The world's most awesome igloo. Pegman vs. Clippy. SCORE 141 Clever wall art. SCORE 125 When the queen shows up to your wedding. When doctors become teachers. Horn mustaches. My 2 cats are quite special. My Free Patterns: Converse Booties Baby! It has come to my attention that this pattern is extremely confusing. Seeing as how it was one of my first forays into pattern writing, I am editing it for clarification. And will also update Ravelry for it. This is just my version of an already available pattern. Use it if you will. Materials Main Color- Black (MC)Contrast Color-White (CC)I used Caron Simply Soft (worsted weight) One pair sizes 4 and 5 straight needles (or size to obtain gauge for smaller size), and 1 pair size 5 and 6 straight needles (or size to obtain gauge for larger size) Other Supplies: tapestry needle; white felt; blue paint or marker; crochet hook; row counter (optional) Gauge: smaller size: 24sts over 4" on size 5larger size: 21sts over 4" on size 6 NextChange to larger needles Row 11: knit across using CCRow 12: purl with CCRow 13: knit across using MCRow 14: purl CCRow 15: knit CCRow 16: purl CCRow 17: knit MCRow 18: (begin color work) p19 MC, p13 CC, p19 MC Shape ToeUsing MC and CC.
Side 1: Side 2: New Bowl. Swoon!: Crafts with kids: Mini storybooks. If you've been a reader for long, you know I love paper in any form. It seems that E might be taking after me. She's always right by my side anytime I pull out my supplies and start to make something. Her other favorite thing is making up stories. I'm so impressed and surprised by the things she comes up with! Seriously, she cracks me up. We recently started a new thing: she draws the picture and I write the words (as dictated by her). Every story eventually includes a princess, a party, and some kites, but she loves it! Head over to my post at Playful Learning to whip a few of these little gems yourself! P.S. Swoon!: We built this city (a handmade play mat)
Lately the girls have shown a fascination with cars and building things (it must come a little later for girls!). One day I decided to experiment with making a little city for them on a poster board I had laying around. They loved it so much that the poor thing ended up bent up, colored on, and in the garbage after a month. But, it had been so well-loved that I ended up making a new one recently. This time I added some new colorful blocks for city building, and a policy of "no stepping on the mat.
" For the complete instructions and more, head on over to Playful Learning (and stay awhile for other good ideas). Happy city building! P.S. Wool Alphabet DIY. Dec 5 I saw these felt letters in Copenhagen and fell in love. I really wanted to figure out how to make them. They are really cute and sweet toys. They make a great Christmas gift or would even be cute attached to the outside of a gift. Material Needed: Wool Roving, Bubble Wrap, Soap, Rolling Pin, Scissors, Hot water, Bowl Step 1: Lay your bubble wrap (bubbles up) and tear small strips of wool roving and place on top of the bubble wrap creating the shape of the letter.
All photography by Heather Zweig for Oh Happy Day Art Directed by Jordan Ferney Crafting by Stacy Wichelhaus Sorry, the comment form is closed at this time. Pinterst All Stars: Motorin’ The Wheels on the Box | The Cardboard Collective. Just add Wheels… During our last trip to 0123 Harappa the girls really enjoyed the cardboard box sleds that they had. I kept thinking about how we could make an adaptation using castor wheels and some hardware from the local DIY home store. The real discovery however proved to be the strength and durability of a certain breed of fruit and vegetable boxes. Dad’s old necktie makes a great and easy pull strap. By the way, we’ve been putting castor wheels on everything in our house. Utilizing our cardboard hitch, Electra starts up her own tricycle transport for babies business. Besides the scary warning akin to those found underneath your mattress, I found out that this box is built to hold up to 55 kilos!!
Scour your local grocery store for one of these sturdy boxes. I found the castor wheels for about $ 0.99 a piece and then looked for nuts and bolts to fit the castor wheels. Of course don’t forget to decorate the box to look like your favorite fire truck, school bus or train car. Purl Bee Penguin. Winter in New York City can be hard to love with its frozen sidewalks, dirty snowbanks, and bare trees. But this winter I'm counting on my new cold weather friend, the Purl Bee Penguin, to help me through! Its happy ovoid shape and graphic palette are sure to remind me that joy really does exist in January.
Just ask an Emperor Penguin! I used our new Penguin Fat Quarter Bundle, a lively mix of black and white dots, stripes, and prints, to sew up this quirky little trio of penguins. The Purl Bee Penguins are pretty addictive to make, and I don’t think that I’ll be able to stop with just these three. Materials To make three 9-inch tall stuffed penguins: A Penguin Fat Quarter Bundle or 1/4 yard each of seven dots, stripes, and chicken wire in black and white.A piece of bright yellow felt. It will also be helpful to have a size 3- 7 straight knitting needle or a similar pointy object for stuffing. Cutting Cut out the fabric according to the directions on the template. You will have: Sewing. Pocket Pets Pdf Pattern - You Choose Four on Luulla. Bird Mobile — Spool Sewing.
I had been toying with the idea of a mobile project and our adorable bird pattern seemed the perfect fit. I knew it would be gorgeous! What I hadn’t expected, though, is how some tree branches and a few carefully placed eye-hooks would transform this project into a work of art! This would be a welcome addition to a baby’s room or a great project for a baby shower. A single bird would be a whimsical way to highlight favorite prints around your home. Since all this birdie takes is two pieces of fabric and a needle & thread, it makes a great travel project. There are many possibilites, plus they’re just so darn cute! Let us help you get started on your flock!
P.S. Clothespin People. Summer is coming...which means school will soon be out and there will be many little hands looking for things to do. With a bit of imagination, a handful of craft supplies and a maybe a little help from some bigger hands you can turn simple clothespins into little friends. Our project supply list included: Clothespins Fabric scraps Pipe cleaners Markers Yarn Popsicle sticks Glue Scissors Imagination Sit back and watch how your child thinks about what they want to do and then tries to figure out how to make it happen.
You can get your hands "dirty" too and make them some fairy friends. Fairy friend craft supply list... fabric scraps (cut into a rectangle for clothes) hot glue (to glue on cap and clothes) acorn caps (to use as hats) acrylic paint (for faces) felt (for wings) This little project can be done with the help of little kiddos by letting them pick out their favorite colors, etc. This little one is ready for a ride in the pocket of a little bag... PS. Post by Jane : Buzzmills.