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Recycling Craft for Summer - Crafting with Cans - Desktop Organizer 13502

Before discarding used cans, consider creating lovely decorations for your home with them. With just a bit of scrapbook paper and a few die cuts, you can give a can a face lift and make it into an organizer for your desk.

Paper Crafts for the Summer

Basic Summer Crafts

Recycling Crafts

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Beaded Ring 140

This craft is fun for kids and the technique is really easy. With all of the pretty colors of beads available, kids will be busy for a while making lots rings to match all of their wardrobe. The beads and wire are inexpensive and it takes approximately 30 minutes to make this ring. A great idea when girls have their friends over and would like to do something with them.

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How to Make This Beaded Ring

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Butterfly Quilt Wall Hanging 135

For those who do not have a lot of time or a lot of space to create a large quilt, this mini version is perfect. It requires some sewing skills to complete but is not difficult to sew. Create it in the soft pink colors as seen in the picture, or use your own choice of colors to fit to your decor.  Follow the step-by-step picture tutorials to complete this project.

More Summer Sewing and Patchwork Crafts

How to Make This Patchwork Butterfly Quilt

 

 

Paper Craft for Kids - Paper Crow

This paper crow is very easy for kids to craft within 30 minutes and it requires minimal materials to make him. He is afterwards fun to pretend he is flying because the wings can be moved in different positions. Punch a hole in the head to hang him if necessary. With other colors of paper, kids can create blue birds, robins, parrots, etc...

Recommended Ages: 5 and up

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How to Make this Paper Crow

 

 

 

 

Tags - Scrapbook Embellishment - Happy Day Tag 135

Pink and brown are the basic colors of this tag and make a perfect embellishment for a retro scrapbook page in this color theme. The paper pack suggested to the left is full of coordinating sheets of retro “flower power” paper in various color schemes. You can vary this tag to match your own needs.

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Birthday Cards and Greeting Cards

How to Make This Retro Tag

 

 

A Taste of India - Wooden Elephants Decorated with Scrapbook Papier 135

After sawing out these elephants, the question was how to paint them. It just seemed boring to paint them grey so something special was needed to make them unique. Then this particular scrapbook paper came to mind. The intricate design had a look of India to it which was perfect for these elephants.

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How to Make this Scrapbook Paper and Wood India Elephant

 

 

Crafts for Kids - Clay Pot Clow

This cute cow is a fun and easy craft project for kids. The project needs some time for the paint and glue to dry, but otherwise is completed within an afternoon. Parents may wish to help out and glue the head to the clay pot using hot glue. This will speed the drying process of the glue. Click on the cactus picture to find more clay pot craft friends for this cow.

This craft project is recommended for kids ages 9 and up.

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How to Make This Clay Pot Cow

 

 

 

ATC - Artist Trading Cards - Thinking of You ATC 135

With all the scrapbook paper available, the crafting possibilities are unlimited for creating unique ATCs. Combine these papers with other types of paper, rubber stamping supplies and decorative elements to make artist trading cards, such as the one above.  
 

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This “Thinking of You” ATC Here

 

 

Paper Craft - Crafts for Kids - Paper Clown Decoration 135

This brightly colored circus clown will add cheer and delight to any room he is hanging in. It is a perfect decoration especially for a child’s play room. Assembly is a bit fun because it is like dressing a paper doll.

Recommended Ages: 8 and above

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How to Make This Paper Clown

 

 

 

 

 

 

Tag Craft - Yellow and Green Happy Birthday Tag 135

The perfect finishing touch for your perfectly decorated birthday present is a gift tag. This tag is easy to decorate and is finished within 20 minutes once you have gathered all of your supplies. You can craft this particular tag or you can use this tag as a basic idea and create your own tag in other color combinations.  Experiment with other embellishments as well. If you do not have all of the supplies in the material list, do not let that hold you back. Just think of alternatives that can also be used and you may be please with the results.

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How to Make this Happy Birthday Tag

 

 

Sewing Craft - How to Make a Fabric Baby Ball

This ball is soft and safe for babies to play with. Print out the pattern in size of choice and use fabric scraps to make it. Stuff it lightly for babies so they can grasp it easily. For older toddlers, you can stuff it firmly to play with.

How to Make This Fabric Baby Ball

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