My little girl turned 5 a few weeks ago and for her birthday she requested a sewing machine. As you can imagine my heart just melted! After a little research I decided or more like she decided to go Janome Fast Lane Fuchsia Portable Sewing Machine from Amazon. Pink is her favorite color and this one really caught her eye…and I… Keep Reading
A few months ago I purchased the Sun Scholars Summer Program. I was in search of something fun and educational to do with the kiddo’s this summer. I wanted to keep my son from loosing everything he had learned this past year, while continuing to teach my girls the basics. I have been following Rachel’s blog Sun Scholars for some time… Keep Reading
The kiddo’s love eating outside and so don’t I. I usually pack everyone’s lunches up in bread pans but for some reason my crafty mind came up with this little lunch tote from a milk jug. All I did was cut out a little area in front of the spout with my scissors. Make sure you don’t cut out the… Keep Reading
A little over a month ago I shared a tutorial over at U Create with kids on how to make a kite from a garbage bag. It is so quick and easy to make your own kite, all you need is a few materials and a windy day. Garbage Bag Kit Tutorial (allow 30 minutes to 1 hour to complete)Materials… Keep Reading
The kiddo’s wanted to make Daddy some cupcakes for Father’s Day. So we mixed our batter and were ready to put them into the liners when I realized I had no cupcake liners. EEK! Not able to get to the store I racked my brain on what I could use instead. Of course baking a cake instead never crossed my… Keep Reading
We spend a lot of time blowing bubbles in this house, so in turn we make a lot of messes with bubble solution. You know the deal, each kid wants their own wand and their own glass to dip into…baby included. So this momma fills 3 glasses with bubble solution and in about 2 minutes all of their glasses are… Keep Reading
This is just as cool as my homemade butter in a canning jar. Oh how I wish I could take credit for coming up with this one, but I can’t. I saw it in Disney Family Fun Magazine the other day and thought it was such a great idea. I whipped up a few batches in no time and soon… Keep Reading
First of all, since it’s fat quarter friday I have to mention The Vintage Crafter’s Challenge that is going on over at Simple Simon and Co. Have any of you been following along too? If not, head on to Simple Simon and check out what some amazing crafter’s have created by using one vintage fat quarter and some other vintage… Keep Reading
I was finally able to finish my latest creation that I have been working on for over a week now. The whole project will take about 2 hours to complete and with most of that time being drying time. I decided to use mod podge on the handle to keep the fabric clean and washable. It only required about 10… Keep Reading
I finally got to do some crafting this weekend and boy did it feel great! Now granted I only spent about 15 minutes whipping these headbands up and they are far from being inventive as I see them everywhere but at least now I know why. They are so fun and easy to make and with how quick they go… Keep Reading
