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A $4 Treeskirt from an ‘After Christmas Sale’ Tablecloth
I spent way too much time and money at the 75% off at Target the other day, and found this great snowflake cotton tablecloth. It’s a nice heavy weight, and I love the red and whites! But I didn’t really need a tablecloth, and I have been really meaning to make a treeskirt, since I usually just wrap some spare fabric around the bottom of the Christmas Tree.
So this was my quickie project for today…
Since my space for my tree is squared off, I made this one a square, but if you tree is in a more… Read on…
The Little Game Box
Here’s a great little stocking stuffer you can make yourself. My 4 year old played a game similar to this* at grandma’s over Thanksgiving, and loved it, so I thought a pocket version would be a great little ‘handmade’ Christmas gift. I’ve included (almost) everything you need to make one for yourself as free downloads! Just grab the file, print, and add your own Altoids tin for a cute little gift that fits perfectly in a stocking! This freebie is a present for you, my readers, because if I didn’t have you, there wouldn’t be much point to this. … Read on…
Tutorial: Make a Bracelet from an old Record
Today we have another lovely guest poster here on Dabbled, Kelly from Tresijas! I discovered Kelly through some of the really cool creations she had posted in the Dabbled Flickr group–especially her vinyl record creations–, and I asked her if she’d honor us with a tutorial. And she agreed, so here it is… Enjoy!
How to: Make A Bracelet from Vinyl Record
List of materials:
Toaster oven with tray
An old pair of scissors
stretchy gloves (to protect from heat)
record album
low grit sand paper
bracelet mandrel or other… Read on…
Last Christmas I gave you my heart…
ell, at least I gave you some cool tutorials…
Here are a few you might want to go check out again!
Links:
Picture Frame Ornament Tutorial
Recipe Related Gift Ideas
How to Make Homemade Eggnog – Both Cooked and Uncooked versions
Christmas Tutorials!
Today I’m over at Dollar Store Crafts — Go check out my tutorial for making a cute, easy and cheap Stocking Ornament / Gift Card Holder!
And, in case you missed it, while I was off in London last week, we had 3 lovely tutorials last week by three lovely guest posters!
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Tutorial – Make Resin Star Christmas Tree Ornaments From Kerry at www.pennydog.com A great project if you’ve been wanting to try crafting with resin! |
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Tutorial – Make Resin Star Christmas Tree Ornaments
I’ve been admiring Kerry’s resin work in the Dabbled flickr group, and resin is something I’ve never worked with, but always wanted to try! I’ve asked Kerry to share a simple tutorial to take some of the mystery out of working with resin. And so she did! These little Christmas tree decorations would be fun to give as gifts, top a package, or decorate your own tree… hope you enjoy! – Dot
Resin Star Christmas Tree Decorations
From Kerry at www.pennydog.com
You will need:
- Resin of your choice- polyester or epoxy
- Star shaped
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Moss Terrarium Tutorial – The Gift that Keeps Giving All Year ‘Round!
Moss Terrarium Gift Tutorial from Shrimp Salad Circus
Hola, and happy Week After Thanksgiving! I’m Lindsay from Shrimp Salad Circus, and I would like to help you out with your Christmas gifting! I have a few people on my list that are nearly impossible to shop for, and I’m willing to bet that you can all relate. That’s why I have a little tutorial to make something in just twenty minutes that will look great on Mr. or Ms. Impossible-to-Shop-For’s desk, shelf, or countertop! This is one of… Read on…
Make Quick Mittens
Hi! I’m Heather from Dollar Store Crafts, a daily blog devoted to making cool crafts with dollar store stuff. I’m so excited to be swapping holiday posts with Dot!
Do you love felted sweaters as much as I do? Felted (or technically, “fulled”) sweaters are made from animal hair-based yarn (like wool, alpaca or cashmere), and washed in hot water and dried in the dryer until they shrink up and the fibers are fused together (kind of like dreadlocks on a micro scale). Once a wool sweater is felted, the fabric can be cut and it… Read on…
How to make Homemade Slime!
I needed an activity to do with The Boy today… he’s 4 and lately when I ask him what he wants to do, he says things like “I want to watch Star Wars”. And as tempting as it is to park him in front of the TV, I think I can quote Episode 1 line by line now, so I think we need a new activity.
Enter slime. “Do you want to make SLIME?” was greeted with a rousing “YES!”
I had made slime at some point pre-kids, for our Halloween party, so I dug out the recipe*. The only… Read on…
Cool Techniques: Fuse those plastic grocery bags…
Weekends are slow, so many times I’ll do a re-run of something cool from the past. Brooke, of So She Sews did this great tutorial for Dabbled early this year, and I thought it was definitely worthy of a “re-run”! So, check our her stuff (love it!) … and check out this tutorial on how to make some really cool stuff from fused plastic.. particularly the plastic from those awful cheap grocery bags. (Cuz if you’re anything like me, you forget sometimes to bring your nifty re-usable bags, and end up with those brown things in your house!)… Read on…
