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Today's Featured PostBy katrine2706
Aside from making children's crafts from scraps I also learned how to make a candle souvenir from leftover candles. Here's a sample of a simple souvenir I made from melted candles. If you are going to make more pieces for souvenirs you'll just have to buy the raw materials.
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By attosa
When I was little, we had a massive sliding glass door to the garden. One day, my mum's friend came over to visit and walked right into the glass door while trying to go outside. Ever since then, we've always put window clings up as a precaution. Now, I make them from scratch so they can look how I want!
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Quilt Binding Without Mitered Corners
By Little Suzy
How to sew binding on a baby quilt (it could be a big quilt also) without having to bother with doing mitered corners. Mitered corners are hard to get just exactly right and if you are a perfectionist and want it to look just so, then you should try this method.
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Keeping Seams Together When Sewing
Tips for keeping your seams together while sewing from the ThriftyFun community. I'm new to sewing. Pinning fabric together doesn't always leave me with matched seams. I tried an experiment which worked well for me.
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By attosa
This is a simple way to turn any tee into a chic corset tie-up shirt. All you need is a shirt, scissors, and some sturdy ribbon.
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To make a beaded wineglass charm, you will need medium sized earring hoops, decorative beads and charms, and pliers. Thread the beads and charms on the hoops in a neat, decorative pattern. Do not overload the hoop with beads.
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Skewer and Bottle Cap Starburst Art
By attosa
I love starburst contemporary art. I made this piece with wooden skewers and bottle caps. This is easy to put together and incredibly cost effective.
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By 15mhhm15
My kids enjoy having a "pet" themed art piece to accompany their book when it's story time. Last week, we read a book, from the library, so they wanted to make a turtle too.
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By 15mhhm15
This Avery shipping label packaging is made from thick and sturdy cardboard. You can easily customize this into a hanging folder for your wall. I ended up using this as a place to organize my bills so I know to pay them.
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By 15mhhm15
This is a fun way to recycle coffee lids by making cute animals with paint and/or construction/paper. This is a great activity to do with your child. You can actually tie a ribbon/string knot from the top (of the hole) as an ornament, or make this as a banner for a party, glue to a craft stick or play as is!
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Drinking Straw Statement Necklace
By attosa
I save straws for two reasons: to save the earth and to make beautiful jewelry. I love this necklace because it's super easy to make and makes any plain outfit incredibly bold. I get so many compliments on it when I wear it out and no one knows they're upcycled scraps of plastic. Give it a try!
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By Sherry Hampton
Buy new clothespins for this craft as they come in contact with food stuff.
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Laundry Room Sock Matching Sign
By attosa
Don't you hate it when your socks get separated, then when you finally find one, you could have sworn you've seen its counterpart somewhere around the house, but you're not sure where?
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By Benetta
It is summer, time to add some color to your front porch! Turn a Hula Hoop, yarn and a lei's flowers into a stunning blue ombré wreath. This wreath will be great to decorate a holiday house, and if you are having a staycation, it will bring the beach right into your home.
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By sandy blevins
Turn the skirt wrong side out and sew the bottom of the skirt closed. Turn back right side out, and sew your boa or ribbon on as in the picture for the handle. You are done! I hand sewed mine but you can use a sewing machine if you like.
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Make a Handbag from Chenille Bedspreads
By Elaine
If you have any of those old chenille bedspreads around, put it to good use and make a handbag. I made this one to show off the pink center in the daisy. That part is the flap of the bag.
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By 15mhhm15
This is a cute and fun way for your child to play with puppets, theater, dolls, make believe, animals, tell stories, etc. Besides making your own characters on cardboard, you can also find pets, or animals/dolls in magazines and attach to craft sticks too!
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Swarm of Ornamental Butterflies
By Benetta
Here is the ideal coloring page to help you to relax during the summer months! Grab a cup of tea and your coloring tools, and find a lovely spot under a tree. Once colored, these butterflies can be framed or turned into a set of birthday cards.
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Three Tiered Crochet Pin Cushion
By Sandi/Poor But Proud
This pin cushion is for the serious seamstress. With just yarn, a hook, and stuffing, you can make this for yourself or as a gift.
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By JOSE
A Birthday Greeting Sheet Craft Project. A few years ago, my children who were in their late teens decided to spray paint a bedsheet as a birthday card and hang it outside. It is a creative way to say Happy Birthday to someone and it is a keepsake. . .
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By 15mhhm15
Let's make a frugal decor art work that can be displayed on your desk, wall, or to give as a gift! Flowers that will never die help to create a cute collage of flowers framed with craft sticks.
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By Marty Dick
I haven't tried this on a garment yet, but it works great for my purses made with double sided quilting. As an old person I have a ready supply of the little Dritz needle threaders on hand.
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You and children of any age can make these simple binoculars with just some toilet paper rolls, green/brown/black crayons and markers, stapler, a hole punch and yarn.
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Turn Pine Wood Furniture into Objects of Art
By Benetta
I have always loved wooden furniture. Unfortunately, in South Africa, wooden furniture is very expensive. The only wooden furniture that is affordable are items made from pine wood, which does not really fit in with my taste in home décor. So, what to do when you have a beer income with champagne taste?
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By ShirleyE
This cute octopus is a good rainy day craft for children old enough to handle scissors and marker pens. I've made mine sea green, but you can decorate yours any way you want.
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By littergitter
My husband enjoys using the Kindle we received for Christmas. He likes to sit at the table and look at it while drinking his coffee or after finishing a meal.
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By Sandi/Poor But Proud
With some time and planning, you can make a fun flip-flop wreath. You just need some room, glue, and imagination!
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Make Drawer Handles into Mini Frames
By Sandi/Poor But Proud
Gluing together the back sides of each drawer pull, you get a mini rounded/rectangular frame shape. This is what you can make out of them. I got the wrong size and simply made something else with them.
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By Becky Miles
This project was done for the wonderful librarian at my daughter's school. It is pretty easy and inexpensive. The kids thought it was cool! You could use this technique to spell out anything, using any type of paper, book pages, comic books, etc. It's a versatile project.
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Keep Cross Stitch Material Clean With an Old Sock
By Marti S.
I do a lot of cross stitching and have often found the material at the bottom to be more soiled than I thought it should be. I figured that this was because of my arm rubbing against the material on the scroll bar. I took one of hubby's socks, cut the ribbing off and slipped it on my arm; no more soil!
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By ~gloria
In true frugal fashion, I've been using a hot water bottle to warm the foot of my bed instead of the expense of an electric blanket. After more years than I care to admit, mine had finally sprung a leak (thankfully, not while in my bed).
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