Craft Ideas Blog

April 2008

I have seriously dry skin – a problem that started when I moved from Oregon to Utah. I can add that to the list of things I loved about living in Oregon… The problem got worse when I started using scented lotion, especially on my legs. I was never one for scented lotion – I [...]

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I found this clever website called This to That (Glue Advice) that tells you how to glue one thing to another. You can choose any combination of two of these materials to glue together: ceramic fabric glass leather metal paper plastic rubber styrofoam vinyl wood After you choose two materials a list of adhesives comes [...]

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So I went to the Little Bee Craft Boutique and had a great time walking around and browsing through tons of booths with cute and creative stuff. The vendors were all very friendly and it was a great way to spend a Saturday morning. I like to go to these things to see what people [...]

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I grew up in a small town in Oregon (population 1500 so bigger than her town of 300), so I could really relate to A Girl Named Zippy, by Haven Kimmel. I loved every page of this book, which I was not expecting. I am not big on nonfiction, and I don’t think I’ve ever [...]

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Last weekend my husband and my son went on a “Boys’ Bash” outing with Grandma, Grandpa, uncles, and boy cousins. Among other things, they went on a little hike, not terribly long, about a mile. So my son wasn’t in the sun for more than an hour, but he did get a sunburn. It takes [...]

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People with dark skin still need sunscreen – you can have skin damage even if you can’t visibly see it because of the tone of your skin. Waterproof sunscreen does come off somewhat in the water so be sure to re-apply. Sunscreen doesn’t last all day, so re-apply every few hours even if you’re not [...]

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Summer is coming, which means carnivals and fairs and…face painting. I am reminded of my first and only face painting experience, which was not good. About two years ago my husband and I volunteered to run a face painting booth at a church carnival. While I may have some artistic and crafty talent, drawing/painting is [...]

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If you live in Utah you might be interested in attending the Little Bee Craft Boutique. As shown in the flier, the event is being held at the McKay Events Center on April 26th from 10am-8pm, and admission is only $.50!!! You can see a list of all the participating vendors here, and if you’re [...]

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or maybe the movies are just like my life.  You know, the ones where things are going wrong in such a way as to suggest that coincidence can’t be responsible? For example, my phone dies as my husband says the first half of the address I have gotten lost trying to find. And my son [...]

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I found a couple websites with really great fonts for scrapbooking/journaling and they’re FREE!!! Here you go: kevinandamanda.com – I like almost all of these fonts and you can download them all at once These are my two favorites from that first website – I love them because they are fun and more handwriting-ish but [...]

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