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September 2006 Archives
Japanese Paper Dolls!
This week, I talked my Japanese friend into doing a craft demo for us. Enjoy! You see nice glossy paper in many magazines, and you wonder how you can use those colorful pages. Well, you can make a Japanese paper doll. It's very simple. Materials: Glossy magazine paper and/or origami, chiyo-gami (Japanese patterned paper) Cardboard Glue Gun Craft scissors and craft knife A penny 1. Cut a cardboard rectangle about 1 inch wide. 2. Trim the 2 corners: See Picture A.. 3. Wrap a piece of white paper around a penny. It will be the head of the doll. 4.… Read More
Never Lose Your Pen Again!
As a vendor, I have a display at a local Home Show and have a spot for people to enter into a contest. I've struggled with people stealing pens- not that they are that expensive, but it's a bother. So the other week someone hands me a ColdHeat Cordless Glue Gun and says to try it out! I was like, "cool!" but I'm not all that crafty because I don't have the time to be. I thought to myself: "What can I use it for?" After some continuing struggles with losing pens, the glue gun spoke to me. "Use me,"… Read More