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Snippets 10 - The Hangover Issue (Online Now)



Snippets 10, The Hangover Issue includes an interview with LA scene-queens

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Posted by Cut Out + Keep on March 10, 2008 at 10:02am

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Knit a Keyboard Purse (How To)

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'Knit an awesome keyboard purse.' View the How To by julie d. on http://www.cutoutandkeep.net now!

Posted by Cut Out + Keep on March 10, 2008 at 10:01am

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Paper Crafts: Scrapbook and Greeting Card Basics

Paper crafts have always been a popular pastime. Scrapbooking is a fun way to display pictures and chronicle family history. It is the perfect way to display your family photos. Other paper crafts include making greeting cards and even making hand made papers.


Before you get started on your paper crafts, figure out what sort of paper craft products you are likely to use. Go easy at first, it is easy to spend a l

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Posted by Chris Morgan on February 11, 2008 at 7:20am

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Save Money create your own Wedding Crafts

Weddings are a joyous occasion but can get expensive in a hurry. Consider creating your own wedding crafts that you can insert with your own personal touch. Creating your own Wedding Crafts can help your wedding budget. Here are a few ideas for wedding crafts to add sparkle and creativity to your big day.


Create Your Own Wedding Veil. It is not that hard to create your own wedding veil. To make this wedding craf

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Posted by Chris Morgan on February 11, 2008 at 7:19am

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Clay Pot Crafts: Make a Bell for the Porch

Clay pot crafts are a cute way to make home decorations. In clay pot crafts, clay flower pots can be crafted into a variety of decorative things that appeal to gardeners. Usually, the crafter begins with new pots, but you can also use old clay pots that have been thoroughly cleaned. The pots are often decorated with paint as well as being tied together with rope or cord to create things.

Pots for clay pot crafts can be purchased in many dif

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Posted by Chris Morgan on February 11, 2008 at 7:18am

 

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Honey Pot Bear

Honey Pot Bear


Supply List:
14" Gift Bear #1602-82 1 pc.
Green Turtleneck Sweater #1631-15 - 1pc.
4" Terra Cotta Pot - 1pc.
4" Styrofoam Disc #01063 - 1pc.
1" Yellow Pompom #1129-34 - 8pcs.
3mm Black Chenille Stem #10421-90 - 8pcs.
Wood Glue Sticks #AD96214 - 1pkg.
Glue Gun
Wire Cutters
Black Paint Marker


Instructions:
1. Dress bear in sweater.

2. Insert Styrofoam disc into clay pot.

3. Write "HONEY" on clay pot with Black paint marker.

4. Glue clay pot to bear. Fill center of pot, muzzle, bear's paws and one ear with wood glue. See photo.

5. Bees: Wrap 3" piece of Black chenille stem around Yellow pompom. Cut a 2" piece of Black chenille stem and shape into wings. Glue wings and 1/2" Black pompom to bee's body. Glue one bee to bear's ear, second bee to bear's paw and third bee to honey in clay pot. Make 1 to 8 bees to accent the piece. See photo.

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Mother's Day Crafts for Kids: Mother's Day Gift Wrap

Make your mother's gift extra special by creating your own gift wrap. For larger gifts you may need to use a second piece of construction paper or use a larger piece of plain paper.

Mother's Day Crafts for Kids: Layered Flower Pin

Show your mother how much you appreciate her by making her this flower pin as a gift for Mother's Day. An adult should assist with the use of the glue gun.

Mother's Day Crafts for Kids: Ribbons and Flowers Mother's Day Card

Write a special message in this Mother's Day Card to brighten her special day. Use a picture of her favorite flower if possible combined with her favorite colors for the card, ribbon, gimp and cord to make the card extra special.

Mother's Day Crafts for Kids: Mother's Day Candleholder

If your mom likes candles this is the perfect gift for her! Add a tea light to this clay pot you've decorated and give it to her for Mother's Day.

Mother's Day Crafts for Kids: Mother's Day Photo Gift Bag

The best way to personalize a gift bag is to add a photo of you. Not only will it house the present you have for your Mom on Mother’s Day it will become part of the present and a treasured keepsake.

Craft Life: A Crafter's Blog

Giveaway Winner!

Using the Buzz my Blog Contest Winner Picker, I am pleased to tell you that Jennifer from Apple Pie from Scratch is our big winner of the FabricHound.com giveaway! Congratulations Jennifer. I have no doubt that Myrinda will be sending lots of goodies your way!

FabricHound Giveaway!

You may have seen the interview I did with Myrinda (aka FabricHound) and all the awesome stuff she has going on. Want another reason to love her (as if you really need one)? She’s letting A Craft Life host a giveaway for a fun grab bag of $25 worth of supplies! Want to enter? Here’s [...]

Interview with Myrinda, the “Fabric Hound”

If you’re not on Twitter, I have to tell you, you’re missing out. I’ve met the most awesome people on there and I’m able to share the most bliss-inducing things on all of my blogs thanks to that handy dandy little tool. Today, I want to tell you about Myrinda. She is the owner of [...]

A Craft Life: Award Nomination

I was completely stunned to see a comment on my last post that this blog has been nominated as the Best Craft Blog on BlogNetAwards. If you want to vote for A Craft Life, just vote and leave a comment over there. Thanks so much for all your support so far!

Oy Vey!

It can’t be possible. There’s no way it’s been this long since I’ve posted on here. But, sad but true, it has been. Life has been so hectic, there doesn’t seem to be any chill time these days. But honestly, I wouldn’t have it any other way. The good news in all of this is that [...]
 
 

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The wedding cake

I know that I am late…. but my computer have been disconnected for some days and I have been away to visit some family. But now it is all up and running again. So let me show you last weekends masterpiece. As I told you in the previous post the weather was so so hot. [...]


Lots of gum paste flowers

I have in the last week or two been so busy making lots and lots of different gum paste flowers and roses. They are all going to be used on my brother and my soon to be SIL wedding tomorrow There will both be cupcakes and a small wedding cake. The weather is [...]


Threadcakes contest

I have been asked to be one of the five judges for the Threadcakes contest. It is Threadless who run the contest. A contest all based on your favourite tee design turned into….. a cake. The contest at Threadcakes is up and running now and it ends August 3rd. There are great prizes to [...]


How to make gum paste strawberries

I got so many request on how I made the gum paste strawberries for my Cath Kidston cake. So here it is Use the gum paste strawberries as decoration on cakes and cupcakes. This is what I use: Gum paste: White, red, pink and leaf green Pink non-pareils Non-stick board Rolling pin Tylo glue Corn starch Small paint brush Dresden tool (JEM) [...]


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