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Printable Cupcake wrappers

solidsnstripes Jun 05, 2010 21:00

I was thinking about cake decorating & cupcake decorating recently. I have a huge respect for cake decorators (professional or hobbyists). I want to decorate cakes for a hobby one day when I have more time. Until then, a quick and easy way to decorate cupcakes (essentially tiny cakes) is to use cupcake wrappers ( Read more... )

Paper Flower Bookmark Tutorial

solidsnstripes Jun 04, 2010 00:30

I've gotten a few questions on how I made the flower top for the Journal Jar. I put together this quick tutorial for the flower and made a bookmark out of it. I also created a pattern for the petals & flower so you can download and print it! You can expand on this, making it as large as you want or as small as you need.

Template for Flower

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Ten Minute Trellis

solidsnstripes May 19, 2010 20:50

I am growing lots of pea plants, and I saw the little tendrils reaching and grabbing any twig they could find. I realized these little seedlings need something to climb on, and since they are too small from a big trellis, I decided to make tiny trellises. It only took me 30 minutes to make three different trellises, take the pictures & I squeezed ( Read more... )

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Ernie Harwell Patches

solidsnstripes May 13, 2010 13:47

This week I did these commissioned patches for the American Cancer Society. They are in honor of Ernie Harwell, a man I didn't know much about until this week, even though he was a very popular gentleman here in Michigan. "He was known for his long career calling play-by-play of Major League Baseball games. For 55 years, 42 of them with the Detroit ( Read more... )

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Simple Brooch & Medallion

solidsnstripes May 08, 2010 23:49

I have lots of small bits around the craft space, and to utilize some that are under the category of "I'm going to need that some day..", I made a simple brooch & medallion.