Lets Make a Mess
Cotton Bird Designs makes the cutest little birds. I especially love these little newspaper birds. How About Orange {love this blog!} shares a great tutorial on how to make gift bags out of newspapers. Under the Table and Dreaming makes this cute wreath out of recycled book pages. You could do the same thing using newspaper. A Storybook Life teaches how to make these beautiful beads from recycled newspaper. Check
As a thank you to all of my wonderful followers, I am giving away a brown football onesie. The size is 3-6 months, but it runs a little bit large. A football onesie is so adorable for baby boys during the football season and it even makes a great Halloween costume. However, I think that a football onesie is also very cute for girls, especially if you add a little
When I was a kid I learned how to finger knit at camp. I thought it was the coolest thing ever. When I got home from camp, I bought 3 different rolls of yarn and knitted them all into one giant rope. I think it took me about a week (which is a really long time when you are a kid). I loved how I could take yarn and turn
We have been having a lot of trouble lately getting my 9 month old daughter Lyla to take a bottle. She also doesn’t like sippy cups. Our doctor suggested giving her a straw. I thought she was crazy. What 9 month old drinks from a straw? Well it worked. Maybe it isn’t that weird, but it seems so unusual to me. She also really wants to put the straw in
These felt bows are so easy to make and turn out very cute. There are also so many different ways that you can use them, and they cost just a few cents to make. All you need is felt, a hot glue gun, and scissors. I was inspired by these beautiful felt bows from {Every}Nothing Wonderful. Also check out how she uses old tights or hose to make headbands. I
This is a very quick and simple embroidery and button project. {Somewhere over the rainbow, blue birds fly} Remember to iron your fabric (if needed) BEFORE you start sewing on buttons and letters. I learned this the hard way. First I picked out the frame I wanted to use… a cheap Ikea frame. I used the piece of plastic to lightly trace a rectangle on the fabric. Then I put
I love making these simple pom pom felt flowers. Check out this wonderful tutorial for this kind of felt flower from Craft Snob. While you are there check out her other gorgeous flower tutorials. What you need: Felt Hot glue gun Scissors What to do: 1. Cut a sheet of felt length-wise so that you have 2 strips of felt that are 2 inches wide and 12 inches long. 2.
I have gotten a few requests lately for me to share all of my ABC photos in the ABC photograph book I made from things around the house. Feel free to print and use any of them that you would like. I think that it is a lot of fun to find them yourselves, but hopefully these pictures will help you come up with ideas and inspiration.
