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Dec 22, 2012

Merry Christmas Everyone!

I haven't craft much these past few weeks, except that I'm making my Hanging Towels as gifts for my family. I've also been stripping and sanding an old antique dresser my Mother bought for me. Simply gorgeous. I will share it with you all when it's finished.

Happy Holidays!

Nov 13, 2012

Magazine Bowl

Last Christmas I made homemade gifts for everyone in my family. For my Mother I made a recycled magazine coiled bowl and of course filled it with chocolates. My Aunt June emptied it to look it over and fell in love with it. I just made this for her.

I had first seen this project at Saved by Love Creations, but I could not find the post to share her projects and tutorial.

This is how I did it.

What you need for this project

Magazines

Paper Cutter

Hot glue gun

Modge podge

Sponge applicator

Clear coat spray

1. Tear out sheets from magazine

2. Cut into 2" strips

3. Fold strips (This is a job) Fold in half the open fold one side into the center and fold that one more time, repeat on the other side of the strip.

4. Begin with a tight coil

5. Hot glue each folded strip as you coil

6. Modge podge as you go to keep it from moving.

7. After ending the coil, I modge podge the inside, let it dry, then the outside, and repeat several times. Then spray a clear coat on the inside let it dry and then the outside.

8. Fill with candy!!!

Thanks for stopping by.

Happy Crafting!

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Oct 31, 2012

Jar Art

Have you seen these "Jar Art" kits put out by Ball? They are the easiest craft to make. They come with everything you need to design these lovely jars (instructions included), then fill them with awesome gifts or in my case, fake flowers. The kits normally sold for $6.39 at Ace Hardware, and right now they are on sale for $1.

Here's the different theme's:
Baby
Garden
Family
Cheer
Life's Journey
Birthday
Explorer
Fishing

Holiday, of course, then I got a few more of the Christmas Jar Art for gifts.
This jar art I made for my Sister who just had knee surgery. As a "hope you feel better soon" gift, I did the Victorian Roses Jar Art.

What you need to make this jar art- Cost

Jar Art Kit $1.00

a Canning Jar with ring and lid $1.50

scissors

4 bunches dollar store flowers $4.00

moss $1.00

a chunk of styrofoam $1.00

Total cost for gift $8.50

1 - wrap the jar with decorative card stock and use the included adhesive circles to secure it in place

2 - put the adhesive circles on all 4 corners of the frame and place in the middle of the wrap on the jar

3 - put an adhesive circle on the bottom of the paper flower and press into the center the frame

4 - secure the card stock strip on the jar ring

5- tie the ribbon around the top of the jar.

So easy, and so pretty!! She loved it!

Happy Crafting!!

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Oct 10, 2012

Backyard Halloween Golf

Have you ever seen Remco's backyard putt putt set from the 1950's, back when family's spent more time together....... (I know I wasn't even born yet). I saw this in an article in Country Living Magazine, Vintage Lawn Games, it sent me searching for ideas to make mini putt putt golf for the grandkids.

(this was a long drawn out search)

This summer I came across this set of KIDS GOLF CLUBS, $4, at a garage sell.

I know, what a deal! I gave them to the grandkids to play with.

Now that I'm here living with them, I was back to thinking of ideas for the putt putt golf.

For a game at my grandson Elias's 7th birthday we played

"Backyard Halloween Golf".

I downloaded large Halloween coloring pages and printed them. Placed the picture on cardboard, cut out the outlines of the pictures; some of them we had to tape first to make them sturdier and painted them. (Suzy and I painted them)

We bought lawn stakes at the local hardware store, to keep them in place in the yard. There are 7 holes. We strategically placed them around the yard, Let's Play!

We kept score by how many strokes it took to get the ball to each hole, and if it went through the hole you got the bonus 1 point subtracted at the end of the game.