I am so excited to share this project that I did this past week. There are times when I actually am successful at a craft project and my expectations and reality are one and the same. It actually kind of shocks me when that happens. In our stairwell, which leads downstairs to our guest quarters, I wanted to put up a collage of frames displaying pictures of family and friends. As I started to think about it, I realized I would always have the same pictures in the frames and what I really wanted was to change it up every now and again. So I thought about making a magnetic chalkboard but I wasn’t too sure of how to go about doing it. In my search,…
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Make Your Own Magnetic Chalkboard
Tuesday, December 18th, 2012 at
8:18 am
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Winter Craft Idea: Decorating Candles with Christmas Carols
Friday, December 7th, 2012 at
6:32 am
I don’t know if what I’m about to post really is a craft but hey, it did involve the Paper Cutter and Tape so let’s pretend it is, okay? I saw this idea the other day (maybe on Pinterest?) and thought it was so cute. It’s such a simple project. It took me less than 5 minutes. I had some vintage looking Christmas music I had saved from another project that ended up being a big Fail…:( Isn’t the cover adorable? …so I took that and used my paper-cutter to cut the music to the size of the candles. And here’s where the tape came in to perform its part. I taped the music to the candles. The music doesn’t go completely…
Resurrection Cookies – A Hands-On Way to Learn About Jesus’ Death, Burial & Resurrection
Thursday, April 5th, 2012 at
7:14 am
This Sunday will be Easter, a time to remember the greatest moment in history – Jesus’ resurrection. Have you all ever made Resurrection Cookies with your children? It’s a great way to teach your little ones the story of Jesus’ last days on earth and then his resurrection. We made them (Resurrection Cookies) for the first time last year and the kids are looking forward to making them again. And he saith unto them, Be not affrighted: Ye seek Jesus of Nazareth, which was crucified: he is risen; he is not here: behold the place where they laid him. (Mark 16:6) Here the other day, a doctor said, “I studied to be a minister, studied four years. I become an agnostic; I throwed the…
Making More Room in the Pantry – Installing a Shelf
Saturday, March 24th, 2012 at
7:53 am
How’s your weekend going? I’m off to my niece’s bridal shower today (yes, another one is getting married!) but I wanted to share with you a quick project that we did in the pantry this week. For Emily’s wedding I had bought the commercial plastic wrap for all the little mini desserts I made and transported to the reception hall. I didn’t use very much of the wrap but it served its purpose well. I knew I wanted to have the plastic wrap somewhere where I could access it easily in the future but where. My pantry was quite full already and there was not room for this large box of wrap. This is my appliance center which holds my grain mill, juicer and bread machine. The bread machine gets…
From Pallet to Flag
Saturday, March 17th, 2012 at
5:22 pm
Hello, ladies. I’m pretty excited that I finally got to finish my flag project. Two flags, as a matter of fact. I wanted to paint a USA flag and a Canadian flag on old wood. For my purposes, I used a pallet that we had lying around. I removed the boards, cut them to the size I wanted and then we attached them together by laying a couple of strips of wood down and stapling the boards I wanted to them. Sorry, I don’t have a picture of the underside to show you how we attached them but you probably have it figured out already anyways… right? The next step was to prime the boards. I used Kiltz. I wanted to prime them so that I…
Painting an Old Picture Frame & Making a Chalk Board
Thursday, December 1st, 2011 at
7:50 am
Well how do you like that?! I left you all hanging without even a heeelllo to you this week. I’ve been busy doing some deep cleaning. I got inspired after going for a day to my MIL’s and helping her. My FIL was hit and ran over by a car 2 months ago and so mom has been his personal care assistant since he got out of the hosptial. She has nights off because all her boys (my husband included) each take a night on with dad so that she can get some rest. Since Christmas is right around the corner and the whole family will be gathering for a 3 day get-together, I offered to help her do some cleaning. Dear Serenity got to come…
Americal Girl Skirt Look-Alike
Tuesday, May 10th, 2011 at
5:43 am
Serenity so impressed me last week when she made a skirt for Audrey, using an American Girl doll skirt as her inspiration. She used left-over material from a jean skirt she had made for herself. You can’t see it in this picture but on the doll’s skirt, hidden behind that fold is an embroidered heart. So Serenity embroidered one on Audrey’s skirt. Audrey posed like this on her own. These kinds of things come so natural for a girl. It just makes me smile. Good job, Serenity. I’m proud of you!! I’m also linking up with Tackle It Tuesday.
