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We've made yarn art a variety of ways over the years (I'll share some of them at the end of this post), but we decided to circle back to the way we first learned to do this from MaryAnn Kohl and her Art with Anything book.

We dipped lengths of yarn in watered down glue, arranged them on mat board, let the art dry, then painted in the sections.

Whereas before our yarn art was completely abstract, this time we used more realism, with leaves and faces, etc, as well as our yarn art version of scribble drawings.

Here's the full tutorial, plus photos of the process.

Yarn Art Paintings
MATERIALS INSTRUCTIONS
Water down some white glue by adding a bit of water to a small bowl of white glue and whisk to combine.

Cut your yarn into sections of any length. Shorter ones are easier to manage, but longer ones are fun to arrange in a "continuous line drawing" or a "scribble drawing."

Dip lengths of yarn in the watered-down glue, then arrange on mat board in any picture, abstract or realistic.

You can run your fingers down the length of the glue-covered yarn if you'd like to remove excess glue, but it's not necessary.

If your child doesn't like the feel of the glue on his fingers, you can use a chopstick, spoon, or tweezers to transfer the glue-covered yarn to paper.

Let the yarn art dry. This is best done on a flat surface, either on the table you were working on or along a floor or counter.

Paint in the sections as desired.

You can paint over the yarn as Daphne is doing here...

...or paint in between the yarn sections, leaving the yarn as a more defined line element.

Let dry and display your new artwork!

By the way, here are a couple of yarn art variations that we tried...

Maia used the yarn art technique to make a leaf, using the different blue and green yarns to great effect. She chose not to paint it, keeping the focus on the yarn colors and line drawing.

I used the yarn art in a very abstract way, adding small pieces of glue-soaked yarn in lines over expressive drawings...

...and in squiggles. I had so much fun doing these and really like how they turned out!

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Yarn Art Paintings with Kids :: Use Yarn to Draw Images & Fill in With Paint

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After our recent experiments with yarn on canvas, I started thinking about all the fun activities we've made with yarn and string over the years.

We've tried yarn art for kids activities with everything from printing and painting to making spider webs and installation art.

Ready? Here goes...

11 Yarn Art for Kids Activities to Try

1. Yarn painting on canvas

2. Printing with yarn & liquid watercolors

3. Mirror Image String Prints

4. Yarn paintings :: a fun and tactile art experience for kids

5. Action painting with yarn

6. Cutting practice with string (great for toddlers and preschoolers!)

7. String suncatchers

8. Pulled String Art

9. Installation art

10. Yarn printed eggs (from The Artful Year)

11. Yarn spider webs

Plus, of course, knitting and crocheting, which Maia wishes we would do more of but I have a bit of a hang-up about.

Also, there's a super cool children's book called Extra Yarn, about a little girl and what she knits with her magical yarn (thanks to Molly for telling me about it a year or so ago).

Do you have any fun yarn art for kids activities to add to the list? You know we'll try them!

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Yarn Art For Kids - Our 11 Best Activities To Try With Yarn

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After our recent experiments with yarn on canvas , I started thinking about all the fun activities we've made with yarn and string over the years. We've tried yarn art for kids activities with everything from printing and painting to making spider webs and installation art. Ready? Here goes... 1.

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There are so many fun things that can be done with yarn. Why not start with one of these Yarn Craft Ideas. If you are not a knitter, there are plenty of fabulous and modern projects out there that you can make without the need of a needle, loom or hook. If you are new to yarn projects, you will find that they are for the young or old and that they are for anyone looking for a craft or decor for their home. Which project will you begin with first?

As always, please click on the link above the p hotos to be taken to the original tutorials.

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Introduction: How to Make String Art With Yarn

This is one of my String Art Project, where I have used strings drawn in straight lines to make circles and beautiful geometric patterns.

