Polymer Clay has gone Steampunk...

You have to check out the new polymer clay steampunk creatures from Christi Friesen! They are truly amazing! She has such creative ideas! Her website even has a free steampunk project to try!


picture was taken from cforiginals.com

Fun with painting...

I have been having so much fun painting these little wooden people lately...

Here is a wooden box that I just finished painting like a house:

It is for my kids to play with their little wooden people in. I also painted the inside.

The furniture is made of wooden blocks that I also painted.

My son received a set of wooden blocks from Santa. They had fun making this today:

I plan on mod podge-ing some of them with mad scientist themed things (my son is very interested in science right now). I can see some of the cylinders as test tubes, etc... I got the idea from The Unexpected... , who was featured on The Crafty Crow. I will share them...when...and if I do it!

Merry Christmas!

... and Happy Holidays!

My kids and I made this Merry Christmas sign today. It was so much fun, and now I have something really special to add to our collection of Christmas decorations. When we pull it out next year, we will be able to remember how Sienna,2, colored/scribbled in the "M", how Ramona ,6, helped me write many of the letters, and how Charles, 4, colored in one of the "R's" like a candy cane! ....Oh, the memories:)...

It was easy to make too. All we needed was some construction paper, crayons, glue and twine. I was inspired to make it after reading this very inspiring and fun blog....who was inspired by this creative blog.

Another great Grosgrain giveaway!

You have to see this one...and the doll by Rubyellen of Cakies is adorable!

photo taken from http://grosgrainfabulous.blogspot.com/

Little teddy bears

That's what we made yesterday. One for each of my kids. I made them out of their old shirts and dresses.

I think that I was inspired by the "Save Handmade" logo.

Have you voted at Change.org yet? That's an easy way to help save handmade.

Felt make-up

This is what my 6 year old, Ramona, and I were up to yesterday...We made some felt make-up and a little ballerina doll.

(blush, blush brush, lipstick and a ballerina doll)

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