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Hair Clip Holder

I haven't posted anything in a while, but I do have a few new projects that I haven't shared yet. Hopefully I will get them up soon...

Anyway,

Now that you know I have a lot of hairclips, I'll show you how I store them.









You will need: Hair Clips, A 3x4" Piece of cardstock, A 3x4" piece of paper with your name or a design ( optional ), Ribbon, Markers, and Embellishments. ( oh, and a hot glue gun or other strong adhesive)



This technique is very easy, and allows you to perfect your design on a seperate piece of paper before putting it on the final piece of cardstock. If you feel more comfortable with your handwriting,skip this and just go for it!

First I trace over my design with permanent marker so that it is easier to see on the back.

Turn your design over and trace over the back with a pencil. Make sure to get lots of graphite on it.



Do this on a piece of scrap paper because the marker can transfer to your work surface.



Turn over your design and position it on top of your cardstock. Removable adhesive works great for this, or just tape down the corners. (make sure to only tape your template because it will not come off of the cardstock very easily.)



This will transfer your design onto the card stock...



Which you can then trace over.




This is a white gel pen ( available at most craft stores ) and works great for dark colored cardstock!



Embellish however you like!

( Don't forget to erase your pencil lines! But wait until the pen is dry or you will be filled with sadness and frustration because you just messed up everything you just did! )



Get about a foot and a half or so of ribbon, and tie some beads on it to weigh it down.



Adhere to the back along with a short loop at the top. You could cover this up to make it more fancy, but I just chose to leave it like that.



And that's it!

Making Hairclips

My mom once told me that when I was in kindergarten,she would always send me to school with a flower in my hair.But some days we just couldn't find a hair clip.Well that didn't stop me! I would just wait until lunch,then take my napkin,twist it up into a little rose shape and stick it in my hair.

So the bottom line is, I love Flowers. I especially love flowers in my hair.

So, Naturally I have a lot of Hairclips, In all different colors to match whatever I'm wearing.

So I'm going to show you how I make them.


You need a hair clip, fake flowers, mini brads (or paper fasteners work too ), and a hot glue gun.




First remove the centers of your flowers and replace them with a brad.




Then just hot glue it to your clip! ( make sure to overlap some of the glue on the underside of the clip so that the flower does not come off ) ( Oh, and it's best to open up your clip before you glue, so that you don't accidentally glue the top to the bottom piece )




Ta Da!

Easy as pie!



( If pie were easy... :)

Colorful Clothespins

I came up with this idea while I was trying to think of ways to use up that pile of scrap paper that inevitably accumulates in any crafter's craft room. I also had a bunch of clothespins left over from chivalry day @ KEYS. So I decided to combine the two, and I came up with this:


Ta Da!




To make the clothespins you will need: Wooden Clothespins, Glue, A disposable paintbrush ( or foam brush), and several 3/8" x 2 and 15/16" (that's just short of 3" ) strips of patterned paper or construction paper.




Squeeze a line of glue onto the clothespin,




And spread it out with the paintbrush,




Then just place your paper on top!



Now mix a solution of about 2 parts glue to 1 part water,

and spread it across the top of the paper.

This will give it a nice protective coating.




Repeat for as many clothespins as you like!





Just for fun. :)

Making Birdcakes

This is a recipe I have come up with that the birds go nuts for! It consists of Lard and/or Beef suet, Peanut butter, Cornmeal, Store bought birdseed, and my own special Bird mix. I will not be giving any measurements because it's not a recipe that requires them (it's not an exact science),and most of the time I just wing it!




The ingredients to my bird mix, clockwise from the top: Raw Sunflower seeds(shelled), Raw Peanuts(halved), Millet, Raw Unsalted mixed nuts(ground in a nut grinder), Poppy seeds, Raw Turbinado Sugar(just a little of this), Dried Cranberies, Red Winter Wheat Berries, Raisins, Flax Seeds,Sesame Seeds, Store-bought Bird Seed, Raw Sunflower Seeds(in shell), Cornmeal( Not Pictured).

Middle: Honey (Goes in Later)

Not To Fear! All of these ingredients (except the birdseed)are available in bulk at your local Sprouts!


The Combined Mix.(Excluding Honey)


Now Grab some Peanut Butter and Lard.

It's best to use Natural Peanut Butter because the only ingredients are Peanuts and Salt.

Try it! You'll never eat Jif again.


Add as much as you think you'll need to a pot.
You won't need a whole lot because we want the mixture to be mostly seed.

If you have beef suet, add it in now.

You could even use the grease you get from cooking ground beef or hamburgers. Just drain it out into a bowl BEFORE you add seasoning.



Set it over Medium heat...


Until Melted.



Now add your bird mix.


And Stir to Combine.


Now get a big old blob of honey,

and plop it straight into the middle of the pan.

Or the side if you're like me.


Now pile in some more Bird seed and Cornmeal.

The idea is to get the mixture nice and thick, but not dry.


This is about the right consistency.


Now line a bowl with Plastic Wrap.

If you don't have an awesome square bowl like this one, I suppose a regular bowl would do.

But you're missing out. ;)

(Don't ask me where we got them because I have no idea. )

(Goodwill is a wonderful thing :D )





I like to sprinkle the top of mine with cornmeal and poppy seeds.

Just for fun. :)


Now let it chill out in the fridge until it's ready to be devoured.

I havn't posted in a while...

I'll try to make a tutorial on making bird cakes tomorrow.
Right now I have to go make a food web for biology...

A few Animal Drawings