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Teen Time Even the coolest teen will find something to love about these young-at-heart designs. From "Creative Juice" episode DCRJ-506

Crafters Cathie Filian and Steve Piacenza are chillin’ out in the teen scene! They kick it with colorful gumball flip-flops, design a stylish beaded storage box and get into the spirit with custom T-shirts perfect for the trendy teen.

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Slip into these cozy gumball-inspired slippers, and you’re in for a burst of color and comfort.

Gumball Slippers

Gumball Slippers

Materials:

open-toe slide, crisscross or flip-flop style slippers
large package of 1" craft pompons (bright colors)
sewing needle
thread, approximately the same color as the slippers

1. Sort the pompons, choosing red, pink, bright green, white, blue and yellow (figure A).

2. Thread a needle and pull through from the back to the front of one slipper. Thread on a pompon and thread the needle back through to attach it to the slipper (figure B).

Figure A

Figure B

3. Repeat with different colored pompons until both slippers are covered (figure C) If the slipper is a crisscross style, do not apply pompons to areas where the slipper straps cross (figure D).

Figure C

Figure D

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