Scarves! We have a neat selection of vibrantly patterned scarves to choose from. Good things are in store!
Material of the Week 11/25-12/1
Monday, November 25, 2013
Cardboard Rolls
Monday, November 25, 2013
What a weekly wow!
Julian got a great idea when he dug through the cardboard rolls bin the other day.
As he riffled through, he envisioned a train when he put a few rolls together.
I love the spontaneity of open-ended creating and how inspiration is the guide. For Julian and for all of us in this process, it is about unfolding ideas. There is a magic in what is to come. I think he was quite proud of what he had envisioned and put together. I wouldn’t be surprised if he took it down an imaginary track on the drive home.
Train
Julian
5 1/2 yrs
Thirty Days of Thanks # 23
Sunday, November 24, 2013
Give Thanks
I had fun making a few simple flag tags to attach to anything that befit a thankful message. Try making a few for your home, you never know, they may just stay up all year.
Grab some plain paper, cut a few one inch strips in either direction, then shorten to about 3″ so you have a 1″x 3″ rectangle. At one end cut away a small triangle so you have two points. Write your “Give Thanks” statement in pen, pencil or marker and fix to a candle, pumpkin stem, garland, or other surface asking for a kind reminder. Using tape and the wire from a twist tie (you may have laying around the house) fastened to the flat end of the message will make this kind of tagging easy to do.
Have fun!
Thirty Days of Thanks # 22
Saturday, November 23, 2013A good sentiment…
Sometimes in our creative ventures we need a muse. A statement is a great resource for this.
I found this one on mochadad.com. I think it speaks volumes.
Today, go old school, grab a plain piece of paper and write this sentiment ten times in a row! It will change your mind. Then, for crafty fun, get out the markers and pizzaz with color and doodles. Lastly, display your creation in a popular hub of the house to remind everyone who sees it of its simple truth.
Thirty Days of Thanks # 21
Friday, November 22, 2013
Thankful Mixed Media
Preserve it!
I had a few Thanksgiving cards I had kept through the years along with a poignant fortune from a cookie so I made this collage.
Make your own mixed media collage of the Thanksgiving treasures and sentiments you have saved along the way. Any sayings, quotes or Thanksgiving notes would be perfect materials for this creating process? Today’s a great day to collage!
Thirty Days of Thanks # 20
Wednesday, November 20, 2013
Remembering Jar
Today’s a good day for grateful remembering of those we have loved and lost. Grab a pasta sauce jar or other glass container and decorate with a little fall flair, add a candle and presto your set to remember. Spending time in thanks for those along the way helps us heal and grow and share the history of who we are with those we have close to us today.
Thirty Days of Thanks # 19
Tuesday, November 19, 2013Thankful Mobile
Since we’ve already been out on a collecting branches mission for Thankful craft # 18 we can carry a natural theme onto day #19 with a nifty paper, wood and string mobile like this one from madebyjoel.com. This is such a fun and easy activity for ANY age to join in on. Grab some paper, draw some pictures of things that make you glad and string em up to a branch! You can staple or tape paper and sting together or using thread and a needle sew it all together.
What a great visual reminder of all that is good!
Thirty Days of Thanks # 18
Tuesday, November 19, 2013
Blessing Branch
Reinstate the gifts of your life with a homemade homage to you.
Take a little walk outdoors in search of a branch to bring home and decorate. Keep in mind that the details of the branch need only suit you. Once decorated it is meant to be displayed so feel free to make a statement with a big branch or subtly captivating with a small branch. Then, take a field trip around your house to gather things that can be wrapped, tied, taped or glued to your branch that please you. Once you find items you would like to use the real fun begins. Add your items and embellishments along with fortunes or quotes or words that reiterate the gifts your life holds right now. This activity can validate what you want to see more of too. Have fun, play around and make a statement with your branch. You are a blessing and you deserve to be celebrated and appreciated by you.
Material of the Week 11/18-11/24
Tuesday, November 19, 2013
Republic of Tea Bottles
These glass bottles are not your everyday. They have an air of mystique about them, a genie jar, a potion place.. I feel inspired.
Cardboard
Tuesday, November 19, 2013
Family crafting is so fun to watch.
Little did I know that the cardboard initial Ice breaker craft we were offering for would spark the crafty imaginations of the birthday boy’s parents! I watched the host father as he worked so hard to get the party ready, helping his wife. He spent all the prep time carting cases of water and ice along with veggie trays and boxes of bagels upstairs prepping food, then welcoming guests. Once the guests were in their creative groove Dad saw his chance to explore. He had an idea! He could decorate an initial for his younger son.
It was a treat to watch him get caught up in the process. He was having such fun , he got his wife involved. The result is an initial befitting their boys’ room decor. Hopefully they hang it and reflect often on a happy, creative memory.
A letter for Jacob
Dad