Last Saturday I got the chance to help host a surprise 'Little Man' baby shower. Fun colors and lots of mustaches and bow ties.I really like the sign on the table that says "Keep Calm and Grow On" (Photo's from the shower are from my friend Missy's cell phone. I completely forgot to take pictures!)Close-up of the cupcakes, topped with MustachesA full shot of the food tableOne of the things I did … [Read more...]
light saber freezer pop holders
The kids all love eating freezer pops. But the twins always complain about their hands being cold. For a while now they have worn oven mitts to keep their hands comfy.Starting last summer I saw people making these fleece freezer pop holders. However, I am not a sewer and kept putting it off. Yesterday, the kids and I finally made some.I pulled out a bunch of fabric and let them cut out their … [Read more...]
wine cork board
This month's Etsy Fort Worth Upcycle challenge is wine corks. Now, I don't drink (wine or otherwise) but I have friends who do who were nice enough to give me some of their wine corks. My creation using corks is a simple cork board. Here's my supplies, a 5x7 frame and some wine corks. (This was an old beat up frame that I spray painted red.) Using a hot glue gun I arranged the corks in a … [Read more...]
yarn bottles and paper pinwheels
I did a little yarn crafting with some friends this week. We all made these yarn wrapped bottles.inspiration from here and hereWhen I got home it took me a little while to decide what I wanted to put in the bottles. Since the yarn is covered in yarn I wanted to do something different. Since it's almost summer, I decided on some paper pinwheels.tutorial hereNice and summery near the front door. … [Read more...]
Yarn Wrapped Twigs
This week was the last week of school. Which means that next week is finals. Which means lots of studying for me. But I did take a break to make a *quick* and easy craft. Yarn wrapped twigs. I had a small ball of some variegated yarn leftover in some pretty blues and greens. I had the twins run around the yarn and gather up some sticks for me. I wrapped them up with a dot of glue at the … [Read more...]