Interior Car Cleaning - Article: The Family Handyman
Overview Unless you’re fastidious about your car’s interior, it’s usually the last thing on your cleaning list. As the months roll by, grime, wrappers, dust and junk can just pile up. Unfortunately, most of us finally get around to the deep cleaning when we tape the “For Sale” sign on the windshield. So whether you’re selling your car or just want to clean it up for spring, these tips from professional detailers will give you the most return for your energy. You’ll feel like your car is brand new again.
Ladies Who Lunch
All my closest friends know that I (Chanel) am forever on the search for the perfect, chic lunch box. And believe it or not, a lot of the prettiest and well-designed carriers out there are super expensive. So with this personal challenge in mind and with Picnic Week in the air, I was inspired to create my very own reusable lunch bag. Taking my pattern directly from the handy-dandy, classic paper lunch sacks that I predict will be around forever and ever, I put together this canvas version that’s reusable, washable and most of all, super pretty. There was a lot of hand-stitiching involved, but it wasn’t difficult at all and I’m head-over-heels in love with the final product. Keep reading for instructions, and I’d love to know how you all transport food around stylishly!
Mono Prints with Aluminum Foil Lesson Plan: Printmaking Lessons for Kids: KinderArt ®
artwitholiveri.wordpress.com Level: PreK, Primary, Junior, Middle School, High SchoolGrades: PreK and up | Age: 5yrs and up | Written by: Stacey Glover [Stacey is a teacher at Euper Lane Elementary in Fort Smith, AR] Summary: Students will learn how to make monoprints using aluminum foil. Monoprinting is a process whereby only one print is pulled from the printing plate.
Glass Etching
Have you ever done any glass etching? Well, neither had I before today. But wow.
Gwenny Penny: Homemade Sewing Labels
I've been promising this little how-to for a while. I like to add a little homemade sewing label to certain projects, especially my pillows. I've had several people ask me to explain how I make them, and I'm glad to share my technique. You've seen my labels before on my Acorn Patch Pillow, Vintage Postcard Pillow, and Scrap Buster Fall Pillow... I'm going to show you two different methods, and both are super quick and easy to make.
17 Plants You Grow from Kitchen Scraps
Last updated on April 26, 2013 at 12:00 am EDT by in5d Alternative News * Visit in5D Connection where you can find your soul mate or join one of our amazing groups. EVERYONE is welcome! Here is a fun way to grow your own organic NON GMO food from common kitchen scraps!
15 things home sewers can learn from industrial sewing
Today, we have a very special guest post from local sewing legend, Sharon Blair. Sharon runs Portland Sewing, where she and her faculty teach a wide range of classes including industrial techniques. I had the pleasure of meeting Sharon recently and asked her to fill us in on some tips home sewers can take away from industry practices.
Art from found objects
After a busy week getting ready for another lovely fair at Castle Acre, I have the chance this week to give some attention to my Fossil project. This textile is gradually progressing and showing me what I need to do to it. I had acquired a bucket of nails after some improvements to our church, you know, just in case! With these nails I’ve decided to do some rust dying….never done it before but I love experimenting. The reason is because laid out I thought I might be able to create the shape of a vertebrae. Here goes.
mad in crafts: DIY Fire & Ice Lanterns
The old becomes new: A new variation on the outdoor lantern. We have had an unusually warm winter in Michigan this year, and while the temps have been nice, I have had to hold off on this project idea until we got a cold snap. We finally got some snow and cold earlier this week, so I was able to try out this fun winter project. I had pinned a product called Globe Ice Lantern Kits a few months back recognizing that I could DIY them at home. Originally priced at nearly $30 for a kit that makes 6 lanterns, I think they are very reasonable for a small batch.
Easiest Design Transfer Method You’ll Ever Find
In the middle of a new project that I was working on, I realized that I had a problem. I needed to transfer a very large design (think 4 feet by 4 feet!) than I want to paint onto a primed piece of wood, and I couldn’t figure out how to do it. I laid the printed design out on the wood and thought I could just trace the design on the paper with firm pressure and a little impression line would be left on the wood that I could just go back and trace. Um, nope.
Fun Kids Crafts, Science Projects, and More
9. Final touches! The final touches are all that’s left! We decided to make some signs out of cardboard and some tools from two toothpicks and some paper. Now we have an awesome Mine Shaft Marble Slide!
