tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-85070565023665026482024-03-05T10:29:18.183-08:00Monogram Muse StudioWelcome- I'm Francene, founder and gift engineer of Monogram Muse, (monogrammusegifts.com) a premium personalized gift boutique, as well as the founder of Hello Beach bags (www.hello-beach.com); and LocateTheLights.com, a public website created to use as a guide for holiday light shows and impressive decorated homes and displays that are free to the public.
I am also a contributing writer/craft editor for The Valley’s Child a publication of the Scranton-Times Tribune. Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09619399208705174227noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8507056502366502648.post-41405667636577409572014-04-15T17:13:00.001-07:002014-04-15T17:15:32.186-07:00<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;"><br /></span>
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<span style="color: #003300; font-size: large;">Check out our fun spring crafts you can make with your kids featured on PALive!<br />Materials and Instructions in previous post below.</span></div>
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<span style="color: green; font-size: large;">Watch our live instructional video here:<a href="http://www.pahomepage.com/story/d/story/some-fun-spring-craft-ideas/35983/dBVL1zHnBESc9ebL8ciKCg" rel="nofollow nofollow" style="color: #f488b9; text-decoration: none;" target="_blank"><br />http://www.pahomepage.com/story/d/story/some-fun-spring-craft-ideas/35983/dBVL1zHnBESc9ebL8ciKCg</a></span></div>
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Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09619399208705174227noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8507056502366502648.post-35884865915950072052014-04-14T16:40:00.001-07:002014-04-14T16:46:43.155-07:00Daffodil Flowers<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<span style="letter-spacing: -0.2px;">1. Paint the wood skewers green, set aside to dry.</span></div>
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<span style="letter-spacing: -0.2px;">2. Cut egg carton into sections and paint orange, set aside to dry.</span></div>
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<span style="letter-spacing: -0.2px;">3. Cut flower petals approx. 6 or more.</span></div>
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<span style="letter-spacing: -0.2px;">4. Cut green leaves by folding the green construction paper in half, over the fold.</span></div>
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<span style="letter-spacing: -0.2px;">5. When both the orange flower center and skewers are dry, push the skewer through one side of the flower’s center until it just touches the other end. </span></div>
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<span style="letter-spacing: -0.2px;">6. Glue petals around back of egg carton center.</span></div>
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<span style="letter-spacing: -0.2px;">7. Glue pom poms to fill the flower center and hide stick.</span></div>
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<span style="letter-spacing: -0.2px;">8. Glue the leaves around the stick.</span></div>
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<span style="letter-spacing: -0.2px;">7. Display in a mason jar or simple vase. </span></div>
Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09619399208705174227noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8507056502366502648.post-69932041109866135052014-01-21T14:47:00.001-08:002014-01-21T14:50:58.880-08:00Snowmen Snowball Launchers<h2>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">2. Tie a knot at the end of your balloon and cut off about 1/2” from the other end.</span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">6. Now it’s time to do some launching! Just put your white pom pom (snowballes) inside the cup on the knotted center, then aim the cup away from you, pull back on the outer knot and launch away!</span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">You can also use marshmallows instead of the pom poms to gain greater distance, they will fly much farther but may also get lost in your home, so we’d suggest using the marshmallows outside not to leave rotting food under your couch or table!</span></div>
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