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  This is a
fun craft to give you a great presentation to store your jelly beans. It uses a little
orange tulle, is really easy to make and is great fun as a project with your kids.
They also make wonderful party favors and
decorations. Hope you like it.What you need:
- Orange Tulle
( 5x10 inches for each carrot )
- Orange jellybeans
- Green raffia
- Thin wire
What you do:
- Cutting tulle:
making the triangle- Fold rectangle lenghtwise in half; unfold. Draw a diagonal
line from each top corner to bottom (at fold). Cut out long slim triangle, leaving 1/4
inch seam.
- Stitching:
Refold triangle; stitch open seam closed (leave top open). Trim seam to 1/8 inch;
turn; poke out point for carrot shape.
- Adding jelly beans:
Fill carrot to 2 inches from top. Twist top closed, then secure by tying it up
with a piece of wire, letting excess tulle pouf out at top.
- Making carrot top:
Gather several strands of raffia; fold in half, then in half again. Attach to
tulle pouf with wire, then hide wire by wrapping it with a length of raffia 9secure loose
end by slipping it under wrapped section). Cut loops.
Ideas from you
From: Chris
Douglas
Instead of orange jelly beans, you can also use cheese puffs, and if you have
access to disposable pastery decorating bags, you can eliminate all the sewing, and just
fill those!
Easter Nifty Socks
 Use cute bunny and carrot
stick-ons to enhance this fun craft.
Along with the sneaks, fancy, colorful socks
celebrate the warm and beauty of spring or lift our spirits in the shortening days of
fall. Nifty socks are a wonderful craft for kids of all ages. This is a terrific way to
decorate socks and have fun!
Easter Chicks
 Lisa's popular Easter craft is a hit
with her children who love to make these cute chicks and with their grandparents who love
to get them! Her two children, Raven 4, and Sarah Jaye 2, enjoy craft
activities. As a stay at home married to a wonderful guy, she relishes the time she
has with her two little girls. Lisa is always trying to come up with and finding fun
things for the kids to do. |
 
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Spring Tote Bag
 This is an ideal craft for everyone in your family. It is simple to
do and is very practical. The kids will love the design and can use it to carry around all
their favorite things through- out summer. You'll like it too for all your favorite
things. Have fun!
Familyfun's
Parties
(Familyfun Series , No 3)
by Deanna F. Cook
 
also see:
Craft-of-the-Week
Party Ideas
It provides GREAT ideas for every aspect of the party, all inexpensively, and
age-appropriate. It is a GREAT gift idea for moms with young children, but the ideas are
very applicable to adult parties too. I will definitely do lots of these parties when my
family gets together. Adults and children will enjoy these festive ideas. What a blast! |
