It is fitting that I was born on the birthday of inventor Elias Horn. He was born in 1819. Trivia that I learned at the kids' pages at the Library of Congress.
Crafts Links
At right, Jeremy is shown, meeting Debbie Travis at a Montreal Chapters. Kids say the darnest things. He was afraid to meet someone coming out of a T.V..
Jeremy made this Mother's Day card for me at school. The image is a collage of the inside and outside of the card and his favorite mug. He wrote the poem. A tea bag was attached to the ribbon on the front of the card.
Also, see: "Dough Folk Art" at the Saint John Regional Art (745.5 OWE).
This book is available at the Saint John Regional Librry (745.5 FAR).
Tip from the Book:
Fill a disposable cake decorating bag with molding compund, and a add a star tip. Pipe stars on a plain wooden frame. Let the compound dry for 48 hours. Paint.
This Web site describes how to make Swedish Hearts, one of our favourite Christmas and St. Valentine's Day crafts.
"Because people have a need to glue things to other things"
This pattern was scanned from a Canadian newpaper from around World War II.
At left, and at the top of the page, families of pumpkins are shown. The family who makes these pumpkins starts about a month before Halloween. All sorts of household odds 'n' ends and felt are used. Directions are not required, just let the pictures fire your imagination.
Do-It-Yourself Projects:
"Pat Niehaus, aka "the Wall Doctor," shows how to give new life to an old room by adding the warmth of brick with a faux fireplace. It's easy enough to do in a weekend. "
This year, inspired by the twinkle lights in the trees year round in Back Bay, Boston, MA, we potted the broken top off of a birch tree in floral foam in an ice cream carton. We disguised the ice cream carton by wrapping it in foil wrapping paper. For the holidy season, we hung Jeremy's collection of nutcrackers in the tree, along with a flurry of paper snowflakes made with the assistance of Dave's Paper Snowflake Patterns.
At right, Jeremy's nutcracker tree is shown, alongside his faux fireplace.
The fireplace is "faux." It was made from the box that Jermy's air hockey table came in. Before being assembled, each piece was warapped with the wrong side (the white side) of dollar store wrapping paper. Any roll of cheap, ugly wrapping paper will do.
The T.V. stand was made from a retro chair that was thrown in the garbage. Jeremy's grandmother cut off the back with a skill saw.
This Web site includes a great wolf transfer.
This Web site includes great patriotic transfers.
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Last Updated March 1, 2006.
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