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Homemade Fun is Rae Grant’s third charming family activity book. Like the previous books in the series, Homemade Fun offers a generous collection of classic activities for kids and families who enjoy making creative projects at home, paired with delightful vintage art throughout. Parents, especially moms who are juggling kids, time, and a budget, can use this book as a resource when looking for ways to enrich and entertain their kids. Featuring a versatile compilation of classic crafts, games, and activities that are family and kid-oriented, the book can be used for many different situations including camp activities, after-school activities, birthday parties, rainy day events, and vacations as well. Homemade Fun will provide hours of family fun!
–stitch a handy wallet
–build a tool box
–decorate a pillowcase
–make paper flowers
–bake pretzels
–decorate cupcakes
–have a pizza party
–hold a bubble race
plus so much more!
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Question by Rosie: Is it okay to buy homemade craft items and resell them on ebay?
I do not see anything on the craft website prohibiting it, but I’m not sure.
Best answer:
Answer by rplayer64
A friend’s mother made something and sold it at a fair, and then found it later on E-Bay. Go for it, good profit. If you bought it and it’s under your name, why COULDN’T you sell it? That’s Capitalism at its best.
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I long for the moment when Christmas was more about spending time with friends, family and loved ones and less about fussing over finding the ideal gift; when little handmade tokens were more important than a department store gift card. Just call me schmaltzy, but my much loved part of Christmas is getting together with friends to bake cookies, spending time with the children coloring Santa Claus pictures and planning up of any Christmas crafts that I can think of.
Being said all that, I have come up with a few grand Christmas card ideas, making use of card templates and stencils. Usually, you can use Christmas stencils the standard way and paint the picture onto a card, however there are a lot of other ways to use stencils. I took some stencils from my collections and delved into just how many ideas I could come up with using them to adorn Christmas cards.
Let’s begin with the fundamentals of card making and then move ahead to the creative ideas. Cut a sheet of colored construction paper down to a 6×8 inch rectangle. Fold it in half to make a 4×6 inch card.
Idea #1. Find a Christmas stencil that you like at your local craft store or on-line. They come as plastic pre-cut stencils all set for painting or printable stencils that you can come across on the internet or in book format. Each category has advantages and disadvantages. The pre-cut stencils are all set. They are also more costly. The printable stencils still has to be cut out. However, they are inexpensive and oftentimes free.
Idea #2. The most fundamental technique to use a stencil in card making is with paint. Just lay your stencil on the front portion of the card. You can tape it down or hold it in place. Use up and down movement with a stencil brush to apply paint in the stencil hole. The stippling technique is done to prevent paint from seeping beneath the ends of the stencil openings.
Idea #3. There is also a grand way to use stencils as Christmas card templates. Mark out the holes of the stencil onto colored paper, cut it out and glue to the front of the card.
Idea #4. If you found a fine printable stencil, you can get rid of the steps of cutting out the stencil hole and tracing the image onto the paper. Just lay down the paper with the stencil on top of the colored paper and slice along the lines using a craft knife. Push down tightly to cut through both paper. Make sure that both pages stay together as you cut it. Glue the figure to the front part of the card.
I know that you can come up with a lot of other creative Christmas card ideas. In the end, it’s that special touch that you are aiming for, right? Don’t forget that eventually the Grinch found out that Christmas was something that comes straight from the heart!
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ALL my family is coming to our house for Christmas this year, which hasn’t really happened before and I really want to make somethign for each one of them. Nothing extremly big, just a little something they can take home and remember this holiday 
Any ideas what of homemade gifts I could make them?
Obviously running out of time here…. I’ve been trying to think of some original ideas, something quick we can whip up *(we have the whole day tomorrow before we see him).
I have tons of arts and crafts supplies, so lots to work with, other than time.
This man has totally stepped into the role of father, to my 7 year old son, who’s real father is a turd and sees him only a couple times a year and calls him even less. My son has grown very attached to my fiance and we also have a new addition to the family on the way, and are moving into a house together in a couple months. It’s an amazing situation and i reallly want him to feel so very special, because he has done so very much for my son and i since he came into our lives.
Like i said, we are moving, and because of that, really really BROKE! So, i have no cash to get him anything,.. i really want to celebrate the daddy role he plays with my son, and the real daddy that he’s about to be, in january!
advice please!!!! 
Creative,afforable,unique gift ideas and crafts???
i need help-i have less than 100 bucks to spend on these ppl:
1)My mom who loves handmade and unique things(she gets 3 gifts cause of her birthday)
2)A picky 9-yr old sister(something huge and affordable)
3)A outgoing and energetic grandma that likes to collect everything especially dolls)
4)My 2 friends that i work at the library with(ones a rocker boy and the others a christian girl)
5)The elders at the library(something simple,something that they can put on their desk maybe)
You’d be amazed to discover that your kitchen holds boundless possibilities for making homemade Halloween crafts. Cook up some very unique homemade Halloween crafts projects using simple kitchen materials. Learn how to make different varieties of Jack-O-Lanterns, witch kitchen jars, and Halloween treats.
Not Just Another Jack-O-Lantern
People display the same old boring Jack-O-Lanterns year after year. Wouldn’t it be nice to create something different from the rest? But first, learn how to make the basic Jack-O-Lantern.
First, draw a circular outline around the stem of your pumpkin. Carve out the outline at an angle you have a cone shape under the lid. Twist the lid off the pumpkin. Remove pulp with a knife and scrape insides with a spoon.
