Winter Birdies

Bloging in a funny thing. I just ran across the women who designed some fabric i just picked up! Crazy!
I love these birds. They are so cute. The pattern is so easy. I'll probably make some just to make. I don't know what I'd do with them! :)

Plush Animals

I am very into little plush animals, creatures, monsters, etc. I love them. They are surprizingly easy to make and cute as a gift or just to add to a gift. I found these cuties here.



And here's a cute octopus!

Mummy and Skeleton

These are cute little halloween dolls. I might wipe some of these up.

Books with Felt Foods

I love anytime you can add an activity to a book. These are two favorites that I love the little aactivity you can add to them.

Magnetic Paper Dolls

i have a sons so this would have to take a bit of a different shape, but I love the idea. I would probably make policemen, firemen, constructions workers, clowns....
It is so simple and I love the case they've make to put it in. It is a very quiet activity, compact and great for church, doctor apts, meetings...any place you need the kids quiet and busy.
Check it out here.

Hot Cocoa Cozy

I'm not a coffee drinker, but I do love my hot chocolate. I just LOVE this cherry design and would probably copy it on something else!

Ocean Finger Puppets

I LOVE puppets. These are so cute and easy. You could take this idea and go SOOOOOO far with it. Felt is a great medium to work with.

Felt Monster

He is just soooo cute! Check out the how to here.

My Halloween is already leaking out!

So doing these few Halloween crafts that I have loved has made Halloween already start leaking into the house. I just love Halloween and have felt a little "Holiday Deprived!" There is such a lull in the holidays from Spring to basically Fall (with the one fabulous exception of the 4th of July!).
Here are a few I have finished. I will probably keep updating this post as I finish crafts so I don't have a gazillion posts about it. Here you can find where some of these ideas came from.



Target has the best after holiday sales. I bought these frames after Halloween last year and have used them for so many things...but lately they were just sitting around, so I thought why not do a little Halloween somethin' somethin'?! So here it is. This is my first time stitching paper. I don't like how you can see a little white where the needle came through, but over all I really like the look. I love texture in a frame. It is a little unexpected and gives great interest.


I then of course had to go buy some candy to see how it went with it. This is a great way to decorate if you don't have a certain holiday decor. I bought these jars last year and just fill them with seasonal candy as the times change. It is very festive, a lifesaver when you just need a little sugar fix, and cheap.

Advent Calendars

I'm not too into them, but maybe I will be when my kids get old enough to keep asking, "how many more days til..." Here's some for various holidays. I thought they were cute.
This Halloween one is actually Pottery Barn, but here's a girl who tries to do a look-a-like.


Here's a thanksgiving one. It's not the one in the picture, I just like the picture one better.

Felt Mail Bag and Letters

My boys love mail. I thought that this could be so fun and cute. Here's where it came from.

Felt Kitchen and Food

So here's the roll up kitchen for the food. It is so adorable. I don't have a girl yet, but I LOVE LOVE LOVE this and am playing a craft day with some friends to make it. Maybe it's because I never had one as a little girl!?


Look how it rolls up..oh, it gives me chills! :)


Here's a tutorial for a lunch bag and meal. It is so cute! It's got a sandwich, ho-ho's, chips...



And soon to come, all the pics and links for the marvelous felt food!


Here's an amazing site with great felt fruit!

The Very Hungry Caterpillar

This is one of my all time favorite books. It's great for so many things, eatting right, science, metamorphasis, counting, day/night....


Here's a great activity you can make to go along with it or make for a teacher. Any teacher would LOVE it!

Fabric Doll House

This is great. We're not really into girly things, but I may make a barn, or just save this in the files for a girl (if that ever happens). It is so easy and way cute!



Here's how she did it.

Pillow Cases

Pillow cases are always fun and a great cheap, quick, useful gift. I lvoe this one. I would probably do the person's name instead of "dream", but cute none the less.

Owls are In

Here are some of the cute owl pillows I've seen lately. I love owls. I'm glad they're back.



Tutorial


Tutorial

Here's a fun bag tutorial.


And here is a list of fun owl makes.

Halloween Costumes

This is so cute!...and easy.



I will have to add pictures of the costumes I have made like these...

ABC Ornaments

I LOVE this idea. It would really help the little ones learn their letters. You could also hang them in such a way as to have their names on the tree.

Dressing up a bag

What a cute way to add a little pazaz to a bag...

A New Bathroom for the Boys

I have been totally changing my home decor. I started out very rustic and truely antique-y. My house got too old and dark looking so I started tearing everything apart, heading in a completely opposite design standpoint -- contemporary. It feels very good and very theraputic.
Their bathroom was navy and red with lighthouses. Not too kid looking, and definately predictable and dark, so it was back to the store with those items that I never used and still had the price tags on.

It all began while I was watercoloring with my two boys. I decided to cut those water colors up into sea creatures...basing my idea off of somthing I saw here.


I loved the way the art came out framed and labeld and the bright green and orange I tied into my navy went perfectly.

I needed a way to cover up my lighthouse shower curtain hooks...that's where the felt came in.


I am a newly converted felt lover! I am using it for EVERYTHING! These little creatures just created themselves! (and the best part is that thye are just glue-gunned on my old hooks!)

I am very happy with the end result. Especially when I am bathing my kids and my oldest points to each sea creature and says all their names and smiles. Now I need to update the boy bedroom that will soon be shared by the two of them!