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A Wedding and a Funeral

By editor ⋅ June 23, 2008 ⋅ Post a comment

My apologies to newsletter subscribers and regular readers of AFC, because I’ve been absent a lot in recent weeks. Life gets complicated sometimes - and just when preparations for my daughter’s wedding in August were gearing up, my stepfather got sick. He was diagnosed with stomach cancer over a year ago, but declared [...]

Plant a Strawberry Jar

By editor ⋅ May 23, 2008 ⋅ Post a comment

A strawberry jar filled with strawberries, herbs or flowers looks equally good on a high-rise balcony or farmhouse steps. This article discusses what to look for in a strawberry jar, how to plant it, and the upkeep required for this type of small container gardening.

Decoupage Crafts for Mom

By editor ⋅ May 7, 2008 ⋅ Post a comment

Decoupage is a craft that seems particularly suitable at Mother’s Day, because it’s an easy way to add a feminine, decorative touch to everyday items.

Free Lemonade Stand

By editor ⋅ May 3, 2008 ⋅ Post a comment

Sunkist® Take a Stand Program
There is an old saying which says if life hands you lemons, make lemonade. Sunkist® is taking that idea to a new level - encouraging kids to raise money for the charity of their choice by selling lemonade this summer. They are giving away 20,000 free lemonade stands [...]

Denim Recycling

By editor ⋅ May 2, 2008 ⋅ Post a comment

Denim is a natural for recycling; it is such a sturdy fabric that when the knees wear out of your favorite jeans, you hesitate to just toss them out. Here’s the answer - recycle old blue jeans into Denim Bathroom Accessories, including a valance, bathroom rug, toilet paper holder, toilet lid cover and trimmed [...]

Sew a Platypus

By editor ⋅ April 20, 2008 ⋅ Post a comment

With step-by-step photos, detailed instructions, and a free printable pattern, this sweet little platypus is intended to introduce beginners to the art of sewing soft toys; as such, it was also designed to go together quickly, easily, and with a minimum of fuss.
Use up your fleece and fabric scraps to sew up this [...]

Scent-sational Crafts

By editor ⋅ April 16, 2008 ⋅ Post a comment

Polymer water crystals are often used in floral displays or to retain water in gardening projects, but here they are used to make a Smelly Jelly Fish Bowl which looks real enough to fool a passerby. Add water-based fragrance, fragrance oil or essential oil to the mix, and this faux fish bowl will work [...]

Plastic Bottle Fish Mobile

By editor ⋅ April 3, 2008 ⋅ Post a comment

Turn some plain, plastic bottles into colorful fish to hang from a CD mobile with this recycling craft.

Knit a Tuxedo Coat or French Blouse

By editor ⋅ March 28, 2008 ⋅ Post a comment

Vintage knitting patterns don’t often feature color photos, but these two free knitting patterns, originally published by Corticelli in 1922, have both a color plate and black-and-white photo of the finished articles.The first one, a Wool Tuxedo sweater coat, is done in a pleasing pattern of colored and contrasting stripes, which circle the coat [...]

Mini Wind Chimes