Summer

Kids Crafts: Clothespin Fairies

August 2, 2011
By Bowdabra Design Team
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Kids, especially little girls, will have so much fun making these clothes pin fairies!  This is a wonderful craft for birthday parties, playgroups, or to rainy day summer boredom.  These fairies are great for pretend play or even to be hung in a bedroom window or bedroom door knob for a decoration. Materials Needed:...

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Kids Crafts: Bouncy Ribbon Ball with Streamers

August 1, 2011
By Bowdabra Design Team
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Create bouncy balls with ribbon streamers perfect for summer fun, birthday party games and favors, or a day of catch at the park, beach, or in the backyard.  Kids can make their own streamer bouncy balls using a tennis ball, sheer ribbon, and the Bowdabra.  Children can use the balls to play catch with...

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How to Recycle Bottle Caps for Hair Bow Centers and Scrapbooking

July 25, 2011
By Bowdabra Design Team
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This week on the Bowdabra Blog it all about creating “Bows and Crafts For Less“!  I love finding a way to turn something inexpensive or even trash into something exquisite and expensive looking.  I have been transforming bottle caps into little pieces of art for several years and I have learned a few tips...

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Hair Bows with Clay Centers

July 12, 2011
By Bowdabra Design Team
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Visit our Bowdabra Blog Tutorial for making easy polymer clay butterflies perfect for hair bow centers.  Next, attach the clay centers to the hair bows using Bowdabra Bow Wire and the baked in jump ring. Using your Mini Bowdabra and Hair Bow Tool & Ruler you can create any type of hair bow.  Visit...

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How to Make Butterfly Clay Centers for Hair Bows

July 11, 2011
By Bowdabra Design Team
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Adding clay centers to hair bows is a great way to personalize your hair clip designs.  When working with polymer clay use a clean surface like a cutting board, glass table, or the shiny side of a white poster board.  Polymer clay is available through many different manufactures; I am using Sculpey Clay to...

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Send Summer-time Mail with Your Own Handmade Envelope and Card

July 8, 2011
By Bowdabra Design Team
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Use Crafters 4 Kids craft tutorial and template to design and cut your own envelope and homemade card.  Bowdabra is a proud sponsor of Crafters 4 Kids.  Crafters 4 Kids is a non-profit dedicated to bringing arts and crafts to children.  Crafters 4 Kids (http://c4k555.org) is founded by Sandy Sandler (inventor of the Bowdabra)...

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