February 24

Mardi Gras Masks!

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Mardi Gras is tomorrow, and who doesn’t love Mardi Gras? It’s Halloween for grown ups! A holiday to celebrate partying! You can’t go out for Mardi Gras with out three key ingredients 1)A willingness to have fun 2) A bunch of fun beads and, most importantly, 3)Your Mardi Gras Mask (what happens on Bourbon Street may stay there, but the local bar doesn’t always follow the same rules!).

About.com:How To has a great article by Lorain Blanken with step by step instructions on how to make several different types of eye-catching. face hiding, Mardi Gras Masks perfect for wearing while you are up to your most wild debauchery!

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February 21

Gryffindor Bed Canopy


Ofenjen at sewhooked had a predicament. Her daughter needed a Harry Potter inspired bedroom, and in order to have that, she needed a four poster bed with the school colors draped luxuriously around. Her daughter’s bedroom posed two small problems. There was a ceiling fan in it, and it was too small for a four poster bed anyway. Ofenjen did what any self respecting crafter would do…

She created her own version of a Gryffindor Bed Canopy using lightweight (and inexpensive) PVC pipe that she could affix to her daughter’s wall. Beautiful!

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February 16

Katamari Computer Monitor Cat Bed

Inez Hernandez submitted this Computer Monitor Cat Bed to us and I am just in love with it. She used a few basic crafty skills, namely; spray painting, modge podge, some feathers and rhinestones, and of course, a little fleece for her kitty to sleep on! This is one creative way to re-use an old monitor and spoil a well deserving kitty at the same time. The cat’s name is “Katamuri”, so Inez used characters from the Katamari Damacy video game to personalize her kitty’s new suite.

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