Archive for the ‘Birthday’ Category

Hematite Earrings For Mother’s Day Handmade Gifts

Wednesday, April 28th, 2010
Hematite Handmade Earrings

Hematite Handmade Earrings

If your mom is like most, then she probably has her ears pierced.  I recently posted instruction on how to make handmade earrings, so I thought I’d continue to post different handmade earring projects that you can easily recreate.

These earrings appeal to lots of people because of the hematite beads used.  Hematite is that beautiful black/grey stone that goes well with lots of different outfits – hence the broad appeal.  Basically, when you are making earrings for someone and you’re not sure what colors they like or wear often, make earrings that go with almost anything.

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Easy Kid’s Crafts Ideas for Teachers

Monday, March 9th, 2009

I came across this video and thought you might like it too. It is a short video with some ideas of easy kid’s crafts for teachers to do with their students. These projects would also be perfect for a birthday party activity, a play date, and so on.

If you want to purchase the exact materials they demonstrate in the video, you can find them online at Oriental Trading Company.

Happy Crafting!

AJ