Printable Weather Activity | My Weather Station What’s the weather like where you are? Create your very own neat printable weather station to hang on your wall and report today’s weather like an expert! This printable weather activity is a fun way to encourage kids to observe the weather everyday and learn how to describe it in words. Kids will find the dial and sliders fun to use. The set includes 21 flashcards with words that describe the weather and children can pick 2 words for each day – like hot & dry, mild & breezy etc in combination with other indicators on the chart. You will need: Papers (preferably card stock) Scissors or craft knife & ruler clear tape, cardboard How to make My Weather Station Although the instructions are long, it’s actually easy and quick to make! Firstly, cut all the solid black lines including the holes and slits. Making the movable arrow for the weather dial 1. 2. 3. Making the sliding frame for the wind chart 1. Making the temperature arrow slider 1. 2. 3. 4. 4.
19 Ways To Make Ribbon Flowers: {How-To Pretty ribbon flowers can be used to embellish all kinds of things such as tote bags, headbands, hair clips, shirts, brooches, scrapbooks and albums, gift toppers, etc. They can be made from assorted trims like organza, velvet, satin, grosgrain, pleated…you name it, there’s a flower you can make out of it! Here are over a dozen tutorials showing you how to make them including folded roses and ruffly flowers, enjoy! lisapace.com Ribbon Flower Tutorial: Simple method involving weaving thread through the ribbon and gathering it into a flower. Embellish with pretty buttons. No-Sew Rosette: Shows how to make a pretty flower using wired edge ribbon and a dab of hot glue. cuteasafox.com vanessachristenson.com Pin: Another tutorial showing how to make a pretty flower using wire edged ribbon, folding and sewing. Pleated: Made with satin or grosgrain pleated ribbon, a bit of glue, a piece of chipboard and a button. mayaroad.typepad.com hopestudios.blogspot.com candicecarpenter.typepad.com burdastyle.com
Wood Pallet Bookshelf - a mini tutorial When I saw this project on Pinterest, I knew I just *had* to make it for Will's room. Luckily, my hubby was able to get his hands on a wood pallet for me. When he brought it home, our conversation went something like this: "Here's the wood pallet you wanted for that bookshelf." I'm pretty sure he's done trying to understand me when it comes to my crafting and DIY projects. So I loaded my new pallet in my car and headed to my Dad's garage to borrow his tools. But in all honesty, this is a pretty basic woodworking project and if you have a saw and a drill, you can totally do it sans husband. Some wood pallets are slightly different, but they generally look like a variation of this: One pallet should make four shelves. Next, you'll need to measure the inside of the bottoms of your newly made shelves so that you can cut 2x4's to size and screw them in place. To finish them off, I took a little electric sander and tried to get the edges and corners as smooth as possible. Molly
Bleach-Dipped Aztec Jeans I admit I've been obsessing with aztec-inspired prints lately. The unexpected shapes and lines - it's just so attractive these days, don't you think? I have also been obsessing with those bleach dipped shorts with aztec print drawn over them - but I don't think I could rock them. I dunno. Maybe someday. Bleach Permanent marker Dip part (READ: a few inches) of your pants into watered down bleach and leave it there for a few hours. Once dry, start drawing on your pattern. After you finish one leg, line it up with the other leg and start copying the pattern - but don't forget to mirror it! And that's it! I love how it turned out. Linking up here: What I Whipped Up Wednesday @ Sugar and Dots
Odette jolie, le how to! La voici la voilà, la recette pour réaliser Odette jolie! Oh yeah! Matos (la taille donnée ici est 38/40, mais l'adaptation est facile pour faire plus petit ou plus grand) 6 pelotes d'alpaca Drops (coloris Ecru ici) ou environ 1000m d'un fil équivalent 5 pelotes de kid silk Drops (coloris Ecru ici) ou environ 1000m d'un fil équivalent aiguilles circulaires n°5 (les circulaires servent pour l'encolure et la bordure au bas du pull, le reste peut-être tricoté sur aiguilles droites) une aiguille à torsades 1 anneau marqueur aiguille à laine pour le montage Echantillons (avec les aiguilles 5 et les deux fils tricotés ensemble): point mousse: 18m x 30 rangs pour un carré de 10 cm de côté point confetti: 16m pour 10 cm environ Points employés: point mousse: tout à l'endroit côtes 2/2: 2m end, 2 m env point confetti, répétitions de ces 4 rangs: R1: * 1 jeté, 1m end, 1j, 1 surjet double*, répéter de * à * R2: tout à l'envers R3: *1 surjet double, 1j, 1 m end, 1j*, répéter de *à* Construction:
Adding Hidden Side Pockets to Anything (skirt, pants, shorts, etc. A friend asked me a few weeks ago how to add side pockets into a skirt that she had. I tried explaining in words…..but I could tell the verbal explanation just wasn’t making sense. It was sounding way more complicated than it needed to be. I could see that if I had fabric in my hands to show her, she’d be able to see just how simple it really was. So, I figured there may be others out there as well, who would like to see the simplicity of adding in basic side-seam pockets. Because really, you’ll love how easy they really are. You’re going to especially LOVE this if you’re one who feels lost without a simple little pocket to drop in some chapstick, a few tissues, or maybe a cell phone. Elli didn’t really NEED pockets in this skirt (she’s not necessarily a “pocket” kinda girl) but it was just easier to show you in small form. But then, Elli decided she liked having a place to put her little hands. Ready to insert a pair of pockets?? Here’s another peek if you lift up the pocket piece. Done.
