DECK THE HOLIDAY'S

   Since ancient times, ghost stories—tales of spirits who return from the dead to haunt the places they left behind—have figured prominently in the folklore of many cultures around the world. A rich subset of these tales involve historical figures ranging from queens and politicians to writers and gangsters, many of whom died early, violent or mysterious deaths. What Is a Ghost?     The concept of a ghost, also known as a specter, is based on the ancient idea that a person's spirit exists separately from his or her body, and may continue to exist after that person dies. Because of this idea, many societies began to use funeral rituals as a way of ensuring that the dead person's spirit would not return to "haunt" the living.    Places that are haunted are usually believed to be associated with some occurrence or emotion in the ghost's past; they are often a former home or the place where he or she died. Aside from actual ghostly appa...

   With winter upon us, we thought it would be fun to share a fun project of ours with you: snowflake designs with a Star Wars twist.    Last year’s wild success with our original designs prompted us to spend some time this year polishing those designs and coming up with some new ones. We had so much fun in fact that there are 19 new designs altogether. Directions Click Diagram link to download the PDF Print the PDF Cut the circle out Fold the diagram. We found doing a accordion fold worked better for us. Cut the grey area out (you may need an Exacto knife for some of the designs) Unfold and hang! Individual Diagrams Stormtrooper Diagram   Boba Fett Diagram   Darth Vader Diagram   Clone Trooper Diagram   Han Solo Diagram   T-47 Airspeeder Diagram   Imperial Logo Diagram   Rebel Logo Diagram   Republic Logo Diagram   Additi...

  I really liked this project when I was surfing around the net.  It comes from www.flamingotoes.com .  I hope you like it as much as I have.  The mention of holidays get me going to do new projects and crafts for the coming year.  This would also be a great gift for someone (like a grandma or mom) who like signs, Christmas and loves country decor. Candy Cane Kitchen Sign Hello all!! I hope you had a lovely Thanksgiving and are all ready to dive into Christmas! We have been listening to Christmas music and tonight we’re going to watch a Christmas movie and start decorating the house. I’m so excited. :) This is a re-post of my Candy Cane Christmas Sign that I posted over at Tatertots and Jello recently. I’ve added in a couple of pictures and instructions for more details – I tend to over-detail tutorials sometimes and I didn’t want to blast the readers over there with pictures. But I thought I’d add them back in for you (because you’re used to me ...