I want to state upfront this was NOT my idea – Leslie Rahye did 24 mummy juice boxes for her daughter’s class using Duct Tape. I thought it was an amazing idea so I decided to make them for my daughter’s class but with a twist, I decided to use Masking Tape opposed to Duct … Continue reading
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130 Creative Paperclay® Apples
It is hard to believe it has been 6 months, this is my last project for the first Creative Paperclay® Design Team. I wanted to go out with a bang. I decided that to make 130 apple ornaments for my daughter’s school for the faculty and staff for Teacher Appreciation Day. Keep in mind this … Continue reading
124 apples to go…
So over the few weeks I will be writing a lot about apples. I am going to make 125 apple ornaments for my daughter’s school. They will be out of Paperclay and handmade – I am crazy… I am also working on the Booga Halloween costume right now he hasn’t settled on Toby or Thomas … Continue reading
Magnet Number Game How To
Well it is that time of year when you need to refresh your math skills. I am on Pinterest and saw this project and thought it was a great idea. I wanted to change it a little: I wanted it to be able to go on the fridge with a magnet. There were a couple … 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
School’s Out for the Summer
After my daughter’s first year of school where she was learning something everyday this will be quite a change, the first week of Summer Vacation (oh, boy!) So I am not even a week removed from surgery but am feeling great or starting to at least. I asked my daughter what she wanted to do … Continue reading
Homemade Gift Box
Many of you who read my blog at any great length know of my hate for origami. I really needed to make boxes for the Teacher’s Gifts. I Googled – how to make gift boxes and found an amazing website Printable Favors and Seals. They have an amazing printable PDF – my mom made the … Continue reading
Teacher Year End Gifts – Necklace and Earrings
My daughter had two wonderful teachers this year and I wanted to do something really special for them. A couple of the parents are going to get them some beautiful bracelets from Kay Jewelers but my daughter was really looking forward to helping me make their necklace and earrings. She also informed me that buying … Continue reading
Heart Garland–Kid Friendly Project
I did not come up with this project on my own it was in the 2011 February Family Fun Magazine. I learned long ago not to show my daughter the photos of the projects or I would be told repeatedly ours doesn’t look like the pictures. I did not have the same beads to make … Continue reading
Homemade Teacher Gifts
I admit I procrastinated on teacher gifts, primarily because I didn’t know what to do for them and I also wanted to do the same thing for each of them. For their birthdays I made each of them earrings, one of the teachers I broke a set up and saved the necklace for Christmas. The … Continue reading
Who Are You Calling Crafty? 