cut along with some solid colors ( I used 2 flannels and then 3 plain colors) I just tied each piece around the twine and pushed them close together as I went leaving the ends hanging. It kind of looks rag tagtag-ish. It's so cute though and everyone likes it. Looks good on bannisters or on the Christmas tree with strung popcorn. By Melanie
Design your own wrapping paper for Hanukkah gifts. Use craft paper or newsprint and stamp Hanukkah symbols such as a menorah or a dreidel onto the paper. Or draw symbols with glue and sprinkle with blue and silver glitter. and MORE!
Brighter and Longer Lasting Candles
To make candles burn brightly, soak the wicks in vinegar. By Jazzlyn Editor's Note: This also appears to make candle wicks last longer as well. And apparently also works with lantern wicks.
You can use your self-cleaning oven as a kiln. Not as hot as a real kiln, so it probably would not work for serious potters, but great for firing clay beads and other small clay items. Run creations through 2 cleaning cycles, then paint with acrylic paints. Fun! By Mary
Give The Gift of Holiday Memories
"Mom! I have to have this new battery-operated-computer-controlled-high-tech-super-duper-toy!" Children across the country loudly proclaim their desires for the newest (and most expensive) toys. With a strong economy and media-savvy children, it's easy to fall into the trap of frantically searching for all the toys your child requests. There are ways, however, to place an emphasis on creating positive holiday memories memories that last long after the battery powered toys wind down to a standstill.
Here's a great way to recycle light bulbs! Make a bunch of them to hang on the tree or give as gifts. This also is a great craft to sit down and do with the kids.
Make Your Own Etched Glass Bottles
Use these to fill with homemade lotions, body washes, or even decorate canning jars for xmas salts or homemade food items. Make your own etched candle votives too!
Photo Refrigerator Magnets - New Use for Advertising Magnets
I was doing a good cleaning on my refrigerator door and noticed most of my fridge magnets were advertisements. So, I went to my folder where I store pretty pictures, got out my glue stick, cut down a picture to slightly larger then magnet, and glued on a picture. I let it dry, then trimmed. Could be some great last minute gifts! By Jeanne
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