tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-81046265686998438372024-03-13T22:30:44.757-04:00Craft Connectionjvlthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02033998992036375965noreply@blogger.comBlogger568125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8104626568699843837.post-70966459948753193512012-09-12T18:00:00.000-04:002012-09-12T18:11:34.232-04:00DIY Pendant Lamp - Weekend Project<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Dollar Store Crafts has a great weekend project posted on their site for a pendant light tutorial. I love the colors! Can you believe these are ping pong balls? [<a href="http://dollarstorecrafts.com/2012/04/make-a-ping-pong-ball-pendant-lamp/" target="_blank">link</a>]</span><br />
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Janet Trieschmanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10374894945163936682noreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8104626568699843837.post-20263880706239498322012-09-12T17:26:00.000-04:002012-09-12T17:26:09.731-04:00DIY Plastic Strands<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">A great tutorial with lots of visuals on how to make plastic strands or as they call them wire. Full instructions are on WikiHow [<a href="http://www.wikihow.com/Make-a-Wire-from-a-Plastic-Bottle" target="_blank">link</a>]</span><br />
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Janet Trieschmanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10374894945163936682noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8104626568699843837.post-14995542567709596582012-09-10T01:16:00.001-04:002012-09-10T01:17:59.581-04:00DIY Barbie Doll House<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Wow, can I just say how amazing this is? Southern Disposition shares a DIY tutorial for making a barbie doll house from three ring binders! Yes, three ring binders. They fold closed and don't take up a lot of room when not in use. If you never venture to make this, your loss. But you still need to go see this post and be in awe of the creativity. [<a href="http://southerndisposition.blogspot.com/2011/12/diy-three-ring-binder-barbie-dollhouse.html" target="_blank">link</a>]</span>Janet Trieschmanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10374894945163936682noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8104626568699843837.post-28468566591258761162012-09-07T00:57:00.000-04:002012-09-07T01:01:30.879-04:00Initial Glass Pendant DIY<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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You know when you see an idea and you want to kick yourself for not thinking of it first? Well, this in one of those times. I love to make jewelry. I give it away, I sell it, I wear it. This is such a fantastic idea for so many gift giving opportunities. I am thinking even crafting with kids this would be fun and quick the only thing I would worry about is the etching cream usage. For the entire tutorial you can see it over at Midwestern Girl DIY [<a href="http://www.midwesterngirldiy.com/2012/05/beautiful-etched-glass-pendant-for.html" target="_blank">link</a>]<br />
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Janet Trieschmanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10374894945163936682noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8104626568699843837.post-12333321807981329372012-09-06T21:04:00.003-04:002012-09-06T21:08:37.843-04:00Copyright Free Images<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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Janet Trieschmanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10374894945163936682noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8104626568699843837.post-21293518529815668632012-09-05T00:37:00.001-04:002012-09-07T01:06:45.469-04:00Hollow Polymer Clay Bead Tutorial<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Want to make a hollow polymer clay bead? Here's a link to a tutorial with step by step photographs. [<a href="http://allchainedup.files.wordpress.com/2011/06/hollow-squiggle-bead-tutorial1.pdf" target="_blank">link</a>]</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Oh what a grand find. There's a ton more free tutorials at BeadsMagic but here is the link to the earrings pictured above. [<a href="http://beadsmagic.com/?p=2875" target="_blank">link</a>]</span>Janet Trieschmanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10374894945163936682noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8104626568699843837.post-91102329411956513942012-09-04T15:19:00.002-04:002012-09-04T15:19:51.224-04:00Martha Stewart Give Away<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Plaid is offering a Martha Stewart glass and ceramic paint give away. [<a href="http://paintmeplaid.com/2012/09/04/martha-stewart-crafts-glass-paint-giveaway/#comment-14505" target="_blank">link</a>]</span></div>
