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Crepe Paper Christmas Cards

With Christmas only a month away now is the time to start making your crepe paper Christmas Cards. Many people think that crepe paper is only used for flowers. When in fact the paper can be used to make several things. The colorful assortment of crepe paper will allow you to make nearly any type Christmas card you can think of.

In this article I’ll provide you with a few wonderful crepe paper Christmas card ideas you can make. The items you will need include; crepe paper, shears, ribbon, clear drying glue and a ruler. For each project you will need a few additional items as well that you may already have or can pick up at a craft store.

Christmas cards – To make a crepe paper Christmas card you will need all of the supplies listed above and a few additional ones; cardstock, old Christmas cards with pictures on them, green and red glitter and green, red, silver or gold curling ribbon. To assemble the card use your ruler to measure the cardstock to the size you want, you can have a single card or a double card (one that folds in half.)

Cover the cardstock in crepe paper using the clear drying glue to attach it. If you want to write a personal message be sure to leave a small section of the card free of the crepe paper. Next cut out a design from an old Christmas card and glue it to the front of the crepe paper covered card stock. You can add a little glitter or a small ribbon bow if you like or anything else you can think of.

Some people also chose to substitute the “old Christmas card” picture with a family picture or a picture of their child or children or a hand colored picture by a child. The last idea is nice for grandparents and family members who do not get to see the child very often. You can also enclose an updated picture or even two of the child.

You can also make a Christmas card in the shape of a holiday symbol such as; a wreath, Santa Clause, Christmas tree, star, gingerbread boy or girl, candy cane, snowman, or any other item you associate with Christmas. All you need is a large metal cookie cutter or a paper pattern. Using the cardstock cut out the shape and cover the front of it with the crepe paper. You can decorate it any way you like. You may want to give a snowman, gingerbread boy or girl wiggly eyes or make tiny little balls out of the paper for the Christmas tree to represent bulbs, a wreath can be decorate with different colors of glitter. Use the back to write a personal little note or attach a photo.

Crepe paper Christmas cards are so easy to make and the recipients will adore them. Don’t forget to add a little bow made from curly ribbon. These cards can also be made in a miniature form and used as gift tags!

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Jane Morris
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Easter Crafts Ideas

Easter is on the door-step… Do you need any Easter crafts ideas to decorate your home quickly?

My free Easter crafts ideas and projects are really practical, because they’re so simple and you don’t need any special accessories to make them.

You’ll only need some glue, paint, scissors, felt, papers and your two hands to make these simple Easter crafts projects.

Easter paper craft using egg-boxes

You might think how is it possible to make decoration using egg-boxes. It’s really simple and I think this is the most lovely Easter decoration on my site.

Take an hour or so, a paper egg-box, some felt, an egg boxes few other things and your creative two hands and create wonderful chickens!

The following two step-by-step guideline will explain you how to make them. Visit my site www.marcels-kid-crafts-com to see the pattern and the step-by-step pictures.

You’ll need:

* egg-box (for the body and the wings)

* all purpose adhesive

* scissors

* red felt (for the crests)

* yellow cardboard (for the beak)

* feather (for the tail)

* white paper (for the eyes)

* black marker

* pen

The steps:

Print and cut the patterns out.

Outline the patterns.

Cut out pieces. (The wings are made of the lid of the egg-box.)

Cut the middle part, the peaks of the box.

Cut the bottom of the peak round as shown.

First, glue the two red felt pieces about the middle of the peak.

Next, glue the beak as shown and hold it for a few minutes.

Then, glue the edge of the first wing on the back of the chicken.

Do the same with the second wing.

Glue the two white eyes and draw two dots with the black marker.

Next, is the feather.

Glue it on the back of the chicken between the wings.

Hold it for a few minutes.

Finally, glue the crest on the top of the chicken and hold it until it stands firmly.

Wait 5-10 minutes until everything completely dried.

Dont’t forget to have a look at the pictures!

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Do you have to have a permit/liscense to sell baked goods at a craft fair?