Please go through the instructable to see how you can make this String Art very easily

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Step 1: Material Required

One solid Card Board without any hollows. I have used one from an old daily calendar

Dark colored art paper or cloth preferably in black color

String or yarn of your choice. I have used multi-colored knitting yarn here.

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An A4 sized printing paper

Step 2: Draw Circle

Take A4 sized printing paper and draw a circle to the maximum diameter with a drawing compass

Draw a straight line through the center of circle anywhere connecting the circle

Step 3: Measure Angles and Draw Lines

Using a Protractor placed along the drawn line at center, mark points at 20 degrees intervals

Connect the points with the center to outline of circles. This will give you 18 points on the circle

Step 4: Prepare Card Board

Open up the black colored art paper and place the card board in it

Mark required amount of Art paper to cover the card board with allowance to glue at the back

Cut the art paper to size and glue it to the back of the card board

Do not apply glue on the front

Step 5: Attach Pins at Points

Place the A4 sized white paper with the drawn pattern on the center of the Card Board

Attach pins at each point on the circle. You can use a light hammer or mallet to drive the pins into the card board

After driving the pins into the card board, remove the white paper with the pattern from board

Now the pins are attached to the card board over the black colored art paper. If required, apply instant glue to keep the pins in position

Step 6: Draw String

We got 18 pins attached on the circle at 20 degrees intervals. Let us start from any pin and number it as 1

Tie the multi-colored yarn at number 1 pin, take it to number 6 pin and bring it back to number 18 pin

Continue in this pattern, from 18 to 5, 5 to 17, 17 to 4, 4 to 16 and so on

When you reach the number 1 pin at the end, the pattern drawn with the string will look like this at the last picture here.

Tie the yarn at number 1 pin

Step 7: Draw Border With Yarn and Finish

Let us draw the circle's border with yarn

Now our yarn is tied at number 1 pin

Take the yarn to number 3 pin and bring it back to number 2 pin

Draw yarn from 2 to 4 and back to 3, 3 to 5 and back to 4 and so on.

After completing and reaching number 1 pin, the design will look like this at the last picture

Tie the yarn at number 1 pin and trim excess

Display the board at any place of your choice at home. People will love it

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This is one of my String Art Project, where I have used strings drawn in straight lines to make circles and beautiful geometric patterns. Please go through the instructable to see how you can make this String Art very easily Share One solid Card Board without any hollows.

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There are so many fun things that can be done with yarn- why not start with one of these 20 knotty yarn crafts for kids?

There's so much fun to be had with color and texture when you craft with yarn!

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This yarn wrapped vase would be perfect as a gift, or to keep for yourself!

These DIY yarn coasters are fun to make and handy to have around the house!
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A DIY yarn bowl - how fun!

These yarn wrapped toilet roll bracelets are perfect for personalizing!

This bunny yarn project is perfect for Easter, or you can switch it up for any other holiday!

With just a little creativity, you can paint with yarn!

This yarn octopus is such a fun little playmate!

Bring the springtime garden indoors with these colorful yarn wrapped tulips!

Aren't these yarn wrapped butterflies just the cutest little thing?

Why not make a fun craft out of your kid's stick collection?

Before you try any of these yarn projects, you could start by dying your own yarn with koolaid!

These yarn ball chandeliers would be perfect to decorate a kids room or party!
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These colorful yarn kites are perfect for summertime!

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Don't have knitting needles? No problem! You can teach your kids to knit with straws!

These yarn cards are the perfect DIY card for kids to make!

These yarn wrapped letters can be personalized with your child's initials!

These yarn heart ornaments are made with a cookie cutter- which means you can make any cookie cutter shape you like!

Add a pop of color to your garden with these yarn wrapped pots!

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I love having fresh flowers in my home (allergies, be damned!). I almost always have a vase-full on display in my living room. Now that Spring has finally sprung, I know I will be buying lots more flowers at farmer's markets and my kids will be bringing home little bouquets of wildflowers that they find during their outdoor adventures. And I recently realized that I don't have enough cute vases to display all of these future flowers of which I am dreaming! And that brings us to today's DIY. I had a small collection of thrifted mason jars and, while they make cute little vases on their own, I decided to spruce them up a bit.

