tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11153561817928381642013-04-21T00:30:28.041-07:00Crap to CraftDaphnehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04783904449148261206noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1115356181792838164.post-33691011393473044282013-04-20T23:57:00.000-07:002013-04-20T23:57:30.660-07:002013-04-20T23:57:30.660-07:00Invitations<span style="font-size: x-large;">I've been having a lot of fun lately, making invitations for every party I am able. I want to start getting my work out there to form a client base for the store that I hope to open within the next 5 years.</span>Daphnehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04783904449148261206noreply@blogger.com0Keewatin, MN, USA47.3996565 -93.0724152999999947.356664 -93.15309629999999 47.442648999999996 -92.99173429999999tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1115356181792838164.post-1046848653123153282013-04-20T23:51:00.002-07:002013-04-21T00:30:28.056-07:002013-04-21T00:30:28.056-07:00<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<br />Daphnehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04783904449148261206noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1115356181792838164.post-50775790852939101712012-04-13T17:27:00.000-07:002012-04-13T17:27:36.035-07:002012-04-13T17:27:36.035-07:00My Family as Babies!<div style="text-align: center;">I am excited to debut my newest project My Family as Babies: a scrapbook of, well, my family as babies. All of which will lead into my baby's scrapbook. Yes, that means I am a mother to be!! I have 5 months to compile such a book, before my life becomes completely revolved around my little ball of joy. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/--fkCpURu-MI/T4jC_vX8UQI/AAAAAAAAADI/-hYmJW51_Fg/s1600/DSCN0079.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="480" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/--fkCpURu-MI/T4jC_vX8UQI/AAAAAAAAADI/-hYmJW51_Fg/s640/DSCN0079.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;">I came across these amazing photos of my grandpa (on my mom's side), his mother, and his older brother. </div>Daphnehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04783904449148261206noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1115356181792838164.post-12269465686905462962012-03-22T20:35:00.001-07:002013-04-20T23:48:02.789-07:002013-04-20T23:48:02.789-07:00Nothing fancy, Just a little moss growing experiment I watched a show once and their feature was on how to make moss grow in selected locations. While at my family's cabin i decided to try it out. I walked the old familiar trails of my childhood, in search of some already grown and thriving moss patches to take home with me.<br />
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This isn't the prettiest chunk i could have dug up, but for an experiment it would work perfectly. </div>
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I then assembled my necessary tools;</div>
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<li>A blender</li>
<li>Some bricks</li>
<li>Plain yogurt, a beer, or buttermilk</li>
<li>A glass of water</li>
<li>A dish pan</li>
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There are several different ways to cultivate moss. I chose to pull the moss from the dirt, throw it in the blender, and puree it with a few scoops of watered down yogurt (moss thrives on highly acidic areas, and the yogurt provides that acidity).<br />
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I read that some people paint on their mixture, and some pour it. I chose to pour. Mine may have been too thick, it was almost a chocolate milkshake consistency. </div>
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It has been raining for the past two days, so my moss is incubating in my spare bedroom with the door shut. This is not strongly recommended. Within the first two days it started to grow white mold, which is to be expected, and when the rain stops I'll move it to the back of my house where it will thrive under the boat, or I'll put it under my front steps. Avoid direct light, as moss is used to shade and will dry up quickly in the sun. Within 4-6 weeks i should have a thriving set of brick moss!!</div>
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My moss experiment was a total FLOP. I did however manage to cultivate some fuzzy white mold. I think the cold blast we had a few days after the trial killed the possible moss growth. we will have to try again using a different recipe.</div>
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*<b>EDIT</b>*</div>
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Well i gave it its go. If i had had time to spray it every day it probably would have been successful, but doing it indoors can leave a funky smell in the room. I suggest doing it outside.</div>
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Daphnehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04783904449148261206noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1115356181792838164.post-70545487987957600922011-04-11T23:25:00.000-07:002011-04-11T23:25:41.988-07:002011-04-11T23:25:41.988-07:00Coffee Pot Candle Warmer<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-GeLq2R4aNK4/TaPwULQ0ggI/AAAAAAAAACQ/c6uT-YaMvL4/s1600/mail.google.com.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-GeLq2R4aNK4/TaPwULQ0ggI/AAAAAAAAACQ/c6uT-YaMvL4/s1600/mail.google.com.jpg" /></a></div><br />
I hate when my candles burn lopsided. My mom used to press the wax down, but would still end up with deep wells in her pillar candles. Shave off the excess candle wax, you can even use remnants of other old candles, and melt the leftover wax in a candle warmer. Now I've seen candle warmers range in prices between $5 to $50 and although they can be beautiful, it is not necessary to spend that much. Instead simply find a heat resistant container (I like to use coffee cups or tomato paste cans), and put it where you would normally put your coffee urn! Make sure to turn it off when you aren't home though.Daphnehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04783904449148261206noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1115356181792838164.post-6665251882284387182011-03-28T23:41:00.000-07:002011-03-28T23:41:24.239-07:002011-03-28T23:41:24.239-07:00Picture frame "white board"I hate spending $15 on a giant white glossy board that hangs on my wall and sticks out like a sore thumb. When i was little my sister and I would draw pictures and write notes on out floor length mirror. I wanted something that would look nice with the rest of the pictures on my wall but i wanted to incorporate my own flare into it and really make it my own. This whole thing cost me less than $2 to make!<br />
<u><b>What you need: </b></u><br />
<ul><li>Picture frame (with glass, not plastic)</li>
<li>Decorative paper, cardstock, old news paper (really anything that a marker will show up against)</li>
<li>Scissors<br />
Straight edge</li>
<li>Pencil</li>
<li>Dry erase markers</li>
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Its so simple, all you have to do is line up your paper how you want it, and cut it the size of the picture frame. I like to use the glass from my picture frame as a stencil. <br />
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<u><b> Final Product:</b></u><br />
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