DIY MINIATURE UMBRELLA TUTORIALSWhether you call them parasols, bumbershoots, sun or rain shades, and etc. umbrellas are personal, hand-held canopies used to protect us from rain or sunshine.&n...
"The March wind roarsLike a lion in the sky,And makes us shiverAs it passes by. When winds are soft,And the days are warm and clear,Just like a gentle lamb, We know spring is here." ...
I saw you toss the kites on highAnd blow the birds around the sky;And all around I heard you passLike ladies skirts across the grass-O wind, a-blowing all day long.O wind that sings so lond a sound!-...
THE SHAMROCK PLANTThe Shamrock is a traditional symbol of Ireland & thought to bring good luck. It is a three-leafed clover that can be seen, world-wide, in many forms, as a decoratio...
THE VALENTINE BOX A 1" = 1 Miniature Do-It-Yourself ProjectParts 1, 2, & 3LITTLE STORIES: THE VALENTINE’S BOXThe Valentine Box is first in a series of “Little Stories”. Those around my ...
While “tidying” up my workroom I came across a DIY Christmas article of mine in a “vintage” Nutshell News. I remembered the fun I had creating the items therein and decided to put aside my “cle...
As I may not be able to find the time to give you a Thanksgiving/November DIY project I thought over the next few days I would share some of my collection of vintage, Dollhouse related, ephemera.&nbs...
______________________________ This past spring (April 2011 post) we made an Easter Peddler’s Cart and considering that the project was popular with so many, fun to create, and, personally speaking, a...
Booklet CoverSet printer to print this page at 7.55"w x 10.36"h If you want a booklet cover print onto cardstock.-------------------- ------------------------------ ---IN SCALEReducing full-siz...
------------------------------ ------------------Well the weather here in the Pacific Northwest is still either overcast or rainy, with just a couple of days at 70 degrees since last October…where has...
Day One: “Ah yes, the first of the week and the house is finally all neat and tidy…the pillows & magazines are all lined up, the books are neatly stacked on their shelf, the carpet is vacuumed, a...
------------------------------ ------------------------------ ------------------A Happy Spring to all of you...of course the weather here in the Pacific Northwest of the USA has yet toreceived the...
============================== ===================THE LEPRECHAUND. R. McAnally in his 1888 book Irish Wonders describes a Leprechaun: ‘He is a diminutive of size, about three feet high, and dres...
============================== =================COBBLER’S WORK TABLE 1. Cut all pieces A-J from acid-free matboard. Cut piece K from thin cardstock. &n bsp;&nbs...
============================== ===============There are many myths concerning the mischievous Leprechaun of Irish folklore&nb sp;but they all lead us to believe that this industrious, but&nbs...
============================== ======================= February is here and only one thing comes to mind...VALENTINES DAY! To celebrate this time of love I am having a party and, of course, you ...
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------------------------------ ------------------------------ ------------------------WINTER WOODWind and bird and brook are still,Frosty hush on every hill!Quiet as I can I goUp this quiet steep of sn...
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By now you have your flooring down, the kitchen cabiniet assembled and trimmed with holly. You have filled the shelves with an array of gingerbread treats and are now ready to work on the...
------------------------------ ------------------------------ ---------------THE BASEThe base is a simple 5" x 7" wooden picture frame. I choose a green color.Remove everything...
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“Too many good books and not enough time to read them all” is what inspired this wicked little Halloween vignette. INSTRUCTIONSNote: Items in bold yellow are what are needed for this proj...
A BIT OF AUTUMNPart 1 ; ; ; ; ; “Autumn, t...
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