notes

So, these are pretty common and I haven't made any in a while. I ended up making 5. I made 3 for the sisters I visit teach, 1 for my visiting teaching partner and 1 for me.

Here is a picture of a few of them:

Simple and easy. All you need is a composition book (I got mine at Target and Walmart for .50), scrapbook paper, adhesive and embellishments (ribbon, flowers, button, brads, charms - whatever suits your fancy). In the past I have covered the front, back and the insides, but this time I just did the front.

You could always use a notebook :)

flowers

Here are some ribbon flowers I busted out the other day.

Pretty easy to make. I found the tutorial over at Ribbon Flowers.

too much fun

Well, I made another one of these dresses. Here are my other ones. They are super easy and don't take a lot of time. Thanks to everyone who are having baby girls and giving me the opportunity to make you one :)

hair bow holder

I saw this fabulous idea to hold bows. Here is the link. It was super easy to follow but it did take some time to make.

For the person I was making it for, I decided to add some wings. I got them on clearance at Michaels

now to just add some bows :)

family name signs

I made these for my best friends this year for their birthdays.

I saw the idea here and got my vinyl from my sister here.

Arrr.....

Like all kids, mine go through phases, too. One of the latest ones is playing pirates. They want me to draw them a map and then they take the map, roll it up, and look through it like a telescope.

A short time ago, we were in Jackson Hole, WY and we saw a show on TV called Jake and the Neverland Pirates. The girls were hooked (no pun intended). They started saying, "army Heide's" (argh matey's) in their best pirate voice. It was great!

I saw this cute idea for some pirate skirts. Now, I have to say, this is not my best project. I started out with my bandannas, cut them in half (for another idea I saw) and ended up sewing them back together. Then, I sewed on some elastic - boy, that was hard! So, I called it a day when I finished these.

Next on my list of pirate dress ups are hats and patches. My ideas that I'm going to use are here. I am also going to store these in a wooden treasure chest I saw at Michaels. I will update this post when those are done.

chunky flag

I enjoy making crafts. Whether it's sewing, making cards, or painting wood. I found this cute flag made out of wood. This was so easy, that I made 3 - easy peasy, lemon squeezy!

I just used 2x4 scraps that we had laying around in the garage for the stripes and a 4x4 for the blue. I cut the bottom of the 4x4 so that it was the same height as the rest of the flag.

white stripes - light ivory
red - tompte red
blue - prussian blue
stain - dark walnut

I love scraps of wood lying around just waiting for a craft!