Free Personalized Calendars

The New Year is here. With it, means a need for a new calendar. With finances being tight, why not create your own calendar rather than buying one this year. You can personalize them and share your calendar with friends and family. In some cases, you can leave your calendar as a digital file or choose to print it out. Possibly you'd like a digital calendar that you can share with friends and family to make connections easier. The nice thing about a digital calendar is that you can access it from a variety of locations. All you need is computer access. If your personal computer crashes, or gets a virus, your online calendar is not affected. This can all be done and without having to spend any money. more...

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Kitchen Items Double for Metal Clay Work

Great resources for metal clay work can be found in the kitchen isle of your big box store, as well as the cake decorating supply store. Many of these items can be found online too. Keep in mind; some may be more expensive while others will be less. You will need to price compare. Check the materials used to make these tools. I understand you should not use aluminum items with metal clay. Here is a list of items I saw when I was looking around for Teflon baking sheets. more...

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Color Applications for Jewelry that are Out of the Box

I have been working with metal clay (PMC = precious metal clay) to make jewelry pieces. The end result is silver jewelry. Desiring to add color to my work, I have considered a few non-traditional options to add color to the finished silver pieces. While artists have discussed this topic, many of the ideas were more traditional means. Here are my ideas that seem to be a bit out of the creative box. more...

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How to Fold Paper Airplanes

As children, it's a right of passage to learn to fold a paper airplane. Some learn to fold many great patterns while others don't. I know how to fold one paper airplane, but I am a girl. I am not trying to be sexist, in my opinion and experience; boys learn to fold more paper airplanes than girls do. My daughters like to fly paper plans and often ask me to fold them. This led me to look for additional patterns online. I was happy to find a variety of websites with folding directions to more planes then I could ever care to learn to fold. But if you are looking for patterns, here are some of the best sites out there. more...

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Free Patterns for Dog Coats and Boots

If you have a little dog, you know they are small, lack adequate thickness of fur for winter and get cold easily. Small dogs appreciate wearing a coat or sweater in cold weather. Even if your dog normally doesn't like anything on or around him, given the weather, you might find it a different situation. You can buy a sweater or a coat but the sizes don't vary much and usually don't fit well. Making your own, weather it is sewn, knitted or crocheted, you can alter the size to fit perfectly. Here are a few websites that offer free patterns for dog clothing. more...

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Christmas crafts for children

A few ideas for Christmas crafts for children. Some include associated bible verses. Good for Sunday school crafts. more...

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