Category: crafts
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Golf Ball Art for Toddlers
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Zoom and I did a little art project today. We used golf balls and finger paint and created some pretty cool paintings. For supplies, we used finger paint in primary colors, a box leftover from Christmas gifts, and paper. I cut the box so that it acted like a tray…
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How to Make a Star Wars Sweatshirt for a Toddler
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A few years ago, I fell for the super nerdy “Spaceships Tee” from Super 7. It has a bunch of different spaceships on it, and it was only made in men’s sizes. Here I am with it: Perhaps you realize the error of my ways. Male nerds are drawn to…
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Zoom Friday: Dreaming of a Play Fort
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Now that baby Zoom is a year old, I find myself dreaming of making a fort. The kind of place you can put 1 million pillows, an army of stuffed animal friends, where books and magic wands and secret things can hide. The kind of little corner where a baby…
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A Coffee Filter Wreath
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I’d been looking for a new wreath for our place. After looking around a bit at blogs for ideas, I found that some people had been using interesting materials to them. I decided to try my hand at making one out of …. coffee filters! There’s no sewing, and it’s super…
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Spicing it Up! (or a Thrift Store Spice Rack Finds a New Home)
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Sean and I like a good trip to Savers. It’s a thrift store near us. A couple of weeks ago we made a trip to Savers and spied a spice rack. We both knew that our spices had gotten out of control. There had to be a better way to…
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Bulletin Board and Other Bedroom Updates
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Life got a bit nutso there for a bit. I got sick, then there were some layoffs at my company, and then I got sent off to Dallas. I was not let go, but my boss, and my dear friend Katey were. It hit me very hard; these are people…