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Posted by Silke Stoddard
I don’t have many chances to make things for little girls, so when Martha came with her vintage dish towel collection and asked us to make dresses for her granddaughter with them, I was excited with the opportunity of cuteness (and if this photo doesn’t do it for you, watch this video !) Martha specifically …
Tags: Kids, sewing, vintage
Posted on May 22nd, 2013 in Make It | direct link to this entry |
Posted by Silke Stoddard
For the first year in quite some time, I’m not making Valentines for my kids to take to school (“no one does that in Middle School, Mom !”) … well, so then here are some anyway … for everyone I love (yes, even, or especially, those no longer Elementary School kids of mine). Happy Valentines …
Tags: Celebrate, Kids, Valentines
Posted on February 14th, 2013 in Celebrate | direct link to this entry |
Posted by Laura Kaesshaefer
In keeping with what Christmas is really about, we’d like to share with you a way you can help the community of Sandy Hook. When the children of Sandy Hook Elementary go back to school in a new building this January, the National Parent Teacher Association wants them to be greeted by a winter wonderland. …
Tags: card making, Craft Department, gifts, Holidays, Inspiration Board, Kids, paper crafts, project
Posted on December 27th, 2012 in Inspiration Board | direct link to this entry |
Posted by Laura Kaesshaefer
Have you seen the Christmas Cracker story in the December issue of Martha Stewart Living? In the story Blake took the traditional English table favors to a whole new level. For the traditional cracker pictured below, Blake covered a recycled paper roll with fun paper made from a template. Fill the tube with goodies, fortunes …
Tags: gifts, Holidays, ideas, Inspiration Board, Kids
Posted on December 4th, 2012 in Make It | direct link to this entry |
Posted by Laura Kaesshaefer
We’re just one day away from Thanksgiving! How are you spending the holiday this year? We hope it’s filled with delicious food, wonderful company, and some element (large or small!) of craft. Whether you need help entertaining the kids or coming up with a last-minute, no-frills table decoration, we’ve got you covered: This Turkey Trivia …
Tags: Craft Department, Holidays, Inspiration Board, Kids, Thanksgiving
Posted on November 21st, 2012 in Inspiration Board | direct link to this entry |
Posted by Silke Stoddard
I just put together this basket with all supplies needed to make several cornhusk dolls. I will bring it to my friends’ house for her kids (and me !) to spend many hours crafting with. But it would make a wonderful present to bring to a Thanksgiving gathering. After all what’s a better …
Tags: Celebrate, craft, Holidays, home decor, Kids, nature
Posted on November 12th, 2012 in Inspiration Board | direct link to this entry |
Posted by Silke Stoddard
If our little friends Nora and Hugo are any indication for this craft, you will have no worries about having enough decorations for your Thanksgiving table. After several hours of shooting variations of their little hands making dolls, neither one of them would stop. I sent them home with a bag full of cornhusk and …
Tags: holiday, home decor, Inspiration Board, Kids, nature
Posted on November 1st, 2012 in Make It | direct link to this entry |
Posted by Guest
Today’s guest post comes from the one and only Steph Hung. Find more of her inspiring work here, and here. I may not be going back to school this September but I do expect to spend more time working indoors as the weather cools off. That said, I’m not ready to give up on summer either …
Tags: ideas, Kids, paper crafts
Posted on September 4th, 2012 in Make It | direct link to this entry |