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  • Tutorial collage

    I've written a few times about how to do something. It's time I provide a central place to find that information. I actually do have a Squidoo lens for crafts and cooking, but I'll highlight a few things here for you, …

  • Holiday sweets - Potato candy

    When I was young, one of the few things my father taught me was how to make potato candy. He was from a southern family and this was a holiday treat he loved. It's rather simple, yet arm tiring, and one potato goes a loo…

  • Alicia loves decorating for Christmas!

    The title says it. I just love putting up the tree and trying to find places to put Christmas-y stuff. The day after Thanksgiving is my traditional day to that and it just so happens that this week's EtsyBlogger Carnival…

  • How to stain wood without paint thinner

    So most wood stains are oil based and most glossy coats are polyurethane, both things needing paint thinner or mineral spirits to cleanup the brushes, the mess you make is permanent, and disposal of used thinner is grass…

  • Crab dip

    Ok so here's that crab dip recipe I promised the other day. In a crock pot on low, takes about 1 hour. mix well and heat through: 8oz cream cheese 1/2 lb or less crab meat (I used imitation) diced onion diced garlic sh…

  • I have finished listing all of the marble pins I have in stock. I changed the section in my shop to "wearable art". I also have made packaging cards for the pins and my necklaces as the first items in my line of "Handass…

  • Stuck in a rut

    I've been kind of stuck in a rut lately. I had a vacation and lost the momentum of making things. I have so many marble pins I had made for the festival that weren't listed yet that it will take me a week to finish, a fe…

  • Framing

    When I began cross stitching again I wanted to be able to do something with it. Either hang it on the wall or have it framed. So I wandered through the craft store's frame section and found that there is self stick mount…

  • Braiding Bracelets

    The braiding I do with floss to make bracelets was something I learned at summer camp about 20 years ago! It uses three colors and creates a very pretty twist as it's braided in alternating three's. I have also made ring…

  • Woodburning tips

    There are a few pointers that I've run across while woodburning... Using a fine sandpaper to clean the (cool) tip removes carbon and residue leading to a cleaner line when burning.Pine has a lot of sap which comes out as…

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