I have some old recipee’s and new packaging ideas for some deserts that I’d like to start selling. I’m thinking of testing the idea at some craft fairs in my area (Alabama). Does anyone know if I would have to be liscensed with the health dept? I wasn’t sure if you had some type of grace period or quantity level before you were required to have a seperate kitchen etc. Thanks

You will need a business license witha tax ID # (a social security # works if you are self-employed) and a seller’s permit. You may also need a permit from your county health department – regulations on this vary by area so call them and check.

Last but not least, you’ll need to rent space from the organizers of the event – they will assign you a booth. Every fair is different – some provide tables/electrical power/etc. but many do not. Again, call and check with the event organizer.

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Help! Need Creative CRAFT ideas for kids!?

I teach sunday school, and being thrifty as I am, I wanted to have a “recycle craft day” so I’ve been saving items like toilet tissue rolls, paper towel rolls, water bottles, metal cans of variable sizes, and even egg cartons. Any ideas out there (that are simple) and don’t require a lot of detail. We usually have about 1/2 hr to do a craft. Thanks for reading and help me get those young creative minds at work and save money on materials.(not to mention less trash in our landfills) WEBSITES would be helpful too!

crafts using paper towel rolls: http://www.thriftyfun.com/tf518068.tip.html

crafts using toilet paper rolls: http://www.dltk-kids.com/type/tp_roll.htm

crafts using water bottles:http://milestones.geoparent.com/2008/05/05/empty-water-bottle-crafts-for-kids/ *OR* http://www.artistshelpingchildren.org/artscraftsideasplasticbottlesprojectskids.html (you have to scroll down a little bit and it has ideas by the letter)

crafts using egg cartons: http://www.talkingchild.com/craftsegg.aspx

hope this helps! =)

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I need to make runescape money…..any ideas?

Ok i will not state my username for obvious reasons…..but i will tell some stats
ATK-60
Str-64
Def-60
range-25
mage-60
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hunter-27
runecraft-28
mining-60
smithing-47
woodcutting-60
fletching-78
fishing-55
cooking-56
farming-3
crafting-58
agility-35

Well since you are obviously a member and I have never been a member it’s kind of hard for me to give you advice in some ways, but, I have been playing runescape for a couple years and I can mine runite ores and I can smith them and I do make a lot of gold pieces doing smithing (mostly off of selling addy & rune items) Since you can’t do that yet, I’d recommend buying iron ores (or mining them yourself if you really want to) but it’s rather easy to buy iron ores for less than 100 each (even on forums). Then buy (or mine) coal for 150 (low)-200 (high) each and smelt into steel bars. If you want to save on # of coal you use by half, use the blast furnace. You could also superheat them with nature runes but I’d not really recommend that for steel, I think it wastes too many too quickly. Anyways you could also just buy the steel bars for 500 (low)- 600 (high). I advise you to make cannon balls with the steel bars that you either buy or smelt. Cannons sell from 500k from others up to about 750k from the shop. 4 cannon balls are made per steel bar and each cannon ball sells from about 180-220 each sometimes up to 250 each. Anyways, I know several guys that use cannons to train range and slayer and they can use about 6000 cannon balls per hour each and they paid me 600+ each steel bar. I made 3mil profit by the time I was 42 smith by selling 5k steel bars. They got pretty good monster drops often and instead of buying all that stuff why don’t you try to earn some of it? I know that getting a dragon chain is pretty rare but you could try keep trying to get it from a drop. I know they had tons of dmeds in all their time trying to get a d chain. They also went out and fought against dragons and then crafted the hides and high alced em or sold sets to rangers. I am a bit jealous that members can actually make a profit off of low level smithing cannon balls because I’ve spent well over 60mil gp on getting my smithing level up into the 90’s, but now that I am in the 90’s (and now that I also got my mining up to be able to mine runite ores too), smithing rune stuff is very profitable. Those high level combat guys that I knew often had more than a dozen sets of rune armor from dragon/slayer drops and would trade some of it to me for my rune bars so that they could get rune kites made (as those weren’t dropped) then they would sell the full rune sets for 180-200k

Your fletching level is pretty high and I know that fletching can earn a lot of $ too as I have several member friends that are fletchers and they often try to buy my ores or bars so they can get more arrow tips. One of them is now 99 fletch though and is working on training her crafting level up. She makes power ammies for me out of the diamonds that I get and trades me addy arrows for the addy bars that I get so I can train my pure ranger. I have heard that with farming you can make over 200k hourly rather easily by buying seeds and selling certain stuff but I forgot the details and your farm level is really low anyways.

