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Hey, this is my 250th post. I should have some kind of celebration. I think I’ll make some cupcakes!The kids have been out of school for four weeks now, and they’re bored. So why not craft with them? I have had actual fights with people about crafting with kids. They won’t sit still, they won’t...
Hello Yarrowers (I’m not sure what the real word is, but that sounded like fun!) Click the links to find the shampoo and conditioner recipes we made today. Have a great week!...
I just loved this colour so much, I had to include it this week. We’re calling it “(Everything’s) A-OK” because Wanda shouted, “I made Big Bird!” when she saw the final results. I love this colour. It’s yellow, it’s sparkly, and it’s yellow. Yellow isn’t a colour we think about a lot when making mineral...
This is a very poorly photographed picture of my favourite bracelet – the hydrogen cyanide and oxygen bracelet. If you have too much HCN, you won’t have enough O2!Welcome Yarrow craftsters! I hope you enjoyed the group yesterday. If you’re interested in making more jewellery or want copies of the handouts, please click here for...
As I may have mentioned previously, I love green! So here are a couple of my new green recipes! From these posts onwards, please check to see which eye shadow base I am recommending – the basic eye shadow base or the alternate eye shadow base. You can use either for any recipe, but the...