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Fast, easy & sparkly vintage holiday cards

December 13, 2012
Fast, easy & sparkly vintage holiday cards

‘Tis the season of glitter-fueled craft binges and card-giving. And what better way to bring those two things together than with glitter-coated holiday cards? For the last couple years, we’ve made these as special cards to give to grandparents—and to populate the otherwise barren fireplace mantle. Vintage Christmas scenes work really well for this craft. Fortunately, you can find thousands of them online. If you ...

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Watercolor doodles

November 4, 2012
Watercolor doodles

The one requirement of any art project I attempt is that it can’t require actual artistic ability or talent. I borrowed this idea from Elvie’s Studio. Elvie, by the way, has abundant talent and skill, which you’ll notice immediately when you see her version of these watercolor-splotch paintings. For the no-talent version, you just need watercolor paints ...

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Working mom writes about single parenting, politics, and the family dog. Occasionally does craft projects. No longer worries about "having it all."
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