Happily hooked on crafts, cooking, coffee, and my kids.
This past weekend, we made some Valentine Shirts. We did 3 different versions, 1. Card Stock and Glue Stick 2. Card Stock and Adhesive Spray 3. Freezer Paper and Iron (best result) We had a lot of fun, and will probably make more shirts in the future. I’ve listed where we made mistakes, so you [Read More …]
Go me, I did it again. I made another craft from something I had pinned. I love these paper stars! JBird and I made a lot of them (different colors and sizes) and they are going to be her preschool teacher’s Christmas gift. It’s all about the folding, so I’ve broken it down like the [Read More …]
Busy, busy week. I can’t believe we are into December. Yikes, lots to still do before Christmas. Disney has a new princess, Princess Merida! This is one princess I will love, she has red hair. No ginger discrimination in Disney. :) I’ve been finding more and more and more uses for vinegar. Who knew it could be [Read More …]
Go me! I finally created a craft I pinned. And one of the best parts, it used up a lot of Toilet Paper Rolls :) The original craft called for a few different thing (felt, which I didn’t have) and some sewing (no time), so I modified it. It was a lot of fun to make, [Read More …]
We finally got around to crafting some Thanksgiving decorations and made another toilet paper roll craft. This craft was double fun because we had some friends craft with us. MATERIALS Toilet Paper Rolls Paper Googly Eyes Glue Crayons/Markers/Stickers/Decorating Items Friends to craft with, optional :) First, we cut out a strip of brown paper that [Read More …]
Over the weekend, JBird wanted to do arts and crafts. I took a look around at what supplies we had and came up with Halloween Bats made from toilet paper rolls, plus a couple other things. They are very simple needing only 1 sheet of construction paper (more if you mix them up like I [Read More …]
I found this craft in my August issue of Family Fun Magazine. JBird and I enjoyed making these beads then stringing them into “so beautiful necklaces”, direct quote :) I loved how I could also use this craft to go over numbers and counting, as well as teach how mixing two colours together make another [Read More …]
