How To Make A Photo Display Board
As you have seen we recently redesigned my daughters room thanks to Walmart. We spent much of they allotted money on the furniture and bedding so we decided rather than buy the Your Zone photo display boards that we would make our own to save some money. Here is our video, let us know what you think
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Tie Dying Basics
Learn 4 tie dying techniques with me and my daughter.
Sorry You Tube cut me off, I guess I talk too much lol.
Let your shirts dry overnight, then cut the rubber bands off. Lay the shirts flat for a few more hours because they will still be damp in the creases.
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Hello :)
So I haven’t been around much, I have been really tied up with sick kids and other commitments. I have so much to write about for all of you and I am here to ask you to stick it out with me for a few more weeks until I get myself back on track.
I FINALLY got my Flip to work, it took totaly restoring my computer to do it, but it does work! So Crafty Kids is coming in the next few weeks. I have lots of great ideas to share for kids of all ages.
Thank you for being such loyal readers and...
Crafty Nation Site Warming Party
Let’s get #crafty! I am going to be a panelist for tonight’s #crafty party on Twitter!
Join me tonight at 9 pm est on Twitter for a great site warming party for Crafty Nation! Crafty Nation is a great place for crafters to come together and share their ideas and show off their work!
If you like crafts, want to learn more about crafts, love winning prizes, or just love a good Twitter party, then you should be there! The hashtag for this party is #crafty.
You can go to Resourceful...
Plastic Bottle Bird Feeder
Here in PA when the weather gets cold, the birds get hungry! We always make sure we feed our backyard friends when the snow falls. This year we made our own bird feeders. By doing this we saved money by not buying any new expensive bird feeders, we recycled because we used plastic bottles, and we had fun! Here is a bird trying out the one we hung on our porch.
They are very easy to make. This is what you need:
16 – 24 oz plastic water or soda bottle with lidWooden BBQ skewerScissorsBird...
Virtual Legos
My 6 year old son is obsessed with Legos! I have to brag that I feel he is very advanced for his age. He does really well following the directions in the large kits and even better dreaming up his own creations. He has amazed many people with his creatitivy.
A few weeks ago he was bored and didn’t know what to do (anyone else have this problem?). He asked if he could go on my computer and instead of letting him play the usual internet games I decided to do a google search to find...
Homemade Green Grocery Bags
A few months ago a came across a pattern to make “green” grocery bags from left over material and it has now become an obsession! I made 16 of them for Halloween for everyone to use as trick or treat bags and I am now making them for everyone for Christmas. They are really easy to make and everyone loves them.
The pattern calls for a front pocket, but I don’t put one on, instead I embroider the front panel of the bag (when you are making a lot it goes faster without the...
Make Your Own Holiday CD
Make a Homemade Music CD
For the last 4 years I have made my own mix CD’s for friends and family for the holidays. I put my favorite Christmas songs on it each year and everyone really looks forward to receiving these from my family.
Making Your CD I use Windows Media Player.
1. Put the holiday CD you want to use songs from into your computer and open Windows Media Player. Click rip at the top , this will put your music on your computer
2. After you have ripped you CD collection you...
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