May 13, 2013
Tracey
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Site: http://www.we-made-that.com/
About: I am a work at home mother of two living just outside Kansas City, KS. I started crafting with my oldest daughter to spend more time with her and to get her to focus more. And I have to say it has been a great experience for us both. As a matter of fact I have created a craft monster since she tells me several times a week “Let’s do a project MOM!” My youngest is finally at an age where we can start crafting with her too, but then comes the challenge of coming up with something a toddler can do that a preschooler will enjoy also… oh the challenges of a crafting mom. I hope to inspire other parents to craft and create things with their kids.See Authors Posts (20)
Crafts, Kid's Crafts, Seasons
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By Kid’s Craft Contributor Tracey, from the blog We Made That.
I hate rainy days, especially when they fall on a weekend. Why you ask? Because it means the kids are going to get bored because we are stuck inside. And I get bored, I want to get out and do stuff on the weekends and when it is rainy and cold that just is not going to happen.
This past weekend was one of those weekends when we were stuck inside all day, but I decided to be proactive (since I watched the news and knew this was going to happen) and get my supplies ready for a fun project for the kids. We made Magic Star Wands that turned out to be Magic princess Star Wands (that is what the girls told me they were).
My oldest helped me make the wands while my little one was playing with her dad. Once they were done I could not believe how much fun the girls had with them. I think this was the best craft we have ever made. They played with these for hours and are still playing with them. They created a whole fantasy world this weekend all around these wands. What a great rainy day project they turned out to be. After the tutorial below on how to make the wands, check out the pictures of all the fun the girls had with them.
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April 8, 2013
Mable Craftsalot
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Name: Mable Craftsalot
Site: http://www.Facebook.com/CreateForLess
About: The name says it all! Mable Crafts-alot is an avid reader of craft blogs & magazines and has aspirations to improve her crafting skills. Mable has never met a craft she didn’t like! Mable spends her free time attending craft classes at local community centers, and even teaches a few. When she is not crafting she enjoys cooking, reading, photography and gardening. Mable loves to connect with other crafters to share project ideas, discuss craft trends and chat about favorite crafting tools and techniques. To learn more about Mable, become her friend on Facebook!See Authors Posts (113)
Crafts, Kid's Crafts, Techniques and Mediums
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By Crafts-a lot Contributor, Mable who is an avid reader of craft blogs & magazines and is always looking to improve her crafting skills. Join Mable on Facebook to socialize and share with other crafters!
If you have a creative child around, there are many great craft supplies to keep them busy, and keep you worry-free. Keep the right supplies on hand, and crafting with your kid can be fun and help you build memories that can last well into their lives.
Felt Rainbow Busy Bag – Play Create Explore
Felt is a must-have for any crafty child. It’s durable, glue-able, sew-able, and it can even temporarily stick to itself like Velcro! Create sewing cards with felt shapes and a hole punch, make a puzzle, and felt shapes make the easy busy bags and quiet books.
No Sew Tooth Fairy Pillow – Think Crafts
If your child is old enough to use a glue gun, help them make this no sew pillow. This one is perfect for stashing freshly lost teeth, but you can always customize the shape to fit your child’s décor taste. Younger kids can have fun creating their own pillows with fabric paint or markers, and you can put the pillow together for them.
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April 6, 2013
CreateForLess
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About: We are always looking for new guest bloggers, email us if you are interested in sending us a blog post! info@ThinkCrafts.comSee Authors Posts (675)
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In celebration of National Craft Month, we asked everyone to send in their favorite craft tips for the chance to win $100 at CreateForLess and we received wonderful tips from all of you! We could only choose one winner, though, so congratulations to… Leslie C. our 2013 Craft Month Drawing winner!
Here’s Leslie’s Tip:
When painting glass Christmas Balls, I use the tri-tip plastic holders from pizza boxes to hold the ball while they dry. If you mount them to a board, you can hold several at a time and keep painting.
Here are some of our other favorite craft tips from the 2013 drawing…
Quilting-Design Wall
No place to put a permanent design board? You can use a flannel sheet for an instant design board where ever you are! Just use quilters pins or painter’s tape to hold the sheet to the wall. Roll it up to take it with you.
Have room for a design wall, think about using foam board as the base, sprayed with adhesive and covered in flannel or felt. To adhere to the wall, you can use poster tape-no marks.
- Janet S.
One of the things that ALWAYS jazzes up ANY PAGE is something as simple as CHALK! Chalking is super easy, dont be intimidated! You can chalk the edges of each photo mount, journal mount, tag, or embelishment. Trust me, you’ll be hooked.
- Kristi K.
