Posts tagged ‘craft’

I saw this idea over at Tai Pan Trading in Sandy, Utah. I love wandering through that place, don’t you? SO, sadly, this idea did not come from my mind!

Bird’s Nest Wreath
Supplies:
Wreath
Fake Flowers

Glue
“Shiny Things”

Birds
Ribbon

Large Metal Hook to Screw into Wall
Directions:
1. Glue fake flowers into wreath

2. Cut Ribbons to the length you need in order to hang the wreath from [...]

Last month I wrote a post for Make and Take on Eco-Friendly Celebrating.  Did you see it? Did you? Did you?! So there was something I left off that post.  Something I had seen out there on the web, in craft books around town, you know, and wanted to get it done before my baby’s…gulp…you [...]

We have been spending time here or there throughout the week on “Abby’s Project” all put on by her. She looked through craft books, picked one she liked and it evolved into an entirely different end product. She picked out the colors, fabric, ribbon…absolutely everything. I was at her command as she pointed, glued, hung—boy, [...]

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For Father’s Day you could easily make Dad the Mothers’ Day gift I posted about last month or…have fun with paint like we did! I love days like this where we spend the whole morning together, listening to our favorite music and sitting around the table together painting. Best. Day. Ever…Well, so far this week!
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The girls and I saw this fun craft on Nick Jr. showing how to make a guitar out of recycled household items–the perfect craft for Earth Week!
Materials:

Tissue Box
Paper Towel Roll
Paintbrush and Paints
Stick or Dried-up Pen
Rubber bands

Instructions:

Paint your tissue box and paper towel tube with fun, bright colors and let dry. Rub some in your hair [...]

My mother knows how to celebrate holidays, it is one of the things I love most about her. She makes everyone feel so loved on holidays and their birthdays.
We talked about getting together for a little Valentines Party with my girls and my brothers. Little did I know she was going to go all out! [...]

First off….
#1 I feel silly putting this under the “art” category.
#2 I feel silly even posting this because it might be the easiest most simple craft you have ever seen on a blog.
BUT, this is what we did with my Mom growing up to celebrate Valentine’s Day. We would use them to put on little [...]

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We LOVED doing this craft with Aunt Laura and Grandma. I have to remember this to do at my daughter’s birthday parties when they are older.

We made pretty awesome rings and hair barrettes out of our buttons, don’t you think?

Click here for the instructions.
Click herefor where I found the ring bases [...]

Aunts, Uncles, Grandparents and Cousins mean a lot to me. It is hard when many of them live out of the state to keep a connection between the families.
I have found that having pictures displayed in my daughter’s bedrooms on their on memory boards helps a great deal.
We update the pictures as we get new [...]

Ever since I saw this craft done on the Martha Show with old Gloves and Socks I have been itchin’ to do it. I didn’t have any gloves I wanted to cut up and get rid of, but while at Walmart I got such a steal. I asked one of the employees where their gloves [...]