Tuto Menthe à l’eau! Vu les températures, c’est encore plus que l’heure des pulls je pense! Le tuto est pour un pull taille 38 looooose (comme d’hab’ quoi!) Matos: 750 m environ d’un fil se tricotant en 5.5 (ici du lin tricoté en double)aiguilles circulaires 5.5 et 5anneaux marqueursramasse mailles Points employés: point mousse (en circulaire donc 1 rang endroit 1 rang envers)jersey endroit (en circulaire: tout à l’endroit, sur la partie tricotée sur aiguilles droites: 1 rang endroit, 1 rang envers) Construction du pull: On tricote de bas en haut, en circulaire jusqu’aux emmanchures, puis haut du devant et haut du dos sont tricotés séparément sur aiguilles droites, les épaules sont réunies par grafting, et les manches tricotées à la fin en relevant les mailles autour des emmanchures, bref, la base de chez base du pull-poulailler! Echantillon: 13mailles x 20 rangs pour un carré de 10 cm de côté (bloqué) Mesures: Corps du pull: Continuer droit en jersey jusqu’à 40 cm de hauteur depuis le rang de montage. Haut du devant:
The 6 Most Badass Skills You Can Learn in Under a Week Become a Human Lie Detector Any secret agent worth his hidden cyanide pills is going to have to be prepared for intense negotiations. Whether you've captured a deadly SPECTRE double-agent working as an MI6 janitor, or are just buying a used car, you've got to be able to tell when the enemy is lying through his teeth to you, and how to best disguise the fact that you're lying through your teeth at the same time. Also you can be like that guy in Lie to Me, for the few of you who watch that show. The Coursework: This particular double-oh technique has been cleverly disguised as a business management lecture lasting only a few hours, steeped in the psychology of human information processing and body language. Liar!! Then you can watch as paranoia creeps in from the corners of your mind, slowly replacing lesser human emotions like "trust" and "compassion." In fact, there is a class just for you... We assume this is what Florida's combat training is like. Coins are stupid. Urban Escape and Evasion
Super Easy Blankets! The Purl Bee's Super Easy Blanket was one of our very first patterns, and all these years later, it still satisfies us with its easy modernity and lively versatility. Since its introduction, we've knit this blanket in oodles of colors and yarns and sizes, each version highlighting a fresh idea. And now Purl Soho's Worsted Twist and Super Soft Merino yarns have inspired a new stack of gorgeous Super Easy Blankets! With its tidy spin Worsted Twist gives our Worsted Twist Super Easy Crib Blankets a crisp and elegant finish. And perfectly midweight, these blankets have a wonderful heft and lush softness, so nice for chilly stroller rides and cold nights! Worsted Twist's palette of soft and mellow blues, punctuated by bursts of hot pink and bright yellow, creates four beautiful color stories: Heron (shown above), Macaron, Slipper, and Neptune. And for a wintertime blanket or anytime playmat, whip up our Super Soft Merino Super Easy Crib Blanket. Super Soft Merino or Worsted Twist? The Pattern