I love to use tea or left over coffee to age my fabric or paper. I sometimes will add some vanilla to add a yummy, homey smell. Even better I will rub some cinnamon in fabric after it has soaked in whatever mixture I have used. When the fabric is still damp the cinnamon rubs in nicely. I love the look and the smell! Especially for fall crafting!
- Nancy D.
Want your chance to win a $100 CreateForLess Gift Card? Enter our April Showers Drawing and you could win too!
April 3, 2013
stephanie
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Crafts, Kid's Crafts, Spring
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By Kid’s Crafts Contributor Stephanie, from the blog A Geek In Glasses.
I like the idea of taking basic shapes and creating something out of them. I feel this teaches children to use their imaginations and think outside the box. I had plain wooden beads in three different sizes and my daughter and I came up with several different animals / bugs that can be made out of the beads. Using different combinations of sizes and colors, the possibilities are endless.
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April 2, 2013
Peg R
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Name: Peg Rounds
Site: http://www.pegscraftingcorner.blogspot.com/
About: Peg Rounds lives in East Moline, Illinois with her husband and best friend, Kevin and their son Josh and 2 dogs. She was an elementary school teacher turned stay at home mom, and later a home school mom. Over the years, she designed cakes on the side and went to school to become a certified chocolatier. She always has loved to craft since she was young and it was something that she wanted to be doing, but set it aside due to her busy life. After 15 years of doing cakes she decided it was time to stop and focus more on her family. She began doing layouts, then cards and it went from there. Before she knew it, next to spending time with her family, she spent every free moment creating something and blogging about it. One thing led to another and here she is today!See Authors Posts (98)
Cardmaking, Crafts, Holidays, Paper Crafts, Rubber Stamping, Techniques and Mediums
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By Card Making & Scrapbooking Contributor
Peg Rounds
From: Peg’s Crafting Corner
Triple stamped images are one of my favorite techniques to use. The graduated sections add depth to a stamped image and create a different look for a stamp that is often used. It helps keep those images from becoming boring and adds a whole new look and excitement to them.
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March 21, 2013
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About: Interested in Guest Blogging? Got a project idea you would like to share? A craft tip to tell us about? Then sign up to be a Think Crafts Guest Blogger! If you are interested, simply email us at info@thinkcrafts.com with your blog post title, text and attach any pictures. We will let you know if your post was approved or not, and when it will be posted on Think Crafts. Please also contact us if you have any questions or would like further information regarding guest blogging. We look forward to hearing your ideas!See Authors Posts (215)
Crafts, Crafts to Wear, Guest Bloggers, Jewelry Making, Sewing
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By Guest Blogger Diane from the blog CraftyPod
In addition to her fantastic sewing and craft projects, Diane’s blog CraftyPod gives insider tips and ideas for selling your crafts and your blog.
Ever since I did the fabric postcard tutorial for CraftStylish last week, I’ve been obsessing over this pendant idea. Seemed to me that if you just shrunk the postcard project a little, it would make a really cool pendant. I like the result!
Here’s how I made it:
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March 19, 2013
TraceycloseAuthor: Tracey
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Site: http://www.we-made-that.com/
About: I am a work at home mother of two living just outside Kansas City, KS. I started crafting with my oldest daughter to spend more time with her and to get her to focus more. And I have to say it has been a great experience for us both. As a matter of fact I have created a craft monster since she tells me several times a week “Let’s do a project MOM!” My youngest is finally at an age where we can start crafting with her too, but then comes the challenge of coming up with something a toddler can do that a preschooler will enjoy also… oh the challenges of a crafting mom. I hope to inspire other parents to craft and create things with their kids.See Authors Posts (20)
Crafts, Kid's Crafts
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By Kid’s Craft Contributor Tracey, from the blog We Made That.
Well it is happening, my daughters are growing up. My oldest has her first loose tooth. I am excited and sad at the same time. Excited because this is such a big deal for her, she has talked about the other kids in class losing their teeth all year and wanted to know when she would lose a tooth and get to meet the tooth fairy. I’m sad because she is growing up, and as selfish as it is, I really just want my babies to stay babies forever but I can see I will not get that wish.
Since my daughter is so excited about losing her first tooth, I thought it would be fun for her to make her own tooth pillow to put her tooth in when it falls out. So I came up with a cute no sew design that any kid could make. That makes it more fun and exciting because they made it. And don’t worry about it opening, it is held together by glue. The hot glue from the glue gun really works well with the felt of the pillow and this thing is really held together well, so well that I cannot pull the two pieces apart so no worries about it coming apart at all!
And if you already have lost a tooth and need a pillow quick, this pillow can be made in less than an hour. Just print out the template, cut it out, trace it, glue it, stuff it, and voila you have a cute and awesome tooth pillow!
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