February 2007 Archives
Book Review: Wild with a Glue Gun
by: Kitty Harmon and Christine Stickler, 2004 The book opens with quite a bit of information regarding women, crafts made by women in other countries, crafting groups and the unity created through crafting. There are a lot of crafts, explained very specifically, a nifty ambition scale indicating craft difficulty, full color pictures and step by step diagrams. Personally I don't… 
Photo Magnets
Materials: Clear glue sticks Photos of your choice Felt Ribbon Decorations (flowers, pom poms, beads, etc;) Large drinking glass Magnet 1.) Heat up glue gun and put in stick of glue 2.) For a round shape, using the drinking glass, place it over the spot of the photo you want to capture. Trace a circle around the spot in ink…
Free Craft Project Site!
While in my searching for inspiration for future glue gun craft projects, I ran across the site: CraftBits Now this is a great site, there is not only LOADS of free project ideas, but they're catagorized by specific holidays, events, materials and more. There's even a section of "Therapy Crafts" my favorite being the entry for Treasure Rocks. Faux "rocks"…
Valentine's Day Cards
What you will need: Clear, colored or glitter glue sticks Cardstock Vellum Decorations: Paper lace hearts, mini flowers, scrapbook stickers etc; 1.) Heat up glue gun. 2.) Take the cardstock and fold in half and cut. This should leave you with two pieces of paper, enough to make two cards. If you have fancy edged scissors, use them at this…
Sweetheart Gift Boxes
Materials: Clear glue sticks Chinese take out box (any size, color) Decorations: Paper lace hearts, mini flowers, birds, scrapbook stickers etc; Colored tissue paper 1.) Heat up glue gun and decide how you would like your decorations to go onto the box. 2.) Start with bigger items first, like the paper lace hearts and apply glue to the center of…
Recycled Christmas Cards
Materials: Clear glue sticks Christmas cards of your choice Felt Ribbon Decorations (flowers, pom poms, beads, etc;) Large drinking glass 1.) Heat up glue gun and put in stick of glue 2.) For a round ornament shape, use the drinking glass, place it over the spot of the Christmas card you want to be part of your ornament. Trace a…
