I think the first one is my favorite of the two.
Sorry I've been so quiet the last few days! Things have been pretty hectic around here, and I've had some migraines to add to the chaos.
Anyway, I made this card (and shared it) awhile back. I promised to get back to it, so today is the day ...
I had just purchased this corner punch at Big Lots for a great price ($2, I think), and I wanted to see if I could make one of Becca's neat medallions with it. Well, it didn't quite turn out the way I had hoped. Because of the way the punch is oriented, it didn't create a shaped edge. BUT I looked at it and realized that I could trim around the edges and make it just as pretty.
Then I decided to try it on a square, and this is what I came up with (after trimming the edges again).
So I guess it never hurts to try something, right? :) I always enjoy finding new uses for "old" products!
Anyway, I made this card (and shared it) awhile back. I promised to get back to it, so today is the day ...
I had just purchased this corner punch at Big Lots for a great price ($2, I think), and I wanted to see if I could make one of Becca's neat medallions with it. Well, it didn't quite turn out the way I had hoped. Because of the way the punch is oriented, it didn't create a shaped edge. BUT I looked at it and realized that I could trim around the edges and make it just as pretty.
Then I decided to try it on a square, and this is what I came up with (after trimming the edges again).
So I guess it never hurts to try something, right? :) I always enjoy finding new uses for "old" products!
Yep, you guessed it - another house! Sorry about the quality of these pictures. I took them after the sun had gone down, so I had to lighten them a bit for you to see better.
My kids wanted to make their own houses like I've been making. I plan to let them make gingerbread houses, but I wanted to save that for December. So instead, they made Pilgrim houses and Pilgrim "dolls" to go with them.
Before they started coloring, I mentioned that Pilgrims wore plain-colored clothes, mostly black and white or brown. Well, my daughter took me quite literally and colored that one on the far right completely black - until I noticed and explained that their faces and arms were a regular color. :) So the hat and boots look right, but the rest of him? Well, let's just say that the kids say he's blind (since you can't even see his eyes). Seriously, they came up with that themselves.
Here you can see the house a little better. My son is a great colorer! (Not that my daughter isn't ... ) I don't know if you can see it or not, but I glued the cut-out Pilgrims onto mini dollpins so they'd hold up better.
And here you see that the box is actually functional. The Pilgrims fit inside so they don't get lost. We'll be making another Thanksgiving craft that goes with this, and it should fit inside, too.
In case you're wondering, I assembled the actual houses and let the kids glue on the doors and windows.
In case you'd like to make some of these, the Pilgrims are free kids' coloring pages I found here.
My kids wanted to make their own houses like I've been making. I plan to let them make gingerbread houses, but I wanted to save that for December. So instead, they made Pilgrim houses and Pilgrim "dolls" to go with them.
Before they started coloring, I mentioned that Pilgrims wore plain-colored clothes, mostly black and white or brown. Well, my daughter took me quite literally and colored that one on the far right completely black - until I noticed and explained that their faces and arms were a regular color. :) So the hat and boots look right, but the rest of him? Well, let's just say that the kids say he's blind (since you can't even see his eyes). Seriously, they came up with that themselves.
Here you can see the house a little better. My son is a great colorer! (Not that my daughter isn't ... ) I don't know if you can see it or not, but I glued the cut-out Pilgrims onto mini dollpins so they'd hold up better.
And here you see that the box is actually functional. The Pilgrims fit inside so they don't get lost. We'll be making another Thanksgiving craft that goes with this, and it should fit inside, too.
In case you're wondering, I assembled the actual houses and let the kids glue on the doors and windows.
In case you'd like to make some of these, the Pilgrims are free kids' coloring pages I found here.
These boxes are addictive! My mind just wouldn't quit with all the possibilities for these cute boxes, so you're likely to see a few more in the next few days. I'm thinking of using them as Christmas gift boxes (especially to hold some homemade candy), but I may end up with an entire town by the time I'm done! :)
Since my sister and her husband live on a farm, I just had to make a barn. It was so easy! I originally made the barn and then let it sit for a day. Something was missing. Then I remembered these Studio G farm animal stamps from my kids' stash, and they were the perfect finishing touch!
Either side could be the front, but here's what I think of as the front, with a piggie blocking the door:
And then here's the other side (what I think of as the back), with little chicks pecking in the yard:
Don't you just love those horses and cows peeking out of the windows? I love the idea because those animal stamps have the most spindly legs ever, and they're almost impossible to cut out, let alone glue down. This way, I just lined up the basic part of the stamp (minus the legs) in my square punch and then cut around the easiest part of the animals.
These boxes are so much fun to make!
Since my sister and her husband live on a farm, I just had to make a barn. It was so easy! I originally made the barn and then let it sit for a day. Something was missing. Then I remembered these Studio G farm animal stamps from my kids' stash, and they were the perfect finishing touch!
