http://crafterscommunity.com/crafts/miscellaneous-nature-crafts-59/ Crafts, Projects and Ideas, holiday craft projects, kids craft ideas. Free arts and Crafts for all ages. en 60 enlighten/misc/rss.jpg http://crafterscommunity.com/crafts/miscellaneous-nature-crafts-59/ http://crafterscommunity.com/crafts/miscellaneous-nature-crafts-59/feed-the-birds-2-251/ http://crafterscommunity.com/crafts/miscellaneous-nature-crafts-59/feed-the-birds-2-251/ Slightly toast them.
Spread both sides with peanut butter.
Sprinkle bird seed over.
Add wire or string for hanging in trees.
Sit back and enjoy.
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Add the cornmeal to the mixture and blend until it looks like dough. When the dough has cooled, use a spoon or your fingers to pack the dough into the openings of pinecones. Roll the dough-covered pinecones in birdseed.

Tie a string or ribbon around each of the pinecones, leaving one end long enough to tie onto a tree branch. Hang your seed ball bird treats outside and watch your hungry feathered friends eat like a bird!]]> Thu, 22 May 2008 10:13:30 Miscellaneous Nature Crafts Miscellaneous Nature Crafts cupcake en http://crafterscommunity.com/crafts/miscellaneous-nature-crafts-59/macrame-hemp-bracelet-125/ http://crafterscommunity.com/crafts/miscellaneous-nature-crafts-59/macrame-hemp-bracelet-125/
Add vegetable oil and boiling water. Stir vigorously with a spoon until well blended. Dough should not stick to the sides of the bowl and should be cool enough to handle.

Add food coloring and knead into dough until color is well blended and the dough is the desired tint.

Prepare modeling dough above.

Form a 3/8" inch square from the modeling dough. Add as small bead of dough from a contrasting color to each side of bead. Use a toothpick to create a hole in the center of bead. Make five beads for each bracelet. Let dry overnight. Spray with clear varnish or paint with clear fingernail polish. Let dry. You may want to add a couple of coats.

Cut two pieces of hemp 65" long. Double over so that you have four strands. Follow the diagrams to make knots. Tie an overhand knot on the double ends, leaving about ½" loop. (Test size of loop by sliding a bead through. It should slide through easily, but not be too loose.) Tape loop to table while working.

Measure wrist to decide length. The instructions are for a 6 1/2" wrist. To change size, add or subtract square knots at the beginning and end. Pull all knots tight when tying.

SQ = square knot SPACE = ½" space left between knots (slide next knot up so loops are made)

Tie 6 SQ, SPACE, 2 SQ.

* Poke center 2 strands through bead. Tie 2 SQ, SPACE, 2 SQ. Repeat from * 3 times.

Tie 4 SQ.

Measure wrist to decide length. The instructions are for a 6 1/2" wrist. To change size, add or subtract square knots at the beginning and end. Pull all knots tight when tying.

SQ = square knot SPACE = ½" space left between knots (slide next knot up so loops are made)

Tie 6 SQ, SPACE, 2 SQ.

* Poke center 2 strands through bead. Tie 2 SQ, SPACE, 2 SQ. Repeat from * 3 times.

Tie 4 SQ.]]> Thu, 22 May 2008 10:10:13 Miscellaneous Nature Crafts Miscellaneous Nature Crafts cupcake en