Felt Board Tutorial

I like the idea of making a felt board, but never considered just cutting out shapes to give your kids the chance to create their own pictures and be a little creative. What a great idea! Here is the site with the tutorial: http://jchandmade.typepad.com/photos/felt_board_tutorial/fb_tutorial.html

Family Frame

A friend of mine posted these family frames she bought for her house. I love it - and am going to have to create it for my own. I love them Laura!

More Baby Booties

Remember how I was going to make some booties for my new baby...well now I have come across some more cute pics and ideas while I was browsing Tip Junkie. The ones below are shown on this site along with a tutorial. http://stardustshoes.blogspot.com/2006/10/cloth-shoe-pattern.html Love 'em!

Tiddy Tote and Shelves

I love the idea of a Tiddy Tote...anything to keep my kids room cleaner. :) http://jchandmade.typepad.com/jc_handmade/2008/01/for-you.html I love these shelves. Aren't they perfect for a kids room. I want some!

Heart Cookies and other Treats

These first two ideas are on Make & Takes http://www.makeandtakes.com/

Valentine Pretzels

Valentine Sugar Cookies

My Mom has always made heart shaped sugar cookies for Valentine's. They are so Yummy! I have always wanted to continue the tradition with my kids and I think making cute creatures like the ones above is a great idea!

And these next two I found off The Children's Nest http://www.thechildrensnest.blogspot.com/

Valentine Tic Tac Toe

Go to this site http://www.alphamom.com/holiday/2009/02/valentines-day-craft-tic-tac-toe-hearts.php for instructions on how to make this cute beanbag tic-tac-toe valentine game.

More Valentine's Idea

What a cute idea...check out the site - http://meandmyinsanity.blogspot.com/2008/02/love-bug-ball-valentines-party-for-kids.html

Yummy! http://gourmetmomonthego.blogspot.com/2009/01/lovin-from-oven.html

Some more fun ideas on Sugar Doodle: http://www.sugardoodle.net/mambo/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=3846&Itemid=429

Plus a fun Valentine FHE - http://www.sugardoodle.net/mambo/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=3724&Itemid=5

Valentine's Ideas

Some Fun Ideas For Valentine's Day:

U Complete Me Pillows

http://creaturecomforts.typepad.com/my_weblog/2009/01/valentine-freebie-ironon-transfer-for-your-pillows.html

Butterfly Pops

http://www.skiptomylou.org/2009/02/03/printable-valentines/

Candy Box

http://www.orangebeautiful.com/blog/post.php?post_id=523

Candy Bar Wrappers
http://www.kodakgallery.com/jenny/projects/candy_bar_cozies


Fudge Hearts
http://cutevalentines.blogspot.com/2009/01/sweet-hearts-for-my-sweetheart.html

Heart Warming Pads

http://www.cutevalentines.blogspot.com/

Countdown to Valentine's

I've never seen a Valentine countdown before, but think this is a cute idea. My kids would love it.

http://katiesnestingspot.blogspot.com/2009/02/valentine-countdown.html

Silhouette Art

I just found a tutorial Here - http://awdreyh.blogspot.com/2009/03/silhouette-drawings-tutorial.html



Have I posted something like this before? I can't really remember, but I have been wanting to make silhouette pictures of my kids and now I have some instructions from Family Fun http://jas.familyfun.go.com/crafts?page=CraftDisplay&craftid=12103

And these ones are from http://www.simplysilhouettes.com/

Framed Monogram

I think I might have to make some of these for my kids rooms....so cute!

Found this on http://projectsforyournest.blogspot.com/

Menu Planning

I hate, hate, hate planning meals and making dinner. O.K. I may have gone overboard on the "hates", but I really do dread meal time at our house.

I appreciate new ideas to get me organized or that put a fun spin on dinner time. So - here are some ideas (and there websites) to help plan the weekly/monthly meals that I thought might be useful.

http://aprongirls.blogspot.com/2008/07/monthly-menu-planner.html
http://organizedhome.com/printable/category/menu-meal-planning

http://iheartfood4thought.wordpress.com/2008/11/21/how-to-diy-weekly-menu-board/
And more ideas and printouts at http://thirtyhandmadedays.blogspot.com/ posted Jan 27, 2009

Etched Pans

I have been curious for some time how people have made those etched pans. Well...I found my answer on Make and Takes http://www.makeandtakes.com/etched-glass-pans.


