tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-81582967370229075202024-03-06T00:15:13.694-08:00Bowdabra: Unleashing Creativity WithinSandy Sandlerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10511384014772980071noreply@blogger.comBlogger46125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8158296737022907520.post-6205664025848324712011-12-01T15:12:00.000-08:002011-12-01T15:12:42.224-08:00Budgeting, Homemade and even Re-Gifting….The New Chic<span id="internal-source-marker_0.5579902861264192" style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 15px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">With our wallets getting a bit thinner, and our budgets getting tighter, this holiday season, its trendy to look at gift giving with our budgets in mind; it is now “chic” to be frugal and “re-gift,!”</span><br />
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<span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 15px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">Unleash your creativity at home by making wonderful crafts or baked goods, turning them into adorable goodies worth gifting. From</span><a href="http://bowdabrablog.com/category/hair-bow-tool-and-ruler/hair-bow-tutorials/"><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 15px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;"> </span><span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000099; font-family: Arial; font-size: 15px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: underline; vertical-align: baseline;">handcrafted hair bows</span></a><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 15px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">, to</span><a href="http://pinterest.com/bowdabra/bowdabra-ribbon-jewelry/"><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 15px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;"> </span><span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000099; font-family: Arial; font-size: 15px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: underline; vertical-align: baseline;">handmade jewelry</span></a><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 15px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">, soaps,</span><a href="http://bowdabrablog.com/2011/11/06/thanksgiving-hostess-gift-handmade-candlesticks-and-candle-holders/"><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 15px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;"> </span><span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000099; font-family: Arial; font-size: 15px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: underline; vertical-align: baseline;">handmade candles</span></a><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 15px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">, the possibilities are endless.</span><br />
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<span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 15px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">Chances are you may not even have to purchase these items from the store. About eighty percent of these items may be “hiding in plain site” in your home.</span><br />
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<span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 15px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">Take a look around. Didn’t you notice that satin ribbon “fraying” from your beautiful summer dress that is so “ten seasons ago!” Rip it off and turn it into a bow! Adorn a piece of handmade soap with it, or attach a pendant and make a necklace out of it.</span><br />
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<span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 15px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">Perhaps you have too many mugs in your kitchen and too few people to drink from them! Grab one and give it a make-over. You can decoupage it, paint it, or even cover it in fabric! This can make a great teacher gift to be used as a pencil holder!</span><br />
<span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 15px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">Billion of dollars are wasted every year purchasing, wrapping papers, gift cards, plastic ribbons, tapes etc., and these items are then generally turned into landfill, becoming environmental waste.</span><br />
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<span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 15px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">Instead of spending money fancy wraps, search your house for items that can be used as gift wrap. Use recyclable shopping bags, then the wrap becomes a second gift! You can find some</span><a href="http://bowdabrablog.com/category/seasonal-crafts/christmas/christmas-gift-wrapping/"><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 15px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;"> </span><span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000099; font-family: Arial; font-size: 15px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: underline; vertical-align: baseline;">great frugal and green gift wrap ideas</span></a><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 15px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">, go to</span><a href="http://bowdabrablog.com/"><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 15px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;"> </span><span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000099; font-family: Arial; font-size: 15px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: underline; vertical-align: baseline;">www.bowdabrablog.com</span></a><br />
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There is an immeasurable value in doing arts and crafts with your children. I hope parents and teachers will use the free Mother’s Day garden gift making instructions on the <a href="http://c4k555.org/mothersday.html" target="_blank">Crafters 4 Kids</a> website to help children create amazing gardening gifts for Mom this Mother’s Day.<br>
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<strong>Garden Kneeler:</strong> Gardening is so hard on the knees! Garden kneelers are the perfect cushion for your knees because of all the kneeling down to pull weeds and tend to the plants. Help children create this easy garden kneeler with Sunday’s newspaper and duct tape!<br>
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<strong>Painted Watering Can:</strong> Create a beautiful keepsake that will make Mom smile every time she waters her plants. Paint a metal watering can with acrylic paints. Use lines, swirls, and circles to create an easy pattern.<br>
