How to Get Large Canvases CHEAP

If you’ve ever wanted to make a BIG piece of art and checked out the prices of canvases, I feel your pain! Sometimes I don’t know what the heck I am doing and then to spend $40-100 on a stretched canvas just so I can mess it up… no no no no no, I just
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6 Cards for 50 Cents – #Under5 Craft Haul Project #1

Last week I shared about my #Under5 Craft Haul Challenge: https://hydrangeahippo.com/2014/04/5-craft-haul-1/ The Challenge: Spend $5 or less at the craft store buying things you will use this week. So, in the spirit of that, I immediately took the cards and stamps I bought and made thank you cards, which I needed. Man, it felt good to
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5 Scrapbooking Kits for $60

I packed up some of my best kits into mystery boxes, each filled with 5 kits, that you can purchase for $60!! This includes shipping within the US (Priority Mail Flat Rate). These are past class kits, monthly kits, online kits, kits on a theme, mixed media kits, and other kits, with or without instructions
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We Be Crystýlin’ with Crystyler® by Norma Rapko

Take an affordable pair of Payless shoes and give them style with Crystýler by Norma Rapko. It’s easy to add crystals to everything with Crystýler! A few weeks ago my friend Norma Rapko was finally able to make public a project she has been working on for 5 long years – the Crystýler® by Norma Rapko,
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Make A Wreath With Me on Crafty Hangouts!

This week we are having a blogger thrift store challenge around here.  The Crafty Hangouts  bloggers will be doing videos on thrift store makeovers that you don’t want to miss.  We will be posting all of the videos on Crafty Hangouts through out the week so be sure to stay tuned so you don’t miss any of the fun.
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