How to Make Clear Quartz Light Up With Friction

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Triboluminescence is light created by friction. Many different substances can be used to create this effect, including household sucrose, adhesive tapes and many minerals. Quartz is a popular mineral to use in a science class experiment because of its reliability as a light source. When you rub two

Types of Ribbon Bows for Cards

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Decorate any cards with a sweet bow.Bow image by irum from Fotolia.comMany people are adding bows onto cards, whether a simple thank-you card or wedding invitation, to give them a little extra flare. Punching two holes in the top center of the card allows you to thread the ribbon through...

How to Crochet a Bag

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Crocheting your own bag has many rewards. Spending the money on purchasing supplies to make the bag may be cheaper than buying a bag. Crocheting the bag yourself also gives you the freedom to be creative. You can use different colors, patterns and yarn to make the bag unique. A homemade crochet bag

How to Make Floating Papier-Mache Planets

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Create your own fanciful universe with a large box and papier-mache planets. If you want to replicate real planets, each proportionally sized, refer to an astronomy or science book for inspiration on how to decorate each planet, and how to size the planets. Refer to the book when positioning the pla

How to Make Clay Dragons

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A belief in dragons is present in a variety of cultures, from Lithuania to Cambodia to Scotland. Making clay dragons is a suitable activity to follow up certain folktales and fantasy stories or just as an activity to indulge the imagination of children. Such a task allows children to creatively dete

Modernization Not Always Goes Awry.

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Being in a diverse nation, I have always experienced her being a part of everyone's life. She is beautiful, elegant, authentic, graceful, and represents tradition of India. She is termed to be auspicious for every ...

Connecting a Bias Strip to a Quilt

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Library Scrapbooking Ideas

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Are you the person that can't walk past a bookstore without going inside? Do you have books on every shelf in your home? If you said "Yes" to these questions, and are a scrapbooker besides, there's a fun way to combine these two hobbies. Creating library scrapbook pages is a great project for any ag

Valentine Mailboxes for Preschool Projects

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Each February, preschoolers are excited to receive and hand out Valentines in class. A fitting art project just before Valentine's Day is to create decorative mailboxes. These don't necessarily have to look like mailboxes, but rather take on the purpose of the mailbox in providing a place for kids t

How to Make a Sugar Plum Fairy Tutu

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Make a sugar plum fairy tutu for a Halloween costume or a Nutcracker ballet performance by selecting several colors of tulle and attaching them to an elastic band. Sugar plum fairy tutus can be created to fit any size or body type. The more layers of tulle, the larger and more elaborate the tutu. E

Thanksgiving Arts & Crafts: Video Series

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Arts and crafts can be a wonderful way to both bond with your children and embrace their natural creativity. Get arts and crafts ideas for Thanksgiving with help from an author, magazine editor and lifestyle expert in this free video series.

Video: Gingerbread Man Crafts for Preschoolers

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Video Transcript Hi, my name is Laura Eldredge, I'm an early childhood educator and co-creator of The SEEDS Network. Today, I'm going to talk about how to make some gingerbread man crafts for preschoolers. And I'll show you two different things, and the first one is going to involve...

How to Make a Body Skirt

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Making your own clothing is a great way to get exactly what you want at a fraction of the cost you would spend in the shops. The body con skirt is a fitted skirt of varied length that is generally made of jersey or other stretchy, figure-hugging materials. The body skirt is versatile and flatters fe

Why Is February 28 Days Long?

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How February came to have 28 days is a complicated matter. In fact, the month didn't even exist until after the founding of Rome in 753 B.C. Prior to then, winter time was not even accounted for.

How to Learn Beaded Wire Art

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Beaded wire art is simple to do if you have the right tools. There are many books that can teach you the craft of wire beaded art, for example "Bead on a Wire" by Sharilyn Miller, "Bead & Wire Art Jewelry" by J. Marsha Michoer or "Boutique Bead and Wire Jewelery" by Melody MacDuffee. Some websites

Anniversary Cards – Making Them More Special

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Anniversary cards are the run to items for people who are celebrating their anniversaries. Anniversaries are one a year celebrations that are celebrated by couples and even organizations. This day marks another year of togetherness ...

Stair Rail Ideas for Christmas Decorating (with Pictures)

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You likely look forward to decorating for Christmas because decorating allows you to get creative and create a festive atmosphere in your home. If your staircase is in your front entryway, it is one of the first parts of your home that guests see, so decorations in this area can help establish the h

How to Make a Rug Pattern on a Frame Loom

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Pumpkin Birthday Games

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If you are planning a fall birthday party for yourself or for a loved one, you can incorporate a few pumpkin birthday games to keep guests entertained. From miniature pumpkins to large pumpkins, pick up a few at your local pumpkin patch for some fun birthday games and to award as prizes to game winn

Making Window Valances: Attaching First String to Board

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