Although you might remember how to fold a cootie catcher from a piece of lined notebook paper, it’s also fun to find one that’s been designed in a special theme. When you find the one you like, simply download, print, and fold the paper template, and then grab a friend to have a little nostalgic fun. Shark Cootie Catcher from Easy Peasy and Fun Printable Cootie Catcher Kids’ Game from The Idea Room Kindness Cootie Catchers from Coffee Cups and Crayons " Harry Potter" Sorting Hat Cootie Catcher Printable from Nourishing My Scholar Boredom Buster Cootie Catcher from The Dating Divas Fortune Teller Wedding Favors Printable from BLOVED Blog Printable Summer Fruit Fortune Tellers from Pysselbolaget Color It Yourself Printable Fortune Teller from A Word From Aunt B Customizable Origami Fortune Teller Printable from Mini Eco

Note: You could also adapt many of these patterns to work as gift baskets and home decor items all throughout the year. Never limit yourself to just one holiday when working with a crochet pattern!

Using your crochet skills and these handy free patterns, you can make your own handcrafted version of this nostalgic, pop culture toy. You’ll find crochet patterns here for stuffed, amigurumi, appliqué and finger puppet sock monkeys as well as accessories inspired by the sock monkey design. This is an idea that you can have a lot of fun with! This one is made with a more contemporary style, using colorful stripes, that sets it apart from most other crochet sock monkeys....

When you’re just starting out it can be easy to feel overwhelmed by the hundreds of terms and techniques you’ll encounter with your first quilt. It’s a confusion that can be compounded by the many ways to accomplish every quilt-making task. Be confident that you’ll discover which quilting methods work best for you as you become more experienced, but getting comfortable with the must-know skills will help you sew accurate quilts on your very first try....

My Heart Pops for You Valentine’s Day Favors from Bird’s Party Bunny Gift Bag from Mr. Printables Crazy Straw Owl Valentines from Happiness Is Homemade Pencil Valentines from Positively Splendid Printable Valentine’s Day Lunch Jokes from Craftaholics Anonymous Fish Bowl Valentines from Bliss Bloom Blog Cinnamon-Scented Glitter Play Dough from Make Life Lovely Awesome Sauce Snack Labels from C.R.A.F.T. Dinosaur Valentine Printable from A Crafty Spoonful Punched-Out Heart Treat Bags from NoBiggie Magnetic Kissing Pigs Toys from Craft Passion

This crochet elephant is named “Grace” by the designer. The same head used for this blanket is also used on a second free crochet elephant blanket pattern that is designed as more of a circus-style elephant.

These printable anniversary cards look best when printed on card stock, but in a pinch, any paper will work fine. Some of the cards can be customized before printing while with others you print them out first and write your message of love. Besides these free, printable anniversary cards there are many other free, printable greeting cards for just about every occasion. We also have free envelope templates that will be a perfect fit for these cards....

These DIY Christmas stocking decorating ideas range from easy to complex and are guaranteed to become a focal point of your holiday decorations. Whether you enhance your existing stockings or purchase new ones is up to you. Easy Sew Personalized Stockings from Fynes Designs DIY Felt Christmas Stockings from Lia Griffith DIY Pom Pom Trim Stocking from Interiors by Sarah Langtry Burlap Christmas Stockings from EAB Designs Christmas Stocking Monogram Pins from Blue I Style Pine Cone-Filled Sweater Stockings from The Inspired Room Customized Stocking DIY from A Beautiful Mess DIY Personalized Stocking Tags from Bless’er House DIY Farmhouse-Style Stockings from Michelle Fritz Pom Pom Stocking from Hobby Craft DIY Felt Stockings With Tassels from A New Bloom DIY Christmas Stockings from Kojo Designs DIY No-Sew Christmas Stocking from Salty Canary Simple Farmhouse Style Christmas Stockings from Twelve on Main

But Christmas trees don’t always have to be traditional. You can tailor your Christmas tree to your personal style and ensure it matches the rest of your space. Instead of shelling out the cash for a modern-looking tree, make your own. Thankfully, cute DIY Christmas tree tutorials are plentiful on the internet. Unique DIY Wooden Christmas Tree With Knobs On from Pillar Box Blue How to Make a DIY Branch Christmas Tree from Pillar Box Blue DIY Christmas Tree Mobile from We’re Calling Shenanigans DIY Pom Pom Christmas Tree from Aww Sam Floral Christmas Tree DIY from A Beautiful Mess Colorful Cardboard Christmas Trees and DIY Ornaments from Hello Wonderful The Perfect DIY Christmas Tree for Your Merry Little Helpers from Project Nursery How to Make a Fleece Cone Christmas Tree from Happy Happy Nester Modern DIY Christmas Tree (Wooden Dowels) from Vintage Revivals Yarn Christmas Tree DIY from A Beautiful Mess Wonderful Felt Christmas Tree Made From Sweaters from Pillar Box Blue DIY Fringe Christmas Trees from Pretty Providence DIY Christmas Tree Wall Art from At Home With The Barkers DIY Felt Christmas Tree Wall Hanging from Studio DIY DIY Charlie Brown Christmas Tree from Grace In My Space DIY Rosemary Christmas Trees from Live Free Creative DIY Pallet Wood Christmas Tree from DIY Huntress

