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Archive for April 2012

How to Make Tissue Paper Flowers

How to Make Tissue Paper Flowers

With spring here and Mothers Day around the corner I wanted to make some paper flowers for my mom. The cool thing about paper flowers is they wont wilt and die so I can make a colorful bouquet anytime of the year to give as a gift or just decorate the table. Supplies for this project   There’s a zillion ways to make these but my favorite way for tissue paper,

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Decorative Birdhouse for Earth Day Activities

Decorative Birdhouse for Earth Day Activities

Happy Earth Day! I have this crazy little bird outside my window tearing my screen apart for nesting material. So I guess my project for earth day is going to be a decorative birdhouse lol. Hopefully she will stop picking at my screen or my next project will be a sling shot! Its been really nice outside, so I had a chance to collect some pine cones and we also

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How to Make a Light Box for Photos

How to Make a Light Box for Photos

I’m no photographer but I do enjoy taking pictures to remember and share things in my life. I have a pretty big collection of pictures all taken with my phone lol. To tell the truth I do not own a real camera, my entire blog is pictures that I’ve taken with my phone. It takes great pictures in natural light but if I use the flash, nine times outta ten

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The Magic Braid

The Magic Braid

Braiding leather out of a single piece is pretty easy as long as you remember 2 things. Work in sets of three, and keep track of what side you started with in each set. I always start with the right side over the center, left, right. Now before you continue, bring the bottom up and through the right loop. This will put everything in a twist for a moment. Do

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Driftwood Jewelry Tree

Driftwood Jewelry Tree

I got a new Dremel set and I’ve been itching to try it out so bad its driving me crazy! We still have a ton of driftwood leftover from last summer, so I’ve been practicing with that. I saved a few pieces to make a driftwood jewelry tree. These are nothing new, but the idea to make one came to me while browsing a local shop. There display stands were

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