Craft Ideas Blog

March 2010

Since spring is in the air and Easter is this Sunday, we were in the mood for some flowers… Here’s what you’ll need: pipe cleaners glitter glue ribbon muffin papers scissors Poke a hole in the muffin paper, insert pipe cleaner, and glue a short tail down on the inside. Glue and glitter to your [...]

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The winner is Staci Jones! She said, “I am willing to try anything. I have 3 young kids under 4. The oldest has Down Syndrome and am looking for something that will help with her.” Email your address to kelsey[at]vanillajoy[dot]com BEFORE FRIDAY to claim your prize. THE PRIZE One reader will win the Love and [...]

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The Schleich winner is Julie B! She said, “I looked at the website with my daughter and she loved the pegasus foal from the Bayala collection. Its so charming, I may have to get her a few of the pieces.“ Email your address to kelsey[at]vanillajoy[dot]com BEFORE TUESDAY to claim your prize. Congratulations! THE PRIZE One [...]

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The winner of Pirate Sheep is JenGD. Email your address to kelsey[at]vanillajoy[dot]com BEFORE TUESDAY to claim your prize. THE PRIZE One Vanilla Joy reader will win the Pirate Sheep DVD from Word World, which includes the following episodes: Pirate Ship Superhero Sheep Mail Mix Up Wee Little Whale

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Since it’s April and still snowing in Utah, we are still enjoying weekly visits to the warm and amazing Museum of Ancient Life at Thanksgiving Point. They’ve added some new displays in the Discovery Room, like all the gears, and I think some other things were different, although I can’t be sure because I might [...]

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I love to use this muffin recipe and make mini loafs. This recipe from the America’s Test Kitchen Baking Book is THE BEST recipe I have come across, so here you go! Blueberry Muffin Bread Recipe 3 c. all-purpose flour 1 c. sugar 1 T. baking powder 1/2 t. baking soda 1/2 t. salt 1 [...]

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Combining food with crafts is the perfect project, especially when the food involves chocolate and peanut butter and a birthday! I made these Scotcheroos for a birthday surprise for my husband in February and topped them off with some easy birthday flags. Using card stock triangles, die cut shapes, and some skewers build some flags [...]

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It occurs to me that I love magnets and I have a lot of them. Particularly on my magnet calendar. And they’re so easy to make. So if you’ve never done it, don’t be afraid. It’s easy. I use my Cricut to cut the basic magnet shape out, but you can trace basic shapes onto [...]

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My embroidery hoop designs were the main part of the wall decor in my boys’ rooms, and this is what I’ve come up with for the other areas. Some vinyl African safari animals to match the elephants in Gus’s room. And some pictures to help our family remember who we are and what we believe. [...]

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I really don’t have much time for scrapbooking anymore, but I do still make cards which I love. And I’m trying to express my thanks to the people in my life more this year, so I have cause to make lots of cards. This particular set I decided to use staples in my embellishing and [...]

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