A fun and timeless drink recipe that the kids will enjoy making and love drinking!
Homemade Lemonade
Squeeze the lemons to make 1 cup of juice. Hint: Firmly roll the lemons between your hand and counter top before cutting in half and juicing.
In a gallon pitcher combine 1 cup lemon juice, 1 cup sugar and 6 cups of cold water. Stir. Adjust water to taste. Chill and serve with ice.
Here are mini photo albums that I embellished using
Photos and Friends Party PackThe party pack is a party favor kit that kids (or adults) can decorate and it includes the following mini photo albums and key chains, stickers and thank you postcards. 
The kids decorated the photo albums in the “traditional” way using the foam stickers provided in the party pack but I wanted to cover my entire plastic album.
To decorate the photo album I used the same steps as I would to cover a composition book. Here is a tutorial I found that can guide you: How to Decorate a Composition Book.
Welcome to the July 8, 2009 edition of Crafts Carnival. Thanks once again for contributing your craft ideas to the 8th edition of my Crafts Carnival! Read on and enjoy!
Kerry Fletcher presents How to archive your children’s art posted at Houston Interior Decorating Examiner. Kerry says…”Anyone who has kids probably has stacks of artwork. So, how do you archive the artwork in an organized way after it has spent some time on display?” Find out here…
Kate Hudson presents Spinning my own Yarn posted at Strawberry Moonbeam. Share Kate’s experience with yarn spinning. She writes…”At the weekend I got my drop spindle out and had a go at spinning. I’m very new to spinning, I’ve only tried a couple of times before. I had a batt of corriedale cross which I wanted to spin up into a bulky yarn, about 5 or 6 wpi.” Read more…
Darcy presents My Paper-Covered File Cabinet posted at Smart-Bottom Enterprises, saying, “I made this and I just think it’s great! Anyone can do it!” I must say that this project came out really, really nice and I think “George” is happy with his make-over. Who is George? Well, you need to read the full story here!
Wendy Piersall presents Camp Crafts: God’s Eyes posted at Craft Jr. This is a great tutorial with photos on how to make a God’s Eyes craft that can be used as decoration or even as fun necklace pendants. Everyone needs to try this craft! For instructions, go here.
Condo Blues presents Make a Garden Border Out of Old Bricks! posted at Condo Blues. Here is a quote from this post…”Something I recommend by the way – always try to get someone else to do the dirty digging work.” To see the finished project and great instructions, read the full article.
That concludes this edition. Submit your blog article to the next edition of crafts carnival using our carnival submission form. Past posts and future hosts can be found on our blog carnival index page.
I’m not sure where my children got this recipe from but it is a drink often requested and it’s easy to make. The drink is called “Cinderella”.
Garnish glass with a slice of orange and serve with bite sized sandwiches. Have a have a fun princess party.
Photo Source: gamal abdalla
One of the best thing about being a stay at home mom is that I can be with my children whenever they are ill and tend their needs. While other responsibilities are put aside I am relieved that I do not need to worry about the boss, the office and the other demands outside of the home. I am very grateful to be able to work from home and be with my children whenever necessary and whenever I want to.
This past week was a week full of high fever and sleepless nights but thankfully all is well and I able to resume to my daily routine. I apologize for being late with my monthly craft carnival post, but here it is for all to enjoy. I hope you don’t mind this condensed version but please visit the sites listed and I’m sure you will be able to read the full post and also enjoy lots of other creative ideas. Thanks everyone for your submissions!
Photo Credit: Jeffrey Beall
Maggie Mayer presents Stamping the Night Away posted at Wedding Thrift. “Great resource for stamping ideas, projects and links!”
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Vera Lang presents Free Knitting Patterns Easter Eggs posted at Fine Craft Guild .com, These are great for Spring, or depending on the colors you choose, year round. They look fabulous don’t take all that long to make…
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Ash_the_Wondercat presents Shiny Purple Cats: Easy Earring Charm Bracelet posted at Shiny Purple Cats. “Put those mis-matched earring to good use! Make them into a charm bracelet!”
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Joyuna presents Knitting with handspun yarn, part 1 posted at Joyarna Knitblog. “Knitting with handspun yarn explains what makes handspun different from commercial yarn, and how you should take this into account when knitting it.”
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Wren Caulfield presents Spring Cleaning: Do It Cheap, Do It Green posted at True Adventures in Money Hacking. “DIY cleaning supplies–make your own inexpensive and green cleaning supplies with these recipes!”
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Andrea Drugay presents Make Your Own Aromatherapy Sachets posted at Holistic Radiance.
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Cindy presents Tee-Shirt Recycled into a Handbag posted at My Recycled Bags.com. Cindy offers a free crochet pattern and details on how to create a cute handbag purse from your old t-shirts. It takes just a few tee-shirts cut into strips to crochet this purse.
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Dawn presents Free Crochet Snowman Pattern and Video posted at How to Crochet. This is a free Crochet pattern and full video instruction on how to crochet Snowman.
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ChadChandler presents Teacup Rack posted at Chad Chandler.
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Thank so much for stopping by and have a wonderful day!
Tulle…how I love tulle. It reminds me of princesses and weddings and ballerinas. It is soft, flowy and easy to work with. It comes in many colors - even with shimmery glittery sparkles.
I think tulle loves me back.
Here is a simple tutorial on how to make Princess Tulle Tiaras made of flexible wire that is adjusted by tie on ribbons to fit the size of your head. These tiaras are easy to make but it may take you up to 30 minutes to complete one, depending on the amount of beads that you use. The more beads, the less time spent on a tiara because the beads act as “fillers” and you spend less time tying on tulle pieces. More tulle gives you a fluffier tiara.
First, here are sample photos of some Princess Tiaras. Photo 1: More Beads, Less Tulle. Photo 2: No Beads, Tulle. Photo 3: Fancy Eyelash Version sold on Etsy.
Materials Needed:
Step 1: Bend wire to create a loop on one end. The other end is open so you can slip beads through. If you are not adding beads, loop the other end of wire also.
Step 2: Tie on tulle strips (double knot) and slip on beads. The number of tulle strips and beads you want to add is up to you.
Step 3: Loop the other end of your wire to close.
Step 4: Tie long ribbons onto the looped ends.
Adjust to head size and tie ribbons to secure.
I’m going to send this tutorial over to one of my favorite “How To” web sites called CutOut + Keep. You’ll be able to download printable instructions from CutOut + Keep once the project is posted.
Thanks for stopping by for this tutorial.
Tags: HowTo Princess Tiaras, Party Favors, Fantasy, Tutorial, Easy Craft, Craft Instructions, Tulle
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