Sewing, Crafting, & General Creative Fun
We gave Taylor a game called Mighty Mind for Christmas. I found it at TJ Maxx. The box promised to keep “kids busy for hours” and to make them smarter. I knew that it couldn’t be all that fabulous, but for around 6 bucks, it seemed like a neat puzzle game for a kid. Basically,… [Continue Reading]
Yesterday, my house was infested with mice! 24 of them, in various shades of green. They were felt of course. The idea isn’t mine to claim – someone on Martha Stewart’s team gets credit for that. They provide a template for you to cut out – go here for their tutorial. I was looking for… [Continue Reading]
Yesterday, a museum in our town hosted a kids’ Christmas event. The kids got to meet Santa and Mrs. Claus. There were treats and a magic show (which we missed), and best of all CRAFTS! My kids love crafts. When Jacob started a new parents’ day out program a few weeks ago, I promised him… [Continue Reading]
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Here’s another Christmas ornament that is super easy to make, and even cheaper than my felt pom pom ornament. It’s simply 20 circles, cut out of your favorite paper, and glued together into a sphere. While really simple, I think that it’s also really striking and fun. If you have circle punches, this craft could… [Continue Reading]
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In case you missed my guest post over at Craft Snob, here’s the full tutorial for how to make a felt pom pom ornament. I know that a lot of you will be putting up your Christmas tree this weekend after the Thanksgiving festivities are through. This would be a great, easy way to add… [Continue Reading]
I just learned that melting crayons over a tea candle and creating art with them is much, much more difficult than it looks on other people’s blogs. Yep, even for me. So imagine how hard it was for a 3 year old and 5 year old. I know I was stretching it a little involving… [Continue Reading]
First, the outfit she decided to wear this morning is entirely made by me. Dress and sweater. I need to take better pictures of the sweater before it gets too cold to wear it. I crocheted it from a free pattern by Lion Brand yarn. Their site has a lot of free patterns that seem… [Continue Reading]
Last year, we left our pumpkins to rot in the garden. The kids enjoyed watching them decay over the winter, and this summer they were surprised with a new pumpkin growing on the vine. It’s small and cute, and they say that the pumpkin had a baby. They’ve been itching to decorate it. Last night… [Continue Reading]
My favorite crafts are the ones the kids do completely without me. I love seeing the creations that they come up with. Earlier today, my husband and I were busy in the kitchen cooking lunch when the kids appeared with this “little guy”. See the jello container they reused? They also found some felt in… [Continue Reading]
We finished the garland this evening just in time to get some photos before it got dark. I won’t actually be hanging it outside, by the way, but my living room was much too dark for photos. This half of the project required very little assistance from me, so I got to just sit back… [Continue Reading]
Hi there. I'm Sarah. My life these days is a happy result of the recession. I found myself unemployed Christmas 2010, and we decided that I should stay that way. So now I spend my days with my kids, playing and making things. It's really the best! Read More…