You’ll need about 20mil if you are going to buy d med, chain, legs, & sheild. As for the other stuff, check the forums and see if anyone selling cheap sale and then resell if for higher. I know lots of members that are into merchanting. You could go get clues and do them to get treasure trail stuff and sell that on busy nonmember servers or post of forums cause there are a lot of rich nonmembers that do read forums and buy stuff from them even though we can’t post… You could do some nature or law running, I hear they pay 10k+ per run. I usually pay 1k+ per run from fally or al karid furnace to the bank while helping me run ores, but it’s a shorter distance than rune running so it’s about the same $ earned I think.

Good luck, and Merry Christmas. I hope I’ll be leveling smith in next few hours of play. I’ve got about 2mil to spend today on ores & bars & coal. I spend about 4mil weekly on average lately on mostly ores and coal.

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Bulk Crafting Supplies?

Does anyone know of any companies, similar to Oriental Trading Company, that would have plain, red bulk Christmas stocking for less than $1.00 each?

I haven’t checked their website for a long time, but you could try Lillian Vernon. Or maybe JoAnn’s or Michaels craft stores. You could call them and ask. You might need a resale license, which you get through your local State Board of Equalization.

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Scripture ideas for craft ?

I am going to be doing a christmas craft at my son’s (christian) preschool this week. We are going to make star ornaments with the a picture of each child intheir christmas play costumes. I would like to put a scripture on the back of the stars. Something that would fit the theme. Any ideas? 10 points for the best answer!

How about “Behold I bring you tidings of great joy”

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Another Mother’s Day has come around, giving us the chance to show our heartfelt appreciation for the special women in our lives. Mothers tend to be the center of our universe when we are young, as we depend on them for everything and they graciously provide for all of our physical and emotional need. But now that we are adults our relationships have changed. She’ll always be your mother, but now she’s also become a helper, a teacher, a friend and even a confidante. So we have even more reasons to be grateful and make this Mother’s Day as special as we possibly can.

And if you have children, it’s up to you to make sure that they have the help necessary to give mom the best gift ever. Kids love to make their mom happy on her special day, but sometimes it can be a little hard to get started. That’s why with these easy and cute ideas will be the perfect thing to thrill mom this Mother’s Day, and the kids will have fun providing her gift too!

<b>A Day on a Cruise Card</b>

Let’s face it, being a mom is hard work. That’s why practically every mom would like to take a relaxing cruise on the Mediterranean. Unfortunately, this may be a bit pricey for a child, but that doesn’t mean they still can’t create the sentiment. Have the child put together a “Cruise Photo Card” for mom, just make sure that there is an adult there to supervise the entire project. Give the child a piece of white construction paper and some crayons and have them draw their own luxury cruise liner. Make sure the ship includes all the usual luxury items, like a main deck, a pool deck, a first class deck, and so on. Draw the boat in the ocean, and then they can name the cruise ship something appropriate for mom. For example, make mom smile with the title of “Mom’s Dream Boat.” Then give them some pictures of family members to glue on various locations on the ship. For instance, you could stick a picture of dad on one of the cabin windows, put your dog on the main deck, and show mom relaxing by the pool. Then all you need is to help the child construct a nice note to mom on the picture relaying their happy wishes to her for Mother’s Day. And there you go. This can be a great craft project for children of all ages, as it doesn’t require too much skill. Now mom will have a wonderful keepsake to keep for years to come.

<b>”My Mom and Me” Teddy Bear Hug</b>

If the cruise ship idea isn’t your cup of tea, another option can be to create a teddy bear family. All you’ll need for this project will be two teddy bears (one small and one large), some ribbons, red construction paper, and some crayons or markers. Place the small bear next to the bigger bear, or in front of it, and then connect them with the ribbon. This symbolizes how mom protects and cares for them. You could even have them face each other. Then you can help (or at least supervise) as the child uses the construction paper to cut out the shape of a heart or a flower. On the construction paper shape have them write a loving message to their mom. Then, use some more ribbon to tie the message to the little bear, as if its giving the message to its bear mama. There is no mother whose heart won’t melt a little when she receives this gift from her little one. Remember, gifts built from scratch always mean more, especially when they are created by the children we love!

