Just print photograph quality image on shrinky dink ink jet paper- here butterfly. Cut out. Punch holes for string to pass through. Bake.  Attach string. Braid. Voila!           

Wrap leaf/ flower around egg and surround with sheer (thin) pantyhose. We are in the Poconos so the only good leafs available are ferns.  Use garbage bag ties to pull hose and secure on tight.          Set up your dye (we used cabbage and beets and vinegar):    Submerge eggs. And boil for… Read More Easter egg dying with panty hose

I had seen this posted so many times I couldn’t help but do it.  Measure out a template via these dimensions and cut:    Tape together the sides. The thicker the plastic, the less tape you need.  And I recommend taping four together with tape placed at base- most narrow part of viewer. Because the… Read More Hologram viewer for iphone

I was inspired by an artists market in Doylestown last year where a pair of fingerless gloves went for $35. Then found a similar pair in a store in town for more.   So I loaded up my serger and went to work on some holey sweaters:  Just cut rectangles and serge together. Hardest part… Read More Fingerless gloves

I was shocked how resilient filter paper is. It absorbs color well and is so thin yet tough. I imagine endless possibilities! Dye filter paper by dipping into cup of water with food coloring of your choice. Let sit for a few minutes to fully absorb. Ring out excess water and lay out of top… Read More Coffee filter paper flowers

Basically- don’t enter.    

So simple even Mica helped: Use knife to carve off edge of crayon paper:      Peel off crayon paper:      Crack crayons into smaller pieces:    Fill silicone molds with crayon pieces.    Bake at 220F-250F for 10-15 minutes. Take out when crayon still melted without any bumps on surface.     Voila:   

For Valentine’s Day we made personalized stamps for each classmate.  We stamped the cards and embossed them.   So you just stamp with slow drying ink.     Then pour powder on top. And shake off excess powder by tapping side of paper on table. Whatever is not stuck to ink will fall off.    Then… Read More Embossing. More fun with stamps

Nail down to ground.  Put watered down acrylic paint in buckets.  Let’s kids have at it: