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Wood Duck Nest Box Plans: How To Build A Wood Duck Nesting Box
Make A Home For A Family Of Wood Ducks Wood Duck Nest Box Plans: As their name implies, wood ducks inhabit ponds and streams in woodland areas. Like other cavity nesting birds, wood ducks rely ...
DIY Embroidered Sweater
You can change a plain, ho-hum sweater into a fashionable work of art by embroidering on it. You could embroider with multiple strands of embroidery floss, but other possibilities include pearl cotton, narrow silk ribbon, tapestry yarn or worsted yarn in weights ranging from a very fine fingering ya
How to Make Paper Napkins Into Baby Booties
Looking for an adorable and inexpensive baby shower party favor? Baby booties made of paper napkins are fast and easy to assemble, making them practical for producing in large quantities. Fill the bootie with small candies as a treat for shower guests. Make extra booties to decorate tables, serving
How to Make Snowflakes
Christmas is a wonderful time of year! Making your own decorations can save you money and bring back into your home that familiar Christmas spirit when things seem simple and life is happy. Follow these steps to make the ultimate Christmas snowflake.
How to Make a Woven Tote From Duct Tape
Duct tape, invented for the U.S. military in World War II, is a waterproof fabric tape with rubber adhesive, combining strength, durability, and strong adhesion to almost any surface. It is strongest as a material in itself, and easy to work with when doubled, adhesive sides in. Weave doubled strips
Kanji Tattoo Ideas
Kanji such as these make for inspired tattoos.kanji japonais image by erwan leray from Fotolia.com"Kanji" is the Japanese word for the written language characters used in Japanese--specifically, those taken from the Chinese system of writing. Exotic-looking to most Western eyes, kanji are...
How to Make a Cape for a Doll
A cape is the easiest piece of doll clothing to make - and it's also the most versatile. Pick a color and turn your child's doll into Supergirl or the Wicked Witch of the East (or make the cape reversible for a quick change!).
Buying At Auction: 6 Hints to Make You a Successful Bidder - Best Prices Woodworking Tool Catalogs
(4) Hire an agent. To elaborate: Finally going for woodworking as your profession or hobby is an excellent option for your own self development and enjoyment. However you have to bear in mind the points ...
How to Make String Bracelets With Letters
A string bracelet with letters is a great craft for kids to make at home or in school. Adding letter pendants or beads to the string bracelets makes trading the bracelets with friends a fun and social activity. In a short amount of time children can create bracelets of any color or design and use pe
How to Crochet a Pocketbook
Crocheted pocketbooks add individuality to your wardrobe. Simple models can be worn unadorned or dressed up with embellishments such as trims, ribbons, buttons, beads and more. Light and lacy crochet stitches need to be lined, but pocketbooks made of afghan or Tunisian stitch have a much tighter fin
Free Instructions For a Girl's Knitted Sweater
Kids love things made especially for them. Let her pick out the yarn for her sweater as a way to express herself, or you can pick her favorite color yarn. Knitting a child's sweater is just like knitting an adult's sweater, except it's smaller. Make a child-size sweater using basic knitting skills,
How to Make Potato Chip Bag Purses
Chip bags are often just discarded after the chips have been emptied by hungry people. Saving the bags, however, can lead to some creative fashion accessories, such as purses and handbags. Not only does this result in a free accessory for the wardrobe, but it is also an effective method of recycling
How to Sew to Stop Fraying
Woven fabrics can fray since the cut edges of the fabric respond to movement when used or laundered. You can use a sewing machine to finish the seams or edges of the fabric to prevent fraying. Some sheer fabrics as well as denim tend to fray easily and the seams can rip out because the fabric on bot
How to Make a Floor Mat Out of Plastic Bags
Instead of becoming landfill, plastic bags can be used for fun craft projects. Parents can teach about recycling in the house and how plastic bags take years to decompose. One easy project, appropriate for ages six to adult, is weaving a doormat from left over bags. The end result will be an inexp
How to Make a Ribbon Headboard for a Girl
Making a ribbon headboard is a simple craft project that you can design in a variety of ways. Bead thin ribbon strands and attach them to an oversized artist's canvas for a colorful, sparkling headboard. Create a striped headboard with horizontal or vertically placed strips of ribbon on a canvas or
How to Build a Carnival Wheel
Many parties and large gatherings use carnival wheels to hand out prizes and keep the guests entertained. The game, based solely on chance, is played by spinning a wheel that has an arrow. When the wheel stops spinning, the contestant will win whatever is written in the section where the arrowhead s
Cub Foam Projects
Being a cub scout is about conquering the great outdoors and building character. According to the Boy Scouts of America, scout leaders combine educational activities with outdoor programs to teach boys about citizenship and core values. One type of educational activity is crafting and many cub scout
How Can I Laminate Photo Paper?
Photo paper comes in both matte and glossy finishes and can give the pictures you print out at home a professional look. If you want to preserve a picture that might be handled quite a bit or exposed to liquids, laminating it can be a great way to protect the image without compromising the quality o
How to Make Tissue Paper Lanterns for Kids
When you have a child who is afraid of the dark, you can lesson her fears by using a nightlight in her room during bedtime. However, commercially-produced nightlights are sometimes expensive and are often constructed from cheap plastics. One alternative is to make a handmade tissue paper lantern tha