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Profile For velmaisqueenus - Cheap Chick
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RE: Recycle Christmas Cards Fronts Onto New Cards
Old fronts can be made into baskets. This website shows you instructions on how to do it!
http://www.allfreecrafts.com/christmas/card-basket.shtml

My grandmother has one of these baskets that she made in her homemakers club in the 60's and it still looks good. She uses hers to put her Christmas cards that she receives in. You can really use it for anything and with a little creativity, you can add embellishments and other types of yarn to make it look pretty. ... View related article.
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RE: Popcorn Tins for Waste Baskets
You could paint the outside if it has Christmas decor on it and decorate it to your specific style. ... View related article.
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RE: Repairing the Underside of Furniture
what about that landscaping fabric they sell at lowes or home depot or even wal-mart? ... View related article.
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RE: Ideas for Decorating Bedroom in Tool Theme
If you could get a hold of an overhead projector, you could use it to enlarge pictures you print on the internet. Your local public schools would probably let you come to the school and borrow one, after all, you are a taxpayer. But here is the process. You need to get some transparency paper for copiers, you can get it at walmart. Usually a pack of like 10 costs around 6.00. Then print out the coloring pictures you want from the internet on this transparency paper. Use the machine to enlarge the picture on your wall. Follow the lines in pencil on the wall, then use paint to fill in. I did this on my walls and it turned out really great. ... View related article.
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RE: Reuse Gift Cards For Tree Decorations
I bet you could cut with decorative scissors along the edges and get rid of the store name and cover the back with pretty paper and make gift tags with them. ... View related article.
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RE: Craft: Recycled Cookie Tin
If the tin is in good shape and has a pretty motif and only the lid has the advertisement, could you just eliminate the sanding and painting and just cut the calendar or christmas card picture out and put it on the lid? Also, what kind of glue do you use? Decopage? Elmers? ... View related article.
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RE: Health Advice For Pus Bump on Tonsil
You can still have strep and test negative, I did and my husband did. Even though you were on antibiotics, maybe you need something a little stronger to get rid of the bug. When I have strep, the doctor puts me on a really high dose of strong antibiotics. My advice would be to tell your family doctor what you want. Sometimes you have to. ... View related article.
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RE: Help Acquiring Gourds For Crafts
Here is a website where you can order boxes of dried gourds.
http://www.welburngourdfarm.com/index.asp?PageAction=VIEWCATS&Category=3 ... View related article.
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RE: Craft: Fish Bowl Snowman
I bet you could go to a thrift store and find an overhead light cover that is already white and use it. ... View related article.
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RE: Quilted Tote Bag
So do you sew the squared together? They don't look sewn together. Can you give more detail as to how you did this? ... View related article.
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