Ok, confession time. I nearly TORE MY HAIR OUT making this particular craft. At one point, I looked at it and thought, “Well, I guess I can submit pictures of it to that craft fail blog.” Yep. That’s how bad it was. You see, I had found this tutorial on a blog on how to …
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I <3 Hearts!
Here’s the next in my series of projects from the www.dollarstorecrafts.com Super Secret Stashbusting Challenge. If you’ve visited this blog before, you may remember the heart shaped piece of art I made in memory of my Dad. It was in the tradition of a Sailor’s Valentine and I made it by using a styrofoam heart …
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Fabric Scrap Creations
Here are a few projects that I’ve created out of the items in my package from www.dollarstorecrafts.com ‘s Super Secret Stashbusting Challenge. The main material I’ve used in these are some of the fabric scraps that were included. There are two different types of a fleecy, felty kind of fabric. (Are you loving the precise …
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Super Secret Stashbusting Challenge
I was so thrilled to find a package awaiting me in my mailbox today and even more excited to see who the package was from! As soon as I saw the return address on the envelope I knew that I was one of the lucky 10 to be chosen to participate in the www.dollarstorecrafts.com Super …
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Empty Tomb Cookies and Resurrection Rolls
Empty Tomb Cookies This is a great cookie to make with children beginning the night before Easter. It helps to tell the story of Easter as you create the cookies. Ingredients: 1 c. whole pecans 1 tsp. vinegar 3 egg whites Optional: 1 tsp. vanilla to represent the sweet smelling spices used to prepare Jesus’ …
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Kulich and Pascha
Kulich (Russian Easter Bread) This bread is baked in a 2 lb. coffee can so that it comes out tall and once decorated, resembling the traditional onion-domed Russian church. The initials XB, signifying Christ is risen, are put on the top of the bread. In many traditions (we do this in our Catholic church), breads …
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