Look What I Made

Look at this darling sign I came across while shopping the other day:

Alphabet Bean Bags

These Alphabet Bean Bags are such a cute idea.

4th Of July!

I LOVE this Blog!! She has some darling ideas for the 4th of July and the 24th of July (Pioneer Day)

Loving this site!!!!

I have always wanted to be a super mommy! This site teaches you how! She has such fantastic ideas!! I am so excited to try some of these. One of my favorites is the Birthday Board and all the fun birthday ideas!

Bookmarks

More from Kerry's Paper Crafts:

sooo I got a laminating machine. And I was all inspired to use it - and I thought what better use than these bookmarks?

(Random Craft Fair Tip: the best selling items are bookmarks, and other $1 items - especially when you gear them towards little kids!!)

I went a little nuts creating a LOT of bookmarks and laminating them. They are just so much more sturdy & durable when they are laminated. I am hoping to sell these bookmarks at my fairs for $2 each. What do you think?

Supplies: LOTS of different stuff! Mostly SU! Cardstock. Wild About You Stamp Set, October Afternoon Stamps & DP, We R Memory Keepers Animal Stickers, SU! & Other Various Ribbon. (there is more I know, but I can’t think of it! If you have a specific question on any of the above just leave me a comment. thanks!)

Necklace

This is a way cute necklace idea from The Creative Crate.

Here is another FuN necklace idea:

I came across this idea at Mod Podge Rocks! I LoVe this blog!! Amy has so many CuTe CuTe crafting ideas using Mod Podge. She has instructions on how she made hers here!!
I LoVe personalizing stuff...so I made these for my girls.

You could get pretty CrEaTiVe with these...you could put shapes, pictures, photos, and you could even glam them up with that glitter glaze!

I first drilled a hole with a 1/16" drill bit in the top of the circle...then painted mine with regular craft paint...then traced the wooden circle on some scrapbook paper... cut it out...glued it on...then when the glue was dry...I used the drill to make the hole in the paper.

Then used my Cricut to cut out the letter...and Mod Podged it on. I would think you could use that Diamond Glaze that we used on the washer necklaces too...if you would like that glassy look. I haven't tried it yet...but I think it might turn out really CuTe! {FYI} The M was made out of scrapbook paper...and the A was made out of vinyl.
Then...I just attached a 7mm jump ring that I bought at JoAnns!!

Very Inexpensive and Very FuN to Make!!

HaVe Fun!!

Crafty Garden Markers

I should make these w/ my kids. From Make and Takes:

We’ve just planted our summer garden and needed a few markers to label our vegetables. So we made these fun and easy foam garden markers that will make it through any rainy days and help us remember what we planted. And they also add a touch of whimsy.

Supplies for Garden Markers:

• craft foam sheets
• craft popsicle sticks
• hot glue (for an adult)
• scissors (kid friendly)
• permanent markers

On the craft foam sheets, have your child draw the shape of the vegetable, try to use the same color of foam as the real veggie. Then have them cut it out around the drawn veggie, or you can cut it out for them. Also write the name of the veggie onto the front of the cut out shape. It’s good to write the words, giving them more exposure to reading.

For the adult, hot glue the foam veggie onto a craft popsicle stick and let them dry. Now they’re ready for the garden.

We also made some garden markers for my herb garden. But we used white foam squares and drew the picture onto that instead of in a shape.

These are going to help us remember what we’ve got growing in our garden, we’re just awaiting the spoils.

Easy Hooded Bath Towel

I got one of these for Zetta when she was born. It is the best towel so it is used for all 3 of my kids. I now should make one for Connor and Tara.

From Make and Takes:

they make for great birthday or baby shower presents for others.

Supplies for Bath Towel Hoodies:

• one large bath towel - any color
• one hand towel - any color
• fabric for letters - can be anything. I use fleece and it does pill, but I don’t mind as it doesn’t fray.
• scissors, pins, sewing machine
• extras: ric-rac, double bias tape

First, cut your hand towel in half horizontally. Then lay out your large bath towel on the floor and center one of the cut pieces of hand towel on top of the towel. Put the cut side up, so that the sewn end in the one being sewn to the large bath towel, then you don’t have to fold over the edge.

Pin the cut hand towel to the large towel and sew in place. It doesn’t really matter how you sew them together, I actually like to sew them on top of each other, not right sides together. But either is fine.

