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Category: Recycled Crafts

02/06/06

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How to make Paper Mache from Dryer Lint

You will need:

3 c. dryer lint
2/3 c. flour
2 c. water

How to:

Mix water and lint together in a large saucepan, stirring well. Slowly add flour, mixing well. Cook over medium heat, stirring constantly until mixture holds together, forming peaks. Pour out onto several layers of newspaper to cool.

Use mixture over a base, such as a box, balloon or bottle, spreading like paper mache. Dry 4 to 5 days. Store unused air tight.

Note: Keeps only 4 to 5 days.

Permalink 10:26:19 am, Categories: Recycled Crafts, 116 words   English (US)

Egg Carton Craft Ideas

You will need:

Empty, clean egg cartons

Creatures:

Cut along the bottom of three connected cups of an egg carton. Set cups bottom up. Make a face on the end cup with a felt pen or crayon. To make an antennae, curl the ends of 2 (2") pieces of pipe cleaner and stick them into the caterpillar's forehead.

Bird Food:

Use a styrofoam egg carton. Fill cups with any combination of wild bird seed, sunflower seeds, raisins, apples, suet, seeds mixed with peanut butter, peanuts, bread crumbs, water, corn or berries. Place outside on a window sill or hang from a tree.

Plants:

Plant one seed in each of the twelve cups. Water and watch your seeds grow.

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