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Janet Trieschmanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10374894945163936682noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8104626568699843837.post-76672330135008876952012-09-03T23:15:00.000-04:002012-09-03T23:18:07.679-04:00Free Printable Card Set - DIY<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">This adorable Matryoshka Card Set is available as a free download and printable from the Cannon website. [<a href="http://cp.c-ij.com/en/contents/3205/c-matryoshka/index.html" target="_blank">link</a>]</span>Janet Trieschmanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10374894945163936682noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8104626568699843837.post-35738386552931555932012-08-31T23:37:00.000-04:002012-08-31T23:37:01.545-04:00Crochet Kitchen Sponge DIY<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">I found this great free tutorial on Ravelry for a crocheted kitchen sponge. I have made kitchen scrubbies, I've felted soap into fleece. This was a new idea for me, crochet a cover for a sponge to make a super kitchen sponge. I can see many of these being made in the near future! [<a href="http://www.blogger.com/"><span id="goog_554727546"></span>link<span id="goog_554727547"></span></a>]</span>Janet Trieschmanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10374894945163936682noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8104626568699843837.post-55916255818105260392012-08-31T22:07:00.000-04:002012-08-31T22:07:21.363-04:00Beaded Heart Tutorial<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Sonyastyle shares a beautiful beaded heart tutorial with her readers. [<a href="http://www.sonyastyle.com/sections/wear/Heart_Pendant" target="_blank">link</a>]</span>Janet Trieschmanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10374894945163936682noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8104626568699843837.post-41418674637191797432012-08-31T21:27:00.000-04:002012-08-31T21:27:06.441-04:00Crochet Large Stitch Rugs<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Purlbee shares with you a free pattern for large stitch crochet rugs. They use alpaca but I bet you could be creative and use another kind of fiber or use multiple strands. [<a href="http://www.purlbee.com/big-stitch-alpaca-rugs/2011/9/29/big-stitch-crocheted-alpaca-rugs.html" target="_blank">link</a>] </span>Janet Trieschmanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10374894945163936682noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8104626568699843837.post-49167011976971067662012-08-29T21:29:00.000-04:002012-08-29T21:29:04.155-04:00DIY Beads from Paper<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Instructables has a great tutorial for making beads from paper. Yeap, you remember doing this as a kid. It is the same technique but taken to a higher level - just check out the results! [<a href="http://www.instructables.com/id/How-to-Make-Paper-Beads/" target="_blank">link</a>]</span>Janet Trieschmanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10374894945163936682noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8104626568699843837.post-77912069576720020702012-08-23T23:40:00.000-04:002012-08-23T23:40:01.328-04:00Wire-wrap Rosette Ring Tutorial<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">A sweet little rosette wire ring tutorial from McFarland Designs. There are great step by step images. [<a href="http://mcfarlanddesigns.blogspot.com/2007/08/free-jewelry-making-tutorial-2-rosette.html" target="_blank">link</a>]</span>Janet Trieschmanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10374894945163936682noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8104626568699843837.post-6077677008372857182012-08-23T18:07:00.000-04:002012-09-04T11:45:07.340-04:00PrintRunner Sticker Give-away<br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="border-collapse: collapse; color: #222222;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><br /></span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="border-collapse: collapse; color: #222222;"><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: x-small;">Thank you to PrintRunner for providing us this giveaway, I will receive a set of stickers for hosting this.</span></i></span>Janet Trieschmanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10374894945163936682noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8104626568699843837.post-23920954640338465472012-08-23T01:31:00.001-04:002012-08-23T01:31:37.940-04:00DIY Magnetic Notepad<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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I have to admit, I am a bit of a push over when it comes to magnetic note pads. But, I don't like the price. I guess I could add a magnet to any old note pad, but I never do. I loved finding this DIY project on the Curbly website [<a href="http://www.curbly.com/users/craftmel/posts/14137" target="_blank">link</a>]. Plus, there are free downloads for the pages to print at home: four grocery lists and four task lists.Janet Trieschmanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10374894945163936682noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8104626568699843837.post-44741309243810325642012-08-23T01:09:00.000-04:002012-08-23T01:10:12.274-04:00Wrapped Bracelet DIY<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Here is a visual tutorial for making a bracelet with <span style="background-color: #fefefe; line-height: 15px; text-align: left;">flexible vinyl (PVC) tubing,</span><span style="background-color: #fefefe; line-height: 15px; text-align: left;"> </span><span style="background-color: #fefefe; line-height: 15px; text-align: left;">thread - wool, silk etc to your taste,</span><span style="background-color: #fefefe; line-height: 15px; text-align: left;"> </span><span style="background-color: #fefefe; line-height: 15px; text-align: left;">double sided tape (5 mm width), and a </span><span style="background-color: #fefefe; line-height: 15px; text-align: left;">knitting needle. Here is a link to the full tutorial, it is in Russian [<a href="http://grgalina.livejournal.com/96935.html" target="_blank">link</a>]. If you would like to translate it, try using Babblefish. </span></span></div>
