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Monthly Archives: September 2009

Corn Husk Crafting – Make A Green Christmas Tree

27-Sep-09

A small Christmas tree on a Styrofoam cone base is a quick and easy project to make with dyed husks. Dye a bowlful of husks with commercial green dye. Rinse them well. For the tree shown above, you will need florist’s wire, the dyed husks, the Styrofoam cone, and a few small pine cones or [...]

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Corn Husk Crafting – How to Dye Husks

27-Sep-09

Most corn-husk projects look best in natural color, but there are times you may want other tones. For bright and vibrant shades use commercial fabric dye. Put two teaspoons of dye into a large mixing bowl and add very hot water. Akd one or two drops of liquid dish detergent, which seems to soften the [...]

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Corn Husk Dolls – A Few Examples

27-Sep-09

     

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Corn Husk Crafting – A Character Doll

21-Sep-09

For this modern corn-husk doll, the hair was made from unravelled twine. With a few variations in method you can make a corn-husk doll that is not as stiff-looking as the basic doll, one that actually conveys a feeling of motion and grace. Begin by making the head as for the basic doll with six [...]

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Corn Husk Crafting – Making the Basic Corn Husk Doll

10-Sep-09

As many recipes exist for making corn-husk dolls as for apple pie. No two dolls are identical, and you will probably find ways of making your doll unique after you learn the basic steps. Soak a bunch of about a dozen dry husks in a bowl of water for a few minutes. The entire process [...]

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