then added "beading" elements such as charms, jump rings, etc. I should have added bigger pieces. I like the water color design but wish I had Diamond Glaze
or dimensional paper glaze
to give the project a lacquered 3-D look. I think I'd like to work with smaller puzzle pieces and add a mounting bail
to make the piece into a fun charm. Waiting for a sale so I can buy all these crafty things...in the mean time, I'll practice with my tons of loose puzzle pieces.Some of our Hawaii WAHM members maintain their own personal or business blogs to inform, entertain and update readers on community or business pursuits. Here are a few recently updated WAHM blogs covering diverse topics.
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An adaptation of Ambrosia and Buku (Filipino) fruit salad. Don't let the "fruit" mislead you into thinking this is "healthy" but it is yummy!
Dessert Fruit Salad
2 (8 oz.) blocks of cream cheese
1 (14 oz.) can condensed milk
2 cans fruit cocktail
1 can pineapple chunks
2 cans mandarin orange
1. Drain fruits in refrigerator for about an hour so your salad is not mushy.
2. Mix cream cheese blocks and condensed milk with electric mixer or hand blender until creamy and smooth.
3. Add fruits.
4. Keep chilled until served.
Note: You can adjust the amount of fruit and condensed milk according to your taste.
Enjoy!
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So you don't have any earrings to go with that dazzling muumuu with the colorful sea creatures and the bright, shimmering rainbow. No...those pearl earrings just won't do and that other one is kinda booorrring! Hey- no be shy...make your own earring and show off your distinctive
personality.
You can make earrings quite easily with inexpensive supplies purchased from your neighborhood craft store or recycled items from your home. Charms from broken necklaces can be attached to a jump ring and connected to an earring hoop or wire or just string up some beads to your earring wire. If you want something a little more eccentric, try working with stickers or paper cut- outs to create your own funky design like the fish earrings above. Instructions are as follows.
Materials:
decorative paper
sticker or cut-out image of your choice
craft glue
clear finger nail polish or sealer like Mod Podge
small paint brush (if you're using Mod Podge)
needle nose pliers
jump rings
earring wires
sharp scissors
needle
Directions:
1. Select your sticker or image that you want to make into earrings. In this case, a heart.
2. Apply a thin layer of craft glue to the cut-out or adhere the sticker to the back side of a piece of decorative paper that is slighter larger than the image.
3. If I am using a paper cut-out that is not already coated with varnish or sealer, I like to first seal to the image with nail polish. Let dry for about 10 minutes, then turn the image over and cover the decorative paper with sealer. Let dry about 10 minutes. Usually stickers are coated with a water resistant finish so I just seal the decorative paper with finger nail polish and not the sticker.
5. Next, you will need to poke a hole in the image where you want to insert the jump ring. Open up the jump ring with your needle nose plier, hook it through the hole and onto the earring wire. Close jump ring.
If making jewelry for keiki, make sure you use lead free products such as sterling silver or gold.
