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1 Cover the outside of the bowl with
the plastic cling wrap, smoothing out as best as you can. Fold the ends of the wrap over to the inside of the bowl. Turn the bowl upside down so the bottom is facing up.
WTime To Go ‘Bowl’-ing With Recyclables
e’ re continuing to This week, we’re making also use a square-ish box as sizeable, you’ ll want to add sign. It would make for some celebrate April as “bowls” from decoupaged the base shape, too. Utilizing several layers of the paper really personal centerpieces Earth Month with tissue paper. Our project uses a boutique-sized tissue box scraps to make it thick and or gifts!
projects made up of upcycled tissue-paper scraps, but you would be great for placing a sturdy. You can also make Why not make some bowls
items. It’s always fun to upcy- cle, which is to take old items and turn them into something new. When you start to do this, you also begin to look at things differently. You start thinking, hmm, what can I use that for?
could easily substitute scraps from magazines, newspapers or gift wraps. If you want to make it into a round bowl shape, you should use papers that are flexible and not too stiff so they can be shaped around the curves. You can
5 Carefully remove the
dried tissue bowl by releasing the plastic wrap from the base bowl. Carefully remove the plastic wrap from inside the bowl.
vase of flowers inside. These pretty containers are easy to fashion so the whole family can make a bunch and they will all be originals.
smaller bowls and punch a hole on each side and add a handle to make a mini basket. Or, use these bowls as a base for a gift basket.
and send me a photo? If I share it here, I’ll send you a Ben Franklin Crafts gift card. Send photos to joyofcraft- ing@gmail.com
You probably have a lot of different-sized bowls in your house to choose from. If it is
You can also print photo- copies of people or pets if you want to add them to the de-
You can find this projects sheet and many more at ben- franklinhawaii.com.
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3 Working on a small section at a time, spread a
thin layer of the Mod Podge onto the clear wrapped bowl.
2 Cut or tear the tissue
paper into small pieces.
4 Place the pieces of tissue onto the Mod Podge, over- lapping the ends and brushing on more Mod Podge. Cover the
outside of the whole bowl. Add another layer of tissue
to make the bowl sturdy. Brush on another coat of Mod Podge all over the bowl to seal.
Let dry completely, usually overnight.
6 Trim the top edge of the bowl as needed.
Optional: Coat with a layer of clear varnish.
Use the bowl for lightweight items.
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In a nutshell, our purchase contract is the agreement between buyer and seller. Attorneys or third parties are not party to the agreement. Neither are the real estate brokers. Even so, there are a few forms that really have nothing to do with the transaction but must be included as part of certain real estate contracts. For instance, federal law
requires that a lead-based paint disclosure be included with contracts to purchase homes built before 1978.
In addition, the State of Hawaii
requires a form called a “Plain Language Addendum” be included with contracts of properties selling
for less than $25,000. This form is simply a small dictionary of real estate terms. Wanna know what a “limited common element” is, lessor/lessee or maybe something like marketable title? These are a few of the
74 different terms listed. I suppose for a 2-page document, the explanations are as clear as they can be and yet, I can’t think of a reason why a buyer paying less than $25000 would need to know many of these terms. The bigger question for me has always been what about the rest of our real estate transactions? Interestingly, the $25000 limit has not changed in the 33 years I’ve been selling real estate. Back in the day, there were many pieces of vacant land for which it might apply. But as I said, does the buyer of a piece of inexpensive real estate need an explanation of terms more than someone buying an expensive home? I’m not so sure. For this reason, some offices include the list with all transactions. Of those 74 terms, many apply to condominiums... not many $25000 condos in Hawaii that I know of. Lessor/lessee normally applies
to a tenant/landlord or commercial property and yet the explanation of a mortgagee/ mortgagor which applies when someone gets a loan is not included...this actually may make sense because there sure aren’t many $25000 houses either. While many of the terms may be useful, the explanations as written may not be all that clear. And as simple of some terms seem to your agent they aren’t always things the public knows. “Acceptance”, “Deed”, “contingency”, “CCRs” and “convey” to name a few. The thing is both the “lead paint addendum” and the “Plain Language Addendum” seem more appropriate as disclosure documents than part of the agreement between buyer and seller. So, if you are like me and always wondered why they are part of your contract, now you know!
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