Seashell Choker Necklace

How to make a seashell choker necklace

  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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Needle Felted Flower Brooch

Needle Felted Flower Brooch and bouquet

  Needle felted flowers are pretty, and they are easy to make for children as well as for grown-ups.  By attaching a pin, the flowers can be made into a brooch, as I will describe below.  In fact, a flower brooch would be a wonderful handmade gift for Mother’s Day! For needle felting, you will […]

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Mother’s Day Sale!

Mother's Day sale 2016 at Muumade.etsy.com - 10% off

  To celebrate Mother’s Day, I am offering a 10% OFF sale at my online shop, Muumade.etsy.com, until the end of May. Mother’s Day is just around the corner, but there is still time to make a very special handmade gift! And, if you would like to make a handmade card to accompany your gift, […]

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Upcycled Gift Bags

Paper gift bags with collages

  Do you save paper bags and yet find that you do not use them? Here is a simple idea for making upcycled gift bags by transforming used paper shopping bags with a bit of imagination! Selecting an appropriate paper bag is the first step to a successful transformation!  Find a bag that: is sturdy, […]

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Celebrating Mother’s Day!

  Mothers and motherhood are honored in different ways and on different days around the world.  However, in many places, Mother’s Day is celebrated in May. So, to applaud mothers everywhere,  all of the items from my online shop, Muumade.etsy.com, are 10% OFF during this month. HAPPY MOTHER’S DAY!!!    

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