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Susan Barclay-Nichols I asked, you responded, so what interests you?From Esmee: She’d like more solid things as her daughter is a bit of a mixing mad scientist in the bathroom. I’m working on things so stay tuned! From Christine P: Hi, I have a suggestion! I was wondering if you would consider doing another post on hair...
I’m really loving this flexible soap idea, and I love sushi, so I thought I’d put the two together and make some maki rolls. (I’m working on figuring out the California or Dynamite roll next!) For this project, you could use a round mold and cut the middle out with an apple corer or a...
If there’s anything I like more than cupcakes (from a design point of view), it’s sushi. I was inspired by the Soap Queen’s video and posts on making flexible soap (click here for the jelly roll tutorial, click here for the sushi soap tutorial, and click here for the video on making flexible soap), so...
There’s a surprise – Susan’s a geek who likes Doctor Who! (I did have a Dalek shirt, but it said it was “XL” and my tiny mom couldn’t fit into it, which just shows you that you should try on the shirt before you stencil on it!!!) FABRIC STENCIILLINGWith a few pieces of fabric and...
Hey, this is my 250th post. I should have some kind of celebration. I think I’ll make some cupcakes!The kids have been out of school for four weeks now, and they’re bored. So why not craft with them? I have had actual fights with people about crafting with kids. They won’t sit still, they won’t...