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If I can use toilet paper for Halloween and the craft challenges, I might as well use it for Christmas! We're iced-in at the moment so I was searching for some kid friendly Christmas crafts to keep the kids busy. I came across this one at Catholic Icing. I'm printing them off right now and will put the kids to work coloring! [caption id="attachment_2698" align="aligncenter" width="400" caption="photo copyright Catholic Icing"][/caption] Chances are you have all sorts of toilet pape... more » -
We're on day two of snow days and this morning I thought it would be fun to make some snow ice cream with the kids. We have over a foot of snow so we went out on the deck to collect some. You'll want a big bowl full of snow! The rest of the recipe is pretty simple. SNOW ICE CREAM RECIPE 1 big bowl of fresh snow 1 cup granulated sugar 2 cups milk 1 tablespoon vanilla Mix everything together. Serve and enjoy! It doesn't look that great, but it tastes good! I never realiz... more » -
I made this advent calendar last year before ChristyNelson.net was born. It is going to be used again this year and I'm really proud of it, so I thought I would show it off. First things first. Grammar. Yes, I know I don't have the other "l" on "til". If i had another "l" sticker, I would put it on there. Instead I'm going for the urban spelling. Now onto the crafting. I made this using the tutorial from Splitcoast Stampers (they also laugh in the face of correct grammar). The... more » -
Yesterday I broke out some paint and little wooden blocks to make a set of story dice. As you may notice, I'm not so great at drawing pictures. However, these are just the thing my daughter loves and she recognized every single picture. Okay, she thought my pig was a cow. Either way. I had plans on painting more blocks but my daughter had too much fun painting them herself. So, only a handful of them have pictures now. I don't think she minds. Want to see them in action? Here i... more » -
A lot of people asked me if I made all those BlogHer friendship bracelets by myself. The quick answer is no. I had a lot of help. I took all of my supplies on a quick vacation the weekend before BlogHer. I made some in the car on the way and then I got all sorts of relatives working on them. Here you can see my husband separating the colors. My uncle wanted to learn how to make one, too. He made one for his wife. My cousin got in on the act. She made several of them and I sure... more » -
This is a project I blogged about almost a year ago on Crafty Conservative. I still make these pretty regularly. In fact, I keep all the supplies near my bed so I can whip up a pair or two while watching tv at night. They make a great present! They are fairly straightforward. All you need is some felt, embroidery floss, a needle and some ponytail holders. I free-handed the flower to be a size I wanted. I cut it out on paper first and then started cutting out the felt shap... more » -
I went to some garage sales last weekend and found the most amazing things! My favorite (by far) has to be the Fashion Plates. My daughter and I have been loving playing with them. The set is perfect! All the clothes I remember from my childhood. It even had all of the colored pencils! I wonder if this person even really played with it when she was little? We have tons of these little pictures all throughout the house now. They are so much fun! On the back of the plate... more » -
The sweater vest that I blogged about a few days ago now has a pattern! Download the PDF file here. Ravelry download is here. Robyn at The Craftivist did a great job on the pattern! It was a quick and easy knit.... more » -
Today I thought I'd share what I made for this month's craft challenge. If you signed up for the challenge this month, you have a little less than a week (Mar 24th) to get your pictures to me. Let this serve as a warning! If you're finished...send me your pictures already! The five supplies from this month are: easter eggs, curling ribbon, fabric, buttons, and pearls. My daughter's birthday was last weekend and she wanted a princess crown. I figured that if I was going to make her o... more » -
This hairband took approximately 30 seconds to make It would have been quicker but I had to wait for the glue gun to heat up. Supplies: hairband (ours we got in a package of 3/$1 at Target) fake flower glue gun Take the flower off the stem and trim it. Use the glue gun to attach it to the headband. Wear it. Pose for some cute pictures. Enjoy.... more »
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