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Tuesday, February 22, 2011
Thursday, February 10, 2011
Linky Party with Somewhat Simple!
One of my favorite blogs for crafty inspiration is Somewhat Simple. Stephanie has some great tutorials for all kinds of things! I decided to link up to her Valentine's linky party to share my Love Candles. Hop over there by clicking the button below and check out the other amazing ideas for Valentine's Day!
Saturday, February 5, 2011
Giveaway at Evy's Tree!
Do you love hoodies? I love hoodies..so comfy, so versatile. Wanna win one? Go check out http://evystree.blogspot.com/2011/02/pol
Thursday, February 3, 2011
PaPeR HeArTs & LoVe CaNdLeS
We survived day 2 of being iced in! Our afternoon craft project turned out great, though my kids' tendency to jump ahead of things tried my patience a bit. ;) Check out these fun paper hearts we made!
Z's turned out a little different, since I let her cut the pieces herself, but I think that's part of the fun. These are SUPER easy to make, and a great way to upcycle a few magazine pages! These would also look great with double-sided scrapbook paper...hmmm. Perhaps we need to make more today! I found instructions for these here, at this charming little blog.
We also have these on display:
Aren't they cute? This is another great project to do with your kids, and they hold up great! I made these two years ago and they still look perfect!
Supplies:
Stage 2 baby food jars, washed and labels removed
Pony beads in desired colors
Letter Stickers
Tea light candles
Ribbon or trim
Glue
If you are doing this project with kids, it helps to pre-cut the ribbon to fit around the jar. I did this project with a class of 3-4 year olds and it went very well.
Fill each jar with beads, allowing enough room for the tealight to fit into the top. Pop the tealight in, which will seal the beads in the jar. Add one sticker per jar to spell out "love," then glue ribbon and trim around the threads of the jar. DONE! We also have one that says "winter" with blue and clear beads, snowflake stickers, and adhesive crystals. These are great teachers gifts, as well, and can be made for any season or holiday! I'd love to see any pictures of candles you and your kids make! Email pics to FiddleNBowBiz@gmail.com!
*NOTE: do not use fuzzy trims if you are planning to actually light the candles!
Z's turned out a little different, since I let her cut the pieces herself, but I think that's part of the fun. These are SUPER easy to make, and a great way to upcycle a few magazine pages! These would also look great with double-sided scrapbook paper...hmmm. Perhaps we need to make more today! I found instructions for these here, at this charming little blog.
We also have these on display:
Aren't they cute? This is another great project to do with your kids, and they hold up great! I made these two years ago and they still look perfect!
Supplies:
Stage 2 baby food jars, washed and labels removed
Pony beads in desired colors
Letter Stickers
Tea light candles
Ribbon or trim
Glue
If you are doing this project with kids, it helps to pre-cut the ribbon to fit around the jar. I did this project with a class of 3-4 year olds and it went very well.
Fill each jar with beads, allowing enough room for the tealight to fit into the top. Pop the tealight in, which will seal the beads in the jar. Add one sticker per jar to spell out "love," then glue ribbon and trim around the threads of the jar. DONE! We also have one that says "winter" with blue and clear beads, snowflake stickers, and adhesive crystals. These are great teachers gifts, as well, and can be made for any season or holiday! I'd love to see any pictures of candles you and your kids make! Email pics to FiddleNBowBiz@gmail.com!
*NOTE: do not use fuzzy trims if you are planning to actually light the candles!
Wednesday, February 2, 2011
Ice Daze
It is icy and ridiculously cold here. RIDICULOUSLY cold. While parts of Texas get snow every year, North Central Texas is not one of those parts. We are now suffering enjoying our second blast of arctic fun within the last few weeks. The first one was kinda fun, we got a few inches of snow on a Sunday, lots of fun to play in and make snowpeople out of. My kids had a great time:
This time around, they haven't gone outside ONCE..and I'm ok with that. It is roughly 20 degrees outside, with a wind chill of 2! TWO! No fluffy fun snow this time, either. Just ice. It arrived in the wee hours of Tuesday morning, sounding like Sonic ice (yum!) raining from the sky and pelting my windows.
Our schools are closed for the second day in a row (also an extremely rare occurance) and most likely will be closed again tomorrow! This is what outside looks like right now:
Solid ice. Idgie won't even get off the patio! I think since we are trapped in the house, my three
Saturday, January 1, 2011
bLoGgY sLaCkEr
Oh, my...I SO did not intend to let such a long time pass between posts!! Ah, such is the life of a wife, mom of three, teacher, and crafter/sewist. By the way, those are all me. :)
The last several months have brought many changes to our band of five. Hubby got a new job, right here in town (YAY!) which will lead to a higher position next year. In September, we very suddenly lost my sweet father-in-law after he suffered an aneurysm in his brain. He was 54 years old.
