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Guest Tutorial from I’m Topsy Turvy: Carving Eggs with a Dremel

Jenny — Thu, 21 Mar 2013 12:30:26 +0000

A big hello to first-time “Guest Dummy” Ashlee from I’m Topsy Turvy. She’s got great tutorials for the crafters, and cakes to DIE for. I mean really spectacular! Anyway, I love what Ashlee did with these eggs- and you all know that I LOVE my pistol-grip Dremel. Can’t wait to try these out myself! I [...]

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HSN: Behind the Scenes

Jenny — Fri, 15 Feb 2013 15:24:17 +0000

Hello, Crafty Friends! I just got back from my most recent appearance on HSN representing the 3 Birds Estate Collection. I shared some photos and behind-the-scenes action as it happend on my Facebook and Twitter accounts, but just in case you missed it, I wanted to share here, too. My trips are whirlwind and I [...]

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How-To: Shrink Plastic Flower Head Pins

Jenny — Tue, 27 Mar 2012 16:46:24 +0000

Spring has sprung early here in North Eastern Ohio, and we’ve got lovely flowers blooming outside. I wanted to bring some of that “spring” indoors to my crafting table. So I made some sweet little flower headpins! They are actually really easy. Let me show you how to make them! You’ll need: Clear shrink plastic [...]

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Spring Craft: Easter Banner

Jenny — Sun, 27 Mar 2011 16:16:07 +0000

I created this banner for CraftsUnleashed last year- but I think it still is pretty rockin’!Â If youâ€™ve been online or reading magazines, you probably have noticed the trend of making banners to decorate or celebrate. Iâ€™ve â€œhoppedâ€ on the bandwagon for Easter (har, har!) and whipped up this simple but stunning decoration. However, this [...]

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Polymer Clay Shamrock Pin

Jenny — Thu, 17 Mar 2011 15:10:55 +0000

Here’s a little polymer clay pin that I designed last year and taught as a class. So just for you I’ll show you how to do it yourself! You’ll need: black polymer clay translucent polymer clay (I used Lisa Pavelka Signature Art Clay by Viva Decor) metal leaf (silver or gold is ok) alcohol inks [...]

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Easy 4-Leaf Clover Tee for St. Patrick’s Day

Jenny — Fri, 25 Feb 2011 19:22:52 +0000

Here’s another fun project I made for the CraftsUnleashed design team. You can find the suppliesÂ at ConsumerCrafts.com at great prices! My family is part Irish, and we love to celebrate St.Patrickâ€™s day with some corned beef and the â€œwearinâ€™ oâ€™ the green.â€ That means fun tee-shirts to wear to the parade! Today, Iâ€™ll show [...]

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Year of the Rabbit- 7 Crafts for an Auspicious Lunar New Year

Jenny — Fri, 04 Feb 2011 14:14:23 +0000

Gung Hay Fat Choi- Happy Lunar New Year! This is the year of the rabbit, so I thought I’d scrape up some cute rabbit crafts to get you inspired! An even if you don’t particularly get into Lunar New Year- that’s OK. Consider these crafty ideas as a way to get a “jump” on your [...]

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Paper Lantern Summer Party Craft

Jenny — Wed, 18 Aug 2010 17:32:42 +0000

Here’s a little goodie I posted over at CraftsUnleashed-blog- and I thought I’d share it here, too. You can whip up one of these beauties just in time for your Labor Day festivities! I have to admit that this wasnâ€™t my original idea- I saw a project on Martha Stewartâ€™s blog that used butterfly punch [...]

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Recycled Can Brooches on CraftsUnleashed!

Jenny — Fri, 16 Apr 2010 14:10:53 +0000

When it comes to recycled crafts, I really kinda can’t help myself. I’ve got a bit of the magpie in me- I’m attracted to shiny things and I’m always trying to figure out how to use the little bits and bobs that attract me and reuse them into something fabulous. So now I’m using my [...]

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Recycled Coffee Filter Flowers

Jenny — Thu, 15 Apr 2010 14:29:28 +0000

Yeah, I know this one is kinda an “oldie-but-a-goodie,” but I had such a good time making them today that I thought I’d share it here, too…just to remind you how much fun you can have with the garbage you generate! My recycled objects were all collected after breakfast: 5 or 6 coffee filters (per [...]

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