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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 →

Homemade Felt Tent… Idea Stage

I really want everything this Christmas to be homemade but what do you get for a one year old little boy?  I was searching last night because I honestly don’t want to pay $50 for the Thomas the Train Mega Block Set.  There are many reason why, but here are the two main ones:  I … Continue reading →

Making it a Homemade Christmas

Last night I decided to make Christmas Cards I think I need about 50 cards – I have 3.  I am going to let my daughter make Christmas Tree, Angel, and Candy Cane out of ripped paper bits and Glitter Glue.  I think they might turn out to be ornaments that can be detached from … Continue reading →

49 Days and Counting…

Christmas is 49 days away, which means I need to start thinking really hard about Christmas gifts for the family and also how much blogging I will be doing this Holiday Season.  Last year I averaged once a week when it came to posting  but I had a new born and a 4 year old … Continue reading →

Awesome Easy Homemade Gift Bags

Awesome Easy Homemade Gift Bags

I needed a (last minute) gift idea for Teacher Appreciation Day for my daughter’s teachers.  Before everyone starts to panic – our school breaks up Teacher Appreciation Week into five days throughout the year it is called Wonderful Wednesdays.  I saw this idea on Cool 2 Craft P.J. Party last week and filed it away … Continue reading →

I DID IT!

I actually submitted not one but four pieces to Celebrate 365 (my amazing husband was the driving force behind this because I would not submitted anything).  I submitted four ornaments (a snowman, a tree, a star, and an angel) with the explanation of the donation to charity and a description of each piece.  I guess … Continue reading →

Ornaments Almost Finished!

So I have been a busy little monster (elf seems so obvious)… I have been painting, painting, painting and painting today.  The pictures aren’t the best I took them with my cell phone – I am going to do everything at once tomorrow. Star Ornament – 50% goes to The Trevor Project.  The ornament is … Continue reading →

Works in Progress (Quick Post)

I sent the box out this morning!  It was such a relief to hand that box to the mail lady 🙂  Now I am back to working on ornaments. The star will have the Chinese Character for Love in the center and will be shiny.  The tree will be more green and not so blue. … Continue reading →