Crafts

Rolled Paper Chess Set

January 16, 2013

My 17 year old Madison made this rolled paper chess set for her 16 year old brother for Christmas. She followed the the directions at the link above, and used tiles glued to felt for the board. She covered an old crayon box and made a monogram for the front. Chess is a favorite past [...]

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Quick and Easy Christmas Crafts

December 6, 2012

The 4 Moms of 35+ Kids are sharing quick and easy Christmas Crafts this week. Here are a few of my favorite Christmas craft ideas. My super simple gingerbread houses are great for a kids’ party. Source: bhg.com via TC on Pinterest   How about adding glitter or seed beads to old ornaments? Source: bhg.com [...]

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Fall Fun

October 9, 2012

Don’t you just love this time of year, when the cooler weather brings a changing of the leaves and a lot less sweat? Here is a DIY kid-made fall centerpiece we did one year that was a lot of fun. This year, I think I will try it with pumpkins and tissue paper. I loved [...]

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Enter to Win a FREE CRUISE!

August 17, 2012

Have you ever been on a cruise? I haven’t, but when I went to Indiana to visit my sweet friend Sheri, she told me all about the cruises her family takes every year. She showed me photo albums filled with pictures of fancy buffet lines, loaded with exotic food, scuba diving in crystal clear water, [...]

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Make Your Own Soothing Lotion Bars

August 14, 2012

I recently noticed that this old homemade lotion bar tutorial has been getting a lot of attention lately. Are you people already making Christmas gifts?! This is an easy and lovely homemade gift to give! There are only 4 ingredients (all natural!), and I found them all, plus tons of adorable molds and gift tins [...]

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Sharpie Tie Dye T-Shirts

July 13, 2012

You have seen the bug viewers and yarn bowls. Now, here is another fun activity we have done this week during our mini summer camp: Sharpie tie dye t-shirts! It is like tie dye without the buckets of dye waiting to be spilled or sloshed. NO MESS tied dye! Everyone got a plain white t-shirt [...]

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Make Your Own Bug Viewers

July 10, 2012

How to Make Your Own Bug Viewer One of our activities for Camp Conniewannahavefun this week was a bug scavenger hunt team activity. To prepare for it, I saved and rinsed out small drink bottles, and used kitchen scissors to cut out a section from the side of each one. Then, I hot glued a [...]

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Making Yarn Bowls

July 9, 2012

UPDATED below with a pic of our finished product. I saw this cute yarn bowl how to on Pinterest and I thought it would be just the thing to try this week while we have our annual Camp Conniewannahavefun. Source: meetthedubiens.blogspot.com via Jessica on Pinterest Everyone chose some yarn and cut them into 8-10 inch [...]

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FREE Online Knitting Class!

June 30, 2012

I betcha didn’t know that I love to knit. I even made this knitting tutorial video just days after the birth of my 8th baby. Is that dedication to the blog or what? I did all for you. My peeps. My posse. If you love to knit or if you have always wanted to learn, [...]

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Online Sewing Classes – Sewing Machine 911

May 14, 2012

Would you like to know how to use your sewing machine, but feel like you need a class called “Sewing Machine 911“? I can not count the number of times I have heard, “I wish I could sew. I even have a sewing machine, but I just don’t know what to do with it,” or [...]

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