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DIY Acorn Necklace

02 Tuesday Oct 2012

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acorn necklace, acorn pendant, diy, DIY necklace, fall necklace, project for kids, scrap yarn, The Farm at Miller's Crossing

There are acorns falling in these parts, and it is the perfect time to make acorn necklaces. We first learned to make this easy project at a visit to our CSA farm a couple of years ago. It is a great project for tiny bits of leftover yarn. Kids can help with the acorn gathering, and yarn choosing and twisting. To make your own you will need:

*Acorns with Caps

*Small Screw Eyes

*Yarn – at least two colors

*Scissors

1. Gather freshly fallen acorns and wash if necessary. Snip off stem from top of acorn with scissors, leaving a flat spot at the top of acorn cap.

2. Twist screw eye into top of cap. If cap pops off it can be glued back on with craft glue.

3. Choose two contrasting strands of yarn and cut about 36 inches of each. (Adjust size per wearer).

4. Tie two strands together. Stretch out yarns with knot in the middle and have two people hold each of the two ends. (Or tie one end to a door knob if you are alone).

5. Twist each color of yarn in the opposite direction until yarn coils back on itself. Bring the two loose ends together and grasp. Grab the knot in the center and pull away from loose ends until the twist evens out. The two colors should now be evenly twisted around each other. Loosen or tighten twist until you like the way it looks.

6. Slip screw eye over the twisted yarn strand and tie the ends together.

Happy Fall!

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DIY Knitted Ice Cream

02 Monday Jul 2012

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diy, diy knitted toys, free knitting pattern, I Like Lemons Blog, ice cream cone knitting pattern, knit ice cream, olive knitting pattern, play kitchen food, scrap yarn

Knitted cones from a free pattern at I Like Lemons.  I made these for my niece last year and used scrap yarns and seed beads.  They take only a couple of hours each, or less if you aren’t having to rewind skeins from toddler hands.  I always get the urge to knit during the hottest months, but luckily this project inspired some taste-testing to get the colors right.  I Like Lemons seems to have ended her posts, but there are more cute free patterns in the archives.  Her Olive and Ball projects are pretty amazing.  Etsy has a variety of knitted foods here if you would prefer to buy instead of knit.

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Collage Eggs

03 Tuesday Apr 2012

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collage egg, Easter, Easter basket, Easter card, egg decorating, egg shape, Envelopemall.com, grandparent gift, paper egg, scrap yarn, vellum envelope

We made these eggs for our friends last year.  They are simple for kids to decorate and a good way to use up some scraps from past projects.  You will need:

*Card stock

*Scissors

*Glue

*Collage Materials (We used scrap yarn, fabric, cupcake liners, glitter, sequins, googly eyes, doilies, watercolors and crayons).

1.  Draw large egg shape on card stock and cut out.  Our eggs are 4″x 3″.

2.  Trace this egg pattern onto the other card stock pieces and cut out.

3.  Hand over the glue and let the kids decorate away.

4.  Wait for glue to dry and place in vellum envelopes.  These make great Easter cards or basket treats for the grandparents.

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