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Summer Fan Pull (& Some Special Gifts)

Laura — Fri, 30 Jul 2010 01:07:09 +0000

Call me way late to the party, but I ‘just’ got around to making my summer fan pull. I’ve kept this one up, which I made for spring, all of this time. But I’ve got 2 things to say about that: 1) I’m not really late TO the party. I think more, I’ve been too [...]

American Pinwheels

Laura — Fri, 02 Jul 2010 03:19:09 +0000

We had some family down a couple of weekends ago, and while they were here, the kids and I got to making pinwheels. O.k., in the end, it was mostly me really working on them. They needed to be fine tuned, to work properly. Making this quick little craft was on my agenda, so I [...]

Spring / Easter Fan Pull

Laura — Fri, 02 Apr 2010 23:28:26 +0000

Just a quick share of my fan pull for Spring & Easter.

These beads are so beautiful. They are heavy, like marbles, but smaller.

And just ....pretty.

Kids Crafts: Making Something Out Of Anything

Laura — Tue, 09 Mar 2010 03:09:17 +0000

Sometimes, I like to plan arts and crafts for my kids. I’ll have an idea, or see some great crafts project in a magazine or online, and we’ll do it. But whether I plan arts and crafts or not, it still happens in this house, and all over this house, every day. The kids sure [...]

About This Crafts Section of the Blog

Laura — Mon, 29 Jun 2009 20:01:40 +0000

We tend to do a lot of crafts around here. I’m the kind of girl that walks into a place like Michael’s Arts and Crafts, and feels butterflies in her stomach from the vast and endless possible creations in that store. I usually go in with one project in mind, and come out with supplies [...]

Stained Tissue Easter Cross

Laura — Wed, 08 Apr 2009 02:45:49 +0000

The kids have been working really hard with their school work, and will actually be done with their formal work in just a couple of weeks. So in preparing our hearts and minds for this Holy week, we decided to do some more lengthy study of the Stations of the Cross, and then get creative [...]