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Giveaway: Photo Jewelry Kits

Marie — Fri, 20 Nov 2009 19:24:12 +0000

I’m happy to have one of Make and Takes sponsors Photo Jewelry Making offering a fabulous giveaway today. These jewelry kits are the perfect “make and take”, creating fun memories you can wear all year long, and they’re giving away 3 kits to 3 winners!

These kits are the perfect way to preserve your cherished photos. Whether you have something old or new, they can be placed in a photo necklace and worn all around. There are all kinds of styles: dog tags, glass charms, circle bracelets and more. Or you can even purchase a home business kit to make multiple photo charms.

The 3 kits available to win today are a Mega Photo Circle Ornament, Twin Memories Photo, and Glass Pewter Pendant. They’re the perfect gift to make for the Holidays, and 3 are going home to 3 of you.

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Giveaway Entries: For your chance to win one of 3 Photo Jewelry Making kits, leave a comment on this post by Monday November 23rd @ midnight. I’ll announce the winner chosen from random on Tuesday morning November 24th. Good Luck!

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- Become a facebook fan of Make and Takes
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Homemade Roasted Pumpkin Puree

Marie — Wed, 18 Nov 2009 09:43:08 +0000

Fall is the best time for pumpkin recipes, I think it’s my favorite ingredient. I’m showing how simple it is to make your own fresh pumpkin puree. It’s really easier than you think, and then you’ve got it ready to go for some fall time recipes!

Recipe for Pumpkin Puree:

a Pumpkin – but needs to be a “sugar” pumpkin or “pie” pumpkin
spoon, knife
pan
blender or masher
1/4 cup water
This recipe makes about 2 cups of pumpkin puree

First you’ll want to scoop out all the seeds, but save then as we’ll roast them along with the pumpkin. Then slice up the pumpkin into 2-3 inch wedges. Cut off any of the stringy parts, just slice them off with a knife.

Place them onto a pan, skin side down. You can season them if you want with salt and pepper, but I just left mine plain. I also washed the pumpkin’s seeds and added them to the pan as well, then coated the seeds with lots of salt.

Place your pan into a pre-heated 350 degree oven. I let them cook for about 20 minutes, then checked them for doneness using my fork, but mine needed about another 10 minutes. While you’re checking your pumpkin, stir around your seeds too.

Once the pumpkin is out of the oven and cooled, scoop the flesh with a spoon and place into your blender. If you don’t have a blender that will puree these well enough, you can use a potato masher, but it may not get very smooth.

I added about 1/4 cup of water to my blender, along with the pumpkin, just to help it all mix around better. You can add a little more if you need it, if your pumpkin is sticking to the sides of the blender and not getting pureed.

Now it’s ready for use in all kinds of yummy recipes, pumpkin pie, cookies, cake, rolls, pasta! What are some of your favorite pumpkin recipes?

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Twilight: Enough Already or Bring It On?

Marie — Tue, 17 Nov 2009 21:27:37 +0000

Whether you are a fan of the Twilight Saga or now tired of seeing Bella pine over Edward for the 100th time, the movie is still coming… in just 3 days!! I’ve gathered a few craft related articles for your enjoyment, helping to celebrate the movie release if you happen to be throwing a party.

New Moon Printable Iron-ons by All Things Thrifty (pictured above)
Alice Wrist Warmers by Craftzine
Twilight Zone Wall Hanging by Super Flash Photo
Twilight Fans Stop Making Crafts by Craftastrophe
Twilight Flickr Group
Utah Twilight Giveaway by Tom and Lucy’s Art Shoppe

Have you had enough of the Cullens or are you counting down the minutes until movie time? Team Edward or Team Jacob?

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Thankful Magazine Collage

Marie — Mon, 16 Nov 2009 22:49:29 +0000

I recently guest posted over at U Create, sharing a craft for Thanksgiving. Head on over there to learn how we’re sharing what we’re thankful for at the family dinner table.

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The Incredible Painted T-Shirt

Heather — Mon, 16 Nov 2009 09:37:55 +0000

Oh look, another post where Heather paints something random with acrylic paint! What can I say, acrylic paint is one of the cheapest and most versatile art/craft supplies around! This time, we’re painting t-shirts and onesies. You don’t need anything special to paint clothing – don’t bother checking out the fabric paint section at your craft store. You can use that regular old acrylic craft paint, and it will stay permanent and vibrant!

