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Easy Salt Dough Ornaments!
Easy Salt Dough Ornaments! We wanted to do something a little different with our Christmas tree this year so we decided to make our own ornaments! I put this off for a long time because I thought it would be too difficult or time consuming. I was surprised to find out that these ARE really simple and quick to make! We used gingerbread cookie cutters this time and we decided to use some of the more natural ingredients around the kitchen to color these with. We used turmeric for the yellow, cinnamon for the reddish-brown, cocoa for the dark grey and just plain salt dough for white. The “people” came…
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Washi tape toilet paper roll owls!
Washi tape toilet paper roll owls [wp_ad_camp_1] The kids were bored this morning so we decided to dig through the craft box! These are made with just a few simple items! Need: Colored Tape (I prefer paper washi tape since you can re-position it) Scissors Glue Embellishments for eyes and beaks! I cut about 3 inches at a time off of the paper towel roll. Folded the centers down to make ears. Cover with tape. Add eyes and beaks! **Like this and other crafts? Be sure to subscribe to my blog to be notified of new posts! ** [wp_ad_camp_3]
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How to make DYED pasta for crafts!
Need: Pasta (Any shape or size) Food coloring (I used Wilton gel) Isopropyl alcohol or hand sanitizer Ziploc Bags Instructions: Take a handful of pasta and place in Ziploc bag. Add a dab of coloring (or a few drops of liquid coloring) Add a few drops of alcohol or hand sanitizer. Close bag and move pasta around to distribute color evenly. Open bag and lay pasta out on drying rack. We allowed ours to sun-dry. A little extra help with homeschooling:
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Valentine’s Day Crafts
Valentine’s Day Crafts! Instructions for tissue paper heart: Instructions for toilet paper roll art:
