Early in our marriage, my husband and I went to a cultural crafts fair. While there, we saw some gorgeous ceramic stars that had copper wire wrapped around them. At $12 a piece, they were out of the price range for a young couple in grad school. We decided to try and make them ourselves.... Continue Reading →
Folded paper stars are the second ornament for the handmade ornament swap. Using leftover scrapbook paper from a previous project, I cut folded, and glued the paper together, inserting some white ribbon before gluing the final pieces together. I only had one piece of double sided scrapbook paper. I had to be a little... Continue Reading →
Folded paper stars are the second ornament for the handmade ornament swap. Using leftover scrapbook paper from a previous project, I cut folded, and glued the paper together, inserting some white ribbon before gluing the final pieces together. I only had one piece of double sided scrapbook paper. I had to be a little... Continue Reading →
Our local attachment parenting group is having a holiday ornament swap. There are four groups of ten, of which I'm participating in all. I enjoy designing and making things, and swaps are a great way for me to get some of that out of my system. I added to my creative challenge by deciding not... Continue Reading →
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