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Ballerina Acrylic
Acrylic, 16x20Currently challenging myself to do some figure paintings. What has become an annual Ballerina piece for Amy.
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DIY Dining Set Makeover
Re-finishing a table and chairs, or How I learned to hate chairs.AfterWe were recently given a table from the delightful Moira Katson, writer extraordinaire, and decided it would be a great...
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The Campbell Sisters Dancing by Lorenzo Bartolini
My first two-figure painting. 16x20 acrylic. Complete with traditional unnecessary Tuscan countryside background and Botticellian flowers.This painting is based on Lorenzo Bartolini's statue 'The...
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Wedding Centerpieces: DIY Rustic Terrariums with subtle Nerd Accents (Star...
I was recently asked (allowed, more like) to help make centerpieces for one of my best friend's wedding. We made simple glass terrariums and accented them with some rustic wood slabs and moss, and LED...
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Dragon Pumpkin
This year's pumpkin carving used a new tool; the 1/4 teaspoon! I used it to ridge edges along the skin and then scraped away at then to make a bit of a curve and give extra dimension. Overall pretty...
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DIY: Grow your own Pineapple plant
So about 3.5 years ago I was wondering if I could make a new pineapple plant from the top of a pineapple I had bought at the grocery store. The answer, it turns out, was Yes. It actually wasn't very...
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DIY Cigar Box Travel Board Game
For Christmas this year I made my brother a travel version of a board game I really like. I used a balsa wood cigar box from a craft store, and little wooden dowels as pieces. The board is painted on...
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DIY: Quick and Easy Glowing Window Decorations
Our newest 'Christmas' decoration this year; a glowing nerd symbol!Total time to make: 10 minutes. Total happiness: Immeasurable.Supplies:Cardboard boxDuct tapeMarker or pencilScissorsTissue paper...
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DIY: Pine Cone Hedgehog Ornament
A fun Christmas ornament craft! Full instructions from Dr. Chuck!
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DIY Coffee Harvesting and Roasting
Growing your own coffee is a rather formidable challenge, and, to be honest, not a particularly effective use of time if you live in an apartment. But if you are like me, and you have a coffee tree,...
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DIY: Cornhole set (bean bag toss) boards and bags
This is my attempt to make a cornhole set using these instructions:https://www.diynetwork.com/how-to/outdoors/structures/how-to-build-a-regulation-cornhole-setI did pretty much this entire project in...
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DIY Wizard Wands
For Halloween this year we are going as wizards from the Harry Potter universe, so of course we needed to create some wands! There are many descriptions online of using hot glue, dowels, and acrylic...
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DIY Animal Terrarium Holiday Ornaments
Check out these adorable animal terrarium ornaments! A fun family DIY craft for the holidaysSee the full instructions from Dr. Chuck here!
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DIY Harry Potter Wand Spell Tokens
For a present I made my wife some Harry Potter Spell Tokens, which are just little wooden disks with spells from the Harry Potter books on one side and the wand motions (according to the internet) on...
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DIY Hogsmeade At Christmastime: Harry Potter Christmas Village
Hogsmeade Christmas VillageI've had a very long-term goal of one day making a Christmas Village, and recently was inspired by a trip to Harry Potter World at Universal Studios to try to make a...
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DIY Wooden Train Track Accessories
My child has been building a wooden train set and I decided to try my hand at building a few accessories for the tracks. We use the generic wooden tracks that are compatible with Brio et al (mostly we...
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DIY Hogsmeade Harry Potter Christmas Village: Owls!
Click here for the Hogsmeade at Christmastime: Harry Potter Christmas Village post!As the first addition to the Hogsmeade Christmas Village, I converted some Halloween Owls I got on sale into wintry...
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Healthy Halloween Snacks: Bell Pepper Pumpkins and Krakens
There are lots and lots of sweet halloween treats and decorations available, but we recently hosted a halloweeny brunch and we needed some savory options. These bell pepper creations were super quick...
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DIY Hogsmeade Harry Potter Christmas Village: House Choir Singers
Ravenclaw, Hufflepuff, Slytherin, and Gryffindor singers in the Hogsmeade Christmas Village!See the original Hogsmeade Christmas Village post here!See the Owls of Hogsmeade Christmas Village post...
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DIY Hogsmeade Christmas Village: Madam Puddifoot's conversion and Ice Skaters
DIY Hogsmeade Christmas VillagePrevious Hogsmeade Christmas Village Posts:Hogwarts House Carol SingersHogsmeade OwlsHogsmeade BuildingsDIY Hogsmeade Christmas Village: Ice Skaters and Madam Puddifoot's...
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Harry Potter Crochet for Absolute Beginners with Free Hedwig Pattern
(to go straight to the Hedwig (snowy owl) pattern just scroll down to the owl picture below)I've been debating trying out crocheting for awhile and a few weeks ago had a chance to finally start. This...
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DIY Captain America Shield using Round Saucer Sled
For Halloween this year the family is going as some of the Avengers, so I chose Captain America. The sled I used to make this shield was already used once as the shield for my Spartan Hoplite Costume...
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della Robbia Christmas Wreath DIY
I was inspired by an episode of Holiday Home Makeover to try to make a Lucca della Robbia-inspired Christmas wreath. It was a pretty simple task overall and I'm quite pleased with the result! You...
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The Official Gingerbread House of 2020 (Dumpster Fire)
Well it has been...a year. So to commemorate we made a gingerbread house that fit the mood. All credit to Amy for the idea and baking and decorating and putting up with me through all of 2020....
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DIY Hogsmeade Christmas Village: Dog Walkers Conversion
This year it's been a little harder to go to second hand stores for old Christmas Village supplies to repurpose, but I did get a pair of Lemax Christmas figures to paint. Like my previous figures, I...
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