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Re: random crafts that don't fit elsewhere
« Reply #50 on: Mar 27, 2013, 07:56:57 AM »
I have 45 things on the list.  Some of them are big and some of them are small projects.  Now I'm in the process of putting them in some type of order.  I started to just number them 1 through 45 but that's not the way I am working right now.  Right now I'm doing quilting, knitting, and crocheting in tandem.  So I should have a 1a. Crochet, 1b. Knit, 1c. Quilt, and then put the felting under either knit or crochet depending on which one I use right?  At least that is what I am thinking.  We'll see. 

 

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Re: random crafts that don't fit elsewhere
« Reply #51 on: Mar 28, 2013, 08:15:02 AM »
Actually it's (a) for quilting, (b) for knitting, and (c) for crocheting. 

I decided to cost it out and it would have cost me 55.27 a month over the next 15 months to do everything on the list.  And some of the things just aren't needed until something wears out so I'm taking a really good look at what I have on it. 

So far I've knocked off two projects off completely.  One project got knocked off because the back is gorgeous but the front I didn't like and it would require that I be very careful choosing colors because the wrong colors and it looks awful to me.  The second project got knocked off because it was in a super bulky yarn and I just can't see that for a bed jacket especially one done with open work.  It just strikes me as a crafting oxymoron. 

Another 4 are on a very long term holding pattern.  They are for jackets and I already have plenty of those so I'm putting these on hold. 

But I have to say that this spreadsheet has finally gotten me feeling organized where I wasn't feeling that before.  I just felt like I was all over the place. 

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Re: random crafts that don't fit elsewhere
« Reply #52 on: Dec 20, 2013, 08:42:05 PM »
some of my applesauce/cinnamon ornaments
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Re: random crafts that don't fit elsewhere
« Reply #53 on: Dec 20, 2013, 09:47:54 PM »
Very cute. I bet they smell heavenly.
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Re: random crafts that don't fit elsewhere
« Reply #54 on: Dec 21, 2013, 08:08:53 PM »
cute

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Re: random crafts that don't fit elsewhere
« Reply #55 on: Dec 21, 2013, 10:42:39 PM »
they do smell good.  even a year later they smell good. 
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Re: random crafts that don't fit elsewhere
« Reply #56 on: Jan 10, 2014, 12:32:02 PM »
is there a link or directions for your ornaments?  I would like to have something like that for my wonderful tree.

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Re: random crafts that don't fit elsewhere
« Reply #57 on: Jan 10, 2014, 09:36:50 PM »
tammy, i will find one for you and post it in the next few days.
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Re: random crafts that don't fit elsewhere
« Reply #58 on: Jan 15, 2014, 10:28:03 AM »
Thanks jenn

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Re: random crafts that don't fit elsewhere
« Reply #59 on: Dec 09, 2014, 03:56:41 PM »
Oh Jenn did you forget me?  lol.

I have a dremel and now I have a how to book for it.  But, it's a pretty thin book.  Does anyone know of a good project book for the dremel tool?

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Re: random crafts that don't fit elsewhere
« Reply #60 on: Dec 09, 2014, 09:09:52 PM »
Oh Jenn did you forget me?  lol.

I have a dremel and now I have a how to book for it.  But, it's a pretty thin book.  Does anyone know of a good project book for the dremel tool?
  i forgot to post the pictures!  i'm sorry tammy.  but i promise i will soon.  it is time to make some more!
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Re: random crafts that don't fit elsewhere
« Reply #61 on: Dec 10, 2014, 01:43:14 PM »
Don't forget the recipe along with the pictures lol.

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Re: random crafts that don't fit elsewhere
« Reply #62 on: Dec 10, 2014, 08:41:12 PM »
i won't!
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Re: random crafts that don't fit elsewhere
« Reply #63 on: Dec 12, 2014, 03:47:28 PM »
I've heard of the applesauce ornaments, never tried to make them. Easy??



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Re: random crafts that don't fit elsewhere
« Reply #64 on: Dec 12, 2014, 05:00:12 PM »
Cinnamon Applesauce Ornaments
2 cups applesauce
2 cups cinnamon

Mix applesauce and cinnamon together, adding more cinnamon if dough seems too wet, and more applesauce if dough is too dry.

Sprinkle countertop with cinnamon, and then roll dough out to 1/4 inch thick. Cut with cookie cutters, and place ornaments on a baking sheet. Reroll scraps to make more ornaments.

Let ornaments dry on baking sheets for several days, or until completely dry. Alternatively, bake in a 200° F oven for 2.5 hours.
You can add a tablespoon of Elmer's glue to the mix. I am not sure if that makes it stronger or last longer.
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Re: random crafts that don't fit elsewhere
« Reply #65 on: Dec 12, 2014, 10:51:31 PM »
thanks tina.  i did not add the glue, and they did just fine.  i did coat them with glue when they were finished to give them a kind of shiny finish because they are a mat finish when dried.  and make sure you poke the hole to hang them with before you bake or let dry.
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Re: random crafts that don't fit elsewhere
« Reply #66 on: Dec 13, 2014, 09:40:08 AM »
Sounds easy enough. I'd need a cookie tin to store them in to keep them mouse proof.



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Re: random crafts that don't fit elsewhere
« Reply #67 on: Dec 13, 2014, 10:44:53 AM »
Sounds easy enough. I'd need a cookie tin to store them in to keep them mouse proof.
I would need that as well.
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Re: random crafts that don't fit elsewhere
« Reply #68 on: Dec 13, 2014, 11:33:51 AM »
That sounds fool proof, I'll have to see if I have a glass container that will work for mouse proof storage.  That's a lot of cinnamon.  I'll have to go get a large container of cinnamon.

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Re: random crafts that don't fit elsewhere
« Reply #69 on: Dec 13, 2014, 11:59:32 AM »
Use cheap cinnamon and cheap applesauce for this. It is not going to be gourmet dining.
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Re: random crafts that don't fit elsewhere
« Reply #70 on: Dec 13, 2014, 01:32:44 PM »
i keep mine in a plastic shoe box.
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Re: random crafts that don't fit elsewhere
« Reply #71 on: Dec 14, 2014, 07:01:47 PM »
cinnamon applesauce ornaments


i baked mine, and the one with the beads on it, i just pushed them in the dough and baked them, then brushed them with glue when the cooled (because they come out otherwise).  the tree with the "garland" on it is just some yarn scraps i had glued to it.  the broken one is part of the "picture frame" that i did that broke because i tried to take them off the pan before they cooled.  i glued it back together tonight, now that i am not so frustrated with them.
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Re: random crafts that don't fit elsewhere
« Reply #72 on: Dec 14, 2014, 09:36:37 PM »
Do they still smell nice after you coat them with glue?
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Re: random crafts that don't fit elsewhere
« Reply #73 on: Dec 15, 2014, 04:30:07 PM »
I like the bead idea. Glitter may work well too.



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Re: random crafts that don't fit elsewhere
« Reply #74 on: Dec 15, 2014, 09:08:43 PM »
tina, i did not coat the back, so yes, they still smell nice (even this long later!).  i just put enough glue on them so that they would not be "dusty" looking or feeling.

wrennie, i think glitter would have been better than beads to be honest, but i didn't have any...
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