DIY Cardboard Box Castle Tutorial from titatoni here. This granite spray paint is also available in the US (I’ve used it to spray paint gargoyles and it works really well). *Translate box on the left hand side.
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DIY Flying V Guitar Plush Toy Tutorial and Pattern from Bored & Crafty here.
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DIY Dowel Riding Horse Tutorial from A Beautiful Mess here. I see so many cute DIY presents/projects for kids that I don’t post because lots of them are just so complicated and you can get them cheaper at IKEA or Target. This project is really easy and you could even customize the horses with the child’s hair color, eye color, favorite color etc…
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DIY Spray Painted and Dipped Plastic Animals Tutorial from Honest to Nod here. The bull with drizzled blue paint on it reminds me of the photograph in the Top Photo where artist Doug Pederson took Dollar Store Animals and melted crayons over them (more images here). Bottom Photo: DIY by Honest to Nod. *For lots more altered Dollar Store plastic animals go here: truebluemeandyou.tumblr.com/tagged/plastic-toys
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DIY Pool Noodle Star Wars Lightsaber Tutorial from Muddy Boots here. She estimated that the price per lightsaber (she made 12) was $1.44. First seen at Geek Crafts here.
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About
This blog is for my crafting alter ego. I did lots of crafts with my very artistic mother growing up and continue doing them with kids now. I love really good kids' crafts that hold their attention and mine. When you have that combination you have a great project!
My Other Blogs
Thousands of Unique DIYs: True Blue Me & You
Christmas/Holiday Crafts: DIY Christmas Crafts
Halloween Crafts: Halloween Crafts