Tina Belcher and Jimmy Junior Costumes from Aww Sam Coffee Filter Mermaid Costume from The House that Lars Built White Rabbit Costume from Color Me Courtney LaCroix Can Costume from A Kailo Chic Life Ghostbusters Costumes from Brit and Co. Stranger Things Cast Costumes from Do It Yourself Divas Snapchat Filters Costumes from She Knows Frida Kahlo Costume from Shop Mucho Chilling Adventures of Sabrina Costume from Whimsy Soul Black Cat Costume from 5 Minutes for Mom Dancing Girls Emoji Costume from Blonde to Bronze Snow White Costume from Color Me Courtney Jack Skellington and Sally Costumes from Keiko Lynn Serena Williams from The House that Lars Built Elle Woods Costume from West Acres Furby Costume from Club Crafted Fancy Sprinkle Costume from Brite and Bubbly Futurist Costume from Sugar and Cloth Poop Emoji Costume from Smart Fun DIY Jughead Jones Costume from Diaries of a Sunflower

This guide book of United States coins has been continuously published since 1947. Every year it keeps expanding with new coins and new content. It covers every issue of United States coins from early colonial issues through modern coins, popular U.S. pattern coins, bullion coins, and collector sets. There are three variations of this standard catalog of United States coins: The Standard Edition Red Book - for intermediate and seasoned collectors; Est....

Along with dozens of natural colorants (both cold process and melt-n-pour) that create different shades in soaps, there are also many natural exfoliants you can choose from and include to give your soap some scrub factor. Experiment with the following exfoliants when the inspiration strikes you to make soap. You can start with a single favorite or even combine two or three exfoliating ingredients into your next soap creation....

Natural Soap Colorants List Nearly all of these ingredients can be found in your kitchen, local grocery store, or from soap making suppliers. Many of them are already used to color common foods and drinks. For instance, annatto is what gives macaroni and cheese its orange color, and cochineal is used to color Hawaiian Punch. Unless you’ve used a specific colorant before, or are following someone else’s recipe, it’s important to do a test run before you throw a bunch of carrots or seaweed into your soap....

All these games are kid-friendly, and the kids will love how easy they are to learn. If you’re lucky, they’ll spend the whole afternoon with these free online Easter games! The kids are sure to love these free Easter word searches or Easter games to play outside, too. You’ll find that this Easter game is not only fun but challenging. You can choose easy, medium, or hard mode when you start the game so you can make it as easy-going or as tough as you want....

In theory, the cold process, which involves mixing set amounts of oils with an alkali (or lye) is easier than heating the ingredients and dropping them into molds. Even though the process is easier, do not skip using a calculator. The following are six of the best soap calculators to help you figure out how much lye to add. Each is easy to use and accurate, so you can trust the results....

All of these solid hues can be found with and without carving in a variety of shapes such as bangle bracelets, figural brooches, earrings, and dress clips like the pair shown here. Most colors can be marbled, but green with yellow is the combination found most readily today. Butterscotch with brown is also a commonly found duo. Some collectors avidly seek marbling containing more than two colors, and those are indeed harder to find....

Here are eight free crochet curtain patterns to help you redecorate your kitchen, living room, dining room, and bedrooms. And if you’re not quite ready to venture into such a big project, consider making crochet curtain tie-backs instead. Big Bold Chevron Curtain from Moogly ​Lacy Hearts Curtain from My Little Cute Amis Crochet Flower Lattice Curtain Valence from Dearest Debi Flower Power Valence from Once Upon a Pink Moon Simple Cluster Stitch Panel from The Shtick I Do!...

The next day Harry logs into his AdSense account to see how much he has earned. First thing that might disheartens him is the figure of earning from previous day ($0.00 or may be $0.01)… On top of this, he finds a message from Google that his AdSense payment is on hold. Tension! Even more tension comes in when Harry sees that the following message: Your pages are displaying Public Service Advertisements (PSAs) because you haven’t yet verified your PIN and/or phone number....

Instead, new players should first learn the basic principles of chess openings. These principles not only set out a good, general guide on how to play the opening but also help to make sense of more advanced opening theory. Control the Center Our first opening principle is control of the center. The center―particularly, the squares e4, d4, e5, and d5―is the most important area of the chessboard; control of the center allows more mobility for the pieces, as well as easy access to all parts of the board....

“Your Google AdSense account has been disabled or temporarily banned” Last year a European blogger friend of mine, who was doing decent job at blogging, sent me message that his Google AdSense account was blocked. All was well when he went to sleep in the night but when he woke up, he found that nasty email from Google waiting in his inbox. His years of hard work had gone down the drain in just a few hours and he did not even know what he did wrong....