Here are some pictures from daddy daycare day a few weeks ago. We bought some beeswax sheets and made candles. The kiddos enjoyed pretending it was their birthdays and blowing out the candles. And a very grateful shout out to Pioneer Woman for explaining why my photos look bad on the web. Thanks to her [...]
Entries Tagged as 'crafty'
Distilling love part two
February 17th, 2011 · 2 Comments · crafty, fun with kids
Tags:hearts·valentines
Paper dragon tutorial and template
February 12th, 2011 · 3 Comments · crafty
As promised, here is the tutorial for making the paper dragon from the last post. I made this one morning with V and loved the way it turned out. The idea originally came from Martha Stewart, but I also looked at the ones sold in Chinatown and made my own version and template (below). You [...]
Tags:crafty·paper dragon
When life hands you a pink hello kitty purse
November 9th, 2010 · No Comments · crafty
Make a felt pony applique instead.This is one of those make-do projects. I drew a horse literally on the back of an envelope. Added felt pieces for the mane, a bead for the eyes, and yarn for the tail. Sewed it on to the purse. You can see the outline of the kitty that, uhm, [...]
O in pebble vest
November 3rd, 2010 · No Comments · crafty
Little pebble vest
September 28th, 2010 · No Comments · crafty
After swearing off knitting for a while, this post on soulemama made me pick up the needles again. This is the Pebble vest, a free pattern from the Thrifty Knitter. The yarn was bought at a thrift store for a dollar, and the buttons came from my stash of odd buttons collected over the years. [...]
Tags:knitting
Moon festival lanterns
September 21st, 2010 · 1 Comment · crafty, fun with kids
We’ve been working on paper lanterns for the moon (mid-autumn) festival. In this post: RC and her daughter E, and V’s friend O. 9/22 – added the following pictures to show the details of the lantern construction. The LED tea light is secured to a one-inch strip of bristol board, which is then glued to [...]
Mama bear and baby bear
September 8th, 2010 · 2 Comments · crafty
Tig finished our first attempt at wooden animal figures. This mama and baby bear pair were made from scrap walnut pieces a neighbor gave to us. The pieces were cut with a scroll saw and sanded with a belt sander and a dremel.
Tags:woodworking
Doll lust
August 18th, 2010 · No Comments · crafty, parenting
This is Luna. When V was tiny, I really wanted her to have a doll that would be her lovey. Not just any doll, but a soft bodied, natural fiber doll with a sweet Mona Lisa expression. In a perfect world, I would splurge on a waldorf-like doll such as these, but the prices were [...]
Tags:dolls
Paper crowns
August 11th, 2010 · No Comments · crafty, fun with kids
Last Thursday, I had the day off when Tig was babysitting. It was raining so we found a fun little toddler activity in the book Great Explorations. The kids drew on some long strips of paper with crayons and colored pencils. The book called for collage materials, but we kept it simple because of their [...]
