We’ve been updating our web site for some time now. Be sure you check out the changes. We’ve added new categories. We now have a holiday category, party time and special occasions. Under party time you can expect such crafts as lanterns and table decorations, invitations and keepsakes.

Under holiday crafts we made it easier for you, all the holidays have their own section! And for those special occasions we have crafts for anniversaries, graduation, birthdays and retirement.

We have tons of great crafts for you, so make sure you check out the new categories!

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New Categories

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We are working with a new craft manufacturer called My Mind’s Eye. They make the most amazing scrapbook papers and sent over two “summer party” projects this week. These lanterns, placemats, napkin rings and coasters could easily become permanent fixtures of your home. I know I’d love some paper lanterns hanging around the house.

Summer Party Lanterns

Summer Party: Table Decorations

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Summer Party: Lanterns and Table Decorations

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Every so often, I get a little fancy and buy the gourmet yogurt from our local supermarket that comes in lovely glass jars. This yogurt comes in flavors like Lemon Ginger and Blueberry, so you can understand why I occasionally splurge. I keep all these glass jars for crafting, and they are starting to line up on window sills around the kitchen. When I was young, I used to fill these kinds of jars with colored marbles. The sun coming through the jars was gorgeous. Now I have something else in mind.

When I was on the train to Belfast a new weeks ago, I was reading MAKE magazine (my boyfriend has EVERY issue). Most of the projects, I must say, are quite beyond by means here in Ireland without a proper work shed, but one seemed possible. Basically, the project is for a hanging lantern made with a glass jar and an inexpensive LED light. A feather hangs from the lantern and the lantern lights up as the feather is moved by the wind. To learn how to make this project, you’ll have to check out MAKE Volume 17.

For something a little easier, you can use simple tea lights and sturdy wire to make hanging lanterns. Or, create votives by decorating the jar in a number of ways. Frosting with special paints is a fun look and you can leave shapes or monograms un-frosted.  I know these glass jars will come in handy for Halloween.

For something completely unrelated to lighting, you could also paint cherries on the side for a little candy jar for your desk.

What do you think I should do with them?

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Repurposed Glass Jar Lanterns

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