Colorful Hair Clip: A DIY
These hair clips are a fun way to add a pop of color in your hair, but since it’s removable, it isn’t permanent like hair dye. I made these with the kiddos in my class a couple of weeks ago, and they loved them! I had several colors of hair for them to choose from,…
Chocolate Pinecone
Chocolate Pinecone: this turned out to be one of my most fav projects to experiment with as well as I loved the process of making it. I will admit that I have as of yet to taste the combined components together although I have tasted each of them separately. And the reason why is because…
Holiday Cookies #1: Pinwheel Cookie with Dates & Mango Filling
So this year I have decided experiment with holiday cookies. To make and receive holiday cookies is something millions of people out there enjoy during the holiday season. Personally I am a classic girl: give me sugar cookies during the holidays and I am a happy camper. But with tons of types of cookies out…
Holiday Card Paper Wreath DIY
Todays DIY Craft will be a paper wreath made from cardstock, to put a personal touch on your greeting cards. We will be using the quilling technique which is the art of curling ,rolling and glueing paper together to make pretty designs. At first I didn’t know the name of this art stye until I…
Lace Pancakes
Last week in class we made “Lace Pancakes” with the kids .Just like regular pancakes we had to make the batter , by whisking together all the ingredients and making sure it didn’t have any lumps. The fun part of these types of pancakes is the ability to create fun designs. The class went well…
Ballerina Ornament: A DIY
I first came across the DIY several years ago. The original DIY was to make a paper Umbrella. But as I was making samples I glued it incorrectly and the ballerina was born. Here is our DIY for the umbrella we made a while ago. As briefly mentioned above, Ballerina came about accidentally. As in…
Lemon Poppy Zucchini Muffins
About a week ago, I got to one of. my schools to find two big platters of veggies from an event the night before. Since they were going to throw them away, I decided to grab the mini bell peppers and the mini zucchinis. I kind figured I could always find something to do with…
Kanzashi Butterfly: A DIY
Supplies: 4 silk shantung squares that are 2.5″ x 2.5″, 11/0 sized glass beads, glass beads size 20lneedle, thread the same color as the fabric, 2 head pins, not shown: hot glue gun, Crafter’s Picks glue or similar to help adhere beads to fabric Take the first square and place it in front of…
Flame Roasted Red Pepper Soup
Last Friday at one of my schools, I came to find 2 platters of veggies from an event the night before. They were gonna throw the veggies out so decided to grab a ton of small bell peppers and some mini zucchinis. I decided to make one of my fav soups: Roasted Red Pepper Soup.…
Delicate Bracelet: A DIY
During the spring 2018 term, I was looking for a jewelry activity to do with my Craft Market students. For the winter term, we had used the basic French braid to make friendship bracelets. But now I wanted a fairly easy technique to make a different bracelet. I came across a DIY on Pinterest one…