The holidays were a bit different this year, and myself and all three kids had a wicked flu during Christmas! Things have been very low-key during break, as we rest and recover.
On an exciting note, on December 20th, my new nephew was born! He is round and sweet and I just adore him! His bedroom theme is sock monkeys, which has inspired me to try and make one...I think every house needs a sock monkey. The Kia commercials make me think that our sock monkey will need a tattoo sewn on his arm. :) I love that commercial!
I have nothing particularly crafty to post right now, but I have lots of new projects I am trying and will be posting about those soon!
Happy New Year, everyone!
The last several months have brought many changes to our band of five. Hubby got a new job, right here in town (YAY!) which will lead to a higher position next year. In September, we very suddenly lost my sweet father-in-law after he suffered an aneurysm in his brain. He was 54 years old.
The holidays were a bit different this year, and myself and all three kids had a wicked flu during Christmas! Things have been very low-key during break, as we rest and recover.
On an exciting note, on December 20th, my new nephew was born! He is round and sweet and I just adore him! His bedroom theme is sock monkeys, which has inspired me to try and make one...I think every house needs a sock monkey. The Kia commercials make me think that our sock monkey will need a tattoo sewn on his arm. :) I love that commercial!
I have nothing particularly crafty to post right now, but I have lots of new projects I am trying and will be posting about those soon!
Happy New Year, everyone!
Sunday, May 9, 2010
Moms ROCK!!
Moms are a force of nature. God has given mothers amazing capacities for patience, sleep deprivation, messes, whining, tantrums, and all the other things about children that fray our nerves. The most staggering gift God blesses mothers with is the fierce, all-encompassing, mama bear LOVE that hits them like a ton of bricks when they hold their child for the first time.
I remember every detail of my three children's births. I remember how they looked the first time I saw them...the first time I touched them. The first time they looked into my eyes as if they knew immediately who I was...and I believe they did. I am proud to be a mom, and though not every aspect is enjoyable, even the trials are worth it. They are fun, loud, creative, crazy, smart, loving, and they definitely keep me on my toes!
Of course, celebrating anything always makes me want to make stuff, so in honor of Mother's Day, I decided it was time to try out a pattern I bought a few months ago but had been too chicken to try until now. I bought the Sienna Dress pattern from Lil Blue Boo after following Ashley's amazing blog and seeing the super cool dresses she makes! I love fun, funky, unique clothing for my kids, though due to the shortage of boy patterns, Miss Z gets most of the coolest stuff.
I started with a white 3T short-sleeved boys' tee from Wal-Mart. I think it was five bucks. We are big on guitars in our house, so I knew Z would dig it. My computer and my printer are not on speaking terms, so I couldn't print out my pattern pieces...I had to just look at the pictures and wing it. I think it turned out pretty good for a first attempt!
I used some navy blue knit from one of my hubby's old work tees for the armholes, and the bottom 8 inches or so from another. The great thing about using the bottom of the shirt for the skirt part is that the hem is already done!
Rock on!!! Z loves her new dress and has already worn it twice in a row! I can't wait to make some more! What do you think? :o)
Happy Mother's Day to all the mommies out there! YOU ROCK!!!!
I remember every detail of my three children's births. I remember how they looked the first time I saw them...the first time I touched them. The first time they looked into my eyes as if they knew immediately who I was...and I believe they did. I am proud to be a mom, and though not every aspect is enjoyable, even the trials are worth it. They are fun, loud, creative, crazy, smart, loving, and they definitely keep me on my toes!
Of course, celebrating anything always makes me want to make stuff, so in honor of Mother's Day, I decided it was time to try out a pattern I bought a few months ago but had been too chicken to try until now. I bought the Sienna Dress pattern from Lil Blue Boo after following Ashley's amazing blog and seeing the super cool dresses she makes! I love fun, funky, unique clothing for my kids, though due to the shortage of boy patterns, Miss Z gets most of the coolest stuff.
I started with a white 3T short-sleeved boys' tee from Wal-Mart. I think it was five bucks. We are big on guitars in our house, so I knew Z would dig it. My computer and my printer are not on speaking terms, so I couldn't print out my pattern pieces...I had to just look at the pictures and wing it. I think it turned out pretty good for a first attempt!
Rock on!!! Z loves her new dress and has already worn it twice in a row! I can't wait to make some more! What do you think? :o)
Happy Mother's Day to all the mommies out there! YOU ROCK!!!!
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