Colored Staples DIY

What a grand idea and so simple. Thanks to Twig & Thistle for sharing. [link]

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Colorful Jewelry Tutorial

Fun school themed jewelry tutorial made from colored pencils. This colorful idea comes from Design Mom. [link]

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Alphabet Inspiration

Education.com has fun alphabet pages to color. While they are created for children and learning, I can't help but wonder how a crafter could use these. How about iron ons? Creating an alphabet book? Maybe quilt them? What could you make? [link]

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Melted Art

You have probably seen these all over Pinterest.

We decided to add our own little twist to the idea. We didn't want to waste brand new crayons. Since we have young children at home, we have a ton of half used, broken crayons. So, that is what we used. To begin, we peeled all the paper off the crayons that had paper on them and broke them all into smaller pieces. From the pile a selection of pieces were chosen and then hot glued down to card stock paper.

Same as the original art, we took it outside and began to heat things up with the blow dryer. Instead of letting it drip in one direction, we rotated the paper around as the crayons began to drip. Each time, it creates a unique creation. My kids thought it was so cool to watch the crayons melt and mix together. It was unexpected to them because I didn't tell them what we were doing before hand.

A few suggestions: Watch out with the blow dryer, it does get hot and so does the paper. Don't burn your fingers. And if you do it with children, have them stay clear of the heat and only handle their artwork once it has cooled a bit. Final suggestions, not the best craft on a windy day.

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Turquoise & Turquoise Colored Products Sale

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The color of the year is turquoise and here is a great sale featuring the color turquoise.

ThunderbirdSupply.com has the best selection of Turquoise and turquoise colored products in the industry. Now you can get these select products at up to 70% off. Take advantage now, because these prices are only here from April 15-21, and are only available online.   [link]

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Color of the Year 2010

Pantone announces the color of the year for 2010. Surprise, it is turquoise. They also have created a wedding colors sample book. You can find information about the colors for fall as well as the color of the day! [link]

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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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