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Easy Crafts
Today we continue with our Ultimate Halloween Crafts and DIY Guide. Today we’ll be focusing on costumes – specifically the kind that starts with an idea in your head (or your kid’s) and after rummaging through closets, garage & recycle boxes, you come with just the thing that will look so adorable on your child. [...]
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A paper craft project for children: Download and take care of this sickly cat at home!
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This project is a twist on a classic beaded necklace. The ribbon intermingles with the beads throughout the necklace and finishes off in dramatic long strands ready to be tied into a bow. The effect is dramatic and whimsical. It’s inspired by a necklace that I saw at JCrew that’s sold for about $70. Depending [...]
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This cool puzzle greeting card will leave your recipient both puzzled and delighted! Imagine opening an envelope containing your birthday card, only to find a bunch of puzzle pieces hanging out in the envelope. In order to see what the birthday card message is, you have to piece together the puzzle pieces and put them [...]
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Scrapbooking is a fun activity to do with kids and adults of all ages. In this project, you will learn how to make your own scrapbook stamps using a few simple objects. These stamps will give your scrapbooking an unique look – one that cannot be simply bought at a store! Scrapbook Stamp Kit Material: [...]
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Cat toys are so simple to make, and they provide hours of entertainment for both your cats and your kids. Let your kids give the finished catnip cat toy to your cat and watch your cat go crazy after it. Handmade Catnip Cat Toys Material: A pair of baby socks Dried catnip Needle and thread [...]
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Do you love traveling? Do you have a lot of old maps that are too sentimental to throw away, yet you don’t have a place to display them, so they end up cramming the bookshelf and never see the light of day? Since I’m a big hoarder and I never throw anything away, I’m always [...]
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Sure, you can buy a stuffed animal in just about any toy store, but there’s nothing quite like getting a gift of handmade stuffed animal. Your kids will appreciate the uniqueness of each stuffed animal and treasure it for years to come. If your kids are old enough to handle sewing with needle and thread, [...]
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A goblet is not just for wizards. In fact, ordinary people can find many uses with a goblet. You can drink from it. You can serve ice cream from it. You can store jewelry in it. You can hold potpourri with it. You can even just own it simply for the fact that it’s a [...]
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Homemade Coloring Book Material: Tracing paper Permanent black marker Plain white paper Stapler Homemade Coloring Book Instructions: Sketch simple black and white line drawings on your plain white paper. If you’re not good at drawing, you can also use tracing paper to capture shapes you like from illustrated children’s books. You can also find many [...]
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In the previous post, I showed how to make fragrant sachets using dried lavender. If you find yourself in a situation where you don’t have dried lavender, you can also use soap or one of those bath bombs that fizzles in the water as a substitute. Just pick out some nice smelling soaps for the [...]
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Freshen up a bathroom or linen closet with one of these fragrant lavender sachets. Your girls will also enjoy stashing the lavender sachets amongst their clothes. Fragrant Lavender Sachet Material: Some fabric scraps Ribbons Dried lavender. You can find this at your local famer’s market or buy it online. If there’s a lavender farm nearby, [...]
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