My lightning bolt bookmark is a fun and easy DIY for any age and craft level! **This post contains affiliate links. This means if you click the link and make a purchase I will receive a little bit of pocket change at no extra cost to you. Thanks for allowing me to support this blog by partnering with brands that I love!** Can you believe it's been 20 years since Harry magically appeared in our world. I SO can't fathom. I didn't get to know Harry until he was well established in the literary world for quite some time-three books
This recipe for classic Southern Pimento Cheese is quick, easy and is filled with amazing flavor. It's perfect on crackers or veggies, in sandwiches, or even melted over burger and hotdogs! I love to make grilled cheeses with pimento cheese!
Dinosaur Fossils for Kids are a simple salt dough craft. Add your favorite dino impressions, let dry, and add some metallic paint for a fun dinosaur craft.
Very Little Cutting is Required for These Charming Stars! This lovely quilt top will stitch together in no time. Just choose 3 charm packs and get started. There’s minimal cutting to do and it all goes together quickly and easily, even for beginning quilters. Quilt photo above and at the top of the page courtesy …
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A list of the 10 best DIY sewing gifts for a new mom. This list includes projects for a range of skills, so don't count yourself out!
Diamond Sweater is worked bottom up, then divided for front and back. There are small seams to make for the shoulders, but sleeves are worked in rounds. It will be perfect for boys and girls. The sweater is worked with worsted weight yarn, so it works up really quickly. Skill level - easy/intermediate Sizes: Approx. age 0-6m 6-12m 1-2y 3-4y 5-6y 7-8y 9-10y Chest 48cm/19 in 53cm/21 in 60cm/23 ½ in 64cm/25 ¼ in 70cm/27 ½ in 76cm/30 in 82cm/32 ¼ in Recommended positive ease approx. 5cm Materials • aapprox. 330 (420, 500, 560, 640, 730, 830) m or 360 (456, 545, 600, 700, 800, 910) yards of any worsted weight yarn Suggested yarn: Laines du Nord, Dolly Maxi 100% Merino Wool, 50g (1.75oz), 87m (95yds), shade 201 Alternative yarn: Hobbii – Friends Wool, 100% Wool, 50g (1.75oz), 100m (109 yds) • crochet hook 4mm or size needed to obtain gauge Gauge: Please check the gauge before you start! 17sts and 9rows in dc to measure 10x10cm or 4x4in using 4mm hook, or size required to obtain the gauge Stitches and abbreviations: st(s) – stitch(es) ch – chain stitch sc – single crochet dc – double crochet MC – main color sp - space sl st – slip stitch WS – wrong side RS – right side CC – contrasting color ALL MY PATTERNS ARE WRITTEN IN STANDARD AMERICAN TERMS! For your convenience there are step by step description and many photos. Language - English only! You can always contact me if you have any problems with the pattern. Price is for the PATTERN only, not the finished product. YOU CANNOT RESELL MY PATTERN BUT YOU MAY SELL THE FINISHED ITEM IF YOU LIKE. Mon Petit Violon Designs © 2023
I have a narrow wall beside my refrigerator, where my Tulip Time quilt has been hanging for the past couple of years. I decided that it was time for a change, so I made my Sardine Soirée wall quilt to replace it. I'm really quite pleased with how it turned out. It's super bright and colourful and each sardine has it's own personality. I used all sorts of Tula Pink fabrics for the sardine bodies and coordinated their heads and tails with solid fabrics. I machine appliqued them to the background low volume dotty prints with black aurifil cotton thread. I think that the black gives them a good outline. Each fish has been embellished with ric-rac, buttons, sequins, beads, lace and one fish even has eye-lashes! I was going to add more "bling" but the fabrics are so great that I decided to show (just a little bit of) restraint. I love this long skinny quilt and even made a label for it straight away. I've decided that I'd better start labelling my quilts as soon as I finish them, otherwise, it doesn't seem to happen. I'm going to make another sardine project and already have the idea working itself out in my mind. Sardine's are misunderstood and I think I'm going to make all sorts of sardine-y things. Who knows, if there's any interest, I might even create a pattern for these quirky little fellows.
Today we read one of my all time favorite books, Sadie and the Snowman, to kick off our unit on snow and snowmen. I love the repetitive structure of the book and Sadie's great attitude. This was a book we had when we were little, and I was so pleased to be able to share it with my students. I am thinking I will read it several times and create a felt board story so they can re-enact it during center time. Along with Sadie, I also did a craft using shaving cream mixed with glue (I first saw it at OT Cafe). The kids had a ton of fun creating their snowman, as well as adding their own snowman accessories. Our classroom has a large bucket of funky buttons, so that was an exciting addition to the craft. I'm just hoping that they will stay stuck on the crafts! Here are the finished products my cuties made today: I love this last little guy's mouth! He forgot to add buttons, but it is so cute! I have a ton of extra shaving cream paint leftover so later this week, I am hoping to do a melted snowman craft from The Primary Pack. Also on for this week: Starting a "Wonder Wall" to showcase our wonderings about snow, growing snow crystals and potentially making a class question and answer book about snow (ok, that might be next week). Do you have any favorite books about snow? Did you read Sadie as a child, or to your class?