I grabbed some embroidery thread in bright, spring-y colors, some jute twine (not pictured), a tube of craft glue, and my jars, and I went to work. This was an easy, albeit slightly time consuming, DIY. I simply dabbed some craft glue at my starting point and began wrapping the thread around the jars, gluing every so often. I alternated between the thread and the twine, creating a different look for each jar.

When the glue was dry, I filled the jars with flowers and water and displayed them on my dining room table! I love how they look! These would be fun filled with succulents, too! Or sea shells! Or feathers! Really, the options are endless. I'll stick with the flowers, for now.

They really make a fun addition to our dining room. So bright and happy!

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I love having fresh flowers in my home (allergies, be damned!). I almost always have a vase-full on display in my living room. Now that Spring has finally sprung, I know I will be buying lots more flowers at farmer's markets and my kids will be bringing home little bouquets of wildflowers that they find during their outdoor adventures.

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Many of you may not know that we have a monthly book club here at Lars. If you're a fan of reading or want to start reading more, check it out! In addition to discussion questions, we offer a coordinating art print and bookmark by a different illustrator each month (See September's book art here). Let me tell you, each illustrator always creates the most lovely illustrations that capture the book of the month perfectly. Make sure to check out our Book Club archives to take a peek. For the bookmarks, we like to add a small tassel or bobble to finish it off, but we've never shown you how to create it for yourself Shame on us! So today we're going through 10 varieties of DIY bookmark tassels and pom poms that you can make to jazz up your bookmarks! Don't stop there though, think key chains, and clutches, and anything else that needs a little something extra!
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DIY Bookmark Tassels
Materials:

Embroidery floss in desired colors

Scissors

Hole punch

Hot glue gun, optional

General Instructions: For a tassel

1. Choose one or multiple colors of embroidery floss and wrap a piece of floss around two or three fingers, depending on how long you want your tassel to be.

2. Wrap the string(s) around your fingers until you have 20-35 strings.

3. Slip the loop of strings off your fingers and tie a knot at the top of the loop, securing all the strings together. Leave a long tail to use to connect to your bookmark.

4. With another piece of embroidery floss, tie a knot about ¼-inch to ½-inch below your initial knot. Then cover this knot by wrapping the embroidery floss around the tassel until you've got a tight coil of embroidery floss. Secure this string with a tiny dot of hot glue.

5. Cut your loops of string and trim to make them all even.

6. Punch a hole in the top of your bookmark, slip the long string through the hole and tie off.

For a pom pom

1. Wrap the thread around 2 fingers, and increase the number of times you wrap the thread around to 40-50.

2. Tie the knot in the middle of the loop, leaving a tail long enough to string through the hole punched on your bookmark.

3. Cut the loops on both sides

4. Trim to fluff up

For a ribbon addition

1. Punch a hole in your bookmark

2. Fold a 3-4 inch piece of ribbon in half, and stick both ends through the hole.

3. Before pulling all the way through, stick the two ends through the loop of the ribbon and pull tight so the knot slides down to the base of the bookmark.

4. Trim ribbon edges at an angle

For a friendship bracelet

1. Gather as many embroidery floss colors as you'd like

2. Tie 8″ strands of the embroidery floss together and seal to a surface with tape

3. With the strand on left (white), make a number "4" and tie around the remaining colors up to the top of the main knot 12 different times before discarding it to the right

4. With the next color (red), repeat the same process 12 times and discard to the right.

5. Repeat to each color.

6. When done with the length that you'd like for your tassel, insert all the colors into the hole lunch and secure with a knot

*Add beads, include a braid or other wrap, and use multiple colors to add variation
See how we've created beautiful custom tassels for each of our Book Club books. Photography by Clara Jones | Crafting by Rebecca Hansen

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Sewing cards are a great way to get little ones started on the fundamentals of needlework. It's also a fun way to pass the time for a child home sick from school suffering from boredom. These are also great for traveling, keep them stored in a box or plastic zipper bag.