So there you go, with these easy to create Mother’s Day gifts, you can set the tone for the perfect day. Children don’t need to be great artists to melt mom’s heart, after all, neither of these ideas requires a lot of skill. And all they need is some basic items such as paper, crayons, and the timeless and adorable gift of a teddy bear! Remember, when mom pulls this gift out years later she’ll instantly feel the love she felt that Mother’s Day!

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For amazing plush teddy bears of different sizes and colors, just like the ones you need for the second craft in the article, and many other fun and cuddly stuffed plush toys visit KCPlush.com. With so many choices, who knows what other great crafts you will come up with?

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If you are looking for ways to make extra money and be true to your Christian faith, the Internet is a great place to search. Anyone can start a business from home and run it if they have enough Christian business ideas to choose from. In this article we are going to give you four ideas to help you get your creative juices flowing.

1. You can create products of your own and sell them online. For example you could write informational reports and sell them on your own Website. You could also write ebooks that specifically target problems that people have in their everyday lives. You could include your own ideas from a Christianity point of view in these ebooks.

2. If you are a creative person that likes crafts you could create and sell Christian crafts online. You could do this out of your home and do it on either a Website or a blog.

You can run this business out of your home by manufacturing or creating the crafts and then shipping out the orders as they come in. If you are unsure how to go about marketing your business you can try to find a partner to do the marketing on the Internet and split the profits with them.

3. Blogging is big business online and something you could do to make money. There are potential business partners you could work with by Google searching the words Christian blogs. An easy way to make money blogging is to join the Google Adsense affiliate program and include these on your blog.

A fast way to do that is to start a blog for free with Blogger.com. Google owns Blogger therefore getting approved for their affiliate program is much easier. You can also find products to sell on your blog as an affiliate at Websites such as AssociatePrograms.com and CJ.com

4. You could start and publish your own Christian ezine. An ezine is an electronic way to send email in a newsletter format. You can hire writers to write content if you do not enjoy writing. As your subscriber base increases you could sell advertising in your ezine and use it as an income stream.

These are four Christian business ideas that we can think of right here. There is an unlimited number of ways to make money on the Internet and do it from a Christian business point of view. Find one you like and give it a try!

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I have farmed most of my life, worked for a John Deere dealer as a mechanic, drove semi trucks for 30 years, worked in a factory, been working on the Internet for 18 years, I love helping others make money on the Internet. I like traveling, camping, good movies, being with good friends and family.

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Making crafts can be a lot of fun. But there are some other areas that have to be covered if you plan on networking your item to people in your community. Explore your options when attempting to network. If you don’t know where to begin, try reading plenty of books on the subject or talk to friends who may know a bit more about the subject.

When starting out, create a mailer to be sent out to people in the community. This can consist of a flyer, short glossy magazine or news article. Whatever you feel is best. You can have them sent out as a free mailer, or you may want to go with an opt-in mailing. This is where your customers sign up for a free mailer about your item. This is the best way to avoid wasting paper and stamps. But you may ask, “How do I get the addresses?” There are several avenues you can take. 1) Anytime someone makes a purchase, ask if they would like to be added to the free mailer. If they’re impressed with your crafts, more than likely you’ll list will be pretty long, 2) when attending a local craft show, have a clip board with pen that people can sign up for. They may not buy something right then, but if they’re interested in your craft, they will sign up. Collect Name, address, city, state and zip code. You can even make room for an email address. On average, a mailer should be sent out twice a year. If you do send too much information, too often, it may end up in the trash.

Placing flyers around your community is also a good networking tool. Check with local businesses to see if it’s ok to post a flyer in the window. You might want to stick with businesses that sell craft supplies, clothing or anything that can be connected with your item. When creating your flyer, put lots of color to catch people’s attention. You can input pictures on the flyers as well as an average price.

Contact your Chambers of Commerce. They help promote businesses by having meetings and items displays. This is a good way to introduce your self to the community. You can also find out what’s happening in your community such as local craft show days and times.

