Wednesday, April 28th, 2010
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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Tags: beads, earrings, easy, gift, handmade gift, handmade gifts, hematite, how to, Mother's Day, mothers day gifts, personalized gift
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Sunday, February 7th, 2010
Handmade card perfect for Valentine's Day or other occasions. NOTE: Card is photographed on a black background.
In the spirit of Valentine’s Day, here is a handmade card you can make for someone you love. I think you’ll find this is an easy card to make. What is great about this card design is that you can use my exact design for occasions other than Valentine’s Day, such as a handmade birthday card or thank you card. You can also modify each of the three these design elements (small rectangle, large rectangle and tag) to make a card for any occasion…new baby card, congratulations card, happy mother’s day card, a Christmas card, and so on. The possibilities are endless. In fact, you can simplify this card by skipping little details like the eyelet, the chalk around the edges of the tag, etc., if you don’t have the time or materials and it will still be a really cute card someone is going to love.
Here’s what I did:
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Tags: Birthday, card, eyelet, gift tag, greeting card, handmade, handmade card, handmade paper, love, mulberry paper, ribbon, rubber stamps, tag, thank you, Valentine's Day
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Saturday, January 2nd, 2010
TODAY ONLY!!
Happy New Year everyone! What a great way to start out the new year with a free computer crafting software for all you crafters…especially paper crafters and scrapbookers.
Greeting Card Builder is software to can use to easily create your own photo greeting cards. The software comes with free templates use can use or you can create your own from scratch. You can also email or print your cards, as well as create your own custom desktop “wallpaper” for your computer screen background.
Read more about the features of this software and download your own copy for FREE today, by clicking here.
PS – It is always a good idea to read the reviews other people have posted to make sure this software is right for you.
Tags: Birthday, Computer Crafting, free, greeting cards, holiday, Occasions, Paper Crafts, software
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