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	<title>Keeping the Castle &#187; patriotic</title>
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		<title>12 Fun Patriotic Craft Ideas for Kids</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 02 Jul 2009 14:12:28 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Karen Weideman</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Better Homes and Gardens has some patriotic craft ideas for kids.  You kids might enjoy making one of these:

patriotic windsocks
custom koozies to insulate beverages
fireworks art
a bubble wrap hopscotch course
pride pins
a patriotic candy display
a candy flag
loyalty rings
star-spangled bubble wands
a flag necklace
patriotic paperweights
all-American sweatshirts or t-shirts

Which craft project do you plan to try?
image from bhg

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			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Better Homes and Gardens has some <a href="http://www.bhg.com/holidays/july-4th/crafts/patriotic-crafts-for-kids/?page=1" target="_blank"><strong>patriotic craft ideas for kids</strong></a>.  You kids might enjoy making one of these:</p>
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<li>patriotic windsocks</li>
<li><img class="alignright size-full wp-image-2973" src="http://www.blisstree.com/keepingthecastle/files/2009/07/fireworks-art-bhg.jpg" alt="fireworks-art-bhg" width="300" height="250" />custom koozies to insulate beverages</li>
<li>fireworks art</li>
<li>a bubble wrap hopscotch course</li>
<li>pride pins</li>
<li>a patriotic candy display</li>
<li>a candy flag</li>
<li>loyalty rings</li>
<li>star-spangled bubble wands</li>
<li>a flag necklace</li>
<li>patriotic paperweights</li>
<li>all-American sweatshirts or t-shirts</li>
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<p>Which craft project do you plan to try?</p>
<p><em>image from bhg</em></p>
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		<title>27 Patriotic Crafts from Martha Stewart</title>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 23 May 2009 10:20:38 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Karen Weideman</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[I was surfing around Martha Stewart&#8217;s website today.  She always has such great ideas and so we know that there will be Memorial Day ideas on her site.

Martha has not disappointed us.  She has 27 patriotic crafts on her website that you can view for free.  For quick viewing, you can see thumbnail images of all of the crafts.  These Can-Do Cans caught my eye because it is a simple project which reuses and transforms every day cans as a decorative piece.
Do you have any Memorial Day craft ideas to share?
image from marthastewart.com

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			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>I was surfing around <a href="http://www.marthastewart.com" target="_blank">Martha Stewart&#8217;s website</a> today.  She always has such great ideas and so we know that there will be Memorial Day ideas on her site.</p>
<p><img class="aligncenter size-medium wp-image-2803" src="http://www.blisstree.com/keepingthecastle/files/2009/05/can-do-cans-from-martha-stewart-240x300.jpg" alt="can-do-cans-from-martha-stewart" width="240" height="300" /></p>
<p>Martha has not disappointed us.  She has 27 patriotic crafts on her website that you can view for free.  For quick viewing, you can see <a href="http://www.marthastewart.com/photogallery/patriotic-crafts?lnc=f5472a16e77ee010VgnVCM1000003d370a0aRCRD&amp;rsc=lpg_col2_crafts&amp;lpgview=thumb&amp;showComments=true#ms-global-breadcrumbs" target="_blank">thumbnail images</a> of all of the crafts.  These <a href="http://www.marthastewart.com/portal/site/mslo/menuitem.3a0656639de62ad593598e10d373a0a0/?vgnextoid=c921608f8532f010VgnVCM1000003d370a0aRCRD&amp;vgnextfmt=default&amp;backto=true" target="_blank">Can-Do Cans</a> caught my eye because it is a simple project which reuses and transforms every day cans as a decorative piece.</p>
<p><strong>Do you have any Memorial Day craft ideas to share?</strong></p>
<p><em>image from marthastewart.com</em></p>
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