Stop by your local consignment store or boutique. These are great ways to get your craft out there. Generally, they will receive a percentage of the sales. Of course, this will be discussed before hand. When approaching the business owner, dress professional. Bring a sample of your item in with a list of prices. Also expect to sell in large quantities and for a discounted price. Store owners generally don’t pay full price for bulk items. Come prepared to give a price to the owner, but make sure you’re making a profit from it as well. If the store owner isn’t sold on your product, ask if it would be ok to leave business card or flyers behind with a sample of your work. If potential buyers take an interest and ask about the craft enough times, the owner may see the want for it and will be contacting you.

If you’re not one to get out there and start marketing your item, you can even hire a sales representative. They generally collect a percentage of what they sell. They can do it the old fashion way and walk door to door telling people of your product or they can visit local businesses and display your product. Make sure they are educated on your item. People make ask questions to the sales representative and you don’t want them to reply with a blank stare.

Try your local church. Churches have many functions throughout the year. Some even hold small craft shows for the community. Word of mouth is also a great way to network in your church. Churches are small communities that once the word is out, it travels fast.

If you’re selling an item that is wearable, wear it! Things like hair bows should be displayed in your daughter’s hair. If they’re unique, people will begin asking about them. If your selling handmade clothes, try making a holiday pattern and wear them before the season starts and see how many people want to know where you got it.

Whatever route you take, get out there. Even avenues you wouldn’t think to explore, try it. You never know, you might just make a sale.

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The most noticeable item in any backyard foundry is the furnace. This is no surprise really, because without the furnace the entire metal casting operation would be nonexistent. The furnace can take really any size and form depending upon the need and budget of the metal caster. What really makes home metal casting furnaces really unique is how many of them come into creation.

Sure there are plenty of companies that will gladly sell furnaces for the hobby metal caster and while this can be a viable solution to your furnace needs many metal casters prefer another method.

Making your own furnace is not as far fetched as it may seem and if you already a Do It Yourselfer, chances are you will have the needed skills and tools in your workshop or garage already. There are a variety of reasons why people make their own furnaces. The most common reason is fulfilling a need.

Many hobbyist and metal workers find out, to their dismay, that the local commercial foundries can not make the needed part or if they do, they feel the need to charge an outrageous sum. Not to mention the fact that the traditional methods of metal casting is quickly becoming forgotten as the industry turns to electric furnaces. So many hobbyists find that constructing their own furnace is an absolute necessity and a great way to preserve a piece of craftsman history. The artisans who use metal casting to create sculptures and other pieces find that making their own furnace grants them a greater amount of control over the entire process. This is actually how many people get into metal casting to begin with.

Most likely, your first furnace is going to be a small and rather simple one. There is really no need to run before you can walk when it comes to something that will be using intense heat and melting iron which can be rather dangerous.

Home made furnaces have been constructed from coffee cans to trash cans or sheet metal welded together. While there are a few components that really should be bought like the retractor to line the furnace walls which should be resistant to high temperature for a prolonged period of time along with special connectors and regulators, most of the furnace can be created in your own home. You should be able to find most of the components that you can not make at hardware stores or plumbing supply stores for relatively cheap.

Along with the furnace parts you will also need to buy a crucible which will hold the metal as it melts along with the appropriate tools that you will use to handle the crucible. While you are at it you might as well buy all the safety equipment like gloves, protective eye wear, and leather shoes. There is other safety equipment that you will need depending on the type of work and the type of furnace you are going to make.

Most likely, your first furnace is going to be a simple cupola variation. The cupola furnace which is going to resemble a smoke stack is a simple design and is relatively easy to make for anyone with mild craft skill. This type of furnace will not require a crucible since you will be able to pour the molten metal from the furnace itself into a ladle that can then be poured into the mold.

DIY casting furnaces are a great way to connect yourself with your metal casting work giving you more control. While building the furnace can be complicated at first, once you delve into it you will find the experience enjoyable and fascinating.