You can make your own shapes, buy big sheets of craft foam and cut out simple squares, or purchase precut foam from the craft store. Embroidery thread works great, but yarn will work too. Child sized sewing needles are available at discount department stores such as WalMart, and at all craft supply stores.

To make these, once you have your foam shapes picked out, create connect-the-dot designs with a toothpick.

Use a child safe sewing needle threaded with embroidery floss to create designs. You can also use markers to decorate!

Craft foam shapes

Child safe sewing needle

Embroidery thread

Colored markers

Toothpick

1. Use the child safe sewing needle or toothpick to poke holes in the foam pieces creating a design for your child to sew.

2. Thread the needle with embroidery thread and sew designs.

3. Use colorful markers to accent your designs!

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Sewing cards are a great way to get little ones started on the fundamentals of needlework. It's also a fun way to pass the time for a child home sick from school suffering from boredom. These are also great for traveling, keep them stored in a box or plastic zipper bag.

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Ahoy, mateys! We're on a nautical kick these days...could be that spring is on its way. Could be Aleah's new gold Sperry Topsiders, perhaps? Nonetheless, you know we're happiest on the coast and lovers of the smell of the salty sea. Today's DIY project is just perfect for those who share this passion. Nautical Rope Coasters.

Remember our Italian Ruscus Leafy Coasters during the holidays? This is based on the same premise using juice can lids. Pretty brilliant, if we do say so ourselves! The cost per lid is under $1 each, but they look like you poured your heart and soul into them or snatched them up from a high-end coastal living shop.

For this project you need: juice lids {from frozen juice cans} | thin nautical rope {from the craft store sold by the yard} | hot glue | scissors

Step 1: remove as much paper as you can from the juice lids. Dollop a big bead of hot glue in the center of the lid.

Step 3: wind your rope around and around the lid, gluing as you go in a circular motion.

Step 4: Glue down the end of the rope so that it sits fluid with the edge of the lid and snip with scissors. You could burn the edges so that it doesn't fray if you have a plastic rope, but gluing works well.

Repeat with other types of rope to create a variety of nautical goodness.

There you have it! Who wouldn't love to receive a quartet of these for their nautical home or for a summertime hostess gift?

Images by Rippee Photography for Valley & Co.

So, friends. Are you feeling the nautical love today? Can you see yourself making these for your home or for gifts?

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Ahoy, mateys! We're on a nautical kick these days...could be that spring is on its way. Could be Aleah's new gold Sperry Topsiders, perhaps? Nonetheless, you know we're happiest on the coast and lovers of the smell of the salty sea. Today's DIY project is just perfect for those who share this passion.

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As soon as Lauren and I saw this editorial in Flare Magazine, we knew we had to recreate these awesome, friendship bracelet-like necklaces. We promise they are super easy to make and the perfect way to pass the time during those long summer roadtrips.

You'll need:
- cotton rope or twine
- a pair of scissors
- nuts and washers
- embroidery thread
- thread bobbins or squares of cardboard (all of which you can find at your local hardware and craft store)

To make a 2-tone necklace, cut a long piece of rope and wrap two different colors of embroidery thread around its own bobbin. Tie a starter knot along with the two colored threads you are using, leaving at least 3 inches of slack, Tape down the slack to a flat surface or safety pin it something that will help keep it in place (feeling nostalgic yet?). Lay the color that isn't being used (shown here in purple) in your left hand, along with the rope, and hold them taut. Take the active color (shown here in red) in your right hand, pass it over the rope, loop it under and back through the opening. Pull up and to the right to tighten. Repeat the knots until you are ready to switch colors. (Click images to enlarge)

To alternate colors, simply put the inactive color (red) in your left hand and the new active color (purple) in your right. Repeat the steps.

