Hi All,
I found a nice craft page on the 'Net yesterday and I thought it would
go well in this conference:
LM>Diane's Country Cottage Crafts
LM>              Craft Projects, Craft Tips, Craft Recipes
LM>                                 Projects
LM>Fabric Angels
LM>Materials: Fabric of any color or design, thread, metallic paper twist,
  >lace, ribbon, pearl strings, craft
  >wedding bands, ribbon rose, hot glue, stuffing.
LM>This is a easy project. These are nice for tree decorations or gift
  >decorations.
LM>Cut (1) 8" circle from fabric. Sew lace around circle. Put a small amount
  >of stuffing in center of
  >circle. Using a piece of thread, tie the material to make a head. Tie a
  >piece of ribbon around neck
  >making a bow in front.
LM>Cut a 6" piece of paper twist. Unfold paper twist, pinch together in 
iddle
  >using thread tie around
  >center to hold together. Glue to back of Angel at neck. Cover thread with
  >ribbon rose or ribbon
  >bow. If you didn't glue ribbon rose to back glue it to front bow. Glue a
  >halo, using pearls, or
  >wedding band onto the head. Sew a small loop of thread or ribbon to the
  >back of the Angel to hang
  >her by.
LM>Paper Twist Heart
LM>Materials: Paper twist (2 coordinating colors), large paper clip, 1/8" 
ide
  >ribbon, Silk craft leaves,
  >ribbon rose, pearl stems, craft wire or twist tie, hot glue gun.
LM>This is a easy project. Makes a nice gift package decoration and Christmas
  >ornament.
LM>Cut 2 pieces 21" long of each color paper twist. Using large paper clip
  >hold one end of two colors
  >together. Twist (like braiding) the 2 colors together. Shape into a heart
  >shape, the cut ends are the
  >top center of heart and curve down into the center. Using craft wire tie
  >all ends together about 1 1/2"
  >from end. Glue silk leaves over wire, glue pearl stems on next, Cut 1 
iece
  >1/8" ribbon 20" long. Cut
  >1 piece 1/8" ribbon 7" long. Using longer length, lay ribbon back and
  >fourth to shape into bow with 6
  >loops (three each side). Using short length, tie around center of bow. 
lue
  >to heart. Glue ribbon rose
  >on top. Make a hanger out of ribbon and attach to back.
LM>Using silk holly leaves and bells are nice for a Christmas theme. Also
  >group 3 hearts together at
  >various lengths and make into a wall decoration.
LM>EGG shaker noise maker
LM>Materials: Plastic Easter egg(any size), Acrylic craft paint, Dimensional
  >paint, Spray clear acrylic,
  >Paint brush, Glue, Popcorn
LM>This is a easy project. A great project for kids.
LM>Adult supervision recommended for young children. Fill small half of egg
  >with some popcorn kernals.
  >Glue both ends of egg together. Let dry. Decorate outside of egg with
  >paint. Let dry. Spray with
  >clear acrylic. When dry let kids shake and make music.
LM>Edible Crystals
LM>Kids like this project, they get to watch the crystals grow and eat them
  >when they are done.
LM>Materials: Clear glass, 1/2 cup water, 1 cup sugar, clean string, clean
  >paper clip, pencil.
LM>Attach string to center of pencil, and attach paper clip to other end of
  >string. Pour 1/2 cup water into
  >a pan. Add 1 cup of sugar to water. Heat the mixture over a low 
emperature
  >until the sugar
  >dissolves. Do not stir; Pour warm syrup into glass and hang weighted 
tring
  >into syrup with pencil
  >resting across top of glass. Let stand at room temperature. Place glass on
  >windowsill that get's
  >sunlight. In about one week large crystals will begin to form. (Break the
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