Tie dyeing is a fun summer craft, but I have been trying to cut back on crafts that cost a lot to do so I can focus on using up the huge stash of supplies I already have. I had some colored tissue paper on hand and learned that you can use it to dye fabric, so I decided to try to “tie dye” a onesie with tissue paper. Guess what, it worked!...
Hiding the tail: When you start and finish your project, you have little 3-4 inch yarn “tails” sticking out. I always wondered what crocheters did to hide those pesky little tails. It’s almost like hiding tails in a basic sewing project, making pillows, you thread it back through your piece and it will magically disappear! Watch this video as she shows how to hide a tail. It’s a beginner’s video and she demonstrates how to hide your tail at the end of the video....
I’m partnering with General Mills and Safeway to Be Snacksational! With Annie’s® Bunny Grahams and Yoplait® yogurt you can make snacktime fun and delicious! This is a great after-school snack, especially while my kids are doing their homework. Pop them in the freezer, and they’re ready to snack on in just an hour! Mini Frozen Yogurt Bunny Bites Ingredients: Annie’s Bunny Grahams – chocolate and vanilla Yoplait Yogurt – any flavor, we used strawberry and key lime 1/4 teaspoon or a squeeze container...
Supplies for Apple Pencil Bouquets: apples pencils vase ribbon 1. Wash and dry your apples. 2. Turn them with the bottom side facing up. Press your pencil into the center of the apple, with the eraser side up. With your pencil pressed into the core of the apple, these apples should still be edible. The graphite of the pencil, which isn’t deadly, is only surrounded by the core of the apple....
This is quick and Mess-Free fun for the kids this holiday season! These cute cups are perfect for drinks, party favors, classroom treats, and doubles as an easy holiday craft! Googly Eye Drink Glasses Supplies: Clear Glasses – use a transparent plastic cup or clear plastic drinking glasses Sticky back googly eyes Food Gel in Leaf Green Clear soda drink Instructions: Start by cleaning the glass with a cloth to get rid of any dirt or dust....
My favorite wheatgrass container: Terra Cotta Pots. These worked out fabulously. I love how the orange from the pot contrasts so well with the green from the grass. I think I’ll be making more of these and giving them to family and friends. Runner-up: Silver Tray. I also love this silver tray with the grass as a beautiful display. It’s perfect for decorating a living room side table or a kitchen table centerpiece....
Supplies for Thanksgiving Bread Basket Liner: piece of plain colored fabric – 18 in x 21 in – you can hem the edges, but I left them cut to fray in the wash for a more rugged look. fabric paint – thanks to DecoArt for the fabric paint medium paint brush, a few sizes paper cups and plates newspaper little hands Pour your paint into small paper cups. Then using your paint brush, place some paint onto your paper plate, into the shape of a turkey....
Here are a couple other fun quilt patterns to make for the holidays to give as gifts to loved ones. Basic Quilt Along Series: Learn to make a basic patchwork quilt with our 10 part quilt series. You’ll learn everything from choosing fabric, cutting squares, and sewing on the binding. Mini I Spy Quilts: We’ve also made a giant I spy quilt version, but my kids love these little mini ones....
I’m happy to be partnering with Post-it Brand on this summer’s list. We will be using their newest collections to help put our Summer Bucket List on display. I’m in love with these Post-it Brand World of Color collections. I chose to use the Marrakesh collection, as I wanted to have a fun rainbow feel to our summer board. It will bring our summer o’ fun to life! To help us brainstorm the ideas and activities we wanted to do this summer, I found a few places of inspiration in choosing our Summer Bucket List....
This was a perfect weekend pattern. These kits come with everything you need to start and finish a completed project. So I snuggled up to a movie with the kids and knitted away! I love chunky yarn, I was thrilled to be knitting up this fabulous high-line loop pattern with chunky yarn and size 15 knitting needles. These needles are huge, but oh-so-fun to knit with! Especially with this gorgeous 100% peruvian wool in aquamarine… I’m dying over the color....
I believe that quite often it is the simplest things that can add a touch of magic to our days. For me, one of those simple things is . . . . color. I love and live for colors in bright happy shades! We currently live in the desert where the backdrop to our days is an ever steady brown. But. When a cactus or sagebrush comes into bloom the appearance of color is like a wonderful gift that you can’t help but be thankful for!...
This pattern would be perfect for making llama cushions too. Stitch this pattern onto fabric to make a pillow cover for a couch pillow and it’s perfect for a fun summer decor! Supplies: Free Maker Mama Embroidery Pattern – free download Iron-on transfer paper and printer Fabric Embroidery hoop Embroidery thread and needle Bits and pieces to make a blanket – yarn fringe, ribbon, sequins, beads, crochet, etc. Felt or fleece for backing...
Supplies for marble painted apples craft: red, green, and yellow paint marbles plastic bin white cardstock or thick paper Place paper in the bin. Squirt paint on paper somewhere. Let the kids drop a marble or 2 in the bin. Tilt the bin back and forth to let the marble paint the paper. When through painting lay the paper out to dry. Wipe out the bin and marble and repeat the process to create more paintings....
Good salads require the very best ingredients. And Salad Nicoise highlights some of my family’s favorite ingredients–the salty, sharp, pungent flavor of capers, olives and grainy mustard go so well with the freshness and brightness of the fresh herbs, beans, and tomatoes. The potatoes are creamy and mild. We left out the lettuce because we didn’t have any in the garden, but it would also tone down the other ingredients just a bit for more balance....
Watch our fun family video of our scavenger hunt hike. (There might have been a little dance party in the woods too!) video For our scavenger hunt printable, I placed it into a plastic sheet protector to keep it safe from any dirt or water as we hiked. Inside the sheet protector, I also put a wipe-off marker to help us mark off each item as we found them....
Painting Rainbows With Q-tips Q-tips, or cotton swabs, are the perfect paint brush for little ones. They fit well in kids hands and are smooth to paint with. We created these rainbow cards to celebrate spring and St. Patrick’s Day which is just around the corner. Supplies: Q-tips or cotton swabs – one per color of paint paint – all the colors of the rainbow tape or glue dots plate and newspaper paper sheets or folded cards – white paper is best...
The best part about this rocket pencil holder is that it’s totally up-cycled. We made it using some plastic milk jars and some red, blue colored paper that we took from old magazines. Supplies for Pencil Holder Rocket: hot glue gun scissors/knife 3 plastic jars. Could use soda bottles as well. some red and blue paper First, we asked dad to cut 1/2 off of two bottles. These will be the fins and the main pencil holders....
Peanut Butter Banana Bread Needing a bit of a pick-me-up recently, I allowed a few of the bananas on the kitchen counter to turn dark. I assembled the ingredients and, as a last minute decision, added half a cup of peanut butter. The peanut butter and banana combination is just as delicious with the flavors layered in a loaf of bread as they are in a sandwiched. I ate the bread warm, with a thin spread of peanut butter....
