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Rubber Stamping Bunting Flags and Bonus Project

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Making your own swag to hang on the wall or bulletin board is a super fun project. Whether it's for holiday decor, a party or a classroom, creating bunting flags will 'wow' everyone.  ​Here's some fun ideas:  1) Use holiday themed stamps for Valentine's Day, Halloween and Christmas.  See our Holiday themed stamps here. 2) Use animals for home/office decor or for the classroom.  See our Animals Stamps here. 3) Bonus: you can use the triangle shape to create little trays to hold seed beads.  ​This is a d ual-use template for creating 2 different project.....how great!  Seed Bead Tray Project, (see bottom of this post.) We've created a free bunting flag template for you to print out and make your own. Below are some tips and tricks to make the creating process goes smoothly.  Materials needed: Paper - card stock, smooth, any thickness. Vary your colors or use just one color. String - about 24 inches. Cut 3 sections; (depends on how many swags you wan...

Snowman Magnets

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The purpose of celebrating Christmas in July? It's so we can have time to enjoy crafting with snowmen, Santas and snowflakes during a month that doesn't actually have the Christmas holidays in it. So let's make some magnets that you can place onto the fridge or any metal surface when the holidays actually do arrive! We have 4 great snowmen rubber cling stamps that make beautiful magnets. Supplies: 4 Snowman Stamps Sheet magnet material Craft Foam (comes in sheets in any color) Modge Podge or White school glue, if you prefer Markers or Colored Pencils  Optional: Alcohol Ink To begin, stamp each snowman on white cardstock using black ink. Use StazOn or Palette Hybrid ink because you'll be coloring on them. These snowmen fit nicely in a 2.5" (2 1/2 inch) round circle. You can use a metal die to cut the paper, the foam and the magnet through a crank machine, a hand punch, or by hand using a compass or the rim of a jar and a pencil. Take your markers or colored pencils ...