My Very Own Moss Covered Letter
Wednesday, April 13th, 2011 at
6:13 am
I really wish I were crafty and original but “I yam what I yam”. (Now why did Popeye spring up in my memory? ) I’m so glad for those of you who are really clever and and are able to think of ways you can make just about anything you see that would normally cost mucho buckaroos if you were to buy it at retail. Thanks for sharing your creative talents and letting the rest of us learn from you. Felt So Cute was where I saw a tutorial for how to make these cute moss covered letters. I spotted this tutorial “Games to Go” on her site. What a totally cute project. Now if you really don’t want to make this lovely little letter yourself, just head on over to Pottery Barn where you…
Sewing Organizer Using Old Jeans
Tuesday, December 21st, 2010 at
12:59 pm
My son had a pair of jeans that were new looking but the back had a pretty bad tear. “What a shame” I thought, “to throw these almost new looking pants away. What can I make with them?” In my hunt for a use for them I found a tutorial for the following sewing organizer. I started to make it but then decided to branch off (gasp! I know that’s a real shocker )on my own. So here you have Elisabeth’s tutorial for a Sewing Organizer. Materials needed: 1 pair of jeans for background 4 jean pockets thread iron-on applique’s ric-rac or other decorative item dowel 1 yd. rope Here are the jeans after I cut the legs off. What I’m trying to say is…
Make Your Own Burp Cloths
Tuesday, December 14th, 2010 at
8:02 am
I don’t know what exactly inspired me to try making burp cloths but for whatever reason I decided to make some. I found inspiration online. As always! Barb at A Chelsea Morning had some that she had made that I thought were adorable and then I found Laundry Monster on Etsy who has a great variety for sale and they are cute! Here are the ones I made. My supplies were: Pre-folded Birdseye Diapers 1/4 – 1/2 yard fabric – depending on how many burp cloths you would like to make (I chose flannel instead of cotton because I’m thinking the spit-up from the baby will absorb better, but it may not make much difference at all.) Thread to match fabric Dylon Permanent Fabric Dye That’s…
My New Menu Planning Board
Tuesday, August 10th, 2010 at
11:22 am
I don’t consider myself to be really crafty. My projects probably look a little cheesy next to some of these gals but I have my fun, so bear with me. I’ve been doing some changing around here, changing the living room and now working on the kitchen. I’m just that way – Rearranging the furniture is my favorite thing but because of the layout of our rooms sometimes it just doesn’t work. So occasionally I just change out little decorations but I’ve even hit a snag with that in the last year or maybe even longer. I’ve had no inspiration. No enthusiasm or interest. Then I was inspired by… I’m not sure what. But I did start thinking about having a kitchen command center. I…
Button Jar Toppers
Tuesday, June 15th, 2010 at
6:40 am
I just love these fun and let’s not forget easy crafts (I need easy) I find from my fellow bloggers. I originally saw these in a book but I found a tutorial online that showed step by step instructions that I ended up following. I used cotton balls as my filler. One thing I wished I had done differently is to spray paint the brass rings a black color. But since I didn’t, I’m giving myself all the reasons why it’s better I did it this way. I can’t find the exact tutorial I followed but here’s one that will explain the process. Pincushion Jar Tutorial at Little Paper Dog. Check out Sugar Bee – Craft Edition to see what others have been crafting this…
My New DIY Thread Rack
Monday, June 7th, 2010 at
11:12 pm
I’ve been wanting a thread rack – you know the thingamajig I’m talking about right? It’s a rack that holds all your sewing thread and not only are you able to readily see what colors you have on hand, you actually have a storage area for all your thread. I wasn’t really sure how to make one but thanks to Sugar Bee and her Thread Rack Tutorial I was able to see that it is quite possible to make your own. So, using some of that pink pegboard my brother-in-law gave us, I had my son… cut it to the exact dimensions for the area in which it would hang and then spray painted it black. I used a 1/4″ dowel and spray painted that…
Reversible Tote Bag
Tuesday, May 25th, 2010 at
5:13 am
I guess I was feeling rather crafty last week and so when I took Serenity to buy some fabric for a skirt, I became inspired to make a reversible tote bag. I found a very helpful tutorial here at Crafster – http://www.craftster.org/forum/index.php?topic=91070.0. It did take a little while an entire day to complete but I prevailed and actually have a completed reversible tote bag. Yeah! Besides the time involved, I have about $6 invested in this tote. If I can make this, I know you could, too. I think this lined bag is pretty cute – http://www.craftster.org/forum/index.php?topic=32204.0. Maybe for my Audrey?
A Completed Peg Board for My Sewing Area
Thursday, May 13th, 2010 at
10:55 pm
It’s done. I actually completed my own peg board after being inspired by Cami at Creating by Cami. Here’s one of them… and here’s the second one… (The black string was some I found in our barn that held a hay bale together. ) My brother-in-law gave us quite a bit of peg board that he had used in his furniture store. It was pink but my laundry room is beige & black… so Serenity spray painted them. then we hot glued white ric-rac along the edges. Then I used the peg board holders that I purchased from Home Depot and placed them where I wanted. So easy, so fun! Oh yes! and somewhere between the time we glued the ric rac on and I…
Peg Boards for Craft Rooms
Wednesday, May 12th, 2010 at
6:26 am
When we redid the boy’s bedroom (which reminds me – I haven’t posted pictures of that) my laundry room ended up having an extra little cubbyhole. I am thinking of turning this tiny little spot into a permanent sewing area. By small I mean it’s only about 2 1/2″ – 3′ wide but it has quite a bit of depth so I’ll use some of that space for storage. Serenity really desires to learn to sew and I’m actually in the middle of writing up a unit study that we can do together that will cover learning to sew as well as some of the history & science of it all. I think it would be just great for us to have a permanent place to set…
Making Soap
Monday, September 21st, 2009 at
4:43 am
One of the items we offered at our Middle Ages market stand was soap. I got into soap making several years ago and made my own for a short while but then eventually stopped. I decided it might be fun to offer soap at our stand, so I got out all my dusty supplies and made a few batches. This is the book I use when making soap. I usually always make the Basic Soap recipe. First I assembled all my supplies: distilled water, lye, kitchen scale (a must), glass jar w/ long wooden spoon, olive oil, palm oil, coconut oil, grapefruit seed extract, essential oils for scent. The next step, after assembling your supplies, is to measure your lye into the glass jar….
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