My three year-old son and I had fun decorating t-shirts with this vintage stamp set we have. We even decorated a onesie for his new brother. I like the effect of the imperfect stamping en masse. Pattern is such a great element of design – repetition makes things intentional! This shirt reminds me of some of the surf-inspired t-shirts kids were wearing in the late 80s, early 90s when I was in grade school and junior high.

You can use this technique on new clothes, or use it to spruce up stained clothes (disguise the stains under paint!) — great for kids’ clothes that have seen better days!

Acrylic paint will stay permanent on clothing. Once it dries and is heat set with a dryer or iron, it’s there forever. Make sure you DON’T use washable acrylic paint! It won’t work for this project.

Project Estimate:

T-shirt, on hand or $1
Acrylic craft paint, about $.50 per bottle or on hand
Stamps, on hand
Iron or clothes dryer, on hand

Total: FREE and up

The Method:

Stamp or otherwise make a print on a t-shirt using acrylic craft paint.

When paint is dry, throw it into the clothes dryer until dry to heat set, or if you prefer to iron, put a thin dishtowel over garment and iron (no steam) until dry.

The paint should be fixed on the garment now!

Heather Mann is a regular contributor at Make and Takes. She’s is the mother of three boys, ages 3, almost 2, and newborn. She publishes Dollar Store Crafts, a daily blog devoted to hip crafting at dollar store prices, CROQ Zine, a print magazine devoted to hip crafting, and also CraftFail, a community blog that encourages crafters to share their not-so-successful craft attempts.

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Weekend Make and Takes: Turkeys

Marie — Sat, 14 Nov 2009 23:42:57 +0000

Little Turkey Yarn Favor by Make and Takes (pictured above)
How to Make Turkey Stock by Kalyn’s Kitchen
Playdough Turkey Craft by My Family My Forever
Potato Print Turkey by No Time For Flash Cards
Cute Turkey Hat by Parents
Yummy Turkey Recipes by Simply Recipes
Banana Gobble Pancakes by Little Nummies

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Giveaway: My Printies Animal Pets

Marie — Fri, 13 Nov 2009 09:37:37 +0000

This giveaway is now closed. Thanks to all who entered. Congrats to #10 Wendy, #73 Carrie Lim, #90 Margo, #102 Hilary S., #108 Pepper. I’ll be emailing you to get you your prize. Have fun with My Printies!

My Printies is here today sponsoring a fabulous giveaway. They sent me a sample of these fun printable toys to try on my kids, and we’re hooked. If you’re looking for “something different” to give this Holiday season, My Printies are it. And happily they are offering a giveaway to 5 lucky readers today!

My son loved designing his pet. And yes, those are groucho eye glasses his puppy is wearing, with accompanying microphone. His dog is a rock star… in disguise! My kids have been talking in high pitched animal voices for days. My daughter’s Pony Printie goes with her everywhere!

So happily, they are giving away a My Printies package to 5 winners. Each set comes with everything you need to make 6 totally unique Printies. You get to design them, print them (on pre-sewn fabric paper), stuff them, and enjoy!

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Giveaway Entries: For your chance to win one of 5 My Printies packages, leave a comment on this post by Monday November 16th @ midnight. I’ll announce the winner chosen from random on Tuesday morning November 17th. Good Luck!

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Hot or Not, the Baby Decides

Marie — Thu, 12 Nov 2009 21:38:46 +0000

I had to share! Kami from No Biggie put together this hilarious video of her little guy learning a new word. I’m still laughing.

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Candy Cups for the Thanksgiving Table

Marie — Thu, 12 Nov 2009 09:54:09 +0000

Guest Post by Jodi of Pleasant Home

Last year I had a Thanksgiving Table Ensemble published in a CK Special Edition magazine called Holiday Home. The projects were simple ways to dress up your Thanksgiving table. Here is a quick tutorial on how I made the leaves for the projects in Holiday Home. For my guest appearance on one of my favorite blogs, Make and Takes, I’ve made little treat cups to set at each place setting on the Thanksgiving Table.

Using this simple tutorial, you could add these leaves for dozens of other projects for your Thanksgiving decor.

Have fun and Have a Happy Thanksgiving!

Jodi loves the world of blogging and makes her blogging home at Pleasant Home. She loves sharing fun, interesting, and inspirational topics on creating and living in a pleasant home. A fan of Jodi’s summed it up this way, “Pleasant Home is an inspirational blog of life lived creatively.”

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DIY Velcro Catch Ball

Marie — Wed, 11 Nov 2009 21:08:09 +0000

I’m contributing over at Craftzine today for their “super crafty kidz” series. This DIY game of Velcro Catch Ball will keep the kiddies entertained all winter long.

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