January 21, 2012
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By Guest Bloggers Melissa + Kellie, from the blog Icing Designs.
Here is a fun way to dress up your Valentine’s Day cupcakes! This is also a great treat for your little munchkins to help with! What could be better than getting to eat your cupcake and the topper!?!
Just make a regular batch of Rice Krispie treats. Then use a mini heart cookie cutter to cut out little hearts. Stick a lollipop stick into the center of them and leave the hearts out for a few hours to let them harden a bit.
(If you dip them in the chocolate right away they will fall apart.) Melt some chocolate candy melts in the color of your choice and simply dip your mini hearts in and cover completely! Gently shake off the excess chocolate and set them on a piece of parchment paper…add some sprinkles to dress them up a bit. Let them dry and then stick them into your cupcakes!
January 18, 2012
Gillian
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Name: Gillian Grimm
Site: http://driedfigsandwoodenspools.blogspot.com/
About: Gillian Grimm lives in Charlottesville, Virginia where she balances writing, cooking and crafts with eight chickens, two kids, a dog, a cat and a husband. As the daughter of a Journalist, she grew up all over the United States, switching schools, towns and newspapers every few years and loved every minute of it! She now works as a freelance writer, primarily in the craft industry but with a few forays into travel writing, narrative non-fiction and educational matters. Gillian was recently published in the literary journal the “The Northville Review”. You can find more of Gillian’s work at “Dried Figs and Wooden Spools”.See Authors Posts (145)
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By Craft Trends Contributor, Gillian from the blog Dried Figs and Wooden Spools. Check out our Craft Trends board on Pinterest!
Once upon a time, having personalized china took either a lot of money or some serious painting skills. Now a days, however, anyone with a steady hand can decorate their dishes at home with pretty amazing results with Porcelain Pens. Whether you want a simple pattern or something a little more complicated, these draw and bake projects are a great place to look for inspiration!
January 16, 2012
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By Craft Celebrity Mark Montano, from the blog Mark Montano’s Big Ass Blog.
How many sweaters do you have in your drawer that you really should toss but don’t because you think you might wear them again? My guess is at least three. Well, I’ve got a way to make more room in your dresser and put those sweaters to use. I guarantee these Sweeter Sweater Gloves, when made with girly sweaters in pretty colors and matching knit gloves, will not only be warm, but also very glamorous.
YOU’LL NEED:
- Sweater you’re about to toss
- Scissors (Fiskars are the BEST!)
- One pair of knit gloves
- Straight pins
- Sewing machine with matching thread (I love my BERNINA)
HERE’S HOW
Evenly cut off the sleeves of the sweater in a length you like. If you want your gloves to end at the elbow, then cut them off at the elbow. Pull the cutoff sleeves up your arms by the cuffs. The cuffs of the sweater should be tight enough to keep them in place on your upper arms. But, if they’re not, pinch them and see how much you will need to take in. Also see how much, if any, you will have to take in the sweater sleeves at the wrist. If you do need to take in the sleeves, do so by gathering the extra material along the seam of the sweater and stitching, and then cut off the excess.
Turn the sleeves inside out and place the gloves in the end that you cut off, matching up the openings (the fingers of the gloves should be pointed toward the sweater cuff end).
Place a couple of straight pins in the openings to hold the gloves in place.
Sew the raw edge of the sleeve to the opening of the glove using a 1/2″ seam allowance.
IMPORTANT: Make sure you stretch the fabric while you’re sewing so that the glove opening stretches when you put them on. Turn the sleeves right side out.
January 15, 2012
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Floral Crafts, Guest Bloggers, Holidays, Jewelry Making, Mother's Day, Projects, Sewing, Techniques and Mediums, Valentine's Day
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By Guest Bloggers Melissa + Kellie, from the blog Icing Designs.
Not sure what it is, maybe it’s because Valentine’s Day is near, but we are loving all things wedding right now! Of course we love when brides incorporate DIY projects into their weddings, it makes things seem so personalized and special. We are just loving the idea of a fabric corsages! They are just as beautiful, if not more, than using real flowers. What a fashionable gift/keepsake to give your bridesmaids or flowergirl! If you are not a corsage person, wear it as a bracelet!
