The Wee One and I love to paint, particularly with watercolors. When he was on his butterfly kick earlier this week, he made about a dozen of these oil pastel and watercolor butterfly paintings: I joined him and made two little spring themed watercolors, just for fun. These were definitely inspired by our nature walks, … Continue reading »
My son is obsessed with butterflies lately! It must be the springtime air. He has drawn no less than 2 dozen butterfly pictures in the last week, so when he discovered these butterfly bodies in my stash of craft supplies, he was delighted. My mom gave them to me years ago, so I am not … Continue reading »
First, thank you so much for the amazing response to the last giveaway I hosted! The randomly selected winner is Kathy: Kathy, I just sent you an email. Message me back with your mailing address and the coaster kit will be sent out to you! Now for the gnome… Look at my pincushion that arrived … Continue reading »
The Wee One and I made a couple Easter projects this week. I had been wanting to try one of those paper stained glass projects for a while, so when I came across this one for Easter, we took the leap and made one! I did the cutting with an x-acto knife, then the Wee … Continue reading »
If you had seen the sunlight this morning out our windows, you would know that spring is coming! Sure, it is ridiculously cold out. Sure, we still leave the house in winter coats, scarves, and mittens. But really, the warm glow of the light this morning means one thing and one thing only: spring is … Continue reading »
My baby did his first sewing yesterday! He has been begging to do some sewing, so the last time we were at the fabric store, I picked up some plastic large-eye needles. I cut a piece of burlap, put it in an embroidery hoop, then helped him put some thick striped twine in the needle. … Continue reading »
Just wanted to share the link to the new tutorial and free pattern I posted on my brand new “Felt Projects” page for these adorable little swaddling clothes for baby gnomes. Enjoy! If you don’t want to make your own, I have a couple in my shop. If you make some, please feel free to … Continue reading »
The Wee One and I had lots of fun on Wednesday. The day started off with a two hour school delay due to the lovely snow coming down, so I made cinnamon roll pancakes and hot chocolate (with whipped cream!) for him and the Middl’n. Then the Wee One and I went for a snowy … Continue reading »
We had a bird themed day yesterday. Both the Wee One and I enjoy watching the birds outside our window and out in nature when we go on walks, so we decided to make them a special winter treat. There are lots of birdseed ornament “recipes” out there, but we made up our own based … Continue reading »
I just posted a new tutorial to make this super fun, no mess (yup, no glitter, no paper mache, no food coloring, etc) project to do with kids! Check it out and have some fun! We made monster puppets to go with our theatre, but you can make whatever you want.