Fold your hood together in half, pairing the cut side together. Sew this together. I don’t mind that the seams show and will fray a little after washing, this is the part that is on the inside and their heads cover that.

You could be done here, but I like to add a few extras, a name or a shape to the back that I applique to the towel. I’m no expert and not a perfectionist, so most times the applique comes out a little wonky! I cut out letters/shape from fabric, pin them on, sew around each with a zig-zag stitch and call it good!

I’ve also added some double-bias tape to my newest baby’s towel, down the sides and on the hood.

Have fun making your kids some new towels.

Hanging Wood Letters or Wreaths

Cute and practical way of hanging letters and a tutorial on how to make the letters from This and That:

within this tutorial i will show you how i hang my letters so i do not have to put any holes in the door! (i hang my wreaths on my door the same way the "S" pictured below is hanging)

supplies:

paper - you can use anything from scrapbook paper to wrapping paper.

wooden letters (i got mine from the $1 store. you can get cuter thick ones at micheals for about $5 each)

glue - i used a UHU glue stick but if you want it to be really secure, use Tacky Glue.

exacto knife

scissors

pencil

mod podge

paint brush

file or sandpaper *not pictured*

heavy duty stapler *not pictured*

sticky tack *not pictured*

1. trace around the letter with the pencil, onto the paper that you would like. cut out the letter on the paper cutting so you can't see your tracing marks.

2. glue* paper letter on to front of wooden letter. (*note: may use Tacky Glue for a better stick.)

3. one the glue is dry, turn the letter upside down. if the paper is showing in any areas, simply cute it off with an exacto knife.
4. gently sand or file all the edges of your letter with a downward motion. if using sandpaper, find something for it to wrap around like shown in the picture below.

5. place letter onto a piece of wax paper and using a paint brush, mod podge it with a thin coat. make sure to get the sides of the letter as well as the top.

6. once the mod podge is dry, decide how you would like to hang your letter. (i hung mine in two different ways, i will show you how i hung the "H", for the "S", i just looped the ribbon around the top of the letter. see the very top or very bottom picture) If you are going to hang it with two ribbons, lay your letter on a secure work surface and lay out the ribbons how you would like them. staple them in place.
7. hold the letter in the correct place on top or the door with your hand. make sure the letter is straight and centered. Staple the ribbons in place with a few staples.
8. place sticky tack behind the letter so it doesn't move when the door is opened and closed.

Money Banks

I am so proud of myself. I was crafty all on my own! I didn't see this anywhere. I thought it up in my own little mind. I have saved lots of containers for the perfect project. I have old formula cans and snack cans and the kids each have their own little stash of money. So yesterday I decided to make 3 of them into money banks for my kids. And they turned out pretty cute. I did them pretty basic for now. But hey, they are still kind of cute if I do say so myself.

Decorated Wipes Case

I found this on Homemade by Jill:

materials needed: plastic travel wipes case, fabric, thin batting, braided trim, decorative trim or ribbon (optional), hot glue and hot glue gun, and a template (save the image below and print as a full 8x11 image - printing directly from your browser may resize the template)


1. Hot glue the batting around the top edges of the wipes case. Trim any excess - there should be no overhang.

2. Wrap the fabric around the case. Hot glue across the top front edge. Pull the fabric taut and hot glue across the bottom front edge (below the line of where it closes together). Continue gluing around all sides, pulling fabric tight. Clip the fabric near the hinge on both sides, so you can glue the fabric tight around the back corners. Trim any excess fabric. Don't worry if it looks a little messy at this point - all the edges will be covered with the braided trim.

For this step, the most important thing to remember is that you do not want to glue over where the wipes case closes and snaps together. On the bottom half, the fabric should not go all the way to the edge.

3. Add a decorative trim or ribbon, if you want one.

4. Glue the braided trim around all edges. Start in one of the bottom back corners. Again, on the bottom side of the case, do not glue over where the case closes.

Continue gluing the trim all the way around. When you get to the hinges, make a U-Turn and start the trim around the top of the case.

When you get back to your starting point, end the trim and top with a small amount of hot glue to keep it from fraying.

You're done! If you worked carefully, the case should still snap closed tight. Fill with baby wipes and you are good to go.

Happy wiping. :)