Jun
30
How-To: Make Your Own Wedding Emblem
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How-To: Make Your Own Wedding Emblem
By Liz Grotyohann
Making yourself an emblem for your wedding is a great and simple way to weave a personalized theme through your wedding elements and get a very "pulled together" look for very little money. You can use your mark on your invitations, place cards, programs, favors, and thank you cards to add a personal and memorable touch.
Jun
30
How-To: Nightlife Necklace
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Over on Etsy's Storque, Diana Eng has a tutorial from her book, Fashion Geek, on making this LED "nightlife" necklace.
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30
How-To: Make Firefly Lanterns
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I always enjoy the reading/craft projects from The Long Thread. It's a great way to share a story with a child and create a craft project together that goes along with the story. Today, she shares these fun firefly lanterns, based on the book The Very Lonely Firefly by Eric Carle.
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30
How-To: Crystallized Ginger
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Crystalized ginger is a great healthy treat, plus it's great for an upset stomach. I ate it once when I had nausea from sun poisoning and it was great. It tastes delicious in a cup of tea and can also be used in baking. Instructables user lemonie has a tutorial for making your own crystallized ginger.
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30
If you love the colorful and graphic look of quilt blocks, here's a fun way to experiment with designing them — only without having to pull out the rotary cutter and iron. Just round up some origami paper or patterned fabric and some graph paper and you can create all sorts of fun designs to turn into useful and unique greeting cards. Here's how I did it!
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30
DIY Section on Martha Stewart Weddings
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Martha Stewart Weddings site has a new DIY Wedding section filled with templates, clip art, decorations, and more to help you plan your big day. [ via The Bride's Guide ]
Associate Editor, Jennifer Miranda writes:
Whether you're a seasoned crafter or novice, think of it as your go-to place for all things do-it-yourself, filled with hundreds of inspiring ideas from our 15-year history to get your creative juices flowing, complete with helpful how-to's for your wedding day and beyond.[Read this article] [Comment on this article]
Jun
30
The Singer and CRAFT Swimsuit Cover-up Contest is underway! I'm really inspired by etsy courtneycourtney's styling convertible number in a fantastic black and white print. (Where did she get that fabric?!) See more swimsuit cover-up inspiration here.
Now that you're inspired. Grab that fabric or old t-shirt, take out your sewing machine, and make your own swimsuit cover-up! Once you do, add the photo to the flickr group and you'll have a chance to win the Grand Prize, a SINGER® Fashion Mate 7256 Sewing Machine! The deadline for entries is July 16th and you can enter up to 3 cover-ups. To find out more, visit the official rules.
Jun
30
Brenda at Alpha Mom shows you how to make 4th of July confetti popper rockets perfect for kids to play with as well as great holiday decor.
Jun
30
How-To: Chic T-Shirt Wedding Dress
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Threadbanger has taken on the $10 wedding dress challenge with a modern strapless number constructed from 2XL white t-shirts. It looks so comfortable! Make it in a different color for a cute summer party dress.
If you love the concept but would rather have straps, try our t-shirt wedding dress by Donna and Lauren Kroiz.
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30
How-To: Star Wars Rings
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Have your kids try their hand at making these Star Wars rings by our friend Bonnie at StarWars.com. There's even a handy sheet of your favorite characters to print out.