This article on scissor skills helps you to know if your child needs help with scissor skills and includes scissor activities.
Flannel shirts are always fun to craft with, and these ideas use just about every single part of the shirt. Nothing goes to waste!
Cuddle-sized giant panda?! Yes, please! Hey everyone, it’s Amy from curiouspapaya. Meet Ginger the Giant Panda! She was inspired by my favorite character as a kid, a flat panda called Tare Panda. She measures 14 in. x 13 in. [35.56 cm x 33.02 cm]. Here’s what you’ll need for this project: *You can find the…
Meet my Tilt O' Whirl quilt. Each block of swirling circles looks like the top view of a Tilt O' Whirl .... my very favorite ...
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I have done many different Piet Mondrian inspired art activities. But this one is now my absolute favorite and so easy to do! These were all done by Kindergarten and Grade One students. The childr
SOME PHOTOS OF COTTON DAISIES ARE COMPLIMENTS OF RENEE NANNEMAN OWNER OF NEED'L LOVE. The fabrics used are from Renee's fabric line called Beehive. It is not longer in print, but this quilt can easily be recreated using similar light shades of cream for the flower petals. Slight variation or contrast in the petal colors create a nice blending. If there is too much contrast, the petals loose their soft shading. The quilting on the Cotton Daisies quilt is all free hand custom quilting by Sue Pardon KING SIZE FABRIC REQUIREMENTS ARE AVAILABLE ON MY WEBSITE: LAUGHYOURSELFINTOSTITCHES.COM AND CLICK ON THE COTTON DAISIES TAB. Cotton Daisies is an easy quilt to make using simple traditional piecing methods. The pattern includes 3 sizes. 45" x 45" Wall Hanging or a 45" x 63" Lap Quilt and Queen Size 81" x 99" The wide 3" binding gives Cotton Daisies a nice finish for the smaller wall hanging or add a traditional binding size, adding a flange to the lap and queen size quilt. Imagine this pattern using blues for Bachelor Buttons, or Black and Golds to create Black-eyed Susan's! Even reds or pinks for Poinsettias! Oh the possibilities! Find me on Instagram @laughyourselfintostitches and Facebook.com/laughyourselfintostitches/ Learn, Share. Quilt! ~karen
A new guide to bird drawing inspires a deeper connection with nature.
100+ Creative Ways to ask to Dances - a great collection for any teen or college student asking to a school or church dance.
Before I get started on some major writing time, I am finishing up some new projects! A while back I had a contest on my Facebook page to come up with a new design. I chose ten "finalists" and the winner, ultimately, was Sue Sylvester. I made Sue and sent her away to the winner, Jennifer. After that I had a list of dolls I had sketched and planned out that I still really wanted to make! Dwight Shrute, from the Office and played brilliantly by Rainn Wilson, was one that I just couldn't leave as a drawing. The pattern is available here and the doll is now up for sale too! A custom order that I really LOVED doing recently was that of Bob Ross. Everyone knows Bob Ross, right? The Joy of Painting on PBS is one of those shows that suck you in. Before you know it, you're yearning to get out a canvas and decorate it with happy trees and fluffy fluffy clouds. Bob's soothing voice and amazing talent have cemented his status as a modern-day pop culture icon. I was thrilled to recreate him in yarn. I don't have a pattern for Bob out yet, but I'm working on it today (and I'll announce when its ready on Facebook and twitter). Until then, you may see Bob on stage with the musical group We Are. Yay Bob! And here's a ton more photos of him! Do you notice anything different from the photos below and the one above? Eyebrows! Yes, I forgot his eyebrows until after I took most of the photos. Bob Ross has expressive eyebrows and I couldn't leave them off. Thanks for dropping by my blog!
TIANA TANK TOP CROCHET PATTERN PDF A beautiful, vintage inspired tank top that's comfortable and easy to style. FEATURES: Lovely open parquet stitch texture, optional waist drawstring, high neck line, cropped design SKILL LEVEL: Advance beginner (US terminology)- Single crochet, chain, slip stitch, double crochet, SC3TOG. This top is made in two separate panels which are easily joined together. SIZE: Sizes Small, Medium, Large and Extra Large. MATERIALS: 3.5mm (E-4) size hook Sport weight cotton yarn - Approx. 320 – 685yds depending on size. You may not alter, sell or distribute this pattern in any way Please reach out to me if you are unsure of anything! Happy Crocheting!
