Camp Shine: Get crafty idea no. 3 - Outdoor art

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  Posted by Jennifer Fri Jun 19, 2009 3:07am PDT

  Ok, maybe I'm just totally clueless but what exactly are these painted pots with ropes sticking out of them meant to do exactly? Are they bird feeders? I'm lost

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  Posted by rebecca Fri Jun 19, 2009 5:36am PDT

  I agree with Jennifer, cute but what are they and what are you supposed to do with them?

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  Posted by Susan Fri Jun 19, 2009 6:21am PDT

  I thought it was just painting pots to use as pots, and the rope was just to hang it to paint the rim so it doesn't stick to the table when painting, but then I read it again and it is called garden art, so maybe you are just supposed to hang them outside for decorative objects.

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  Posted by Charlene Prince Birkeland, Shine staff Fri Jun 19, 2009 7:33am PDT

  Oops! You can hang them from branches :)

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  Posted by Milla. Mon Jun 22, 2009 10:19am PDT

  Well I clicked on gender identity issues and got this....

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  Posted by Wendy Tue Jun 23, 2009 10:52am PDT

  This needs to have something more....like make it a wind chime.

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  Posted by Katie Thu Jun 25, 2009 1:51pm PDT

  to make it a wind chime just put short stick throught the knot in the rope (to be inside the pot)and use fishing line to hang three to four different sized sticks or 1/2 inch diameter copper pipe

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  Posted by Erin G Sun Jun 28, 2009 4:45pm PDT

  How about this idea? I saw someone take old glass windows still in frames and painted on them with stain glass paint and hang them on fences or by cables in frames with the posts in the ground on either side? The kids can say they made it with pride.

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  Posted by Stacy Mon Jun 29, 2009 3:46pm PDT

  Life with ur children is short enjoy all life gives.

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  Posted by DixieDarlin Tue Jun 30, 2009 4:25am PDT

  If you have a dollar Tree around your house the possibilities are endless for summer crafts. Oriental trading and family fun are awesome too and they have a websites. My sister is keeping my three oldest and four other children at my house and let me tell you we must get creative to keep them from fighting out of sheer boredom. A lot of the crafts they love doing but dont really do anything. Like making spider webs out of sticks and yarn, mobiles out of magazine cut outs, yarn, and a close hanger, they went on a "rock hunt" around the hood and then painted and decorated thier findings, crayon shavings ironed between two pieces of baking wax paper. There are just all sorts of things to do when you get down to it.

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