Make it: Mapped Out Art
Mapped Out Art Materials:Basswood Country Planks (this project used a 16″x13″x11″ Walnut Hollow platter)Small map of Italy (printed from the
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Make it: Handmade Ribbon Bows
Handmade Ribbon Bow Materials:long zipper, measuring tape or ribbonhot gluescissors 1. Twist one end of a piece of ribbon into
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How to Origami Fold a Gift Box
Need a quick box? With a few simple Origami folds and 2 pieces of scrapbook paper you can make a
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Make it: Kids Bath Time Puppets
Quick Baby Gift: Bath Time Puppets Bathtime just turned into an imaginative puppet show! Ordinary hand towels and felt become
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How to Make a Doll Bed from a Tea Tray
Recycled Doll Bed – perfect for American Girl Dolls In this recycled project, a breakfast tray is flipped upside down
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Paint a Kids Tea Party Table
This kids table makeover is surprisingly quick to paint, when you use a few tips and tricks from us. We
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Make it: Glittered Reindeer and Trees
Glitter, Glitter everywhere on this reindeer! What you need: Paper Mache reindeer2 Styrofoam conesUltra fine glitter – 3 different
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DIY Custom Crafted Gift Bags with Paint, Silk Flowers and Stamping
Velvet Hydrangea Stamped Gift Bag If you want to add a little flourish to a plain old gift bag, all
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Quick Gift Idea: Flower Hair Pins
Flower Hairpins If you need a quick DIY gift idea….here it is! They are so quick to whip up and
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Make it: Tomato Cage Christmas Trees (with Video)
Tomato Cage Christmas Trees Create a small-scale Christmas tree with style. The secret? Start with a tomato cage as a
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Joinn Us For The Tree Lighting!
Come one, come all…. to the Atwater Village Tree Lighting! Steve will be plugging in the lights and my sister
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Make it: Mini Cocoa Gifts
Cozy Up With Cocoa Treats your friends and family to a cozy cup of cocoa this holiday season. This easy
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Stocking Stuffer: Felted Critters
Colorful balls and clumps of rolled wool roving are the perfect ingredient for creating playful little monsters. Great stocking stuffer
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Thanksgiving Leftovers Recipes
Are you wondering what delicious recipes you can make with all your Thanksgiving leftovers? Well, wonder no more… check out
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Sweet & Spicy Salsa made with Leftover Cranberries
Sweet & Spicy Salsa made with leftover Cranberries Ingredients: Cooked cranberries (sugar & water method) 1 package of salsa
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Thanksgiving Blog Recap
Thanksgiving Blog Recap I hope everyone has a happy Thanksgiving. I’ll be cooking up a storm with a house full
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Where does the fork go? Simple Place Setting 101
Over the past few weeks, I’ve had several folks email me about proper table setting and what to do about
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Captured Holiday Fairies in Mason Jars
Capture the spirit of the holidays by creating a captured fairy vignette in a recycled jar. Old holiday cards are
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Thanksgiving Day Activities & Ideas
Thanksgiving Day Activities & Ideas The meal is devoured, the dishes are stacked mile high and you have a house
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Cranberry Sauce Recipe and Leftover Ideas
bake it: Cranberry Sauce and Leftover Ideas One of my favorite holiday dishes is homemade cranberries. They are really so
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