Fairy Dolls

***Saturday March 5th, 2011***

So March break is coming up soon. Since we will be going nowhere (not at all bitter) (really), I better have lots of crafts on hand. Giving Lone's favorite barbies some wings was lots of fun and really easy. You can get the images here I feel terrible that I can't find the blog that created this great idea. Sorry!

While it was suggested to laminate the wings, good old, thrifty Dale stopped me at the door to suggest just using tape. It worked beautifully.

You will also need a hole punch and pipe-cleaners. One worked for me.

I love that they are wearing helmets.

Seriously, it's not easy to fly! It can be very dangerous.

Plastic protecting plastic.

Ah yes, this purple little gal always looks good.

I guess thats why little girls always fight over who gets to play with her.

Yup, two weeks of crafts! No sun, no beach, just crafting :)

Cover Your Bits With Cloth Bits

***Tuesday July 28th,2010***

Tonight, when Miss Smyth finally gave into the sleep fairies, I had a nice hot bath with bubbles. I have not had a bath by myself in over two months. I loved, loved, loved it!

Today we did this:

Ain't she a beauty!

Been so exited about this project because not only is it a great idea, but I got to sew while Lone played with the scraps. We would have enjoyed this project much earlier if I had any black ink in my printer.

Big YOU ROCK going out to the creative momma behind http://thismamamakesstuff.com for creating these little guys and this fabulous project.

Lone loved this one. You can get the download here.

Later in the day, I even took three of the little cuties and a bag of material bits to my girlfriend's house for her son to enjoy. Yes I know the ribbon is pink. I used what was on hand. Boys look good in pink.

I will probably do this project again for Lone's birthday. Maybe draw some sombreros and get the kids to decorate them, since it's a fiesta theme party.

Graphicsfairy.blogspot.com is a great place to get free prints, if you cannot draw like yours truly.

Yes, not even a sombrero.

Chocolate and Pom Poms

***Monday July 12th, 2010***

Saturday was sushi and Sunday I was too tired to post. But here is what we did!

I love zinnias!!

So Lone and I decided to make our own flowers.

These pom pom flowers are all the rage these days! Great for weddings, birthdays and even bedrooms and really easy to make for an older child or adult. We decided to make them for Lone's bedroom.

While there are tons of sites that will tell you how to make them. I went with good old Martha.

I must say, the smaller ones turned out rounder and nicer.

Smyth thought they were rather fetching.

While Lone was too young to actually make the pom poms, she loved counting the tissue paper and picking the colours. She played with the scraps as well.

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Also yesterday, we took chocolate...

And turned it into this! (With the help of peanut butter).

So easy to make even when your only oven is this convection oven! Yes, it's true, we have no oven in our house and only noticed the day we signed the deal. It works beautifully though, considering I left a brand new beauty, at my old house.
We sourced the recipe from Bakerella. Only five ingredients and Lone could do most of the prep by herself. Just remember to warn about the hot bowl after heating the chocolate. :( Poor girl.
So, so yummy!!

Button Man

***Thursday July 9th, 2010***

Say hello to my little friend.

Button Man! He rocks and is very easy to make. I found him in this library book. Libraries are great places to score cool craft ideas.

First we picked our buttons. I have lots because of my button bands.

I have to admit Lone got overwhelmed by having to thread the buttons. I was so impressed by how well she did though! Alas, She hid one of my button jars in protest. Still looking for it.
Directs, cause I'm too tired to write them out. All you need is lots of buttons and two pieces of string 18 inches long.

More directions... Really easy honest.

The ones in the magazine are a little more vibrant in colour than mine.

Enjoy!

Recycling Kid's Artwork

***Thursday July 8th, 2010***

Today Lone had Montessori, so I only needed a short project for us to do this evening.

If you are anything like us, your child produces a lot of masterpieces. We love all of Lone's creations, but there is so much of it! We can't throw it out, it's too special to us...ok maybe the occasional piece does end up in the trash, but only because there is just no storage room left! Anyway these heart garlands that we made from the bundle of artwork hidden in Dale's piano bench, turned out super.

All you need is a pile of kid art, scissors, a needle and either embroidery floss or any string you can thread with.

Lone is too young to cut the hearts, but she was able to pick what their order on the thread would be.

Not much of a poser today.

We cut hearts in a couple of sizes. Then I thread the needle with yellow floss and poked the needle in through one corner of a heart and back out through the other side.

We live in bathing suits these days!

Lone decided that Smyth could have the little, heart garland, in her nook. Such a kind child I have.

And the big one went above Lone's big girl bed.

I love the little faces.

Great craft for Valentine's day. While she wasn't too keen on having her art cut up at first, Lone now can't wait to make more for other people, which means the pile will be getting lower, which makes me happy!!

Surviving Summer

***Wednesday July 7th, 2010***

Now that we have officially taken Lone out of her old Montessori and deposited her in a new one that does not run through the summer, I realize it's time for this momma to step up with the fun. I'm going to try to come up with or search out a cool project to do with her every day. Today it was cutting out clothes from magazines and dressing her lovely dolly, that daddy Dale drew.

True, it does seem like we shopped in the dance club, pick up section of the magazine, but I didn't have much of a selection. It's fun to watch her dress the doll and to see what she thinks looks good on her.

On a weirder note, Dale put up one of those free standing, hanging lines for me and I was so delighted. Seriously! As I hung clothes, I felt positively wonderful doing my chore.

Where has my coolness gone? I'm beginning to believe it is slowly seeping out of me, one day at a time.