Draw your favorite Jack-O-Lantern face or pattern on the pumpkin and cut through the outline. Place a tea candle or flashlight inside.
Knowing the basics of making a traditional Jack-O-Lantern will help you move on to using different vegetables and fruits as homemade Halloween crafts materials. You can use green peppers for goblins, mandarins for mini Jack-O-Lanterns, red peppers for lil’ devils, and melons for pale ghosts.
Witch Kitchen Jars
If you want to add an interesting flavor to your Halloween kitchen with homemade Halloween crafts, the best project would be witch kitchen jars. Your homemade Halloween crafts materials for this project could be endless.
The first step to do is to simply paint the lids with spray paint so the old labels will be covered. Popular colors are black, red, silver and green.
Next, fill the jars with virtually anything in it, such as mushrooms, rice, dried fruits, vegetable roots, and spices. Fill with water.
Once you’ve thought of a name like “Brain Stew” or “Goblin’s Eyeballs”, play around with your Word Processor’s font styles and print your label out on paper.
To make the labels of your witch kitchen jars look aged and old, you can brew tea bags in just-boiled water, remove, and let the tea cool. Pour tea into a spray bottle and spray on your label. Let your label dry on wax paper. Once dry, stick the label on your jar using glue. Brush on varnish if desired. Finish off by tying old-fashioned twine around the neck of the jar.
Halloween Treats
After you’ve made some homemade Halloween crafts, it’s time to cook up real edible Halloween treats! This homemade Halloween crafts project is especially fun to make for kids. All you need are spoons, candy melt and a few other materials for decoration.
Melt according to its instructions. Then dip each spoon into your candy melt, scoop out and lay the melt on parchment paper until it is cool enough to remove. Cover candy with clear cellophane and secure with a ribbon or string.
Cut out an egg carton and paint them on to create fun hats for your candies. Attach yarn to the hats for “hair” and draw on eyes and mouth on the candy plastic with markers. Use green candy melt for witches, white for ghosts, and orange for Jack-O-Lanterns.
Now that you have these few tricks up your sleeves for your homemade Halloween project, think of other things you can find in your kitchen to create something spooky and entertaining!
Are you running out of ideas for homemade Halloween crafts for this year? Know out how you can add a different twist to your old homemade Halloween projects!
The time of year has arrived when everyone is scampering around the shops and malls in a tizzy trying to find just the right gift for that special someone in their lives. The holiday season has become more commercialized as it’s ever been. Wouldn’t it be nice to see more families have a simple homemade Christmas without all the stress?
Just thinking about it gives me 10 fun ideas the whole family would enjoy, especially from a parent’s perspective. Enjoying a homemade Christmas with your children can be fun, educational, and entertaining. Children need to experience the true meaning for the season and I can’t think of a better way than sharing and giving homemade gifts.
1) Homemade Christmas cards. All you would need is a computer, printer, and some sort of card/stationery software and you’re ready to go. I print out newsletters myself every year for the holidays. You could do this or make your own cards. Get the kids involved, they’ll love helping with the various designs. Also you can always have the kids make them with crayolas and colored markers on construction paper.
2) Homemade Christmas ornaments. Decorating your tree with homemade items can be both fun and economical. You would be surprised at how much money you would be saving. Get everyone together (Dads too), and make some holiday traditions and memories.
3) Baked items in festive tins for gifts. If you are financially challenged this year, these would be practical gifts that would always be appreciated. Have the kids help make them up special for family and friends. And yes, the made from scratch recipes are always the best.
4) Croteched items. Now this is more for the Moms of course unless you have a teenage daughter that would be interested in crocheting. You can make various gift items including potholders, scarves, afghans, and angels, just to name a few.
5) Craft items. For this, the sky is the limit. You can make all sorts of crafty novelties, including holiday placemats, stockings, gift bags, paper snowflakes, pine cone ornaments, beaded ornaments, and many more projects.
6) Traditional holiday recipes, such as main dishes, pastries, breads, cookies, and pies. Get the whole family involved including non-immediate members. If you’re hosting this year, have your guests bring one homemade item per family.
7) Photo albums. Making photo albums is always fun. Your kids will love helping with this project. Gather up all those old photos that have been stored in your closet for years and put them to use. If you have a large amount of photos, you can make up many small ones or standard sized ones if you choose. Be creative with borders and backgrounds. You can also use quotes with each photo. Also various quilting patterns can be used for the outside of the albums.
Scrapbook of memories. For this you can save special bows from gift packages, gift tags, gift wrap, festive stickers, tree garland, holiday cards, and letters to Santa, just to name a few. Get your children coloring pictures. You can also use some of your favorite photos. A family tree is also another great idea. Gather creativity and imagination from all family members.
9) Homemade decorations for your front window. I used to really have a lot of fun making things for our window when I was a small child. All you would need is construction paper or poster paper, scissors, crayons, glue, and glitter. I always had fun with the glitter.
10) Recipe books. This project can be a lot of fun when you include recipes from various family members. You can share stories that go along with each recipe and also add photos. For this, you will want to use all the family favorites that have been passed on from generation to generation. These are great for gift ideas.
Make these activities a family tradition year after year. You will be making memories that your children will reflect on for years to come and also teaching them the true meaning of the Christmas season.
Article Written By Tammy Embrich
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