Once you're done knotting, add a few nuts and/or washers to the necklace. Undo the large starter knot and tie both open ends together, creating your very own friendship necklace! Trim any extra rope and tread. Continue making necklaces at different lengths, using any color combination...in our opinion, the more the better! Easy enough, right??

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Dyed Dog Leash
1. In a well-ventilated space or outside, cover the workspace with plastic or newspaper. Clamp one end of a 7-foot piece of 1/2-inch cotton rope with a binder clip, and string it up to a tree branch or dowel, so your child can paint all around it.

2. Let your child spray the rope with non-aerosol fabric spray paint in his favorite colors. Make sure he wears gloves and old clothes-this paint won't come out! Let dry completely (at least three hours).

3. To create the handle: Bend one end of the rope into a 6-inch-long loop. Use hot glue to attach the end to the body of the rope (an adult's job), then wrap the overlap with leather lace cording; knot to secure.

4. To create the clasp: Thread the end of the rope through a rotatable swivel lobster-clasp clip ($8; amazon.com), and bend back to make a 2-inch loop. Hot-glue the end down (an adult's job), then wrap the overlap completely with leather lace cording; knot to secure.

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Spoon and Sisal Snakes
1. Have your child stick two 8-inch strips of colored duct tape (we used two different colors for each snake) onto parchment paper. Using scissors, cut them each into 12 1/2-inch strips.

2. Cut a 42-inch piece of 1/4-inch sisal rope into 3 equalpieces. Gather them together and sandwich a 14-inch piece of floral wire inside the bundle of rope. Peel a strip of duct tape off the parchment paper and wrap it around the middle of the rope and wire, then wrap 2 strips in the other color on either side. Repeat as desired along the whole length of the body.

3. Cut off all but 1/2 inch of the handle of a bamboo spoon. Tuck the end inside the ropes, secure with tacky glue, then wrap with duct tape. Use a marker to draw eyes onto the back of the spoon. Fold a strip of duct tape in half lengthwise, and trim to 1/4-inch wide. Cut a V for the forked tongue, then tape to the inside of the spoon.

4. Secure the snake by wrapping an 8-inch piece of tape around the end of the rope bundle.

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Cat Storage Baskets
1. For the smaller basket, start with a 25-foot piece of 1/4-inch jute rope. For the larger one, use a 30-foot piece. To make the base, have your child coil the rope, using tacky glue to hold it together as she goes, into a 4 1/2-inch circle (make it 6 inches for the larger one).

2. Begin gluing the rope on top of the outer ring. Continue building the sides by adding glue every 1 to 2 inches, until the basket is 4 1/2 inches tall (6 inches for the larger one). To make the ears, bend the rope into an ear shape, then hot-glue it to the rope on the layer below and on either side of the ear (an adult's job). Leave a 2-inch space, then repeat for the second ear. Trim the end, glue it down, and let dry.

3. Cut three 4-inch pieces of black embroidery floss, and knot them in the center. Lay the basket on its side, ears up. Glue the knot and whisker ends to the basket, then glue a pink button to the knot.

4. Draw eyes onto 1-inch oval wooden craft shapes with a marker; glue in place. Glue a 12-inch piece of rope to the back bottom edge of the basket for a tail. Let dry completely.

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Thimble Tassel

1. Start by making a small hole in the centre of the thimble with a sharp pointed implement.

2. Adjust the tassel maker to a wide setting.

3. Wrap desired ribbon around the tassel maker approximately four times.

4. Use a length of embroidery thread to tie a tight knot around the centre of the ribbons.

5. Place scissors into the designated scissor grooves of the tassel maker and cut the ribbon at both ends.

6. Fold the ribbons in half. Tie another length of thread around the ribbons to form the tassel shape.

7. Form a loop with thick thread or cord and attach one end to the top of the tassel. Push the loop end through the hole in the top of the thimble. Tie a knot at the base of the loop to secure it in place.

