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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 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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Autumn Corn Husk Crafting – Preparing the Corn Husks

08-Sep-09

Fall is here, corn is in season – what better time to renew an interest in corn husks as a craft medium? Corn husks are tough and versatile – You can braid, wrap, twist, weave, fringe, curl, knot or tie them. You can sew, cut, glue, paint, dye or bleach them. You can use corn [...]

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