More Than Bargains

Scrapbookers~Contests/Retreat info February 21, 2008

Filed under: CONTESTS, COOL SITES, CRAFTS — PinkMama @ 12:14 pm

Enter the Adhesive Avalanche Giveaway!
Enjoy an assortment of adhesive products from SCRAPBOOK ADHESIVES BY 3L™ and books from Better Homes and Gardens worth over $200! All these great adhesive products will ensure you have enough to complete all of your scrapbooking & papercrafting!

Enter to Win! Digital Art Sweepstakes from CreateDigitalArt.com
Win a Digital Art Collection Kit containing 5 best selling CDs: Travel Adventures, Color Collage, Petite Bebe, Strawberry Picnic, & Wedding Rose. Each CD is accompanied by matching album and ribbon.

RETREAT YOURSELF…
TO A SCRAPBOOKING WEEKEND NEAR YOU!
Find a weekend retreat in your state, to get away for a weekend of cropping, pampering and girlfriend fun! http://www.bhgscrapbooksetc.com/retreatfinder/

Cute Valentine Card-Kid Craft February 4, 2008

Filed under: CRAFTS — PinkMama @ 9:33 am

What you will need:
1 sheet pink construction paper (8″ x 11″)
Scallop-edged scissors
Fiskars heart puncher (optional)
1 sheet purple construction paper (8″ x 11″)
White craft glue
Snips of fabric
Small googly eyes
2 buttons
Black felt marker

1. Let your child fold the pink construction paper in half. Use scallop-edged scissors (available in crafts stores) to cut a 1/4-inch strip from the edges of the paper opposite the crease. (This will give the card a decorative look.)

2. Cut out about 10 small hearts from purple construction paper (or use a Fiskars heart puncher). Apply the hearts along the borders of the card using the craft glue. Let dry.

3. Cut out two heart shapes, each from a different swatch of fabric, and glue them to the front of the card. Let your child use glue to apply googly eyes and button noses.

4. Use a black felt pen to create the arms and legs of the dancing hearts. Once dry, your child can pen his own message inside.

~Jane Myers Dagmi, the mother of one, is a freelance writer living in New York City.

What a cute and easy project to do with your child. Maybe do it for a teacher, grandma/grandpa, or whoever you want.

Lace-Edged Napkins January 16, 2008

Filed under: CRAFTS — PinkMama @ 12:15 pm

Very Easy Project~

Materials for each napkin:

13″ square gingham or other fabric, or plain finished napkins 1 1/2 yd lace trim Matching thread

Instructions:
1. Turn under edge of fabric 1/4″. Press. Turn under 1/4″ again; topstitch. Press.

2. Pin lace header to right side over hem, with lace toward outside. Start at a corner, folding small pleat to turn corners. Overlap and turn end under diagonally at last corner. Stitch around. Sew fold down.

Thank you~http://www.womansday.com! I love this site.

These reminded me of the fabric napkins my grandma always used. I would love to make some for our special family dinners.