Happy Anniversary!

This is the gift I made my friends that are having their 50th Wedding Anniversary party today.  They are such an inspiration, and still head over heals for eachother!

I want to be them when I grow up!

sorry I know the picture is horrible... but I am down to just my camera phone... gonna make listing on etsy very tricky!

fabric flowers and lilly pads

lesson:

making fabric flowers can be addictive!

This is just what I've come up with since Monday night (yes last night Monday night)... not bad

I cut out strips and strips of  old hand me down t-shirts that were given to me and this is what I came up with!

yes this headband is huge on her head, but she was the only one willing to hold still for a picture, I was thinking more along the lines of and adult  bridal head ;)

It took me longer to do this one that it did to do every other piece below.... combined!

I ran into this tutorial and took the fabric flowers and ran with it, then when I couldn't do it her way, I changed it to my own way.!   I plan to do a tutorial on that soon.

These are my fabric Lilly Pad hair clips, aren't they cute?!

I'm going to give away one lilly pad with each purchase (over $5) at my shops until March 15th!

Each Lilly Pad is unique, the green pad is puffy with cotton in the middle, and the fabric frog print flower curls in toward the center.

So go buy something over $5 at my Etsy Shop or my FunkyFinds Shop and get one free!

big beautiful baby blooms!

We are surrounded by pregnant ladies!  These are what I made for baby shower gifts to go with their super cute dresses!  The only baby head available to model  was my 18 month old son.... and when I tried, he cried - so I introduce my model "BABY TAD!"

headband 2fers - flowers and peacocks

if only it was Tuesday I could call it 2for tuesday.... but alas it's monday.
(I'm going to sell these in 2 packs!)

I worked on headbands all weekend, they are all using materials I had on hand and recycled clothing that was only going to get called UGLY at Goodwill, so I cut it up and gave it new life!

the flowers were just simple pink and white to match anything that comes their way!  and the peacock feathers were inspired by a show the kids and I watched this weekend, each feather is amazing!

I used the thinnest metal for the headbands I could find, because headbands always hurt my head after an hour.

here is a sample of what I will be listing at my shops!

early Crazy Cat Lady Pearls

Happy Birthday to little Eva tomorrow.  She is turning 5 and is one of Jojo's best friends.  Eva also loves cats, I have a friend that I call CCL (crazy cat lady, because she is) and I hope that her birthday necklace doesn't enforce a dormant CCL quality that otherwise would have gone unnoticed!

I had made this scrabble tile pendant a few months ago but not put it to use.  I strung some glass beads that look like pearls and added a butterfly.

 Happy birthday to sweet Eva!

HOW TO make 2010 Primary Theme Blocks for birthdays - DIY

Need an idea, project or birthday present for your primary kids? 

 Here is an easy how to just for you!

(dedicated to: our Primary President Wendy - who always tries to tell me she's NOT Crafty!)

(model was forced to smile, but I do think she liked it)

what you need:

measuring tape

blocks of wood (we used 3 1/2 planks cut into 6 inch pieces - but get creative use what you can find!)

Picture or graphic - you can get them here

paint  - spray or brush on

spray adhesive, or whatever glue you like

craft knife

sandpaper (if you are doing a lot of them I recommend using a sander)

sealer  - recommend spay on sealer

paint pen

there are lots of places to get wood, but my favorite is the .51 cent pile at home depot.  A 4 ft board got me 8 six inch pieces (for .51!)

If you don't cut wood, call your home teacher, I used Brother Rodriguez, but even he has limits so call your own home teacher!

Paint the back and sides whatever color you like

At this point you should already know the size and you can choose to crop your image if you need to, or wait and do it once adhered.

Apply the glue of your choice (I wanted to show you without going back outside, but did NOT spray this in the house)

put the bare side of the wood to the back of your image.

squish out any air, and make sure it's on there good

cutting the edges off are gonna be ugly, it's ok don't worry about it

don't be a perfectionist!

Sand sand sand, all the front and side edges.  It's ok if you sand part of the picture, it adds character.  Really, quit being a perfectionist!

Wipe all your sawdust off

You can sign now or later.  Our Primary presidency is going to sign them all later, I just wanted you to see how it will look (special huh?)

Spray sealer,  a couple nice coats to ensure a really finished, held together look.

There you go, as easy way to show your kids you think they are special (and for very little $)  We spent right at $20 for 50 blocks!

I hope this gets your creative juices going!

inspired by Fancy Nancy

http://printables4kids.com/fancy-nancy-printables/

don't tell Jocie, but Santa will be introducing her to Fancy Nancy this year! I heard about these books from a mom at preschool that told me about her, and I've been enamored by this little girl ever since!

 I just can't decide if it's her fashion sense (reminds me of Wendy B a little) or her most excellent vocabulary I love more....

anywhoo, when I came up with the huge dinosaur pendant I wasn't sure where it's future would be, but I knew someone FABULOUS would get it!  So, for Jocie's preschool friend that introduced us to Ms. Fancy Nancy, happy birthday we hope you adore your new necklace Miss Cailin! 
ps.  get your own Fancy Nancy Party Kit here for free

school daze

preschool presents for our friends, and Miss Jody.... who ROCKS! (ps. Dear Miss Jody, I know that I totally stole this picture, and that stealing is BAD, but I hope that you can overlook that because.... well.... you ROCK!)