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Some of the decorative bird cages are fine to use as a home for your bird but some of them, depending on the size and the materials the cage is designed out of is some of the determining factors of how it can be used. Although the antique bird cages are very nice to look at they should never be used as a home for the bird. One of the factors in both types of cages will be what the cage is coated or painted with.

The use of a bird cage as a type of decoration can be applied in several different ways. The use of vines or flowers in the cage as a wall hanging or a centerpiece is a very nice way of displaying the cage. Even taking one cage and cutting it into, filling and hanging both side gives a dramatic effect. While the use as a centerpiece or a plant holder is very nice too. The cages can be manufactured out of several different materials, the most common being metal, acrylic, stainless steel, iron or even a bamboo bird cage. Just be imaginative as you use the cages.

The cages can even be representative of different regions of the world. The Tuscan, the Arabian and the Oriental just to name a few. There are also architectural designs such as the domes and arches. Some of the Victorian cages are popular with either the marble tops or gold trims. Some of these different styles and designs can be found in some of the pet stores, department stores or in some of the retail stores. These cages will have a wide range of prices, depending on the style, design and what the cage is manufactured out of.

The antique bird cages are very dangerous of your live bird. Most of these was treated with different paints or finishes that have toxic chemicals in them. Lead and zinc are the most common that chemicals that will be found. There is no amount of scraping, paint removal or sanding that can make the cage safe for your bird. Most birds love to nibble and chew, so do not put them in this type environment. Another danger to the antique bird cage is the seed guard mesh. Most of these was crafted out of lead. The zinc can cause life threating anemia and the lead will cause devastating neurological damage to the bird.

Another common problem to both of these cages is the lack of room inside the cages. A bird needs room to stretch out their wings and do a little walking for some exercise. Also just the bird cage supplies will take up some of the room. But used as a centerpiece or on a bird cage stand, these cages do look great.

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The decorative bird cage and the antique bird cage be be a chemical and toxic deathtrap for your bird. Used as a centerpiece,wall mount, or even a flower pot may be a better idea then using as a bird cage. After placing all the bird cage supplies in the cages, there may not be enough room left for the bird.

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Cuttlebug A2 Embossing Folder-Birds & Swirls $2.81 Embossing folders bring any project to life by adding texture and style. They are just the right size for handmade cards and perfect for scrapbook layouts. Size: 4-1/2″ x 5-1/2″. For use with the Cuttlebug Machine (sold separately). …

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What christmas presents do I buy for my family & friends!?

I am on a tight budget this year for christmas and have quite a few people to buy for and would like to know where/what you reccomend :
Mum – she’s into craft stuff etc..
Dad – no idea
Step-dad – no idea
Sister – perfume (sorted)
Brother – ages 4 toys
Best friends – Sorted 1
Other one is into everything really
Please helpppppppp ! :/

work on creativity.art cards and put in what is special to each of them..if you got none make a tape for each saying what you appreciate/like especially about them, and do one for Jesus too.

the prayer that helped me become a gift and have the best gift, as a Jew when i saw Jesus was the promised messiah to die rejected for my sins as the lamb of God (Isaiah 52:13-53:12)
I prayed “Help me Jesus, i am sorry for my sins, come into my heart and be my best friend, amen”

He spoke from heaven and promised his love and that he knocks on our heart door to come in forgive sins (even one lie) and be our best friend to fellowship with us and us with him. Revelation 1:1 & 3:19&20

and a pair of shoes old not needed’
take a pair of shoes and spray them with gold and then outline in silver

The Christmas shoes by Bob Carlisle

It was almost Christmas time
There I stood in another line
Trying to buy that last gift or two
I’m really in the Christmas mood
Standing right in front of me
Was a little boy waiting anxiously
Pacing around like little boys do
And in his hands he held
A pair of shoes

And his clothes were worn and old
He was dirty from head to toe
And when it came his time to pay
I couldn’t believe what I heard him say

Sir I wanna buy these shoes for my Momma please
It’s Christmas Eve and these shoes are just her size
Could you hurry Sir?
Daddy says there’s not much time
You see, she’s been sick for quite a while
And I know these shoes will make her smile
And I want her to look beautiful
If Momma meets Jesus, tonight.