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<b>DIY Wedding Projects</b> – Make your own table centerpieces, guest book, invitations, and party favors. Designing your own invitations can be a big help to cut wedding costs. Create your invitations and invite guest to bring a photo of you and them together to place inside of the guest book. Guests can place the photo along with a caption in the guest book and your guest book can double as your first family album. For more information about DIY Wedding project ideas visit <a href="http://bowdabrablog.com/" target="_blank">Bowdabrablog.com</a> and <a href="http://bowdabra.com/" target="_blank">Bowdabra.com</a><br>
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1. <b>Visit Crafters 4 Kids Online</b> (<a href="http://c4k555.org/" target="_blank">http://c4k555.org</a>)- We have some creative frugal kids’ crafts that do not require a lot of time or craft materials. For instance, make a pet mouse using a rock, pipe cleaners, googley eyes, and a pom pom nose. Children can even take it a step further and design some fake cheese or even make a tiny shoebox home.<br>
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I placed half of the salsa that I made into a canning jar and will be giving it as a hostess gift. The other half I will be putting out with chips for an appetizer before Easter dinner.<br>
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<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://bowdabra.com/sandler/wp-content/uploads/2011/03/skullbowfinal.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" class="aligncenter size-medium wp-image-634" height="225" src="http://bowdabra.com/sandler/wp-content/uploads/2011/03/skullbowfinal-300x225.jpg" title="skullbowfinal" width="300" /> </a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Inspired to create your own Skull & Bones hair bow? Head to Sandy Sandler's blog for the step-by-step instructions. Here's the link: <a href="http://bowdabra.com/sandler/?p=622">Skull & Bones Trendy Hair Bow</a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br />
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<a href="http://bowdabratoday.blogspot.com/2011/03/woven-ribbon-notebook-hair-bow-holder.html#more">Read more »</a>Sandy Sandlerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10511384014772980071noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8158296737022907520.post-37679382513576520502011-03-16T17:47:00.000-07:002011-03-30T07:46:52.976-07:00How to Make a Braided Ribbon HeadbandI wanted to design a headband for my daughter. My daughter is young and very particular on what she puts in her hair, her main concern is comfort. So I knew that the headband had to be comfortable especially behind her ears. I spent a lot of time designing it so that the ends of the headband with tucked into each other and there was no sharp edges.<br>
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<a href="http://bowdabratoday.blogspot.com/2011/03/how-to-make-braided-ribbon-headband.html#more">Read more »</a>Sandy Sandlerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10511384014772980071noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8158296737022907520.post-79823927244830590782011-03-15T14:36:00.000-07:002011-03-30T07:47:56.089-07:00How to Line Snap Clips with Ribbon for Mini Bowdabra Hair BowsCoordinate outfits with matching hair bows. Use the <a href="http://ribbonsandthingsstore.com/product.php?id_product=287">Mini Bowdabra Hair Bow Tool & Ruler</a> to make easy hair bows to match all of your daughter’s clothes. The Hair Bow Tool & Ruler comes with interactive software to make 70 different hair bow styles. The interactive software gives step-by-step instructions with pictures, an easy to follow material list, a ribbon length chart for all standard bows, helpful hints, and frequently asked hair bow making questions.<br>
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<a href="http://bowdabratoday.blogspot.com/2011/03/make-your-own-envelope-and-card.html#more">Read more »</a>Sandy Sandlerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10511384014772980071noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8158296737022907520.post-64344316669589985352011-03-12T09:33:00.000-08:002011-03-30T07:56:18.593-07:00How to Make Pom Poms Using the BowdabraEasy to make pom poms using the Bowdabra. Pom poms can have many uses; attach to hats, decorations, where on shoes, attach to backpacks, even add to key rings. Try losing your keys with a big pom pom attached? Impossible!<br>
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<ul><li>Create a Leprechaun Snack Cup with cardstock and a small plastic cup. Attach cardstock around a small plastic cup and hold it in place with tape. Add a circular bottom to the plastic cup to form the Leprechaun’s Hat. Finish the hat with ribbon or marker. Children can then use the Leprechaun’s hat to hold their snack. Optional: Add a little clover on the side of the hat made with a green chenille stem.</li>
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A baby shower decoration that can also be used once the baby is born- awesome! I designed this decorative diaper wreath so that it can easily be taken apart after the shower and the infant diapers can be used. Diapers are so expensive it seems a shame to waste even one.<br>
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Who says wood has to be painted? How about covering wooden shapes with aluminum foil! It is easy and fun for kids. I love all of the wood cut-out shapes that are available. They are a fairly inexpensive craft item and come in a variety of shapes. However, as a parent of young children I don’t always want to break-out the paints when we are crafting. Sometimes it is nice to just have a simple <i>almost</i> mess-free craft.<br>
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</div>Tulle is a neat ribbon to work with it. It is very lightweight, looks great stacked, and bends easily. I like working with tulle especially when it comes to making flowers. I have designed simple to make tulle flowers with a large pin center. The flowers can be placed into Styrofoam circles, blocks, discs, or wreath forms.<br>
<a href="http://bowdabratoday.blogspot.com/2011/03/use-bowdabra-bow-wire-when-making-tulle.html#more">Read more »</a>Sandy Sandlerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10511384014772980071noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8158296737022907520.post-46640651162023019202011-03-07T19:29:00.000-08:002011-03-30T08:04:30.558-07:00Tissue Paper Pom PomsHave you seen the <a href="http://www.marthastewart.com/how-to/tissue-paper-pom-poms-how-to#slide_0">tissue paper pom poms</a> that Martha Stewart has on her site? I love the look of them! Today, I experimented with my Bowdabra® to see if the tissue paper pom poms were something that I could make quicker and simpler with my Bowdabra®.<br>
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