A Puppy Party

Yesterday we went to a birthday party for my friend Heather's daughter Roxanne (who turned 5). She had it at The Kids Spot, which you may remember from a previous post on my other blog I taught art classes at last Summer. It has changed owners since and I have to say it I am seriously impressed with the new owners. It was a great party and we all had fun (yep, including The Baconator and Xander). The theme was a Veterinarian Party, since that's what Roxy wants to be when she grows up, so all the kids brought their puppies...it was so cute! Heather made these awesome treat jars filled with DIY play dough and chocolate puppy paw lollipops. She is one crafty girl. ;) Oh and I am totally stealing that for Gia's birthday this year because it is an awesome idea and much better than the throw away treat bag junk that we usually do.

Ahhh Love is in the Air

I took my original Christmas freebies and redesigned them for Valentine's Day! I included the pyramid goody box, pillow box and I added a new one...the matchbook notebook. These make great projects and can be used for a variety of things. Each PDF comes with instructions and the printable template. Print as long as your heart desires but I do ask that you keep this personal... no commercial resale please. I would love to see pics of how you use them. :) You can click the photo for the PDF and I have also included links on the sidebar for easy reference.

I love Collaborating

Wow, is it really Friday already? Man, the week has flown by and I did not even see it coming! Lots of fun crafty stuff coming your way over the next few days. :) The first one is in the new issue of VivaLaModa magazine. I absolutely love collaborating on this ultra cool indie magazine. It features all handmade items from around the web and I get to do the kids themed articles, which of course I totally dig! This month I featured items with a Valentine's Day theme. I also included a fun tutorial to make a sweet little owl pencil topper.
You can find the owl tutorial on page 20-21. I also put it in a sweet little PDF that you can download here. Oh and I have even more Valentine's crafty goodness coming your way tomorrow! I love the photo I took of Gia...it was completely on a whim. She actually stepped in front of my camera as I was taking finishing shots of the felt. I love candid shots that you get just at the right time...of course, that only happens once in a blue moon. ;)
This was the second shot of the owl up close.
Hope you enjoy. If you decide to make this little guy, I would love for you to share a pic!

Kid Friendly Wallpaper

This wallpaper is meant to be drawn on, colored in fact. This would be a great wall finishing for a kids room. I am thinking about doing a wall in Gia's room with this. I know she would love it. It's made by nineteenseventythree and you can purchase it at their online shop.

Well...

Heather you guessed it! I did make scarves but not just any scarves, these are funky fringy ones. ;) I was racking my brain on what to make this year for Gia's teachers. Last year, I made them tote bags so that one was out. I ran across a tutorial for these fringy scarves and knew they would be perfect. Ok, don't kill me but I can't remember where I saw the tutorial. I actually just saved the photo into my "Crafty Inspiration" file on my computer and called it a day. They are super easy to make and by the time I got done making 8, I had an assembly line going full speed. Why 8 you ask? Well, Gia has two main teachers (Ms. Alicia & Ms. Bonnie) then she has her after school teacher (Ms. Donna) then we always get the girls up front something special (Ms. Kim & Ms. Nicole) and then there is Gia's favorite teacher, which isn't really her teacher anymore but we love her just the same (Ms. Morgan). Oh wait that's only 6 right? Well, you know I had to make an extra one for me and Gia...yep, they match! ;)
Sorry if this photo isn't great, it was about midnight when I took this and my office is crazy dark at night.
Super Simple Tutorial:
1. Cut 3 strips of fleece about 5 inches in width
2. Lay them on top of each other.
3. Stitch straight up the middle.
4. Take your scissors and cut little slits on each side from the end to the stitch (of course don't get too close or you make accidently cut it).
5. Shake out and wear!

For the larger adult ones, I just cut them the width of the fabric so they end up being about 5 ft long. The small one I cut down to 3 ft. They are super cozy and even with all the "fringe" they will keep you warm.

Hmmm what will this be?

Wonder what all of this fleece is going to become? Any guesses?