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August 2007 Archives
Dried Rose Shadow Box
This craft completely rocks, thanks to kattitudes for this one. Really simple, take a shadow box, dried roses and a glue gun and you can build this decorative piece for yourself or as a gift. Classy, creative and cheap to duplicate, I highly recommend making your own Dried Rose Shadow Box. Tags: glue+gun+crafts, craft+projects, roses, shadow+box, home+decor… Read More
Rabbit Shell Creature
Materials: Glue gun / clear glue sticks Assortment of small shells (picked up at any craft store or the beach) Specifically: 1- cowrie shell for the body, 2- long horse conches for ears 2-very small cockles for the feet, 2- small periwinkles for the arms, 1- turban shell for the head/face 2- very small googly eyes 1- small white pom pom Need help identifying which kind is what? Check out eNature.com's guide. 1.) Heat up glue gun and put in glue. 2.) Sort through your shells, if you got an assortment bag from the craft store, this might take a… Read More
Hang Your Jewelry Up
Annemariebeard posted an easy way to create a Jewelry Screen for hanging up earrings, necklaces etc; without them getting all tangled up and making it easy to choose in the mornings without having to dig around your jewelry box. Check out her site for step by step pics (including a kitty) and instructions. Tags: craft+projects, glue+gun+crafts, jewelry, jewelry+screen, jewelry+storage… Read More
Doll Strollers
Once again, Juggling Frogs has provided with another fun craft with great step by step instructions and lots of pictures. They're continuing on their doll house theme, this time with doll strollers built from scratch. They've included both a single and double type, you know, in case Barbie had twins. Tags: craft+projects, glue+gun+crafts, doll+furniture, stroller… Read More
Hot Glue Decals
Craft Chi has provided us today with a neat alternative use for hot glue. Find a neat piece of paper, image or sticker to encase in hot glue for a flexible and unique way to create gift cards, card embellishments, ornaments & more! Click here to complete step by step instructions and lots of helpful pictures. Tags: glue+gun+crafts, glue+gun, hot+glue, decals, gift+tags, crafts… Read More
Shell Turtles
Materials: Glue gun/ clear glue sticks Assortment of small shells (picked up at any craft store or the beach) Specifically: 1- cowrie shell for the body, 4- very small dogwinkles for the legs, 1- very small snail shell for the head, 1- tusk shell for the tail Need help identifying which kind is what? Check out eNature.com's guide. 1.) Heat up glue gun and put in glue. 2.) Sort through your shells, if you got an assortment bag from the craft store, this might take a little while. For the legs, try and match them up size-wise as best as… Read More
Melted Crayons as Paint?!
You bet. On Craft Chi they've come up with a simple way to paint in wax on candles to dress up or personalize any plain candle. In this case the style is "batiked." Just melt some old crayons, get a paintbrush and off you go. More detailed instructions and tips can be found here. Tags: craft+projects, candles, wax, crafts… Read More
Foam Ninja Throwing Star
Materials: Glue gun/ clear glue sticks/ one glitter glue stick Colored craft form Small piece of cardstock Sharp scissors X-Acto Knife Ruler 1.) Heat up glue gun and put in clear glue stick. 2.) Cut your pattern out of card stock, one edge should be 3 inches long, two edges should be 1 1/4 inch long and the diagonal edge should be 2 inches long. 3.) Take your pattern and a pencil and trace the pattern onto the colored foam. You'll need 4 pieces of each color total. 4.) Build one side the star at a time, lining your pieces… Read More