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How to Put Together a Tactile Book for Your Child

By BC Doan

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If you have small children at home, you know that they are very curious with everything. They like to touch, taste, and see. To help them with their brain development, here is a book idea for you... more »

How to Add Lights to a Homecoming Mum

By eHow Hobbies, Games & Toys Editor

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It's homecoming time, and you are going back to your alma mater for the big game. You've gathered pins and other paraphernalia to make the perfect homecoming mum, and now you want to add a little shine with some lights. Whether you're going ... more »

How to Attach Decoupage Pictures Without Crinkling

By pearlyvictoria

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Decoupage is a centuries-old technique that crafters often use to attach pictures to frames, furniture and serving dishes. However, it is difficult to get the applied picture to remain flat on the new surface... more »

How to avoid making a poor quality quilt

By Sharon Neth

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Have you ever seen a quilt that was falling apart because the quality of fabric was poor? Have you ever seen a 9 patch quilt were the corners do not meet in the center and you wonder why? Or how about a quilt that has the most awful color scheme ... more »

How to Be Creative with Beach Glass

By veryirie

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To be creative with beach glass, you only need 2 things...the glass and your imagination. You make up the rest as you go. Here are 4 ideas that will hopefully inspire you...... more »

How to Benefit From Essential Oil Soap Making - Homemade Aromatherapy

By wlrahilly

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Essential oil soap making is not that difficult to do. In fact, you can make your own essential oil soap bars in less than 30 minutes! This article will explain to you what essential oils are used for, why they are great when used in soaps and ... more »

How to Build A Christmas Village

By eaforeman5

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Building a Christmas Village is really quite fun. You will be starting out with a flat clean board. Step number two is mark on and draw your town on the board. You will be able to use empty boxes for your houses and buildings. They will need ... more »

How to Build a Fairy House With Your Child

By Creativehearts1

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“When the first baby laughed for the first time, the laugh broke into a thousand pieces and they all went skipping about, and that was the beginning of fairies. And now when every new baby is born, its first laugh becomes a fairy. So there ought ... more »

How to Build a Recreational Lake Raft

By eHow Hobbies, Games & Toys Editor

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If you're like most people, you dream of spending your summers floating on a raft, Tom Sawyer style. It really isn't that difficult to build your own raft, and you can do it with just a few mostly "found" materials. Rafts are great fun if you ... more »

How to build a spaghetti and marshmallow tower

By Bfastattiffanys

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Is it raining or cold outside and the kids are stuck inside all day? Here is an easy activity that you can do with bored kids... more »

How to Buy Cheap Furniture

By shesaidthat

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When I was newly married, I was faced with a big problem, finding furniture for my new apartment! As I began to look around the stores, I noticed that if I wanted nice furniture, I would have to pay a pretty penny to get some. My mother told me ... more »

How to Buy the Top 10 Needlepoint Gadgets You Absolutely MUST HAVE

By Althea DeBrule

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Needlepoint gadgets are wonderful items that will increase your stitching enjoyment. Every stitcher has one or two favorites. There are hundreds of gadgets you can use—yes, REALLY; but the top ten MUST HAVES do amazing things for needlework. They ... more »

How to Carve a Candle

By eHow Hobbies, Games & Toys Editor

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You can customize ordinary candles by carving designs onto them. There are several ways to carve a candle. One involves over-dipping a candle so that the original color shows through in the carved out spaces. Using another method, spaces are ... more »

How to Carve Marionettes

By eHow Hobbies, Games & Toys Editor

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Carving marionettes takes time, patience and the right kind of wood. Follow these steps to accomplish this task, and then use your marionettes to entertain your children and friends... more »

How to Carve Rubber Stamps

By Jennifer Walker

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Being able to carve your own rubber stamps is useful when you want just the right image, but cannot find it readily in stores. Great for creating stamps of your original artwork for easy reproduction, it also comes in handy for letterboxing ... more »

How to Choose Clay and Tools for Beginning Polymer Clay Work

By g christine

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When you're just starting out working with polymer clay, there are some basic clays and tools you'll want to have. There are many options, but you should have all of the basics before getting too involved. Here are my tips for beginning polymer ... more »

How to Clean Plastic Candle Molds

By JPaint25

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Bits of wax leftover from molding candles can impair the integrity of plastic candle molds and cause flaws in future candles. Cleaning plastic candle molds can be tedious, but it is necessary to continue to mold perfect candles. Even a small ... more »

How to Clean Silk Flowers

By thebeaddoodler

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Silk flowers can brighten up our home especially during the winter months when there are no live blooms outside, but they can get very drab looking with time. Here are two ways to clean and revive those silk arrangements... more »

How to Clean Silk Flowers

By starlet67

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If you love silk flowers because they can last forever but need a way to keep them clean, here are some ideas to banish those dust bunnies!.. more »

How to Craft Like Carol Duvall

By willow74

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Carol Duvall is known as the “Queen of Crafts.” Many learn to craft like her through her show, “The Carol Duvall Show” on HGTV and DIY and her book, “Paper Crafting with Carol Duvall.” Crafters benefit from her expert how-to advice while learning ... more »

How to create a "very funny face" book with your child?

By CBeatrix

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Do you remember how you liked to make funny faces when you were a child? Sticking your finger in the nose, pulling your cheeks apart, stick tongue out, etc. Why not make a book including all those funny faces, your and your child's?.. more »

How to Create a 3D Space Picture

By eHow Hobbies, Games & Toys Editor

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Most kids run across the need to create a 3D model of space for school before they get out of middle school. Most parents get roped into assisting with these projects. If you're like me, you want all the help that you can get being smarter than ... more »

How to Create a Boarded Up Window Effect for Halloween

By kdabdoub

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Make your house look like an old, boarded up haunted house. This project only costs about $15 and is easy. Have the best haunted house on the block!.. more »

How to Create A Fun Marble Artwork

By Serendipitous

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This is a simple and fun activity that people of any age can enjoy! No two marble art pieces are the same!.. more »

How to Create a Glue Bracelet

By eHow Hobbies, Games & Toys Editor

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For a truly unique fashion statement, make yourself a glue bracelet, and while you're at it, make a few for your friends too. They're so fun and easy to make that you can easily create a whole rainbow of brightly colored glue bracelets... more »

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