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This is a guide about making a grandma's paddle. The grandma paddle is a cute gift to make for the new grandmother. These cute padded paddles emphasize the spoilage
This is a guide about making photo tiles. Adhering photos to tiles is a great project if you are looking for a unique gift for a friend or family member.
What can make for my mom out of paper?
I have a tile with a photo printed on it. I want to give it as a gift. Is there a simple way in which I can present it without putting it in a frame? Please give suggestions.
Make handkerchiefs to express sympathy when someone you love loses someone they love.
This is a guide about making a birthday corsage. A unique personalized corsage can be a lovely birthday gift idea.
I have run out of ideas. Each year I make gifts for 26 people, this year I made flowers and ribbons wound round 6 inch cinnamon sticks. Last year I made a card with a handkerchief
I make simple cloth bags from fabric remnants or clothes that have seen better days, curtains, sheets, even pant legs, and cloth napkins. Kids recognize a favorite flannel shirt every
I'm looking for a recent idea using a roll of paper towels dressed as a girl using a kitchen towel and dish cloth.
We have had several family members in the hospital lately and I have learned a few things that are good to have on hand for visitors or if a person stays with the patient.
Many years ago I had a craft magazine that showed how to make a mop bride. Does anyone have the instructions? I remember you use sponges in the hair for curlers and
I have a good friend who will be having a birthday soon. I enjoy making little handmade gifts, trying to come up with ideas that relate to the person who will receive
Old tea cup crafted into pincushion.
Treat your neighbor to some Candy Cane Cocoa and present it with a matching Christmas card, all in a fun felt basket.
This is an amazingly inexpensive gift, party favor, etc. You will want to make several and keep one for yourself!
This is a prepoured candle in a glass candle holder decorated with lace, pearls, and flowers. I purchased the candle at the Dollar Tree. These would make a pretty Mother's Day
Make gift tags out of junk mail! What a good way to save $ and have an afternoon of fun with the kids. First save some colorful junk mail mailings and envelopes with
To make personalized gift wrap for Mom's, Dad's and grandparents use a common brown grocery bag. Cut along one side in the corner crease to the bottom of the bag, then turn
Make a tag form or use a ready-made tag in ivory color. Cut a small piece of paper that is either old or looks old the size of the tag, minus 1/8 inch all the way around.
May Day is the forgotten holiday by many but the sentiments of the day make it a perfect holiday to remember the beautiful things we have been waiting for all winter. Who
Use these plant pokes to dress up and personalize your arrangements or potted plants. Spell out a word, connecting the letters at various angles (to resemble handwriting) with hot
This was one of my most popular crafts to sell in the 60's. The foam is not the same now as back then, but it is more dense and easier to work with. A great little tuck-in gift
These are great gifts and certainly lift your spirit with the clove/orange aroma. When dried, these can be hung or kept in closet/drawer for an amazing fragrance.
Add that extra "touch" and make a gift more personal with this handprint gift wrap craft.
This is a great gift for the new mom or grandma or to start a new tradition. A Mother's Day Box is a wooden box that will store all the Mother's Day cards, pictures,
My daughter and I found a whole box of these clamp jars at a yard sale this summer and thought they would be perfect for Christmas so we put them away. She had the idea that
Easy hand painted trinket boxes for gifts. Perfect for a Christmas or birthday gift. Either stencil or free hand your design onto box. Paint the design. Let dry, then seal.
Take 8 inch clay pot saucer, take foam and cut to shape of saucer cut out whole in center the size of the jarred candle you will be using. Glue done foam inside saucer, pin
I would like to make small inukshuks, which are stone sculptures the Inuit in Canada create to mark trails, for my husband's Canadian family. They have round or flat pieces to make
Mix all together and put in a saucepan with 4 cups water. Simmer on low to release the fragrance.
All year long I look for pretty jars and bottles at flea markets and junk shops for making interesting gifts. I usually don't pay more than $1 for each one, usually a
This is a quick and easy gift that packs a big punch. This will light up anyone's Christmas and is a great gift because holiday decorations are always appreciated. Get the kids together
I am thinking about making my own ribbon roses to use as my bridal bouquet. I have seen pictures of them and they look gorgeous. Only I haven't made them before and have
Many of you really loved these little angels and wanted to know how to make them. Great Granny Vi sent in some drawings and one of the angels so we took some pictures
Dream Pillows were pillows filled with rose petals or flowers for maiden's to lay their head on. Dream pillows have been used for years to help promote sleep and for other medicinal
This elegantly simple Good Luck bamboo arrangement cost less than $10 to make, and was literally assembled in the back seat of a cab. It took less than fifteen minutes,
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