They counted pennies for what seem like years
And cashier says son there’s not enough here
He searches is pockets franticly
And he turned and he looked at me
And he said Momma made Christmas good at our house
Most years she just did without
Tell me Sir
What am I gonna do?
Some how I’ve got to buy her these Christmas shoes

So I layed the money down
I just had to help him out
And I’ll never forget
The look on his face
When he said Momma’s gonna look so great.

Sir I wanna buy these shoes, for my Momma please
It’s Christmas Eve and these shoes are just her size
Could you hurry Sir?
Daddy says there’s not much time
You see, she’s been sick for quite a while
And I know these shoes will make her smile
And I want her to look beautiful,
If Momma meets Jesus tonight.

I knew I caught a glimpse of heavens love as he thanked me and ran out.
I know that God had sent that little boy to remind me
What Christmas is all about

Sir I wanna buy these shoes for my Momma please
It’s Christmas Eve and these shoes are just her size
Could you hurry Sir?
Daddy says there’s not much time
You see she’s been sick for quite a while
And I know these shoes will make her smile
And I want her to look beautiful
If Momma meets Jesus tonight

I want her to look beautiful
If Momma meets Jesus tonight

Joy to the world..let every heart prepare him room, and heaven and nature sing….
the Little Drummer boy…he could only give his heart and play the drums rat a tat tat on his drum

how I as a Jew learned to sing too’; I promise: if you are willing to seek the truth God has revealed through it, Lord will reveal himself to you.

God Loves You and never Forsake You!
God Never Forsakes

For the Lord will not cast off his people, neither will he forsake his inheritance. (Psalm 94:14)
No, nor will He cast even so much as one of them. Man has his castoffs, but God has none; for His choice is unchangeable, and His love is everlasting. None can find out a single person whom God has forsaken after having revealed Himself savingly to him.

A Letter

God Loves You and never Forsake You!
God Never Forsakes

For the Lord will not cast off his people, neither will he forsake his inheritance. (Psalm 94:14)
No, nor will He cast even so much as one of them. Man has his castoffs, but God has none; for His choice is unchangeable, and His love is everlasting. None can find out a single person whom God has forsaken after having revealed Himself savingly to him.

what would you like on your birthday…to be remembered… Jesus the Messiah the only Messiah Isaiah 9:6 to be born mighty God the prince of peace.

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If you have ever held a child’s birthday party at home, or been to someone who has, you know that it is much easier if you spend a little time planning party ideas ahead of time. A room filled with sugared up kids hyped on cake and excitement need fun activities to keep the party moving.

When making your game plans, make sure that you stick to your party’s theme. There is always the traditional “Pin the Tail on the Donkey”, but if you have another theme party, incorporate that. Play “Pin the License Plate on the Car” for Vehicle Themed parties, “Butterfly on the Flower” for Garden Themed parties, “Heart on the Tin Man” for The Wizard of Oz… you catch the drift. Blindfolded child, spun in circles – heading towards a target. No birthday party is complete without some variation of this game.

How low can YOU go? That’s the Limbo question. Take a limbo stick (or a broom handle at my party), play some limbo music, and have the kids go in a circle. To jazz up the game, add some unexpected elements. I had the kids have to keep up with a moving limbo stick as it changed sides of the couch, and it would be raising and lowering. This was more fun than taking time out, and the kids were laughing and gasping for breath when we finished.

Musical chairs is always a winner, since it uses music and action. Line up chairs one short of the number of players. You know the rest, right? Play the music, when it stops the one standing is out. Keep it going until only one person is standing. Make sure to throw the kids off balance by making each one a winner when they get “out” with a small prize.

This one is only for those who are not faint of heart. An egg race is a novel idea for younger kids. If you aren’t game for cleaning up slime and egg goo, then make sure to have hard-boiled eggs on hand. Have the kids line up and put an egg on a spoon. If they make it across the finish line, they win.

To keep kids running until it’s time to go home, have a candy clean up party. Either use a piniata, or just throw candy. Give each kid a goody bag, and they stock it themselves. Kids plus candy, and I promise you won’t find any leftovers. Make sure to keep a few extras to pass out for those a little more timid.

