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83Stick Weaving For a Quick Homemade Gift
Stick Weaving Done on Six Sticks Details of scarf. I'm always on the look-out for unusual crafts. One day I was walking around an SCA event and noticed a woman doing some kind of weaving using pointed sticks....
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77Knifty Knitter Long Loom Series
Ever since I posted a Hub on how to use the circular knitting loom, I've been getting questions from people wanting to know how to make things on the long looms. So yesterday I decided I better teach...
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74Gourd Santas and Snow People
Two of the best sellers in the gourd world are gourd santas and gourd snowmen and snow women. Every artist seems to put their own spin on the idea. I have no idea who came up with the first ones, but the...
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82Creative Ways To Paint Your Child's Room
When I was a child I finally got my own room. Not an easy trick with 3 sisters and a brother all competing for the same thing. My father was in a painting mood, so he let us pick the colors for our rooms. But...
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74Wonderful Things You Can Make Out of Gourds
Santa Gourd If you are lucky enough to live near a gourd farm, you are in for an amazing arts and crafts opportunity. And even if you don't, many gourd farms will send you gourds through the mail. Tell them...
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67Woodburning Ideas For Gourds
I've been very busy lately doing woodburning, also know as pyrography, on hard shelled gourds. There are so many possibilities, I can barely get one thing half started when I've thought of three more I can...
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72Maple Leaf Arts and Crafts
There are certain motifs that appear time and time again. One of my favorites that is particularly suited to fall and also to Canadians is the maple leaf. Truly one of the most beautiful of leaves, it also...
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71Making Gourd Jewelry For Unique Holiday Gifts
Whenever you have a gourd that you cut apart to make a bowl or a vase or a lamp you invariably end up with pieces of gourd left over. Most people just toss these out without another thought. But save all your...
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73My Favorite Etsy Shops
Made from new socks. One of the most fun places to sell your own arts and crafts is a nifty website called Etsy. You can set up your own shop for free. Just remember that your shop name will become your chat...
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62How to Survive as a Belly-Dancer
A quirky look at the strange world of belly dancing through my eyes.If your troupe commits mutiny you can always start a new one. You are never too old or fat to learn a new step. The public always thinks...
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