Showing posts with label Crafts. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Crafts. Show all posts

Wednesday, April 8, 2009

Other Uses for Aluminum Foil

{How cute is this dog}
*Make cute hats for your dog! ;)

*Keep birds out of your fruit trees. Hang twisted strips of aluminum all over your fruit trees using fishing line. The light reflections and the sound will keep birds away from your fruit.
*Re-soften hard brown sugar. Many people put hard brown sugar in the microwave to soften it up, but this can actually backfire and make the sugar harden even more. Instead, wrap the block of hardened sugar in some aluminum foil and bake in a 300° (Fahrenheit) oven for 5 minutes.

*Put a wadded-up ball of aluminum foil in your dryer with a load of clothes to reduce static cling.
*When ironing, put a piece of aluminum foil under the ironing board cover. The foil will reflect the heat from the iron so you can essentially iron both sides at once.
*To keep your silver jewelry from turning, put a small piece of tinfoil in each jewelry box.
*A cake decorating tube - shape heavy-duty aluminum foil into a cone or tube with a small opening at one end and a larger opening at the other. Pour frosting into larger end and squeeze out the smaller end.

*When your scissors get dull, I layer about 7 pieces of foil and cut through them, and the scissors are sharp once again.

*Ball up some foil and use it to clean the gunk off your grill . It cleans just as well as a wire scrub brush.
*Use foil to start your seedlings.
*Place a piece of foil under the napkin in the serving basket and hot rolls will stay warm longer.
**To stave off hunger in a hotel room when traveling, buy bread, cheese and aluminum foil. Make a cheese sandwich, wrap it in foil, then press it with a travel iron. In minutes you’ll have a toasted, melted cheese sandwich. {How Clever}
*Protect hardware from paint
*Scrub glass or metal bakeware clean
If you have any more tips...add them in your comments! I would love to hear them!!!

Friday, April 3, 2009

Home Decor Easter Style







I like to keep it simple...Pretty soon I will be able to show what my ACTUAL decorations look like when our house is finished.
Sources: Michaels.com, Marthastewart.com
I am going to be going over in a bit to take some pictures!

Thursday, January 29, 2009

I Heart Buttons

I was on Katies Nesting Spot (who's blog I LOVE - check her out for such great ideas) last night and I just had to make that pillow! Besides I have more red buttons than I know what to do with. I made a smaller version of hers with a ribbon at the top to hang it from the door handle.




Wednesday, January 21, 2009

Valentines Day Decor

With less than a month to go until Valentines Day here are some ideas:


Romantic Candles
Set the mood this Valentine's Day with these romantic heart candles.

Tools and Materials:
Chopsticks
Blow-dryer
Heart-shaped craft punches in various sizes
Sheet wax
Pillar candleCandle



How-To:

1. Punch hearts from a sheet of wax using heart-shaped craft punches.

2. While holding a single wax heart with chopsticks, heat the pillar candle and wax heart using a blow-dryer (this will soften the wax heart, causing it to adhere to the candle).

3. Repeat Heart-
this process until you have attached the desired number of hearts to the candle.


From Martha Stewarts Website... Watch the video on how to!

Shaped Soap
Stamped soaps, inspired by candy conversation hearts, are great gifts for friends. Put in cellophane bags tied with tags; adorn with glitter.

Tools and Materials:

Nonstick 9-inch square pan

Heart-shape cookie cutter

Glass measuring cup

Glycerin soapBench scraper

Soap colorant or food coloring

Spray bottle filled with rubbing alcohol

Cutting board

Needlenose pliers

1/8-inch metal letter stamps

Masking tape

How-To

We used a 2-inch cookie cutter (1 inch high) and 2 1/2 pounds of glycerin soap-sold at crafts stores-to make 16 hearts.

1. Depending on your equipment, yields may vary. To determine how much glycerin you'll need, fill pan with water to 1/4 inch below height of cookie cutter; pour water into measuring cup. Record amount; discard water.

2. Cut soap into small pieces with bench scraper; fill measuring cup. Microwave on medium heat until melted; stir. Add soap and heat until you've reached the water amount. Add colorant; stir. Pour liquid into pan. Spray with alcohol to eliminate bubbles.

3. Let harden at room temperature, 2 hours. Freeze 10 minutes.

4. Turn upside down onto cutting board. Create soaps with cookie cutter; pull cutter out with pliers if it sticks. Tape stamps together to form words, and imprint on soap, applying light, even pressure.

Also From Martha Stewart...and here is the How to video!



Heart Wreath with Scrapbooking Paper

From the Home & Family Network website... The How To!