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tutorial: make a yummy natural sugar scrub

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With the holidays around the corner and cold, dry winter weather upon us here in eastern Canada, I wanted to share a nice sugar scrub to make a great handcrafted gift for family and friends on your gift list this year. This scrub will tame the dry, flaky skin winter brings, and makes an excellent stocking stuffer. Here's what you need to make your own Moisturizing Sugar … [Read more...] about tutorial: make a yummy natural sugar scrub

Some Things I Love Too Much Not To Share

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by Jessika Hepburn, O Happy Day Handmade Some things are so fabulous they stop you in your tracks, while I am busy going over submissions and getting the word out for our Handmade Holidays giveaway (don't forget to enter!), I thought I would share a few of my inspirations for the month. Enjoy! From the endlessly inspiring Creature Comforts blog comes a compendium of all … [Read more...] about Some Things I Love Too Much Not To Share

Paper Ball Ornaments Tutorial

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Almost every time I try to be crafty, the end result is nothing like I imagined it would be, and the whole thing ends up in the garbage. But a couple of years ago I came across directions for making paper ball ornaments on DesignSponge, and I couldn't believe how easy it was and how nicely they turned out! My kids helped me pick out scrapbook papers to use, and they … [Read more...] about Paper Ball Ornaments Tutorial

handmade finds spotlight: lottie da baby boutique

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by Jessika Hepburn, O Happy Day Handmade Last month I came across LottieDaBaby on Etsy and featured the beautiful Little Red Riding Hood apron dress pictured above in a Red Riding Hood themed Etsy treasury. I added the shop to my favorites with the intention of including an item or two in a future OMHG post. So I thought it was great when owner Amy Routh contacted me out of … [Read more...] about handmade finds spotlight: lottie da baby boutique

Tutorial: Homemade Sidewalk Chalk

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by Michelle Vackar, Modern Handmade Child One of our favorite outside activities at our home is drawing with chalk on the driveway. You can play hopscotch, four-square, and of course draw and create silly stories. My daughters and I were talking one day as we played hopscotch about how to make chalk and I thought to myself, let’s try it!  It ended up being quite a lot of … [Read more...] about Tutorial: Homemade Sidewalk Chalk