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emilyla June 12 2015, 02:46:28 UTC
I got super distracted and forgot about the thread for a bit because I was making the paper flowers Allison got me for my birthday. Turns out that I am NOT GREAT at paper flowers, but they came out well enough!

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princess_george June 12 2015, 02:50:28 UTC
Those are so pretty! Does one have to be a crafter to do such a thing? Could a child with a non-crafter mommy (that would be me) do it?

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emilyla June 12 2015, 02:53:52 UTC
They were super easy. The bottoms of the petals are adhesive backed and you basically just have to wrap them around the wire and then fluff them up!

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princess_george June 12 2015, 02:59:54 UTC
THAT IS VERY INTERESTING

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emilyla June 12 2015, 03:02:10 UTC
I never actually answered your question, but yes, I think a child could probably handle it! No other tools are required, just the adhesive petals/leaves and the wire. All included.

BTW, my favorite part about being a kid (other than books, obviously) was crafting kits. I don't know if Klutz still makes those, but I probably had a dozen of them--as well as some history kits like an Egyptian hieroglyph stamping set with a beading kit, a Native American-style loom, etc. Oooh, and I definitely made a mosaic trivet that I think my mom still has.

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princess_george June 12 2015, 03:18:54 UTC
We are fricking drowning in crafting kits. I'm terrible at it. Sometimes my kids just attack them, sometimes they just kinda sit in the closet. I should do a purge.

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emilyla June 12 2015, 03:21:42 UTC
Hahaha!

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last_empress June 12 2015, 02:59:19 UTC
Those look super cute!

I read about Hot Girls Wanted and how depressing but well made it was. I'm not sure I could handle it.

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emilyla June 12 2015, 03:02:52 UTC
Yeah I get that, but I have always been weirdly fascinated by sex work so I'm going to watch it anyway even though I'm sure it's going to make me want to punch things

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last_empress June 12 2015, 03:07:24 UTC
Same here. It's as fascinating as it is horrifying sometimes (not usually at the same time, but still), at least with other stuff I've read, etc.

Did you read about it on Pajiba? That's where I saw the write up and I usually trust their judgment reviews on things like that.

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emilyla June 12 2015, 03:16:27 UTC
I didn't! I just opened up Netflix aimlessly, and I think it was recommended? Probably because I've watched Frisky Business, tbh

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