Hawaii WAHMs Blog

Feb 10, 2009

Make Money with a Lemonade Stand

Have you ever wanted your own Lemonade stand? You can sorta have one in this virtual e-commerce world where you feature some of your favorite products from over 200 retailers at your very own lemonade stand. Your stand can be featured on your social networking site (Facebook, MySpace, etc.) or your personal blog. Each time a visitor makes a purchase from your lemonade stand, you earn money.

The steps are simple enough...
1. First you create and design your lemonade stand. It's free.
2. Choose and recommend your favorite products.
3. Get paid for sales.

For more information, go to Lemonade.

Please note, this is not an endorsement by the Hawaii WAHMs group. We recommend that you research the specifics of this program before signing up. You decide if it is right for you.

*Hawaii WAHMs created for work at home moms living and working in the Aloha State, who are either business owners or direct sales representatives.*

Feb 9, 2009

Crafts Carnival #3

Oh my! February 4th has come and gone. I scheduled that date for my Crafts Carnival #3. For all those who have submitted links and ideas, I apologize for the delay!

Here is a late welcome to the February 4, 2009 edition of Keiki Gifts Crafts Carnival.

Nancy McCarroll presents How to Make Japanese Knotted Bags (borrowed instructions)Nancy's Arts, Crafts and Favorites, saying, "minimal skills required". I actually saw Nancy's post earlier this year and made a bag that my children still use. This is a great sewing project and the finished product is very nice.

candy presents The Perfect Gift for a Friend: Intuitive Beading posted at Carrie and Danielle. Candy reminds us that intuition is an important muscle to use when making creative projects. Read about Candy's bead making tips and how she uses her intuition to make wonderful gifts.

Not necessarily a crafty post but for those opening an online store or for those who want to learn more about web design, this post provides great information. Fiona King presents 50+ Free Open Courseware Classes for Web Designers Perfecting Their Craft posted at Distance Learning Net.

Awwww...these are cute! This is something I would buy or hope someone would make for me. PDF instructions are provided to make vintage plant holders out of wood. InfoChick presents Plant Holders to Make With Your Jigsaw posted at The Vintage Info Network, saying, "A bunch of cheerful plant holders to make & paint - a Peasant Girl, a Chef, a Donkey, a Sail Boat, a Mexican and a bird for flower pot holding. And there are a few to hold individual flowers - a butterfly, a lady with flowers in her hat and hoop-skirted maiden."

We always seem to be buying napkins for our messy household but that doesn't need to be the case if we can convert to cloth napkins. For "sew" and "no sew" instructions Condo Blues writes How to Use and Make Cloth Napkins and it is posted at Condo Blues.

I found this post very helpful! Vera Lang presents 6 Ways to Use Stamps in Scrapbooking at Fine Craft Guild .com, saying, "A discussion of different stamping techniques and types of ink to use that of course is of use for card makers as well as scrappers! btw Lots of Valentine craft ideas on this blog this February..."

Bath Salts would make great Valentine's Day gifts. Easy to make, pretty and many different varieties too! Bath Salts How To posted at Home Life Weekly, saying, "Making bath salts is quick, easy and simple and won’t take a lot of time out of your day"

What a fabulous idea! Who knew cookie cutters could be used to make patterns for felt ornaments...certainly not me! DeeDee presents Things Your Grandmother Knew: Things To Do With Cookie Cutters #7 (Felt Ornaments) posted at Things Your Grandmother Knew

Here is a tutorial on how to make practical as well a thoughtful handmade gifts for all those who need calendars (that would be just about everyone). Vera Lang presents Craft a Simple, Marvellous Desk Calendar posted at Fine Craft Guild .com, saying, "This calendar idea uses 100% recyclables. There is a page for each month, and of course, February will be a LOVE-FILLED themed page. I hope you like my sample project and I look forward to receiving pictures of calendars you've made."

I am so touched whenever I receive a handmade quilt because I know a lot of hard work and love went into making it. Belle shares her quilt making ideas and project with us at Making Quilts from Old Clothing posted at Homesteaderbelle's Blog, saying, "This is a post about the quilts I make from old clothing. "

Wow! This is tasty and beautiful. Wouldn't you love to give or receive a chocolate bouquet for Valentine's Day. I sure would! Josanne Anthony presents Another Chocolate Bouquet to Make! posted at Delightful Domestications, saying, "making a chocolate bouquet for Valentine's day"

For machine and hand knitters, this one is for you...knittsings presents Free Stitch Design Software For Hand and Machine Knitting - Win_Crea posted at knittsings, saying, "Wincrea is a freeware program originally designed for the Passap E6000 knitting machine. However, it is a wonderful program that can be used by any craft requiring a grid layout, such as hand knitting, beading, etc."

Nice job using the photoshop program. santoshi presents Black 31 posted at Black is beautiful, saying, "Creating art works using photoshop is my favourite hobby. Hope u like my works."

Thank you everyone for your crafty submissions. That concludes this edition of Keiki Gifts Craft Carnival #3. 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.

Keiki Gifts Craft Carnival
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Valentine's Day Cake Recipe...Mmmmm!

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Feb 2, 2009

Decoupaged Puzzle Pieces

This is my first try at decoupaging a puzzle piece. I layered water color paintings on the background and sealed the front and back of the puzzle with Mod Podge 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.

A project by Keiki Gift Ideas
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