We didn’t want our cats to feel like they were being left out of the Lunar New Year celebrations. What better way for a cat to celebrate the occasion than their own dumpling that they can play with? This is a super quick last minute craft. The only materials required for it are a piece […]
I wanted to make a fun little project for the Lunar New Year. I didn’t have a lot of time, but luckily this cute little crochet dumpling takes almost no time to make. My family loves his happy face, but that can always be left off if you don’t like it. I made this project
It is almost time for elementary school Valentine’s Day parties. Our kids don’t always make their own cards, but on the years that they do this is one of their favorite projects. The teachers and other students all love these cards. We make our own seed paper with marigold seeds in it. When they take
Valentine’s Day is almost here. I decided that I needed to create a quick project for the holiday. Since it is so cold a scarf seemed like the perfect project. This is a very simple project that will work up quickly. The scarf is made of half double crochets. The hearts are simply created by
My daughter loved her dinosaur hat so much, that I decided she should have a dinosaur hat to wear on the days that she doesn’t feel like wearing her scarf. She loved that idea so I got to work making one for her. This pattern is pretty easy and works up quick. I used my
My daughter LOVES dinosaurs. She has a ton of dinosaur books and toys, and has told us she is going to be a paleontologist when she grows up. I knew that I needed to make her something with a dinosaur on it, and decided that a hooded scarf would be a great project for this.
We are finally getting some snow! My kids were very excited about it and wanted to build a snowman. This gave me the idea to create a snowman hat for my daughter to wear while playing in the snow. Of course the snow was starting to melt by the time we got to take pictures
It is less than a week until Christmas. We have been very busy with finishing presents, baking cookies, and decorating. Today my daughter and I had some time to sit down and make a new Christmas craft. We decided to make a Christmas wreath for her to display. This craft is a very simple one
We have a new kitten in our house. Anyone who has cats knows that kittens and Christmas ornaments are a dangerous combination. All of our fragile ornaments had to stay packed in the box, and the bottom few rows of the tree are pretty empty. I decided that I needed to make a few ornaments
It’s getting close to Christmas so I decided that I needed to create a new ornament for our tree. I love having our tree decorated with homemade ornaments. Between the kids and I we have a lot of them on ours. Today I want to teach you how to make this holly ornament. It is
