My daughter who is 5 decided she wanted to do a show on Mondays and Wednesdays at 12pmEST until school starts. I set up my Ustream Channel for her and let her do her own thing. My only rule was she needed to teach or learn something. I found an awesome idea on Pinterest from … Continue reading
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Bored Housewife?
So the one comment that I find absolutely hilarious in all of Fridays happenings is the bored housewife comment. Bored? Since I have become a stay at home mom I am NOT bored there is always something to do (I find there is not enough hours in the day to do it all). I have … Continue reading
Sock Kitty Made by My Daughter
My daughter is 5 and loves to learn new things and since mommy has been sewing lately which means my daughter wants to sew or learn to sew. The postcard from C&T Publishing that started her obsession with taking all of her socks and making little pets. So I decided that the bird would … Continue reading
Felt Stuff Friday
This week I decided to pull out my felt again and start making items to put back on my Etsy Store. I finished the Pond bag with fishies card game (should be on the store this weekend). I also put the Monkey Bag bag on my Shop. Isn’t the Monkey Tic-Tac-Toe Bag cute? I am … Continue reading
Wordless Wednesday – Paper Cranes (Sort of)
I admit (and have admitted) several times I hate origami. I have never been able to make a paper crane I get frustrated around the second boat and stop. My friend Leslie Rahye decided to teach me via Skype how to make a paper crane. These are screen shots she took of the process. My … Continue reading
Mixed Media – Monochromatic Inuit Style String Prints
Growing up in the Upper Peninsula of Michigan I grew up attending Pow-Wows and learning about the Potawantomi People. My high school Mascot was an Eskimo we were the Escanaba Eskimos and honestly up until I did this lesson plan – every time I heard Eskimos I thought of Mo (the Mascot) not the Inuit … Continue reading
Finish it Friday… Sword and the Stone Style
Booga is fascinated (obsessed) with Sword and the Stone by Walt Disney (we watch it at least 3 times a day). By the end of the day I wish that damn chain would not have let go and would have taken Merlin down the well. Booga can recite Sword and the Stone, I am aware … Continue reading
Celebrating the Fourth Jasper Johns Style
I love Jasper Johns (I have even touched a Jasper Johns – it was in a private collection). “Three Flags” (1958) by Jasper Johns; Encaustic on canvas (30 7/8 x 45 x 5 in); Whitney Museum of American Art, New York. Art © Jasper Johns/ Licensed by VAGA, New York, NY. The one thing I … Continue reading
ABC Flash Cards for the Booga (FREE DOWNLOAD!)
I made flash cards for my daughter when she was 2 (she still has them). I always assumed they would be passed down to the Booga. Not so much my daughter refuses to give the Booga her Flash Cards. So I am back to making flash cards this time I am cheating. Last time I … Continue reading
Monet Waterlilies Teaching Impressionism
I love Impressionism Monet is one of my favorite artist (I named my dog Monet Picasso). Monet Picasso – December 2007 I watched the In the Zone Episode on June 20 and decided I needed to incorporate Impressionism into a children’s project for my show In the Paint Box. I started doing some research and … Continue reading
Who Are You Calling Crafty? 