Showing posts with label craft. Show all posts
Showing posts with label craft. Show all posts

November 19, 2014

Mod Podge Box To Keep Travel Finds

I really enjoyed turning an old plastic box into this cute box to keep our travel finds, and memorable things. I used left over paint from my Mod Podge Sheer Colour marbled vase project to get this brown colour for the lid of the box. Adding this sheer colour over the atlas gave the atlas a nice brown colour effect, as well as helped seal the atlas paper and gave it a durable coating.

November 14, 2014

Funny Movies Inspired Craft

We know laughter is the best medicine when we all feel tired, and not feel too good. Netflix has lots shows we can choose from that will give us the comic relief we need. Curling up on the couch with a movie or show like Mr. Popper's Penguins can take our mind off the hustle and bustle of the day, especially with night approaching so quickly. Here is a list of laughter-inspired titles for both little and big kids.

November 10, 2014

Rice Krispies Multi-Grain Shapes Crafternoon

Whether it is family breakfast or having an afternoon snack, it is always great to have easy, nutritional food choices for our children to enjoy. My children enjoy eating cereal mostly for breakfast, but occasionally they would eat it as snack as well. I really enjoy using the regular Kellogg's Rice Krispies to make snacks for my children, and find my inspiration for recipes from their site.

November 9, 2014

Making Our Own Paint With Crayola and Sketching

Paint Maker is lots of fun to use because we get to create our own custom paint colours by mixing and shaking. This Paint Maker kit from Crayola is for everyone over eight years. Both my children helped me make the colours, and enjoyed this interactive kit that provides us everything we need to make 15 unique paint colours.

November 2, 2014

Using Scotch Brand Tapes for Gift Styling and Making Cards

There are endless creative possibilities on how we can use tape. I find the colourful tapes inspire me to make unique items. I have used different coloured tape to make cards, wrap gifts, and for decor. I use different coloured tape to be creative in decorating folders, notebooks, and handmade cards that can be given to family and friends.

October 29, 2014

Get Creative This Holiday With Crayola

My daughter and I enjoyed using the Crayola Beadola Charm Maker kit to make fun, detailed beads. The kit includes 3 1/4 lb air drying clay bags in grey, pink, and purple, 25 gems, and four bead plates with twenty four bead designs such as hearts, stars and more for us to make imprints on the clay beads. 

October 20, 2014

Making a Felt Soft Ball Inspired by the DK Gift Boutique Quilting Book

I checked out the Quilting Patchwork and Appliqué book by DK publishing, which covers everything we need to know to successfully do quilting, patchwork, and appliqué. I like that the book leads beginners through all the details that helped me to get confidence to try different projects. This book will also inspire those with experience in quilting, as it has over 100 quilt block patterns to make unique keepsakes. I have done a few patchwork projects before, and have made this rectangle cushion with the same material and this denim cushion with different patchwork designs.

October 15, 2014

Colouring with Crayola

Children who enjoy colouring will really like the fun of using the Mess Free Color Wonder paint on Crayola Color Wonder Paper. This Mess Free Color Wonder gives a magic of colour without the mess. The six gel paint colours come with a brush and can only be used on Color Wonder Paper. 

October 7, 2014

Marbling with Mod Podge Sheer Colours

Mod Podge Sheer Colours come in a variety of colours. There are many things we can do with the Sheer colours. It allows us to add transparent hues to glass and other surfaces. The finished products are wonderful to keep as home decor.

September 30, 2014

Mickey Mouse Artfolds

Studio Fun International introduces ArtFolds™, which are books that transform into personal works of art as we fold the pages. Each book contains a set of simple instructions that help people of all ages fold the pages of the ArtFolds™ books into decorative sculptures, one being the famous Mickey Mouse ears. ArtFolds, a whole new paper art form is available for a price range from $14 to $15.

September 10, 2014

Getting Creative with Crayola Model Magic

Model Magic is a wonderful lightweight, spongy, unique modelling material for children to shape fun figures, blend, or cover objects and decorate. It is much easier to use than clay, and the non-crumbling formula sticks to itself and not our fingers. The finished objects are left outside to air dry, depending on the size of the craft shape it can take overnight or up to 72 hours to dry.

August 27, 2014

Quilled Magnets with Corrugated Cardboard Strips

I involved my children to make these cute quilled magnets with Corrugated Cardboard Strips. This was our first time quilling with Corrugated Cardboard Strips, and the process was smooth because we followed the clear instructions on the package of the Corrugated Cardboard Strips from Quilled Creations. My children enjoyed making this fish and frog with the Corrugated Cardboard Strips.

August 26, 2014

Colouring and Drawing Flowers with Crayola

As a mom, I always look for quality creative products, as it eliminates frustration when our children are using them. Creative products that have quality help our children express themselves, and gives them inspiration. Crayola is committed to provide the best-in-class quality products.

Quilling Plumeria Blossoms Inspired by Quilled Flowers: A Garden of 35 Paper Projects

Quilled Flowers: A Garden of 35 paper projects by Alli Bartkowski is an inspiring, colourful book that will increase the passion for how fun and enjoyable quilling is and can be. This colourful book not only made me want to try all the projects in it, but also brought out how much I enjoy taking pictures and closely looking at the beautiful, unique flowers God has created. 

August 22, 2014

Washi Tape Bookmark


Making Washi tape bookmark is fun and easy. I like that we can easily remove and reattach the Washi tape to make the bookmarks. Cutting the Washi tape is easier compared to other tapes, so it is fun to cut different patterns. 

August 8, 2014

Homemade Play Dough with 2 ingredients

Playing with dough has lots of benefits for children. It is inexpensive and easy to make play dough at home. This inedible dough is made with two ingredients that are easily available at home. This dough is made using hair conditioner, can be used with preschoolers and older children that will not put it in the mouth.

July 31, 2014

Making a Paper Rose

To make this paper rose, I followed the instructions on the Beautiful Paper Flowers kit by Laurie Cinotto. The kit has detailed instructions and materials that will help us make elegant blossoms. With only a few materials, we can make paper flower arrangements for our home, weddings, parities, celebrations or gifts. The book has instructions to make nine different flowers and assortment of leaves that will not perish or fade like fresh flowers, or require us to water or make sure it gets sunlight.

July 29, 2014

Our DohVinci Art Class House Party & Giveaway

DohVinci from the makers of Hasbro's Play-Doh comes a new, customizable craft kit that allows our children to have complete control...without the mess! It is very easy to use; all we have to do is insert the deco pop into the styler, close the styler and start creating fun designs. This type of deco is fun for anyone. The best thing is it is easy to clean up, which was awesome when I hosted the DOH VINCI Art Class House Party.

July 23, 2014

Quilled Jewelry Romantic Roses Necklace

I really wanted to get started quilling jewelry, and this kit has got me started. The Romantic Roses Necklace kit from Quilled Creations comes with everything we need to make two necklaces.

July 21, 2014

Easy Way to Organize the Craft Space

With all my different craft interests finding the thing I am looking for can get a bit hectic. Making my space a little more organized has inspired me to do more projects :) I hope this easy organizing technique will help you to organize your space.