My sister- and brother-in-law just had a baby boy last week, so for Christmas I thought they could probably use some new photo frames. I love how the back-painted glass picture frame I made for the playroom turned out, so I decided to do a couple more. I originally found this idea on marthastewart.com, but […]
Ukulele appliqué pillow
My brother is a professional musician and can pretty much pick up any instrument and play it. A few years ago, he started playing ukuleles. (Real ones, not pillow ukuleles.) I wanted to make him a fun throw pillow and what’s more fun than a ukulele? (Maybe an accordion, but a ukulele appliqué was simpler.) […]
Handmade chunky toddler crayons
After last week’s failed attempt at making crayons, I decided to try again. I was able to reuse the half-melted blobs, and I was amazed that they retained some of the marbling from the different shades of crayon. I melted them in a cupcake pan (with paper liners doubled up) in the oven for about […]
DIY matching “Memory” game for kids
I wanted to make a set of matching “Memory” cards for Elise for Christmas. I made a set for my nephew last Christmas using some unfinished wood craft circles and had planned to do the same for Elise. When I was cleaning up my workbench, I found a bag of pieces that go with our […]
Fail Fail Fail: My attempt at Crock Pot crayons
I’m super eager to get Elise coloring and creating. (I’ve been looking forward to it since before she was born!) She should be ready for coloring in a few months, so I decided to make her some toddler crayons for Christmas. Why don’t I just buy the kid some crayons, you ask? Remarkably, I don’t […]
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