Janet Trieschmanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10374894945163936682noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8104626568699843837.post-6332684783703284932012-08-23T00:20:00.002-04:002012-08-23T00:20:50.388-04:00DIY Sharpie Dinnerware<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">I have seen this technique on a lot of blogs and I have read a lot of reviews about this project. My first concern would be the comments about the toxicity of the ink. I search on the Sharpie website and found the pens to be a "<span style="background-color: white;"><span style="line-height: 15px;">Quick-drying ink AP certified nontoxic formula". First hurdle accomplished. The next concern I had was the ink washing off. I don't have a tried and true solution for this. I would recommend against putting it in the dishwasher. But other than that, I think it is a grand project and one worth trying. As I said, there were a lot of sites with instructions but the one I found first was at The Sweetest Occasion [<a href="http://www.thesweetestoccasion.com/2012/07/diy-sharpie-dinnerware/" target="_blank">link</a>]. </span></span></span>Janet Trieschmanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10374894945163936682noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8104626568699843837.post-37152840904890099372012-08-14T00:51:00.001-04:002012-08-14T00:51:48.983-04:00DIY Felt Trivet and Coasters (no sew)<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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How About Orange shares a tutorial for a felt trivet. This is a cut and assemble piece with no sewing! You can alter the colors and the size. This project has a lot of possibilities. [<a href="http://howaboutorange.blogspot.com/2012/03/make-modular-felt-trivet.html" target="_blank">link</a>] There is also another tutorial on the same site for coasters using the same technique. [<a href="http://howaboutorange.blogspot.com/2012/03/modular-felt-coaster-tutorial.html" target="_blank">link</a>]Janet Trieschmanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10374894945163936682noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8104626568699843837.post-76060957646156548262012-08-14T00:29:00.000-04:002012-08-14T00:29:07.959-04:00Fold A Paper Bow<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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Learn how to fold a bow from a single sheet of paper. You could recycle a magazine page, try gift wrapping paper, origami paper - just about any paper. I don't think I will be buying bows to wrap presents with anymore! Thanks to Let's Create for translating the tutorial into English. [<a href="http://helenmade.blogspot.com/2011/08/paper-bow-tutorial-and-break.html" target="_blank">link</a>]Janet Trieschmanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10374894945163936682noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8104626568699843837.post-71914324251378092632012-08-13T23:17:00.000-04:002012-08-13T23:17:05.827-04:00Frosted Vases DIY<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">I found this great craft on Pinterest. However, the image linked to a site that didn't contain any information about the craft so I can't credit the creator. But, here is the basic idea. Wrap <span style="background-color: white; color: #211922; line-height: 17px;">rubber bands around the glass vases, then spray them with craft spray that 'etches' the glass. Allow them to dry and then remove the rubber bands. </span></span>Janet Trieschmanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10374894945163936682noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8104626568699843837.post-68281739751361842062012-08-09T00:06:00.001-04:002012-08-09T00:06:59.616-04:00DIY Garden Flower Pots<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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SaiFou shares a "visual" (no text) tutorial on how to make pots and a bird bath out of concrete. [<a href="http://www.joybx.com/entry/18277.html" target="_blank">link</a>]Janet Trieschmanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10374894945163936682noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8104626568699843837.post-60704445597617162122012-08-03T23:24:00.000-04:002012-08-03T23:24:14.554-04:00River Rock Hot Pad DIY<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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A package of river rocks, a piece of felt and some hot glue. What do you get? A great looking hot pad! It's so Very Cheri shares ideas for this technique making a hot pad or a door mat. [<a href="http://itssoverycheri.com/2012/05/14/diy-stone-hot-pad-3/" target="_blank">link</a>]Janet Trieschmanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10374894945163936682noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8104626568699843837.post-5418101287982047732012-08-03T21:59:00.001-04:002012-08-03T22:00:15.516-04:00Reversible Jumbo Tote DIY<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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A jumbo tote that is reversible as well as portable because it rolls up for storage and travel. Oh so many uses for this versatile bag. Thanks to Craft Passion for the tutorial. [<a href="http://www.craftpassion.com/2012/08/reversible-jumbo-tote-bag.html/2" target="_blank">link</a>]Janet Trieschmanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10374894945163936682noreply@blogger.com0