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  • DIY presents for the felines

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    Simple toys for your and your friends’ cats are an easy gift to DIY at this?áclose-to-the-end juncture.?áLittle mouse-shapes, balls with catnip and crumply?áthings inside (such as plastic packaging) are simple to make. Just cut a circle or oval shape, sew?áit together “inside out”, then turn “outside out”, and sew on a little patch for ears/face.…

  • DIY: Simple Book-Making

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    We’re getting into the crunch-time for gifts, be they DIY?áor store-bought. We all love DIY gifts… but who wants to shop for supplies right now? It’s mayhem out there! One thing you can make out of simple materials that you might have on hand, is a book. A book’s construction?áhas three basic elements: the covers,…

  • what gets the party started? DIY gingerbread house

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    rosebud Hello! I hosted?áa party last night, and I would love to share it with you. We enjoyed a relaxing evening with friends on the weekend before the holidays. And, what else brings friends and the winter holidays together like building a real gingerbread house? Before the party I fashioned a house-shaped structure wrapped with…

  • Tips for a Green Christmas – part two

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    Green Christmas tip of the day: Take something boring and add BUTTONS! I love buttons. I remember spending hours playing with mason jars full of buttons at my Gramma’s (She was a seamstress) They are fun for making jewelry, adding cute details to clothes, mitts, backpacks, and for making easy tree decorations… to name a…

  • The Gift for Sensing Something: DIY scented sachets

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    I can’t believe how time is flying! ?áMy posts are getting shorter and shorter and I am barely finding the time to cram in all of the last minute to-do’s. Quickly, I will tell you about today’s DIY gift. ?áIt is scented sachets. ?áThis year I made some scented sachets with flannel to give to…

  • DIY Gift Idea: Bottlecap Magnets

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    Last Christmas one of my favorite gifts to receive was a set of handmade fridge-magnets. My pal made these with old bottlecaps (never throw them away again!), glue, magnets, images, and glitter. Remarkably simple, and completely fantastic. This link?áprovides clear instructions on how to make them, but basically, you just need to apply those objects…

  • I gotta hand it to you… DIY Hand Puppet!

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    Hand-puppets… they are fun, functional, and CUTE. Capital “c” cute. Cute! They are easy to make, and you can combine your imagination with whatever materials that are available to make something pretty cool. To start, find some fabric that is big enough to fit your hand with fingers spread widely, twice. When I made my…

  • DIY Gift Idea: Coasters

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    Last year I gave my family all?áa variation of the same thing for Christmas… Coasters. They were Cute felt coasters,?á decorative and waterproof!?á Real wool felt is great for this project, because wool is a natural insulator from temperatures and also moisture. I like to line the felt with cork, for an added layer of…

  • DIY Decor Gloves Superb Giftee

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    I have a small, possibly boring (no! Don’t leave!) story to share. A couple of years back, I had a job in “The Fashion Industry”. One of the little perks they’d give us was access to a mass Sample Sale twice a year. Leftovers from the stores, samples that were made and discarded, and assorted…

  • a bitter DIY gift idea

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    I made this bottle of bitters so that folks in my family would have a “just in case” digestive boost to carve through the season of excess otherwise known as Christmas. ?áThe small bottle of bitters in the middle of the above photo illustrates the type of approach I like to take for labeling things…

  • DIFY (Do It For You) Gift Ideas

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    Something tells me that I might want to do a little shopping in the next few weeks.?áIn my world, gift giving is fairly important and my peeps love giving gifts at Christmas. ?áI like to give consumables, such as special foods or the DIY gift ideas I am sharing with everyone this month. These are…

  • The gift of good health: DIY elderberry syrup kit

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    Elderberry syrups are everywhere these days. I love the fact that these products are available but I often wince at the price tag. ?áIt is like anything though, you are paying for the convenience and the availability… and maybe a touch of hype? ?áI know how to make elderberry syrup, and I can tell you…