This morning we made a little set of bowls using Perler beads. In case you are not familiar, these are meltable beads, found at craft stores in the children's section, usually packaged in some sort of kit with a specific design (like a robot). You can also buy free-standing packs of multi-color beads, or single colors to make your own creations.
Read MoreLast week I did a tutorial and giveaway* for Jasper's mustache-on-a-stick valentines. This week before the big day, I'm sharing Wylie's. When I was at Alt Summit I got a package of pretty striped paper straws as a party favor, which I gave to the boys when I got home, because they are nutso for straws. Oddly enough their favorite use for them is to drink the broth from the bottom of their soup bowl (maybe that's a hot tip for someone). Because Wylie's in preschool I thought his little buddies would probably also delight in a few straws of their own. It's as simple as it looks. A heart punch, some glittery card stock, a box of 144 straws $8 from Paper Source, and a little twine to tie it all together!
Read MoreApparently valentines are kind of girly. So says Jasper.
We sat down and brainstormed what to do for this year and he decided on these little mustache and lips on sticks, because of all of the fun we'd had with our own set from The Curiosity Shoppe. The tutorial is below, but HEY! I have a fun little announcement...
Read MoreOver the weekend, Adam took the boys on an all day adventure to the coast to give me some time to prep for Alt. When they returned that evening, ruddy cheeked, in different clothes, Jasper had this large piece of fossilized coral in his hand. We talked about what he could do with it, and came up with the idea of a vessel for our air plants. A boy after my own heart, he decided on the gold, which looks beautiful on our mantel with all of the other metals and glass, especially at night by candlelight. Here's how he did it:
Read MoreI keep these cork trivets handy in my kitchen to protect our butcher block counters. Cork insulates and protects against moisture, and is a natural, neutral addition to wood surfaces. I thought it would be fun to give a few of them a little Scandinavian personality to leave on the coffee table as over sized coasters. I used my Lotta Jansdotter stencil set. You can pick one up at most bookstores or at Amazon, or you could always make your own stencil using poster board and an Xacto knife. Use acrylic paint and a hard, flat topped blotting brush to stamp the design. I found the cork trivets at IKEA by the check stand (3 to a pack).
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