Snap Hook Tassel

1. Adjust the tassel maker to a wide setting.

2. Wrap desired ribbons around the tassel maker approximately three times.

3. Use a length of embroidery thread to tie a tight knot around the centre of the ribbons.

4. Place scissors into the designated scissor grooves on the tassel maker and cut the ribbon at both ends.

5. Thread the ribbons through the snap hook.

6. Tie a length of thread around the ribbons to form a tassel shape.

7. Cut a small length of beaded string, leaving long enough ends of string to tie a secure knot. Tie this around the tassel covering the tied thread. Trim any uneven ends of ribbon.

Key/Bag Tassel

1. Adjust the tassel maker to a wide setting.

2. Wrap desired ribbons around the tassel maker approximately three times.

3. Use a length of embroidery thread to tie a tight knot around the centre of the ribbons.

4. Place scissors into the designated scissor grooves on the tassel maker and cut the ribbon at both ends.

5. Fold the ribbons in half. Tie a length of narrow ribbon around the ribbons to secure the tassel.

6. Thread a short length of narrow cord through the top of the tassel to form a loop. Trim any uneven ends or ribbon.

7. Attach to a key or bag.

Tassel Bookmark

1. Adjust the tassel maker to a narrow setting.

2. Wrap narrow ribbon around the tassel maker approximately five times.

3. Use a length of embroidery thread to tie a tight knot around the centre of the ribbons.

4. Place scissors into the designated scissor grooves on the tassel maker and cut the ribbon at both ends.

5. Thread a large eyed needle with narrow ribbon. Tie a knot at the end of the ribbon. Push this through the centre of the tassel ribbons.

6. Fold the ribbons in half. Tie a length of ribbon tightly around the ribbons to secure the tassel. Cut away the embroidery thread used in stage 3.

7. Cut the bookmark ribbon to desired length. Tie a small knot in the end to prevent the ribbon from fraying.

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Celebrate apple season with colorful Scrap Ribbon Apple Suncatchers. They are made with mason jar frogs, mason jar rings, bits of scrap ribbon, and glue. They look pretty in fall sunlight and make a thoughtful homemade gift for teachers, neighbors, grandparents, or friends.

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Scrap Ribbon Apple Suncatchers

This simple weaving craft is better suited for older children, but younger hands will certainly enjoy a go! Use patterned red, yellow, and green ribbon to create a variety of apples, perfect for autumn.

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To make this craft you will need:
After gathering supplies, invite children to weave the ribbon through the mason jar frogs. An assortment of solid, plaid, striped, and polka dot ribbon makes the sun catchers look whimsical and fun!

Squirt hot glue or tacky craft glue inside of the mason jar ring. Place the mason jar frog inside of the ring, then allow the glue to dry. When the glue is dry, use scissors to remove the excess ribbon from the suncatcher.

String a small loop of brown ribbon through the top of the suncatcher, then secure it with glue. Fold a small piece of green ribbon together to create a leaf for the apple, then glue it to the inside of the brown ribbon.

Hang the suncatchers to the window with a small removeable Glue Dot.

More Fall Suncatcher Crafts for Kids

The golden light of fall adds a lovely element to kid-made suncatchers. Click the images below for more creative ideas.

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Celebrate apple season with colorful Scrap Ribbon Apple Suncatchers. They are made with mason jar frogs, mason jar rings, bits of scrap ribbon, and glue. They look pretty in fall sunlight and make a thoughtful homemade gift for teachers, neighbors, grandparents, or friends. This post contains affiliate links. Opinions are my own.

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35 Ribbon Crafts from Lengths and Scraps ...

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35 Ribbon Crafts from Lengths and Scraps ...