Homemade Clay

If your anything like me you avoid giving your already super hyper kids anything slightly sugary at all cost. Here's a guilt free Valentine's Day treat for your kids and their equally active friends. Since its made with everyday items from the pantry its sure to please even the most picky moms.

Homemade Clay

Looking for a way to show your little prince or princess how special they are this Valentine’s Day? With some basic ingredients from the pantry you’re on your way to making a non-toxic and guilt free gift perfect for kids of all ages.

Recipe

2 ¾ cups boiling water

2 Tbsp. Cream of Tartar (in the baking aisle)

½ Cup salt

1 ½ cup boiling water

2 Tbsp. oil (olive, grapeseed, coconut, canola, vegetable NO BABY OIL…IT’S TOXIC WHEN INGESTED!)

Coloring agent (kool-aid, liquid or gel dye)

11)   Stir together all dry ingredients together in large bowl

22)   Slowly add oil and boiling H20 to dry ingredients with mixer

33)  Mix or knead with hands until no longer sticky (add extra flour if needed)

44)  Add your desired colorant type

Cheapo Footies

When my husband and I bought our home 3 years ago we were super excited about the dark hardwood floors. Fast forward to September 2012 and our newly one year old son is slip-sliding and falling on our beloved cold September floors. My DS hates to keep shoes on his feet (just like momma) so houseshoes are out of the question.. Here's my cheapo answer to slip prone floors. These aren't just for kids either. I'm making these for the entire family!

Here are some photos from my Super Bowl/Crafting Party

Unfortunately because of all the fun I forgot to take photos of the food. My menu consisted of: Meat Lovers Pizza, Deviled Eggs, Cheeseburger Sliders on Sweet rolls, Potato Skins, chips and dip, and a homemade 5 Layer Dip.

Party Decorations

Giants Fans = Happy

Patriots Fans = Not So Happy 

The Ladies

 Ms Ash and Mrs Elliott working on their Rose Petal Balls

 Mrs. Taylor working on her daughter's hairpiece

 Tina's super chic cuffs and hairpiece

Anna's motto "The bigger the bow the closer to God!"

Me wearing Harujuku Ninity

This really was an awesome party w/ so many fun things going at once. Stay tuned for my next crafting party. I think we will do spring themed crafts. (since winter has yet to make it Detroit)

Breakfast in Bed Felt Food Tutorial

My friend's 2 daughters are turning 3 and 4 and I thought that a felt food set (my latest obsession) would make an awesome gift for the little ladies. I decided to make a Breakfast in Bed set for them. In this felt food tutorial you will learn to make 2 pancakes, 2 fried eggs and 2 sausage links.

You Will Need

1 pc of tan felt

1 pc of dark brown felt

1 pc of bright yellow felt

1 pc of white

coordinating thread

sewing needle

poly-fiber stuffing

sewing machine (optional)

PannyCakes (Pancakes)

1) Using a small circular object (I used a powdered baby milk can) trace 4 circles onto tan felt. Cut circles out.

2) Take yellow felt and cut out 2 small squares for butter pat. On dark brown felt freehand cut 2 syrup drizzles.

3) Hand stitch butter pat to syrup drizzles.

4) Machine sew top layer of pancake to bottom layer. Leaving about a  1 inch opening.

5) Stuff lightly with poly-fiber and continue to sew closed.

Fried Eggs

1) Cut 4 egg shapes from white felt. I cut 2 comma shaped eggs and 2 round shapes.

2) On yellow felt trace and cut out 2 small yellow rounds for the egg yolks. (no photo)

3) Handstitch 1 yolk to the top layers of both egg whites leaving a small opening for stuffing.

 

4) Stuff and continue closing.

5) Machine stitch top layer to bottom layer.

Sausage Links

1) Using dark brown felt cut out 2 rectangles. Mines are about 2 inches wide by 4 inches long.

2) Machine stitch the long sides of the rectangle together      forming a tube.

3) Hand sew one end the tube together tightly.

4) Run the needle through the stitched end loosely and pull tightly.

5) Secure loose stitch by knotting and then flip inside out so that the seams are now hidden inside the tube (forgot the picture).

6) Stuff

7) Gather opened end and stitch close giving the sausage a natural casing look.

Ready For Breakfast In Bed!

 * Don't forget to check out my tutorial of Faux Pop Tarts/ Toaster Pastries.

Don't have much free time but want a Breakfast In Bed felt food set for a special kid? Email and for a small fee I can whip one up for you.

This tutorial is for personal uses only. Please don't use for the purposes of resale.

Faux Pop Tarts/ Toaster Pastries

Conversation Hearts Tea Towels

I have always loved Valentine's Day. I don't know if its because my birthday is only 5 short days away or because of the love that's always in the air. Me being crafty I decided that for every holiday this year I'm going to make my decorations and even some of the gifts. Yeap that's right that means no more going to the store and spend way to much money on things that proably wont last to the next year. So I'm starting off with Love Day in my kitchen. These tea-cloths are easy-peasy and even a pearson with little experience can handle this project.

You'll Need

piece of paper

(2 pieces) fabric 18 1/2 x 22 inch

fabric paint (I used yellow & white)

fabric puffy paint (I used blue & white)

sheet of paper

straight pins

scissors

pencial

1) Fold sheet of paper in half. Using your pencil draw half of a heart. Use scissors to cut heart shape out.

2) Fold fabric in thirds

3) Measure 2 1/2 inches from bottom of fabric and place the heart.

4) Pin heart cutout with straight pins and trace.

(sorry the penciled heart outline is very hard to see photograped)

5) After removing heart cutout and straight pins fill in the heart outline with fabric paint.

6) Let sit for 45 mintues or until dry.

7) Write your Valentiney-like phrase with contrasting fabric puffy paint.

8) Let dry

9) Hem all four sides with a straight stitch.

Faux Pop Tarts/ Toaster Pastries

I've always had an un-natural obsession with play food. While my love of miniature chow seemed to bother my DH I have openly dreamed of the day when I would start a collection for our kids. Several years ago when I stumbled upon the world of felt food I was instantly hooked. When my son finally came of age (to respect the artistry that goes into these little masterpieces) I decided it was time to go to work on his collection. Well Poptart's (strawberry w/sprinkle please) were always a fav of me and my sis so of course I was immediately inspired. Here's my ode to the this sugary-sweet, gooey filled breakfast treat.

INGREDIENTS


tan felt
pink or brown felt
small colorful beads
coordinating thread
batting

Step 1) Cut tan felt into two 4 1/2 inches x 3 inches rectangles

(you don't have to measure you could just freehand two rectangles)
Cut colored felt into blob shape to resemble Poptart icing

  Step 2) Layer one tan rectangle and colored blob, attach beads by sewing through both layers                    (excuse my dirty crafting table and the baby pain medicine.)    

                                 

Step 3) Layer both tan rectangles and sew around edges with a simple stitch of your choice ,

 Leave about a 1 inch opening to stuff the batting through.

Step 4) Stuff batting, use a pencil or pen to get into tight spaces if necessary.

Step 5) Sew the 1 inch opening closed.

BON APPETIT