Post two of three wedding posts, consider yourself forewarned! This week I am working on a centerpiece for my friend Laura's upcoming wedding, a tissue paper pomander. Pomander is French for "apple of amber" and was originally a sweet smelling or perfumed ball. In Medieval times it was a locket of perfume, in Victorian times, it was … Continue reading 90: Tissue Flower Pomander
Category: Projects
52 WEEKS WITH 52 PROJECTS
89: More Laserable Magnet
I've talked about this particular kind of laserable magnet before, but for this week's project, I took the same magnet material and determined whether I could use it as a replacement for the strip of magnet material I normally use for my set of dialog boxes. I currently use a 1/2" strip magnet stored in rolls … Continue reading 89: More Laserable Magnet
88: Lefse Pin Comb
Okay, Ryan is making me put in a disclaimer that I acknowledge how seemingly nonsensical that title of this weeks post is. It was originally "Lefse comb", which might even be more confusing, even for those familiar with the Norwegian treat. Lefse, for the poor souls that haven't had it warm rolled up with butter and … Continue reading 88: Lefse Pin Comb
87: Shrink Plastic
You remember shrinky-dinks, right? I spent a good handful of childhood afternoons trying to cook little plastic cartoon characters alive. As it turns out, they've had this shrink plastic material as letter sized sheets perfect for inkjet printing for years now! Jen picked some up on a recent trip to the craft store and this week, … Continue reading 87: Shrink Plastic