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Apr 25 Rachel Faucett DIY crafts for kids from a won­der­ful & inspir­ing blog by Brazil­ian designer / mommy Estéfi Machado. Def­i­nitely a site worth following! http://www.handmadecharlotte.com/simple-wonderful-diy-crafts-kids/

Cool Craft Ideas for Kids

May 03 Rachel Faucett Play and Grow is an amaz­ing blog by a Russ­ian archi­tect that has a pas­sion for mak­ing hand­made card­board toys for his lit­tle girl. http://www.handmadecharlotte.com/amazing-diy-cardboard-learning-toys/

Amazing DIY Cardboard Learning Toys

Aug 10 Rachel Faucett Make your own envelopes quickly + eas­ily with these enve­lope tem­plates from Etsy seller nothin­gel­e­gant ! Of course, you could just cre­ate your own tem­plates by decon­struct­ing an enve­lope (here’s a tuto­r­ial from the knit­ted blog). UPDATE: The enve­lope tem­plate is no longer avail­able from that seller on Etsy.

Etsy Finds: Envelope Templates :: vintage + modern design for kids and the home

http://www.handmadecharlotte.com/etsy-finds-envelope-templates/
As soon as the snow cone shack in our neighborhood opens up, we know that Summer is officially here! The bright candy colors and the sparkle of glittery ice makes the eyes light up of both young and young-at-heart! What better way to capture the essence of summertime fun and bring it indoors, than with this sweet DIY Faux Snow Cone Garland and Gift Embellishment. Bonus: these ones won't melt everywhere! Follow below for the simple steps. This would also be a fun project to do with kids...they will have a blast mixing up the paint and pouring on the glitter (just be sure to give little ones a hand with the glue gun).

DIY Faux Snow Cone Party Garland & Gift Embellishment

http://www.creaturecomfortsblog.com/home/2012/6/5/diy-faux-snow-cone-party-garland-gift-embellishment.html

DIY Tag-Shaped Stamps Two Ways

http://www.creaturecomfortsblog.com/home/2012/3/12/diy-tag-shaped-stamps-two-ways.html I shared the shipping packaging for my old print shop a long while back, and have had so many inquiries into the making of the tag stamp that I made / used, that I thought it was about time that I finally create a proper DIY to share with you all. Hooray! This DIY post was sponsored and made possible by Method ..."Clean Happy." Check out their Spring anthem video for a fun look at their playful mission and visit their Facebook page to enter for a chance to win a trip for two to San Francisco, including a visit to the Method HQ, lunch with the Method co-founders, a year’s supply of Method products and other surprises*: