We did a little crafting for Valentine’s Day here this week, and I thought I would share our little project today. I love valentine crafts…maybe it’s all the red and pink, and the hearts, and the doilies, I don’t know. I just know that after our January birthdays are over, we bust out the Valentine’s…
DIY: Watercolor Woodcut Ornaments.
We love to make ornaments over here, and with a five year old, most of them involve a lot of glitter, paint and felt in lots of bright happy colors. Which is of course fine, and perfect for where we’re at right now. But I found these pretty laser cut frames at Michael’s and they…
DIY – Recycled Crayon “Cupcakes.”
I don’t know about you, but we have tons of broken crayons at our house. I was wondering what to do with all these little bits, when I came across the idea in the book Super Baby Food by Ruth Yaron to melt them into larger crayon “cupcakes.” I didn’t do it exactly the way…
Glittered Acorns / A Simple Fall Craft.
Happy first day of Autumn! We’ve been collecting acorns around here lately – and leaves, and sticks, and whatever else strikes the fancy of an almost three year old. Rather than have a bunch of nuts everywhere, I decided to whip out the glitter and glue and make some festive, sparkly little fall decorations. So…
DIY: Doily Wall Art
I thought I’d share a fun little DIY decor project today…doily wall art. I needed to freshen up our living room, and I wanted to keep the cost down since we just spent a fair amount repainting and decorating our family room (more about that later). Doilies seem to be all the rage right now,…
