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Monday, September 05, 2011

Monday Funday: Popsicle Stick Jewelry Tree

Girl Popsicle stick jewelry tree by: Sherri Ragsdale

This is a beginner skill level craft, and good for kids to make. This project should take between 30 minutes to 1 hour to complete.

Supplies Needed:

Apple Barrel Paints: 20251 Pink Parfait, 20595 Concord Grape, 20561 Orange, 20513 Bright Yellow, 20504 Black, 20774 Aquamarine

Large green Styrofoam cone, Bag of Popsicle sticks, Glue, Buttons, Felt, Flat large brush, Small flat brush

Instructions:

1. Base-coat the cone with aquamarine. While drying make the limbs of tree by snapping the stick in two and gluing together.

2. Once the glue has dried, paint the limbs aquamarine. Glue into the tree.

3. To make the flowers snap off 1" pieces from the ends of the stick and glue together by a button.

4. Paint each flower Orange, Bright Yellow, Concord Grape and Pink Parfait. Allow to dry.

5. Cut out circles from felt and glue behind the flower. Cut out two leaves from green felt and glue to the back of the felt. Glue each flower to the tree.

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Friday, September 02, 2011

Freelance Friday: Mod Podge Kid Clipborads

Clipboards are a great organizational tool for an adult, but how can they be kid friendly? Well here's how, use miniature clipboards and some mod podge to create this fun kids' craft. I came across this project on The Mud Pie Makers. It is so simple, and creative. These mini-clipboards are so cute for kids. In case you have not seen mini clipboards around, check out Walmart or Staples to find them. To learn how to make this project click, here.

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Thursday, September 01, 2011

Teaching Thursdays: Traveling Memories Frame

By: Candie Cooper - To learn more about Candie visit her blog, Candie's Journal

It was my grandparents who hooked me on travel at an early age. Each summer we took a big trip for a week. We went to president's homes, museums, orchestra concerts, the zoo, Washington DC, Philly. I am so lucky to have experienced such adventures with them. I can still remember making a pit stop at a rest area and the cooler packed in the back of the trunk with Diet Coke, Dixie Cups, ice in baggies and donuts. Wonderful. Maybe you took a trip this summer? If so, I've got a special "Travel Memories" frame for you. This frame focuses around my trip to California in January. Yours can be about one trip, or special memories throughout the year. You can add as you go...

This is an awesome frame because the border is actually cork, so you can tack up tickets and whimsies around the focal picture.

Round up (or start saving) tickets, maps, menus, etc....

Paint the frame however you like! If you've seen my posts before, you know I love a striped border!

Add a touch of sparkle (in this case Hollywood glam) over your cork with Extreme Glitter. There are tons of Extreme Glitter colors. I used Hologram because, well, it's my favorite.

Nothing says travel like a map! Cut wavy strips of your favorite streets around the area you were in and Mod Podge them along the sides of the frame.

Put a picture or collage on the inside of the frame, then tack your souvenirs and ephemera around the edge. Voila', the rest is history! I think it's always a good idea to surround yourself with happy memories in your home.