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| How-To: Refresh Wilted Flowers Summer is over in my area. Almost 5 inches of rain have already fallen at my house. To cope with the seasonal change outdoors, I rely on fresh flowers indoors. I keep them everywhere, and they are also all over my Day of the Dead Shrine. Because cut flowers are so expensive and persihable, I use a quick and dirty trick to milk an extra day or two out of the vase life. Take a pair of sharp scissors, as sharp and pointy as you can find, and just trim all the wilted petals from the back. This flower not only has ugly petals, powdery mildew is growing on it- ICK! Carefully cut all the damaged parts of the flower off. Finally, give the stem a fresh cut at the bottom and voila! As you can see in the photos, removing all that gunk from the flower even made the sun come out for a moment! Read this article | Comment on this article blog.craftzine.com |
Knifty Knitter Loom-Along with Vickie Howell: Alice Wrist Warmers Shh! I have a secret. I'm completely obsessed with the Twilight series. I first heard about the books from Kim Werker. Then, it was around this time last year when I got a hold of the first Twilight book from a fellow crafter Nancy Flynn of Belle Epoque. I was weeks from giving birth and on maternity leave so I thought what the heck, I'll give it a try. A week later, I was on the third novel in the series. The movie premiered on the day I gave birth to Chloe so I never got to see it until it came out months later on DVD. Yes, I admit have a crush on vampire Edward Cullen (not Robert Pattinson the actor, mind you) and the fog laden, damp locale of Forks, Washington is a perfect backdrop for showcasing knits. Because dear crafters, I know we have a lot in common. I see Twilight pop up in your Facebook feeds, in your Good Reads lists, and yes, it's a topic of conversation among us on Twitter, no?(Photo: Summit Entertainment)Enter in my one of my many email conversations with Vickie Howell, a knitting/crochet queen and fellow movie buff. In September for our "Cozy Up to Yarn" month, she had a brilliant idea to tie in her Movie Monday post with a knitting pattern for Alice Wrist Warmers. (Alice Cullen is also a teen vampire and Edward's sister.) With the movie premiere happening this Friday, we thought it would be fun to do an "Along" tying in our favorite thing -- knitting and a movie.To celebrate the premiere of New Moon we are presenting the Knifty Knitter Loom-Along (LAL) with Vickie Howell! Vickie will be showing you how to create her Alice Wrist Warmers inspired by the movie using a Knifty Knitter Flower Loom Kit. You'll probably be able to find this at your local Jo-Ann's or craft store. It's an easy way to knit if you don't know how or a fun thing to try out even if you do know how. I'll be joining in on the fun as a new loom knitter.Read this article | Comment on this article blog.craftzine.com |
12 Easy Christmas Crafts Offered in Free eBook Download by ChristmasCrafts.net (Marketwire) "12 Crafts of Christmas" Features Plans for Easy Christmas Crafts Not Available Elsewhere us.rd.yahoo.com |
Classified Ads (The Herald Democrat) 100 WORKERS NEEDED. Assemble crafts, wood items. Materials provided. To $480+ wk. Free information pkg. 24 hr. 801-428-4893 us.rd.yahoo.com |
The Backyard Market (My Tower Hamlets) The Backyard Market is a younger market but in two years it has expanded to more than 80 stalls. The focus of Backyard is kitsch with arts and crafts, young designers and artists, with a unique twist and community spirit. us.rd.yahoo.com |