I wonder if you could do this in the crockpot/slow cooker? Thanks for the recipe though, roomie's kiddos LOVE rice pudding, but the little girl and I are both sensitive to eggs. She'll adore this! ... View related article.
I second the balloon idea. once the initial papier mache form is dry, pop the balloon, glue the bendy bits of drinking straws on vertically at intervals and papier mache over them and then start putting more strips on to give it a more pumpkin-y shape. ... View related article.
There's this one, http://www.midnightknitter.com/knit ... tterns/uploads/mini_checkerboard.htm for a checkerboard, just use white intead of red. OR, of course, you could always crochet 32 white and 32 black granny squares... as for chessmen, yikes! I guess you'd have to adapt some amigurumi patterns. I'll look into it...
