Hoop Embroidery: Monogram G
For my twin friends who turned 8 this year, I decided to make them a gift instead of buying them one as I did last year. Since I have been obsessed with hoop embroidery in the last coupla months, it was a no-brainer. I decided that I would embroider monograms for the girls. So today…
Embroidered Heart Hoop
Here is another craft for Valentines Day. Right now I am going through a hoop embroidery mini obsession. The idea to do embroidery initially came up as I was looking for activities for our Craft Market class. I’ll post an example of what the kiddos will be doing in the coming weeks. Each term I…
Unicorn Headband DIY Kit
So I first got into unicorn headbands about 2 years ago. As with most activities I feature on this blog, I first came across the DIY while looking for an activity for class. Since I work at an all girls school, this seemed like a good choice. The photo above is one of my earliest…
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…
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…
Adjustable Floral Crown
As promised, here is the tutorial for the adjustable floral crown. When I made my first floral crown, photo below and DIY here, my big question was how do you adjust per the differences in head sizes? Because of the way I made it, the answer was no, there was no way to make any…
Floral Crown
Today is the first day of July. Happy July. I decided this morning that I would highlight a craft every Monday, Wednesday and Friday this month. To start off with I thought to showcase a finished product that says summer to me: Floral crowns. So I made floral crowns for the first time earlier this…
Sun Print Wall Hanging
I first came across sun prints, also known as cyanotype several years ago. I loved the idea at first sight. I have used it in a coupla my classes but since I don’t do as many design and craft classes as I used to, I have not done the activity in a while. As I…
Mad Hatter Hats
Mad hatter hats. They are so whimsical, so charming and absolutely fabulous. I love them as hair accessories or as table decor for a tea party theme. I first started making mad hatter hats several years ago. I wanted to throw a tea party as part of our Craft Market classes and wanted a fun…
Heart Ring: A DIY
Valentine’s Day is here, and if you’re anything like me, I always get so excited planning fun stuff to do for the holiday. Valentine’s Day isn’t only about romantic love. It’s an opportunity to slow down and tell the people around you how much you love and appreciate them, whether that be a significant other,…