There is one cookie that reminds me of Christmas and it is the basic Sugar Cookie. Every year my grandmother or one of my aunts made sugar cookies (my mouth waters just thinking about them). I have my grandmothers recipe but I have had no luck in the depth south making them. WAY TO STICKY!!! … Continue reading
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Felt Play Tent–FINISHED!!!! Very picture HEAVY!
It has taken over a month but I finally finished my son’s Christmas present! This project was time consuming and overwhelming at times, I honestly thought he would be in college before it was finished but I sit here 15 days before Christmas and the play tent is FINISHED!!!! There are movable hands on clocks, … Continue reading
Progress Report–YAY for Unplugged Sundays!
Yesterday I was unplugged for the most part, I did check the internet from my phone, so I could check the score of the Packer game. I made HUGE progress on so many things – the biggest being the felt tent. Giraffe Ornament – still needs eyes, nose and a hanger FINISHED!!!! The tree is … Continue reading
Felt Tent–Progress Photos–24 Days Till Christmas!
I must say I love my new set up because my scanner is hooked up so all I need to do is hop on my computer and scan away. I think I might be going a tad overboard with this but I know my son (and daughter) are going to love this. This is the … Continue reading
Felt Tent Work In Progress
I ordered my felt for the felt tent from Fabric.com (I hope I ordered enough – I will find out on Tuesday.) I have been sketching the “plan” for the tent for three weeks and I think I finally have a “Real” plan for it. So much so I started cutting out the other panels … Continue reading
Happy Thanksgiving Banner
Andrea Currie did a fantastic Happy Thanksgiving Banner with acorns. My daughter is obsessed with acorns but I decided I wanted to do something a little more personal. So I decided to make handprint turkey banners with the kids (well one of the kids – the other screamed through it and tried to eat feathers.) … Continue reading
Homemade Thanksgiving Themed Trivets
According to Wikipedia: A trivet (pronounced /ˈtrɪvɨt/) is an object placed between a serving dish or bowl, and a dining table, usually to protect the table from heat damage. Since I will be hosting Thanksgiving Lunch/Dinner on Saturday I want to decorate the house in a “fall theme” (hence the vase and the still unfinished … Continue reading
Homemade Play Dough
The last time I made this was three years ago. My daughter was two and we had only been in our house about a month. I had the day off from work and I wanted to do something fun so we made play dough. She also tried to eat it, it didn’t taste very good … Continue reading
NO – SEW Child’s Artist Smock
I made my daughter’s artist smock two years ago for Christmas. I did not have a sewing machine that worked but I was quite handy with Liquid Stitch. I have no idea where I saw this idea originally it was two years ago (and a baby later) but I wanted to share with everyone this … Continue reading
Felt Play Tent – Work In Progress
I really need to stop thinking about this because the more I think about it the more educational stuff I want to add. I currently have a completely embroidered map and a felt clock with movable hands (there will be a tutorial on this soon). I am not the best embroider I will say by … Continue reading
Who Are You Calling Crafty? 