We finished our ZooPals Animal Reports today! These are my favorite reports to write because my kids do ALL of the work and they are so proud when they are finished. Let me tell you there was a lot of training involved. We spent a week writing an animal report together our the desert tortoise. Click here to read all about it. Here is a outline of how our Animal Reports went: DAY 1 I made groups with 2-3 kids per group, I tried to mix ability levels so the groups would be more successful. To determine which animal each group got, we used these "Grow Capsules" that I found in the dollar bins at Target! (I gave one capsule to each group) Simply place the capsule in hot water and watch as the magic begins! (We only have access to cold water in our classroom so it took slightly longer for the magic to begin, but they kids were mesmerized and SILENT as they were watching and waiting...AHHH quiet time) Then... So cute right?! Then we wrote our planning page for our animal report. We did this whole group and students just changed the animal name to fit their report. Page 1: What a __ looks like Page 2: What a ___ eats Page 3: Where a ___ lives Page 4: Cool facts about ____. DAY 2 Let the research begin! We began whole-group by reviewing the topic we choose on our planning sheet. Each group was given 2 non-fiction books about their animal. They had to work together to write 3 facts about what their animal looks like. They did an amazing job of working together! Here is a sample of what the lion group wrote for page 1 (What a lion looks like) DAYS 3 - 5 Research and writing days. Each day we began by reviewing the topic on the planning sheet and the kids got to work scouring their books for facts that fit the topic. DAY 6 We spent day 6 editing and revising our reports. I met with each group that day to read and help them revise their reports. Day 7 Publishing and Presenting! I am a techie teacher and I try to get my students really excited about using technology. We went to the computer lab and typed our reports. It took a little time but the kids were so proud of themselves! (WARNING: THIS IS NOT OUR FIRST TIME TYPING and this may set you over the edge if you don't have helpers). Having students work in their groups to type is also a great way to publish these reports. To be sure kids are engaged during their peers presentations, I have created a little Wild About Animal Reports Book that students complete while their peers are presenting. This just revised my ZooPals Packet on TpT to include this book. Please re-download if you already own this packet. The kids were little animal experts reporting their information to the class. It was AWESOME! Click on the picture below to get this packet! 2014 Update: We took our projects one step further this year and created a large diagram for each animal. Here is the diagram and report that the giraffe, cheetah and elephant groups created. LOVE!
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In this project our little kids learned about portrait proportions. They learned that, no, the head is not perfectly round, but rather an upside down egg shape. They learned that eyes are not way up high on the head, but are in the middle of the head. They learned that, no, hair does not come out from the top contour edge of the head, but instead comes downs from the top contour of the head and may sweep across our eyebrows. The nose is between eyes and mouth and the mouth is made up of two parts - upper lip and lower lip. The neck is not a skinny stick jutting down from the head, but is instead a rather thick 'stem' with curves out on both sides and is as wide as the space between our ears. Voila! Proper proportions. The first step for this project was to collage squares of paper all over our paper, in a neat and orderly fashion. This means starting at the top corner and working our way across and down. I had precut a variety of paper squares, sourced from old books of different fonts and coloration, sheet music, and painted paper. We were mindful of not putting two squares of the same paper next to each other, rather, we went for a balanced and varied look. We used acrylic gel medium (my favorite) for pasting our bits of paper. The rule is - brush gel medium on your paper (just where the single collage paper will be adhered), then glue down the collage paper, and then brush more gel medium over top of the collage paper. So, glue under, paste paper, glue on top. This ensures the collage paper is properly sealed to our paper. The kids got the hang of this routine pretty quickly. We dried with a blow dryer so we could move on to step two: drawing the face. I did face drawing demonstration on the white board while the kids followed along using thin brushes and slightly watered down black acrylic paint. Yes, they drew directly with paint brushes! As always, I 'talked out loud' as I drew, so the kids can hear my thought process and connect art vocabulary to line and shape. This was all we managed for session one. Work in progress In the next class we added a slightly see through wash of white paint (I used gesso) to our background, behind the head. We added color to the eyes and lips (the kids know that the upper lip is darker than the lower lip) and added a white ink stamp to the black hair for a decorative effect. This is one of my all time favorite projects I've done with the little class. An instant framer! Kids 5-6
My first project for the Checkered Heart quilt block pattern! Today I'm sharing the instructions for this free quilt pattern and some quick piecing tips!
I worked like an absolute mad woman a couple of days ago and didn't shower until 4:30! The creative mojo (coined from the awesome Katie King...
