This banner was sewn by my sister-in-law and hangs on their mantle in Colorado. I also love the vintage wool ice skates she found at a thrift store, hanging above the banner. Together it’s the prefect seasonal display of Valentine happiness. To make the banner she created her own bias tape, using fabric, for the […]
Quick heart rings with pipe cleaners and buttons
The valentine crafts have been sitting out in our dinning room, free for the creative takers when the mood strikes them with love. Lately we’ve been struck with heart rings. They’ve been happening before breakfast, after school and a little here and there in between my daughters watching YouTube videos on arranging rooms for their dolls. […]
Easy, cheap, heart necklaces made from clay
Using a two dollar, two ounce block of Sculpey oven bake clay, we made these heart necklaces painted with acrylic paint. They were great fun, super easy, and will make fun gifts for my girls to give their friends for Valentine’s Day. Here’s how we did it. First I helped the girls roll the clay out flat, on […]
For our lazy “snow day” we made clay snowmen
Friday we had a dusting of light snow. It was enough to delay school and make it not worth the hassle of going. I had one sick girl and a pre-schooler who was snuggled in her PJs with me. None of us were motivated to go anywhere, or go outside in the fidget, windy weather […]
Nature ice danglers help kids gage temperatures
Earlier in the week it was frigid here in East Tennessee. We even hit a rare 18 degrees, where my cats came inside to sleep on the heat registers. But even then, kids still need to get outside. And what a better way for them to experience freezing temperatures than by creating ice danglers outside […]