If you have even the basic sewing skills, this is a quick and easy handmade gift idea for any of the women on your gift list! These are great to keep in your purse, diaper bag, desk, and car. Gather Your Supplies: ~Fabric for the outside of your travel tissue holder ~ I use regular [...]
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With the Christmas holiday fast approaching, I thought I would share this quick and easy tutorial for decorating a simple candle. These make creative, affordable gifts and can be coordinated with anyone’s decor, or use a bit of holiday fabric to spruce up your holiday decor. Find a candle shape and size that you like. [...]
Tags: candles, Christmas, gifts, Handmade, Handmade Artists, handmade candles, holidays, home decor, tutorial
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A log cabin quilt goes back ages and ages. I don’t know who invented it or originally designed it, but it was probably someone looking to use up bits and pieces of material. Surprisingly, making a log cabin quilt block is simple IF you can cut and sew straight! It’s also a great way to [...]
Tags: fabric, Handmade, handmade quilt block, log cabin quilt block, material, quilting, scrap material, sewing, vintage quilt, yardage
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Handmade Polymer Clay Pumpkin Tutorial by Beverley Start October 2012 I handmade these adorable polymer clay pumpkins today and really loved how they turned out so I thought I’d share the process with a tutorial. 1.Take equal parts of gold, yellow, and red and mix them together leaving them a bit streaky to create a [...]
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It’s election season and it’s everywhere… on bus benches and vehicles; on TV and radio; in newspapers and all over the web. I think the phrase, pandemic marketing, could apply to the political rhetoric bombarding all of us. And with the recent Supreme Court decision to allow PACs (Political Action Committee) to advertise and promote [...]
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How to Make Grass Paper The process of making your own paper from plants can be time consuming, but extremely rewarding. I’ve been noticing plants in my neighborhood I usually overlook. Suddenly weeds are beautiful, and yard work is no longer work. Materials: Stainless steel stock pot Soda ash Stir stick Digital Scale Papermaking mold [...]
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As I have commented to many people, Debora can design and make necklaces faster than I can complete them with clasps. Sometimes she will also outstrip my ability to keep supplies up. Usually, I will use commercial clasps, because Debora prefers lobster claw style to toggles and other clasps. However, I ran out of yellow [...]
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