One of the favorites at my house is midnight hide and seek. Either inside or out, have the kids hide once it is completely dark. The rest is traditional hide and seek, but the seeker cannot SEE the other kids. This makes a fun and completely silly game. Make sure your space is safe before you do this one, since kids will be running to safety in the dark.

There are countless resources to give you ideas for birthday party games. Ask your child for ideas – they might just surprise you with their creativity. Make sure to consider making snacks, or arts and crafts. Water games are always good, too. There’s just so much fun to be had! Maybe that’s why we get a birthday every year, so we can try all the games.

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Arts and Crafts together create a potential force that enables artists to give material form to their innate refined qualities. It signifies the aesthetic sense, creative power and artistic quality of an artist is manifested. Arts and Crafts also have a great cultural and historical significance. Under the veneer of colors and craftsmanship can be found the rich history, culture, lifestyle and tradition of the bygone eras.

Both words have great value when they get implemented in practical manner. The young artists and craftsmen of today can learn a lot and innovate new ideas from the arts and crafts of the early days.

The Arts and Crafts Movement that created furor in the later half of the nineteenth century in Europe. It was a kind of social movement that emerged to point out the impact of industrialization on the society. The romanticism and the creative aspects of human beings were in decline and there was a clear shift from handmade crafts to the machine made ones.

It is difficult to classify the various streams and forms of Arts & Crafts . The variations of arts may include Decorative Arts, Drawings, Paintings, Sculpture, Photography and Videography, Dance , Singing etc. Ethnic as well as modern paintings and sculptures of brass, bronze and wood serve as great marvels for interior decorations. Crafts made from several resources like glass, wood, paper, plant products, metal, ceramics, porcelain, leather, fabrics and plastics can be used as indoor and outdoor decors or as gifts to the loved ones.

The practice of Arts and Crafts in India began from the Indus Valley Civilization and continues in the modern times. Fascinating Terracotta Crafts, Potteries, Textile Crafts and Metal Wares were the hallmarks of arts and crafts of the Indus era. The Mauryan era is famous for its Stone Sculptures and Jewelry .The handcrafted cave engravings of the Ajanta and Ellora capture Gupta arts in its finest form. Textile Crafts, Ornate Jewelries, Miniature Paintings and Sculptures characterize the Mughal era.

Our site Indian Arts & Handicrafts has come up with panoply of Arts and Crafts collected from the various regions of India. Come tread in this virtual world of arts and crafts and enrich yourself with interesting information on the same.

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Anyone have creative WEBKINZ craft ideas?

I have the black stallion(tory) the brown abrian (molly) the pinto horse (sasha) the polor bear (elly) the Rabbit (lily) and the lilkoala (claire) and i already made saddles and a lot of beds so none of those plz.

i made a crown you need
*beads
*pipe cleaners
* a webkinz
first you measure your webkin(z) head(s)
and the you measusre the pipe cleaner that large too.
then you make a circle out of it so it will be like a crown but ur not done yet.
use the left overs and carefully loop them and add a bead each time then close it up ill have a pic

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Arts and Crafts ideas for young children?

i’m starting to babysit for the summer and i need ideas of crats and arts to do w/the children. there are 2 boys and 2 girls 10-6 years old. If you have any websites i could go to the would be great thank you.

Holiday craft ideas, infomation on making crafts with recycled materials, photo craft instructions, and craft gift ideas.http://www.kidsdomain.com/craft

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Best Last Minute Gift Ideas for Her Him Child Adult – Chinese Calligraphy Writing Set w/ Brocade Box $19.00 This mandarin writing set comes in a green silk gift box. It includes the tools necessary to begin learning the art of calligraphy, including: a set of 2 bamboo and horsehair brushes, black ink stick, red ink paste in porcelain jar, porcelain mixing bowl and ladle, porcelain brush stand and soapstone dragon chop (stamp). Set ships within 48 hours, professionally packed & fully insured, via FedEx, …

The Usborne Complete Book of Art Ideas (Usborne Art Ideas) $29.18 Filled with original ideas for painting, drawing and collage, this inspiring book will help novices of all ages to develop their art skills. Helps children to explore the uses of a range of materials including chalk, paint, pencil, elastic bands, salt and watercolour through a number of different projects. Age 7+…

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