My kids are getting dirt for Easter! I just finished putting together these egg carton planting kits for little Easter gifts for them and I know they are going to love them. My littlest one has a lovely bean plant growing right now, and they both are itching to do some planting. I filled the […]
Making Boxes
Today I’m sharing a little side-project I’ve been working on. I recently started a new site with a different focus, free box templates and paper crafts. It’s mostly been a little experiment of mine as I’ve been learning about basic design and how to use Adobe Illustrator. I recently finished up an Illustrator course taught […]
Flower Seed Valentine: Free Printable
Flowers are a traditional Valentine’s Day Gift, but why not let the kids bring flower seeds to their classroom friends?! This is a simple printable template of an envelope with a decoration on the front and “To” and “From” fields (not visible above) on the back. It’s as simple to put together as printing, cutting, […]
Goldfish Valentine’s Day Printable
Pretty much ever since my last sip of eggnog was had, I’ve been scheming up Valentine’s Day ideas for the kids. While I was poking around online for ideas I found this truly awesome list of clever/cheesy (there’s a fine line isn’t there?) Valentine quotes. I have a handful ideas which I’ll be posting […]
Spontaneous Crafting
School breaks are my absolute favorite times of the year. I’m not good with all of the rushing around and time constraints of school days, so I relish every second of our days off. What do we do? Not much really. Play games, explore, or just spend time working on our own projects. I also […]
DIY Last-Minute Stocking Stuffers
Stocking stuffers are almost always an afterthought for us, which is why, aside from some of the little toys knits I mentioned the other day, I really only started thinking about them yesterday. I made a quick stop at the store and gathered up some candy and a few trinkets from the dollar section. I […]
DIY Reindeer Candygram
After finishing up the teachers’ ornaments last weekend I started fiddling with cutting paper out to make some reindeer cards for Annabelle and Charlotte’s classmates. It eventually became obvious that the best way to go was going to be printing these little guys out! These were our practice runs and I think they came out […]
How to Make Polymer Clay Ornaments
In my search for ideas for teacher gifts from the kids this year, I came across these beautiful tutorials from Lisa Storms and Little Lovelies using stamped polymer clay. The kids and I had a chance to make our own last weekend, but the stamp I picked up, which had an image of a sprig […]
Free Knitting Patterns in Time for Holiday Gift-Giving
As much as I enjoy sewing, I find knitting to be far more convenient. I can pull out my needles anytime I have a few spare minutes and with knitting I don’t have to worry about taking over my dining room table every time I want to make something. Here are a few knitting projects […]
Snowman Buttoning Mat
Hi friends! I’ve been so busy working on projects and rather than wait to have something completely finished (because who knows when that will happen!) I decided to post my WIP along with the pattern pieces. My 6 year old is showing some signs of weakness in her little fingers so I’ve been coming up […]
