This looks like a great fun project. I think maybe masking tape might work just as well? Watercolour initials with help from here.

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Two papercraft projects to share today.

First is one I did with my boys yesterday ~ punch craft. I got out all my punches from my card-making stash, some coloured paper (plus some cheap stuff I picked up just for this occasion), some glue, some paper and card to stick on to, and away they went.

They [...]

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If your children are anything like mine, they like to “collect” and “store” things. So here is perfect little project ~ a carton wallet.  We are madly drinking cartons of juice as we speak.
Find out how here.

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In our part of the world, today marks the start of two glorious weeks of school holidays. When No.1 first started school, I panicked come holiday time ~ what would I with them for two whole weeks. No school, no extracurricular activities, all that spare time. Now, I appreciate these two weeks of freedom as [...]

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Do you have plans for the weekend?
After a farmer’s market visit this morning, I am hoping to herd the family down to the local art gallery to see an exhibition that features a couple of million-dollar paintings by Australian artists. Now seems as good a time as any to introduce the small ones to some [...]

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Isn’t this a beautiful picture ~ but not only that, it is a wonderful countdown garland.
Head over to Amy’s blog the b-line to make your own ~ click here

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Earlier I posted a colour pic of the cuisenaire rods that used to be widely used in school, mainly for counting.
I came across this, from Huayruroperu, on flickr and she also has a blog, where she shows how she made her own set of Cuisenaire rods.
tutorial on flickr | blog

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It’s the long weekend here. Time to relax, catch-up, travel. And think about friends.

Kimberlee over at Brown Button has this wonderful post for the long weekend which features some wonderful retro shots of friends having fun.

Jordan over at oh happy day featured these surprise packages. Go over there to see some ideas to surprise your [...]

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Be good to the environment and indulge a love of paper with these simple and nifty ideas.
Naturally Martha shows us how with a tutorial on how to make your own scrap paper notebooks here.
Also doing some very lovely things with stationery and upcycling, check out:
Esther at Paragraph Cove here makes beautiful “mail art”. Who wouldn’t [...]

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Joining in with a fellow creative spacer this week ~ amityvilleboronia ~ for recipe monday.
I am a huge fan of recipes and cookbooks so was more than happy to join in. Head on over if you too want to find some more recipes.
This week I am sharing my favourite choc-chip cookie recipe adapted from a [...]

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