Japanese Style Fan
So over the summer I came across a Japanese Style Fan DIY. I was intrigued and decided to make one for myself. I changed the process a little bit for my personal aesthetics. It was actually pretty easy to make. My biggest problem was the wooden sticks. In the tutorial I saw, they used craft…
Tic Tac Toe Travel Game
Today’s tutorial is a favorite from my childhood: tic tac toe. I remember playing this game for hours at a time when I was a child. All we needed was either a blank piece of paper with a pen or a nice, smooth, dusty patch of ground. While I enjoyed the game using the just…
Unicorn Bookmark
So along with me encouraging my two summer charges: Willow and Li, to read this summer, I have to admit that I too have renewed my love of the written word. So in honor of this renewal, I thought I would highlight another bookmark. For most of my life, I have been a voracious reader.…
Paper Boat
So I have been thinking about doing a paper boat for a while now. I have spent what I have felt to be hours looking for tutorials on Pinterest. All I could find were origami and paper Marche boats. So as any good designer and maker does, I decided to design my own boat. The…
Ballerina on Canvas
This was one of my favorite activities ever to do with my Craft Market girls. It is pretty and would look fabulous in any sophisticated kids room. What I like about the activities is that it requires few supplies. Now the one tool I do use often and for a lot of my activities that…
Fairy Laminated Bookmark
So the idea behind this tutorial was all the pressed flower bookmarks I had seen on Pinterest. I liked the idea but wanted to change it a tad. I wanted the bookmark to tell a story. And since I have been thinking about fairies quite a bit this summer thus far, I knew that had…
Paper Doll Dress: High Low
So I got into paper doll dresses last year. Last summer to be more precise. I really liked the idea because it did not require a lot of supplies, all of which I already had and it was fairly easy to make them. Right off the bat, I came up with 3 designs: box pleat,…
Corner Origami Bookmark
So today I decided to highlight the second of the bookmark activities I spoke about earlier this week. This time we are going origami style. What I like about this activity is that unlike most projects, the student has final say in what the final bookmark looks like. I can’t wait to make this with…
Spin Wheel Edugame
So for today’s tutorial, I thought I would highlight an activity I came up with for the twins. Now when I say I came up with the activity, I mean, I used an ages old activity to try keep the summer continued learning and review fun and interesting for the twins. As you know, elementary…
Felt Heart Keychain
I first came across these felted heart ornaments last year. You can see more intricate version of this ornament under the label of Mexican Felt Hearts. They are beautiful with intricate embroidery. I have seen them used as knapsack ornaments, to decorate bedrooms or given as handmade gifts. For this DIY, I wanted it to…