It’s been raining where I live for days. It’s going to keep raining for days, according to the weather forecasters.* So, when I saw Jeff Rudell’s How to Brighten A Rainy Day Brunch post, I though it apropos to the occasion. Here’s all you need to make two:
- 2 styrofoam standards (18″ high with 6″ diameter globes)
- a box of paper parasols
- ribbon, for wrapping the standards’ stems
- rice, to hide the styrofoam ‘dirt’
- two terra cotta pots to fit standards
Follow this link to see how it all goes together.
*It could be worse. It could be snowing.
I LOVE this idea from Make and Takes! A sweet little greeting card that blooms, with the help of seed-infused paper, of course. M & T’s tute for making the paper seems pretty easy. All you need is
- some paper scraps,
- a blender,
- water,
- a wooden spoon,
- colander,
- paper towel(s),
- a couple of towels
- and some felt if you have some handy (hey, we’re crafters, we always got some of that stuff stashed away!)
Head on over to Make and Takes for the complete tute.
If my new loom knitting passion starts to wane, I’m going to go back to knitting and MAKE my own knitting needles. Martha tells us how to do it…and it’s MUCH easier than you might think. Imagine dowels and a pencil sharpener and you’re on your way!
