Crafts

Here are some crafts I've tried, would like to try, or would never dream of trying.  Try some and let me know how it turns out!


Crayon Roll

I found this and love it!  I'm not quite ready to make one, since Kate is more interested in eating crayons than drawing with them, but I thought I'd share anyway!

picture from Life in Grace

For directions on how to make it, go to Life in Grace.  Talk about a handy gift for moms! 

Halloween Decor

So, I was trying to bring in the spooky Halloween spirit, and I decided our apartment needed more than the two Halloween decorations I got for our wedding (we were married in October).  So here is my creation, inspired by looking at ideas from a few other blogs.  I took a few ideas from each and put them together, and to be honest, I'm PROUD. 

One of the reasons I'm so proud is because I did this so cheaply, as follows: The gravestone, skull, candle holders, confetti thing, and picture frames I got at the dollar store.  The candle I had lying around, and just added some ribbon.  The pictures I just printed off from my computer, and the spider web covering was from Joann's, on sale for $3.  Granted, the little glass bowl and figurines I already had, but other than that, I did the whole thing for $10, which is perfect.  Hurray for Halloween.  It seriously makes me happy every time I look at it.

Here are a few more pictures:

Animal Playmates

Okay, so here is something I made for Kate.  I wish I could say that I did the whole thing from "scratch" (closest word I could think of to describe it), but unfortunately, these came in kits.  I pushed aside my fear that I would stick out like a sore thumb in a craft/fabric store, and bravely opened the door to Joann's.  I loved the kid craft section - it makes me so excited for when Kate's got a few birthdays under her belt - but most of them are for kids 3+.  So I found little stick head animals (for lack of a better name) and thought they were adorable.  They were $1.99 each and easy to put together with a glue gun.  Then, you add a few extra embellishments with a sharpie (like the tiger stripes), and voila, you're done!

Kate loves them!  She gets so excited every time she sees them.  I learned the hard way that I can't let her play with them alone (she likes to bite pieces off and suck on the sticks, which are painted), but we have a great time playing with them together.  We named the tiger Timmy and elephant Emily.  Kate loves how the eyes make a rattly noise when you shake them.  Tons of fun, and it mixes up our playtime :)