Here’s a tutorial to make your own Fabric Corsage!
January 14, 2012
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By Dondi Richardson from the FloraCraft Make It: Fun Blog.
This Styrofoam glider is a fun weekend project to do with your kids. (Get them into crafting earlier!) Project includes a template for the glider. Easy to make and fun to decorate, plus you can see how far it will fly!
Supplies:
FloraCraft Foam: Four – Sheets, ½”x12″x12″
Other Materials:
Tools:
Instructions
- Print and enlarge the templates to size needed. Hint: You can use a photocopier to copy and enlarge templates.
- Pin the templates to the sheets of foam and trace with black marker: one body, two wings, two tail wings and one tail fin.
- Remove the templates and cut out the plane parts using the foam cutter.
- Use the scrap pieces of foam like a sanding block to “sand” the square edges of the foam parts smooth, making it look more authentic.
- Glue the parts together, inserting toothpicks between the parts for a more secure bond.
- Paint desired colors and let dry completely.
January 10, 2012
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Name: Gillian Grimm
Site: http://driedfigsandwoodenspools.blogspot.com/
About: Gillian Grimm lives in Charlottesville, Virginia where she balances writing, cooking and crafts with eight chickens, two kids, a dog, a cat and a husband. As the daughter of a Journalist, she grew up all over the United States, switching schools, towns and newspapers every few years and loved every minute of it! She now works as a freelance writer, primarily in the craft industry but with a few forays into travel writing, narrative non-fiction and educational matters. Gillian was recently published in the literary journal the “The Northville Review”. You can find more of Gillian’s work at “Dried Figs and Wooden Spools”.See Authors Posts (145)
Cardmaking, Crafts, Holidays, Home Decor, Techniques and Mediums, Trends
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By Craft Trends Contributor, Gillian from the blog Dried Figs and Wooden Spools. Check out our Craft Trends board on Pinterest!
Be honest, when you spot a bunting hanging on the wall, doesn’t it make you just a little bit happier? It’s like having a little bit of party around all the time, and who doesn’t want that?
Buntings come in all shapes and sizes these days, and more importantly, they are made in all sorts of crafty ways. Get your craft supplies out and get ready to make one because here are some of our favorite festive buntings.
Traditional
You can’t really top a good old fashion string of triangles. These buntings can be as simple as paper with holes punched in the corner for stringing up or as complicated as a hand embroidered, double sided piece of sewing mastery. Make it monotone, color coordinated or just use up your scraps. Anything goes!
Unusual Shapes and Materials
You can, of course, veer from the traditional route and make a bunting in almost any shape.
Hearts
Circles
Hexagons
Or how about pom-poms?
These crocheted buntings couldn’t be any cuter, could they?
Mini
Mini buntings are the perfect thing to top a cake, finish off a plate of brownies or decorate the front of a card. Perhaps the simplest of buntings to make, these can be created quickly and easily out of scrapbook paper, ribbon or fabric scraps.
January 9, 2012
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Cardmaking, Crafts, Guest Bloggers, Paper Crafts, Projects, Scrapbooking, Techniques and Mediums
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By Guest Bloggers Melissa + Kellie, from the blog Icing Designs.
Oh how we love paper flowers, let us count the ways! Well at least 4 ways! We certainly do have a weakness for paper flowers, they are so versatile, beautiful and easy to make! Thanks to the lovely DIY corespondent Katie, we are going to show you how to create 4 different paper flowers…that can be used in a variety of ways!
Materials:
Directions:
1. Trace template onto paper and cut out 4 flower shapes.
2. On two of the flower shapes, score down the center of each petal and fold inward.
3. Glue one of the folded flower shapes on top of the other, staggering the petals.
3. Fold the other two flower shapes in quarters, hot gluing the at the tip to keep the fold secure.
4. Bend the tip of the fold and glue it into the center of the flower.
5. You can bend and open the petals if need be.
Visit Icings Designs for instructions on how to make these flowers!
Check out this AMAZING paper flower arch Katie made for her sister’s gorgeous wedding this summer!
