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4th of July Leftovers

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Fireworks Packaging Art

Artist [tag]James McNulty[/tag] does some amazing things with the most under-appreciated part of fireworks: the packaging. He mixes and matches kitschy illustrations with Chinese characters with over-the-top names of fireworks to create colorful [tag]collage[/tag]s. If you live in the U.S., … Read More...

Kits with Washboards

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I thought I would direct you to this site to see the following: http://www.feltcrafts.com/washboard-purse.htm

I have not seen this before and it looks like fun.

Felted Purse Kit

Not just sassy and seasonal but simple to make. Make this one-of-a-kind … Read More...

Advantages of Clear Stamps

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Stamps are a great, cost effective way to add cute touches to your scrapbooking pages. Teresa at (Sca)apropos writes about the advantages adding clear stamps to your scrapbooking collection.

Clear Stamps

 

Read more about the advantages of clear stamping @ (Scr)apropos.com… Read More...

Vancouver Recycled Arts Festival

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Straight from the source, here’s a news release from the Clark County (Washington state) public relations office on this coming weekend’s Recycled Arts Festival:

Vancouver, WA – Live entertainment, family-friendly activities, and 50 vendors selling art using recycled items will … Read More...

Suzanne, The accidental felter

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Suzanne, The accidental felter  http://www.hookedonfelt.com/about.htm

When I tell people that I became a needle felter by accident, I’m not kidding! My friend, Barb Marr had taught me to do Locker Hooking. I made about 13 2’x3′ rugs. I had … Read More...

4th July Party Ideas

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If you are planning to celebrate but still aren’t 100% sure of what you are going to make this 4th July, here are some great American party ideas from the foodnetwork.com.

Popsicle Rockets

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I haven’t posted an edible craft for kids in a while, so here is an easy but fun one, also found on fabulousfoods.com (originally posted by Heidi Ott from CraftersCommunity.com).

Here are the instructions for red, white and blue popsicles … Read More...

Popsicle Rockets

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I haven’t posted an edible craft for kids in a while, so here is an easy but fun one, also found on fabulousfoods.com (originally posted by Heidi Ott from CraftersCommunity.com).

Here are the instructions for red, white and blue popsicles … Read More...

Denny’s Menu Alteration

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Denny’s Menu

 

Lariarocket at Craftster.org writes about this creative project that she made using a Denny’s Menu. I’m sure if you asked around you could find some restaurants that have menus like these that they are throwing away. This is a … Read More...

Recycled Film Canisters

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Film Canisters —

Well, there used to be a time when we all had them to spare and they were a popular topic on recycled messageboards all around the place, but what happens now that people are going digital? You … Read More...

Needle Felted Brooch

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By: Linda Lanese

My brooch was created using pale purple-blue wool roving and dry needle felting. The stigma is felted yellow-green roving and a cylinder bead was attached. I will be offering sites and articles that show you how to … Read More...

Techno Bloom

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Techno Bloom Flower

If you’re like me and love to decorate in aluminum, nickel, steel — in short, anything silver-colored — this industrial chic junk box flower (designed by photozz) made from used floppy disks, a dead hard drive and a floppy drive … Read More...