Either side could be the front, but here's what I think of as the front, with a piggie blocking the door:
And then here's the other side (what I think of as the back), with little chicks pecking in the yard:
Don't you just love those horses and cows peeking out of the windows? I love the idea because those animal stamps have the most spindly legs ever, and they're almost impossible to cut out, let alone glue down. This way, I just lined up the basic part of the stamp (minus the legs) in my square punch and then cut around the easiest part of the animals.
These boxes are so much fun to make!
Do you remember the tee pee tents I made for my kids last year? Well, I just ran across a free downloadable pattern for them, in case you're interested in making any. You can find it here.
It's amazing the things you can find when you're searching for a Thanksgiving craft for six-year-olds! :)
It's amazing the things you can find when you're searching for a Thanksgiving craft for six-year-olds! :)
Do you make gingerbread houses for Christmas? My family didn't usually, but I distinctly remember making one out of a cardboard box, royal icing, and candies in third grade. It was so much fun!
Well, here's a project that took me back to that third-grade classroom. I had to make myself stop adding to this gingerbread house. I won't tell you how late (or early) I ended up staying up when I was working on this. Let's just say that I totally lost track of time because I was having so much fun.
This is actually a box, so it can be a cute gift box as well as a functional Christmas decoration later. For the decorations, I used a Martha Stewart gingerbread clear stamp set I got last year after Christmas. They were perfect!
(And in case you're wondering, I was totally inspired by Lauren's new Home Made template!)
Here's the front:
The round peppermint candies were the first things I did to the house, and I was hooked. With a circle punch, it doesn't get any easier than this!
The stamp I used for the door was actually supposed to be a stand-alone gingerbread house image. I just thought it looked enough like a fancy door to use it. And besides, I wanted it to look like gingerbread.
Here's one side. Do you like the gumdrop bushes and the decorated tree?
Here's the other side, which is pretty much identical.
And here's the back. I was going to put another Christmas tree in one of the windows, but I thought it might look tacky if I didn't put an image in each of the windows. So it just looks like the gingerbread people have no worries about their electric bill. :)
I used my new Martha Stewart Punch Around the Page eyelet lace punch as the trimming on the roof. I thought it looked a little bit like icing. (I only used the border punch, not the corner punch.)
It's going to be really hard to part with this!
Well, here's a project that took me back to that third-grade classroom. I had to make myself stop adding to this gingerbread house. I won't tell you how late (or early) I ended up staying up when I was working on this. Let's just say that I totally lost track of time because I was having so much fun.
This is actually a box, so it can be a cute gift box as well as a functional Christmas decoration later. For the decorations, I used a Martha Stewart gingerbread clear stamp set I got last year after Christmas. They were perfect!
(And in case you're wondering, I was totally inspired by Lauren's new Home Made template!)
Here's the front:
The round peppermint candies were the first things I did to the house, and I was hooked. With a circle punch, it doesn't get any easier than this!
The stamp I used for the door was actually supposed to be a stand-alone gingerbread house image. I just thought it looked enough like a fancy door to use it. And besides, I wanted it to look like gingerbread.
Here's one side. Do you like the gumdrop bushes and the decorated tree?
Here's the other side, which is pretty much identical.
And here's the back. I was going to put another Christmas tree in one of the windows, but I thought it might look tacky if I didn't put an image in each of the windows. So it just looks like the gingerbread people have no worries about their electric bill. :)
I used my new Martha Stewart Punch Around the Page eyelet lace punch as the trimming on the roof. I thought it looked a little bit like icing. (I only used the border punch, not the corner punch.)
It's going to be really hard to part with this!
I made two more dry erase tiles last night. These are for my Secret Sisters - one from our local congregation and one from our conference (a fellow pastor's wife).
Sorry the horse tile came out a bit blurry. My camera just didn't want to focus on the horses, no matter what I did!
I didn't add any color to the horses since I thought they looked pretty cool just as they were. And since this is an off-white tile, it wasn't like the background was glaring white.
(I should mention that the horse stamps are a clear set from Inkadinkado.)
For the second one, I used a cutout from prepasted wallpaper border. I pick up pretty wallpaper border at thrift stores and garage sales for $0.10-$0.25 a roll, so I don't feel bad cutting it up like this. :)
I decided not to add any words to these (like "Menu" or "Notes") so that they can use the tiles for whatever works best for them.
I have a few projects that I'm totally excited about, but I'm forcing myself to share one each day so I don't get overwhelmed with all the typing. :)
Sorry the horse tile came out a bit blurry. My camera just didn't want to focus on the horses, no matter what I did!
I didn't add any color to the horses since I thought they looked pretty cool just as they were. And since this is an off-white tile, it wasn't like the background was glaring white.
(I should mention that the horse stamps are a clear set from Inkadinkado.)
For the second one, I used a cutout from prepasted wallpaper border. I pick up pretty wallpaper border at thrift stores and garage sales for $0.10-$0.25 a roll, so I don't feel bad cutting it up like this. :)
I decided not to add any words to these (like "Menu" or "Notes") so that they can use the tiles for whatever works best for them.
I have a few projects that I'm totally excited about, but I'm forcing myself to share one each day so I don't get overwhelmed with all the typing. :)
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