Archive for the ‘For Kids’ Category
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I started working through the projects for my online Home Ec class this past week. I'm on my fourth project but I'll show you my first two in this post. I'll admit...I wasn't too motivated to make cloth napkins. It was a super easy project and I didn't really need to learn the "lesson". However, when I signed up for the course I was determined to make every single project in order. So, I bit the bullet and did it. I used some green cotton fabric from my stash and white thread. ... more » -
I bought a few wood end tables at a garage sale a couple of years ago. The kids use them for coloring, eating, playing, kicking, etc... They've been well loved. I think I only paid $5 for both of them and they were already a little worn so I never really worried about them. We've been restructuring our downstairs area and those tables were getting a lot more use and were getting harder and harder to clean off. I decided to come up with a solution. I've been thinking about it for... more » -
[Hi, I’m Kelly/refibered. My "day job" is being mom to a darling 4 year old, and creative genius behind "refibered" -- sewing aprons and clothes for kids and making quilts. This past week I was Christy’s minion/assistant at the Craft & Hobby Association Trade Show in Chicago, where my mission was to seek out interesting booths and report on new products. ] SEI crafts has a fun new line called “My Own Monster” -- it’s a sheet of pre-printed iron-ons with a monster theme. There... more » -
Amy from Things We Make is hosting a friendship bracelet swap and with my friendship bracelet history (here's the post with the shrinky dink charms), I thought I'd join in on the fun! I made my traditional friendship bracelet but decided to add a little bling. I added three pink beads in the center of the bracelet. To do that, all you do is place the bead on the middle two strands of floss when you get to the place where you would like one, and then continue on.... more » -
I'm teaching a class at a local elementary school for a few weeks. It is part of their after school enrichment program and my class this time is embroidery. We have a great time and the girls are so fun and are picking up the concepts rather quickly. We're working on a Mother's Day project now. The girls traced their hands on a piece of felt and we are backstitching around the outline. If we have time this week, I'll teach them french knots but I think most of the time will be spent f... more » -
Here's another project from years ago. This is the Pinwheel Jacket. You can find the free pattern at Elann.com but you need to register there to have access to it. I made this sweater using Brown Sheep Cotton Fleece. It held up surprisingly well over the years. My daughter is still able to wear this sweater. It has grown well with her. The nature of the pattern really allows for it to grow along with the child. As they get bigger, the collar gets smaller and smaller and you c... more » -
A couple of years ago today, we had a play date at my house and I let the kids go wild making beads out of my junk mail. You can use different materials to make these beads as fancy as you'd like. We used some glossy paper that I had on hand. Think about using scrapbook paper rolled up and finished with a clear lacquer and then mixed with glass beads for a funky bracelet or bookmark. Maybe I should try that... Supplies: junk mail (magazine paper, brochures, etc...) toothpicks (we cou... more » -
The Klutz Glossy Bands book was something I brought home from my trip to NYC. I thought it would be fun to make with my daughter. The book said the project was good for ages 8 and up. My daughter is five so I assumed that I would need to do most of the crafting and she could help me with color choices and things. I made the first few but after she saw me make some, she was ready to go! The book comes with 4 plastic strips that you lay on top of the pages. You move from one line to t... more » -
Fresh off my crafting disasters, I went to a craft day held by our local group Lincoln Handmade. I thought I'd keep it simple and just make some flower barrettes. My daughter really loves putting those in her hair now and all of the supplies were on sale at Hobby Lobby a couple of weeks ago so I figured I'd go for it. Easy enough, right? Supplies: artificial flowers wire cutters glue gun alligator hair clips Using your wire cutters (thanks to Christine for letting me borrow hers)... more » -
I was sent a little gift from the people at Musselmans. You know, the applesauce. Most of the pitches I receive from PR companies don't quite apply to this here craft blog. But this one did! Bonus: my kids love applesauce! So, here you go...a post about crafting with applesauce. The box was packed so nicely! I received two jars of applesauce, one jar of cinnamon, a bunny cookie cutter, a couple of recipes and instructions.* We decided to make the bunny place holder. You know t... more »
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