crafts
July 30th, 2010 at 05:00am
Under Ask Maria
Question
What is your favorite glue? And your favorite tool?
Audrey from CT
Two very tough questions for me to answer, Audrey, since I do such a wide variety of crafts I tend to use a few specialty glues. If I could only have one glue in my toolbox it would have to be Aleene’s Tacky Glue. It’s [...]
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Tags: Ask Maria, crafter, crafting, crafts, glue, Maria Nerius, tools
By Maria
June 15th, 2010 at 02:36pm
Under Home Decor and Design
For a dinner party, your dining room is the focal point of the whole evening. The desire to have everything looking great may cause you to go running for the nearest fashionable store with your credit card in hand, but why spend all that money when you can craft some amazing things to spruce up [...]
Continue Reading Home Decor Tuesday: How to Spruce Up Your Dining Room
Tags: crafts, decorating ideas, thrifty
By John
June 12th, 2010 at 09:00am
Under Kids
Just because it’s rainy outside doesn’t mean that there is no fun to be had for your kids. Make some of these excellent crafts that are perfect for indoor fun. Before you know it, your children will be looking forward to those rainy days! These fun rainy day crafts will entertain and delight!
When I was [...]
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Tags: crafting, crafting with kids, crafts, Kids, kids crafts
By John
June 2nd, 2010 at 05:05pm
Under Etsy Picks
Many of us are very dedicated to our wall calendars, constantly scribbling important dates and jotting down meetings and doctors’ appointments in the little pre-printed squares, but what happens when December 31st comes along and your trusty wall calender has come to an end of service?
Instead of throwing out those over-used calendars and buying a [...]
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Tags: crafts, DIY, home decor
By Hillary
May 18th, 2010 at 02:52pm
Under Home Decor and Design
“April Showers, May Flowers”
It is the month of May and the flowers are in bloom! Take time to smell the roses and make some floral home decor crafts. The great thing about these craft flowers is that they will never die! There is nothing more rewarding than seeing your flower arrangements still [...]
Continue Reading Home Decor Tuesday: Floral Motifs
Tags: crafts, decorating, decorating ideas, DIY, floral, floral arrangement, floral craft, floral crafts, flowers, home decor
By Nicole
May 7th, 2010 at 05:00am
Under Ask Maria
Question
I keep hearing about 2-way glue. What is it?
Anne via FaveCrafts on Facebook
This is specialty glue most often used in paper art and crafts. It’s liquid glue that usually has a hint of color like blue or pink. You can use it as a permanent or temporary adhesive, hence the name 2-way. If you apply [...]
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Tags: 2-way glue, adhesives, crafts, glues, gluing, Maria Nerius
By Maria
March 27th, 2010 at 09:00am
Under Easter
Easter is such a fun holiday for kids and the big day arrives April 4, 2010. Usually, there are mass quantities of chocolate and candy consumed on this day. With the caffeine and sugar-high that most youths experience, why not use this abundance of energy and give it an outlet? Take a [...]
Continue Reading Kid Saturday: Easter Crafts
Tags: crafting, crafting with kids, crafts, Easter, Holiday, Kids, kids crafts
By Nicole
March 19th, 2010 at 05:00am
Under Ask Maria+ Knitting
Dear Maria,
There are so many different knitting needles available. What’s the best to buy? I’m just not sure what makes each kind so different and if the material the needles are made out of will make my projects better.
Marilyn R.
ANSWER
I’m a tool fool! I just love any kind of art or craft tool so I [...]
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By Maria
March 12th, 2010 at 01:48pm
Under St. Patrick's Day
Celebrate St Patrick’s Day with Food, Fun and Crafts
By Beth Engelman
From Mommyonashoestring.com
St Patrick’s Day is around the corner and that can mean only one thing, it’s time to celebrate with a tip of our hat to shamrocks, leprechauns, and lots of green food coloring. Did you know that if you catch a leprechaun, he MUST [...]
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Tags: crafts, Mommy, recipes, St. Patrick's Day
By Beth Engelman
March 12th, 2010 at 05:00am
Under Ask Maria
Dear Maria,
Do you have any ideas for those orange Rx bottles? My husband is on many medicines and I hate to throw these bottles away. I use them to save buttons, razor blades, needles etc., but I wonder if you have other ideas. Thanks.
Maria C.
ANSWER
Make sure that the pill bottles [...]
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By Maria
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