Update: here is another tutorial http://createstudio.blogspot.com/2009/03/glass-etching-tutorial.html

Fun Quilt

I was browsing Crazy Mom Quilts - there are so many darling quilts I could post. Recently she posted about this one she found here at http://greetingarts.typepad.com/greetingarts/2007/05/scrappy_cartwhe.html. I thought it was cute.

I like rag quilts a lot and I love this one she made...

In place of Christmas Decorations

I hate taking down all my Christmas Decorations. I would probably leave them up until Valentines if I didn't have a baby on the way,but with a new arrival very soon I know they would still be up come Easter and summer, because I am only capable of doing a few things at a time and my house will be on the back of the list with baby and kids on top. So....what I am getting at is that I love to leave up my snowman and snowflakes and anything that has to do with winter, because it is still winter and then i don't feel so bad not taking them down until Easter :). I can even leave up some white lights. (Which I love!) Anyway...here is a snowflake project that I thought looked cute and simple. :)

Again I found it under Tip Junkies Super Saturday Crafts, but the link wasn't working so I don't know exactly how she made it, but it is cute!

Tile Pictures

I have seen these before and want to give them a try some day. I really like the idea of doing a family photo one. I found both pictures off of Tip Junkie under Super Saturday Crafts.
Here is a tutorial for the one just above...http://summerglenchandler.blogspot.com/2008/01/how-to-make-tile-pictures.html

Getting Organized

You would never know it walking into my house, but I love to organize. It's just that I can't seem to keep anything that way and I am a magnet for clutter. So... with the new year rolling in it seems like a great time to get back into the swing of things and get my house more organized and clean (maybe I have just hit that nesting stage of pregnancy). To be honest I have been trying to clean my house, but I get worn out almost immediately :) - so nothing every gets done and my house looks like a tornado hit. If, however, I ever get around to it here are some ideas I found that i liked the looks of. The first two I got off the 30 days website in my favorites and the last two came from onestepahead.com. The other ideas I can't remember where they came from it's been some time that they have been hanging out in my computer. oops :)

http://www.jcarolinecreative.com/Merchant2/merchant.mvc?Store_Code=JC&Screen=STORAGE_BASKETS
http://www.burdastyle.com/patterns/show/1583

Peanut Butter Jars

I always love creative ways to recycle things around the house and especially ones that help with organization. http://myplumpudding.blogspot.com/2008/08/peanut-butter-jars-revised-edition.html

Alpha-block Ornaments

I think I have a set of alphabet blocks that I bought at Dollar Tree and I was planning on getting rid of them. Maybe I will keep them and make these cute blocks for our tree next year. Here is the site with the tutorial http://whowouldvethoughtit.blogspot.com/2008/10/christmas-ornaments.html

Seasonal Blocks

I found this idea off http://littlebirdiesecrets.blogspot.com/ and thought it was so smart. I would love some of these...in fact I think I will make them...some day. :) Check them out -

Here are the 16 seasonal words the blocks make: Harvest, Welcome, Faith, Family, Spooky, Friends, Winter, Freedom, Blessed, Snow, Home, Hope, Monster, Mother, Dream, Easter

These are the letters that need to be placed on each block:

Block One: H Y E D

Block Two: A C R S

Block Three: R P E T
Block Four: V N L O

Block Five: E O M D
Block Six: S M K I

Block Seven: T F B W

When there is no Mantle

Of the 5 different homes I have lived in since I have been married only my current one has a fireplace mantle to hang stockings from. I think this is such a cute idea. Especially since another move is coming up for us and we may not have a mantle next year or the years after. I found this off TipJunkie along with other great ideas to hang stockings without a mantle.

Christmas Decor

Some cute items from The Land of Nod. (landofnod.com)