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Sunday Preview: Crafts for Kids, Summer Sewing, Crochet Patterns, 4th of July and Quilting

June 27th, 2010 at 08:23pm Under sunday preview

We’ve got some great stuff coming up in this week’s Quick & Crafty newsletters.
Monday: Need Thrifty Summer Crafts for Kids?
Goldfish Paper Plate

Tuesday: 12 Fun in the Sun Sewing Patterns
Oversized Beach Tote

Thursday: Another Source for Fabulous Crochet Patterns
Popcorn Stitch Flower Afghan

Friday: 15 Easy 4th of July Crafts + 10 Quilts to Make
Contemporary Table Runner Quilt Pattern

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Kids Saturday: Paper Crafts

June 19th, 2010 at 09:34am Under Kids

With easy to obtain materials and simple directions, you can never go wrong with a paper project.   They also make a really fun craft to do with your kids.
Here are five paper projects that your children will have a blast creating.

Colorful Tissue Paper Frames- Hold your most precious pictures in  creative DIY photo albums made [...]

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Kids Saturday: Camp Crafts

June 5th, 2010 at 09:55am Under Kids

Summer is less than a month away, which means school will be out for the summer and some kids will be sent to the wonderful world  of sleep-away camp.   While you’re helping your kids pack their bug spray and band-aids, you might also want to help them accessorize with these  fun, camp-themed crafts.

This camping tote [...]

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When Creativity Knocks: Start the School Year Off Right with these Recycled Projects

September 11th, 2009 at 05:00am Under When Creativity Knocks

[This is the start of a series from When Creativity Knocks, a great online craft show we are excited to feature. Check back every Wednesday for information on the next video episode and great craft projects selected by Ana Araujo.]
Now that Labor Day is over and schools are in session, moms will be going though a [...]

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Shield The Sun With Style

August 6th, 2009 at 08:53am Under summer

The dog days of August are officially upon us. The hottest days of the summer are still ahead. Before all the kids go off to school soon in the next few weeks, there’s still plenty of hot days and summer fun to be had. Especially during August, it is important to protect yourself from the [...]

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Boys Can Do Crafts Too

July 23rd, 2009 at 10:02am Under Kids

For some reason that I never understood, boys are not supposed to like crafting, or so the old stereotype goes. However, in my experiences, this is not true at all. For the past few summers, I have worked as a camp counselor with kids ranging in age from 5 to 15. In my experience, crafting [...]

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Camping or Sleep-Over Bag

July 8th, 2009 at 09:56am Under Sewing+ summer

Don’t you love it when a cute craft also solves a common problem? This fabric bag from the Home Ec. Teacher’s Daughter saves you from trying to shove your sleeping bag back in the tiny bag you bought it in. That’s basically impossible. This handy bag is easy to sew and has additional room for [...]

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22 Summer Crafts for Kids

June 25th, 2009 at 11:11am Under summer

Summer is officially here, and with it swimming pools, barbecues and the outdoors. However, summer also means that kids are out of school; summer offers plenty of fun, but sometimes kids can get bored with nothing to do over the summer months. To keep kids happy all summer long, we here at FaveCrafts have just [...]

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Crochet Flowers

June 25th, 2009 at 10:50am Under Crochet

In front of my house is a big lilac bush. It is one of the biggest lilac bushes I have ever seen and it made being outside such a delight. This year, it started blooming with beautiful flowers around early May. For weeks, I would get to see a big purple bush and have fantastic [...]

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Summer Weekend Grilling Crafts

June 18th, 2009 at 09:21am Under DIY+ summer

This weekend is chock full of events at my household. Not only for father’s day, but my brother’s birthday is Friday. As you can imagine, that’s a lot of manly celebrations over a three-day time span. Of course, with two big events happening over a summer weekends, that only means one thing in my family: [...]

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