Recent Posts Tagged With 'crafts'

• Another Door Draft Stopper to Make

  Posted on Tuesday February 17th, 2009 at 16:25 in crafts, door, door draft stoppers, draft, end, fabric, inch, make, pattern, rectangle, sew, sewing

  This pattern is for a 36-inch (90cm)wide door. If your door is wider, adjust measurements to match.Start by cutting a rectangle of your fabric to measure 8 x 41 inches (20cm x 1mt). Sew the two long e...

• Make Some Door Draft Stoppers - Here’s Two to Make

  Posted on Tuesday February 17th, 2009 at 15:58 in crafts, door, door draft stoppers, draft, end, evergreen, fabric, kitty, kitty littermake, litter, sand, seam

  In the autumn, I begin laying beach towels against the inside of exterior doors to stop drafts. This year, I’ve decided to recycle some material and leave the towels in the cabinet. Would you li...

• Make an Angel Ornament

  Posted on Thursday November 13th, 2008 at 15:28 in angel ornament, bead, christmas decorations, cord, craft, crafts, Fishing, gather, glue, hair, lace, line

  Let your kids make these angels to put on the Christmas tree this year.  Of course it would be wise if you stuck around while they were making these in case they are the kind that like to get wild. ...

• Make Some Beautiful Christmas Votives

  Posted on Thursday November 13th, 2008 at 14:34 in beautiful, christmas, crafts, glass, glue, gun, Hot, jewelry, length, Place, row, table

  Christmas Votive Isn’t this a cute votive?  It’s made out of a plain glass container with marbles placed on the outside.  A great and easy way to make something special for your home. ...

• Crochet a Snowman Rug

  Posted on Thursday November 13th, 2008 at 14:22 in body, brim, chain, choice, christmas decorations, crafts, crochet, end, fabric, finish, head, house

  Here’s a cute rug to make for decorating your house for Christmas made in the snowman shape.  Very stylish looking. Materials: Size Q crochet hook; 3 pounds or 12 yards of white fabric; 1/2 pou...

• Christmas Placemats

  Posted on Thursday November 13th, 2008 at 14:18 in christmas decorations, crafts, crochet, dtr, edge, end, fasten, flower spray-, green, hdc, hook, leaf

  If you haven’t made your own place mats for Christmas now is your chance.  This is a quick and easy pattern to follow and you will end up with something that all of your family will want. Mate...

• How to Make Fragrant Wreaths

  Posted on Friday October 10th, 2008 at 18:15 in boxwood, christmas, crafts, form, fragrant, goodwill, greenery, limb, metal, money, property, saveoncrafts

  Fragrant Wreaths I found the how-to for making not only this wreath, but many other different kinds and so here I am sharing this with you.  I’m not putting up the instructions here because th...

• Thanksgiving Celebration

  Posted on Friday October 10th, 2008 at 10:06 in crafts, holidays

  In 1863 President Lincoln declared a holiday for Thanksgiving.  The very first Thanksgiving took place in 1621 when the Pilgrims landed in Plymouth and the local Indians shared their food with them.Â...

• Halloween Ghost Lights

  Posted on Friday September 12th, 2008 at 22:02 in crafts, ghosts, halloween ghost lights, lights

  These paper light covers are meant to go over nightlights done individually.  These are not the kind that you put out and have lit candles inside of.  You might could use these for that purpose but ...

• Halloween Cat Made of Plastic Bags

  Posted on Friday September 12th, 2008 at 21:48 in cat, crafts, Plastic bags

   You need: Black Plastic Garbage Bags (We Used 30 Gallon Bags) Newspaper Rubber Bands Black Electric Tape Orange Contact Paper or Orange Paint Marker String Animal Face Pattern Instructions: Place a ...

• Halloween Candles

  Posted on Friday September 12th, 2008 at 21:45 in Candles, crafts, wrapped candles

  Customize existing candles for any holiday. These are very decorative candles that you can put anywhere at all.  These would really brighten up a bathroom or a window or even a table that you’v...

• Video Crafts Really Help

  Posted on Friday September 12th, 2008 at 19:15 in craft ideas, craft videos, crafts, video crafts

  If you want some craft ideas then you need to visit My Lifetime dot com because theirs are very cool and they have crafts that aren’t found at most of the usual craft spots.  They even have so...

• Bat Pins for Halloween

  Posted on Friday September 12th, 2008 at 14:31 in bat, bat pin, craft, crafts, Paper, pattern, scissors

  What you’ll need: Black craft foam 2 small wiggle eyes 1 miniature purple pom pom Small scrap of white craft foam Purple or pink glitter glue Paintbrush White craft glue Scissors Pin back Patter...

• Ghostly Windsocks for Halloween

  Posted on Wednesday September 10th, 2008 at 21:09 in construction, crafts, crepe, decorate, decoration, effort, front, ghost, hang, home, inch, Paper

  Very easy to make these to decorate the front of your home in the effort of getting ready for Halloween. There is no need to run down to Wal-mart to buy expensive decorations that you can make right a...

• Make a Kettle for Halloween

  Posted on Wednesday September 10th, 2008 at 20:58 in cardboard, cider, construction, crafts, kettle, marker, newspaper, paint, Paper, pot, punch, rubber

  Now this is an interesting little project to do for Halloween.  Again you can let the kids do this and merely supervise.  I’ve always found that kids love to do projects only never could think...

• Yarn Wig for Halloween or Any Time

  Posted on Wednesday September 10th, 2008 at 20:47 in crafts, end, fabric, hair, isn, lengthwise, occasion, pillow, sew, someone, time, wig

  This is how you can make a wig for yourself or someone else to wear at Halloween or for any other dress-up occasion.  It isn’t as hard as you might think and this will save you money and at the...

• Pumpkin Candle

  Posted on Wednesday September 10th, 2008 at 20:41 in amount, black, candle, crafts, glass, glue, holder, holiday, jack, lantern, orange, photo

  Here is yet another quick and easy craft to make that can be used as a centerpiece or put on any table in your home to decorate it for Halloween.  A pumpkin candle in a wine bottle. What you need: 1...

• Pumpkins Made Out of Cloth

  Posted on Wednesday September 10th, 2008 at 20:35 in bag, block, branch, center, cloth, crafts, fabric, fall, glue, holiday, newspaper, Place

  These are some very cute and precious pumpkins that can be made out of cloth and reused year after year.  Let the kids help make these as children just love doing crafts and will enjoy the time that ...

• Lollipop Party Decorations

  Posted on Friday August 22nd, 2008 at 09:26 in cellophane, crafts, curling, decorations, disc, disk, dowel, end, glue, lollipop, party, Place

  Whenever you need a quick decoration for a party or other event, try these cute decorated lollipops.  Easy enough for anyone to do.  Get the kids to help you.  They will think it’s fun and yo...

• Christmas Ornament Crafts

  Posted on Friday August 22nd, 2008 at 09:21 in angel, angel ornament, basecoat, black, brush, caption, christmas, circle, crafts, fleshtone, glue, hair

  I love christmas and thought that it would be so much fun to try making a few ornaments and other things for Christmas this year.  The easier crafts can also be shared with the kids which would give ...