Summer vacations at the beach provide a great opportunity to collect seashells. Then, once back home, you can make beautiful crafts with them. This year, we made seashell choker necklaces and earrings from the treasures we found while on vacation. We decided to use some small seashells with holes to make our shell jewelry. […]
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We had some fun experimenting with calligraphy the other day. It is a refreshing way to appreciate the art of handwriting, which unfortunately, we do less and less nowadays. Writing with dip pens (a dip pen is basically a fountain pen that does not have a reservoir for the ink) was not easy, but it […]
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Decorating shirts with your own appliques is a great way to transform boring plain shirts into one-of-a-kind outfits! This is a fun project for children, as well as for adults. Then when finished, you can wear your creations! If the children are old enough to use an iron and sew with a sewing machine, […]
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Do your children enjoy make-believe picnics and dinner parties with their toy friends? Needle felting is an easy way to fill such special occasions with lots of homemade (or rather, “handmade”) food. Needle felted food can be made into whatever shapes and sizes that match your child’s play friends. If you are not familiar […]
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Redecorating hair clips is a simple and fun sewing project for children and grownups alike. If you have hair clips with chipped paint or broken decorations, this is a great way to renew them. In addition, the fact that the finished barrettes are wearable is a big motivational factor for young crafters! As long […]
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Moldable plastic is great for crafting and fixing all sorts of things. It is a kind of polyester with a low melting point (about 60 degrees Celsius or 140 degrees Fahrenheit). This means that it becomes soft after heating it just a bit and then can be molded by hand into almost any desired […]
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My daughter loves bling. So, when she discovered that she could add shiny rhinestones to her plain shirts and bags, she was very eager to give it a try. We used a hot-fix rhinestone applicator and 4 mm diameter rhinestones for this project. Please note, however, that this device gets really hot and can very […]
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I just finished a new pattern & tutorial for a Simply Simple Cat. Its name says it all – it is simple to make, and the finished cat is simply simple! This download item is now available from my esty shop, Muumade.etsy.com. Please also check out my blog page for more details and some […]
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This is a free tutorial on how to make paper cut-out cards. This project is suitable for children and grownups alike. The idea of this paper cut-out card is very simple, but I think that the symmetry makes the cards look rather elegant. And as you can see in the photo above, the […]
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Happy 2016! In the Japanese zodiac, 2016 is the year of the monkey. Thus, I invite you to begin the new year by hand sewing some cute monkey finger puppets. It is an easy project for any age and one which only requires very basic sewing skills. Follow this link to download the monkey […]
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