DIY Arabesque Backsplash
Have you ever drooled over arabesque tiles and wished you could afford them as a backsplash for your kitchen? Well, there is a dirt-cheap way you can get the backsplash of your dreams using stencils. The cost may be low, but beware: doing stencils around objects and...
Folded Book Art Made Easy: available online
Now available on Amazon: Folded Book Art Made Easy: recycle books into beautiful art sculptures. This colorful instructional book is a culmination of years of experience teaching folded book art.
Floating Water Treatment Biofilter Island
Back to the dirty pond issue. I've already written about a gadget I found that speeds up water cleaning time. But even after using that gadget, algae in my pond built up again quickly, making it necessary for me to drag my butt out every few days to de-muck the pond....
Ukrainian Easter Egg Activity
Here is a video tutorial for a basketful of Ukrainian Easter eggs--also known as pysanky. The Ukrainian method of Easter egg dyeing resembles batik where you use wax to block areas from the dye. You work in layers, blocking out the lightest colors first, then adding...
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