Craft Test Dummies

Make Your Own “Bendaroos”

Posted on 24. Feb, 2010 by Jenny.

…or Wikki Stix, or whatever you call them. (I’m calling mine “Fake-aroos!”) You know, they are the wax-covered-yarn thingies that kids love to play with until they eventually become covered in dust. If you like the idea of crafting with your kids, you can make your own…and then when they get grotty and you need [...]

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Ice Ice (Resin), Baby!

Posted on 15. Feb, 2010 by Jenny.

Ok, only a few of you will actually get the Vanilla Ice reference in the title- but I couldn’t resist! Today I’m talking about Ice Resin, a 2-part epoxy resin that is jewelry grade. The beautiful people at Objects and Elements told me it will never yellow, and the best part is that it’s labeled [...]

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Altered Art- Crafting a New Purpose for Old Stuff

Posted on 12. Jan, 2010 by Jenny.

In the past few days I’ve had fun working on some “altered art” items, and I realized that I’ve never done a post on altering! I know there are a few of you out there who may not be very familiar with altered crafting, so I thought I’d do a little primer for you. In [...]

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Recycled Tissue Paper Crafts

Posted on 23. Dec, 2009 by Jenny.

Here I am on the eve of Christmas Eve, planning out my New Year crafts! One of my resolutions is to use MORE of what I’d normally toss or recycle, and use up what I’ve got in my crafting studio before I run out and buy new.
SO! With that in mind, I’m suggesting you keep [...]

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Crafting an Advent Calendar- Inspiriation

Posted on 30. Nov, 2009 by Jenny.

Thinking about crafting an Advent Calendar? Yeah, me too, and so I thought I’d find a few projects to share. My critierion for this round-up is that they have to be SIMPLE…because the first of December is right around the corner!
This is a super-cute and RECYCLED craft, using styrofoam. The is a full tutorial on [...]

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Halloween Crafting Roundup

Posted on 09. Oct, 2009 by Jenny.

(*tick, tick tick….*)
Hear that? It’s Halloween approaching! And if you wanna get some fun Halloween crafts FINISHED before the 30th, it’s time to get cracking! Here are some great crafts from great crafters to get you inspired:

Jennifer Perkins at The Naughty Secretary Club blog has a super-cute shrine craft (which is actually a kit by [...]

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Recycled Wallpaper Ornament- Recycling My Memories!

Posted on 26. Aug, 2009 by Jenny.

This is an article I published at my Craft Therapy blog…but since I cover re-using stripped wallpaper, I felt it was good enough to share here. {I’m also going to shut down that blog at the end of the year, and don’t want to lose this content!} Anyway, enjoy the story, steal the idea, make [...]

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Recycled Bicycle Art by Joseph Dull

Posted on 22. Aug, 2009 by Jenny.

When your creative juices dry up a bit, one of the best things to do is to visit an arts and crafts venue. I had my lovely friend Nicole as a houseguest last week, and we did just that at the Open Air in Market Square in Ohio City.  While I took in some fabulous [...]

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Soldered Memory Glass Pendants

Posted on 29. Mar, 2009 by Jenny.

Jenny is teaching soldered glass memory charms at Grand River Beads in Rocky River, OH.

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Button Crafts, Part Two

Posted on 04. Mar, 2009 by Jenny.

The Craft Gods keep sending me button goodness to share….must be some kinds of harmonic convergence in the crafty universe!

I got online today and found this FAB-U-LOUS button coaster craft at CraftStylish for a button coaster. Wow! I LOVE the way it looks, and you could create all kinds of designs if you used different [...]

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