leaf printing

DIY PRIM

I bought a bread box from a used furniture store for 2$

and me and lil miss diva painted with a mixture of black and light brown paint

then a did stencil letters on it

I used the 44cent paint at walmart and just streaked it a little 

How to dress like a granny

*Granny Style*

It's Spirit Week for my Public Schooler

Today was Grandma/Grandpa Day

lol

She said "do you want some peppermint candy"

ok heres what we did...

*She wore a long dress

*She wore a sweater or you could wear a scarf

(I figured it would be hard to keep up with at school)

*She wore Knee Highs at her ankles (nude in color) 

 (25 cents in a plastic egg in walmart if you dont have any)

*long pearls or necklace

*glasses holder on chain
($1 at the Dollar Tree)

*glasses (already wears them)

*cane or walker

(borrowed from neighbor)

*Rollers or Baby powder in hair

(she has a soccer game later so I didn't go with gray hair)
($1 at the Dollar Tree)

*Black shoes 

most important**

**A whole bunch of Sass

This could work with spirit week or Halloween 

How to Keep your sink and toilet cleaner longer!

I really hate when I see toothpaste in the bathroom sink

YUCK!!

My sink and toilet

just seemed to get dirty too easy so I came up with this idea

If its slick its harder to get dirty quick!

So you can use Murphys Oil or Car Wax

First Clean your sink or toilet very well!

then rub on the oil or wax 

toilet and sink stay cleaner longer!

More tips..

WAX PAPER for sink faucet and handles

old TOOTH Brush for hard to clean places

DIY homemade Primitive Wreath

What you will need

pieces of fabric of the same size

about 2 inches wide and 6 inches long

a wire hanger

a bow (MIA in my photo)

How To

tie the pieces on to the rack after shaping the rack in a circle

and attach your bow

you could even add something to hand in the middle

recover pillows

Tired of your pillows

Recover them and do some hand stitching to add a primitive look

No quilt rack no problem

Don't have a quilt rack? No problem

Use a shelf

Rag Quilt

This is one of my favorite things I've ever made!

Rag Quilt!

I found the tutorial here with a few exceptions..

I used a different type of material and I did not add the x's in the middle of the squares... I tried to keep it pretty simple and my daughter adores the rag quilt and I just followed the same method and just made her a little pillow to match!

How to Make Primitive Candles in the Mirowave or Candle Warmer

What you will need

candle

wax from a candle pot or old candle or dollar tree candle

microwave for quickest results(1 minute on high) or candle warmer

How to do it

pour your wax after heated into a paper plate

roll your candle in the wax and use your hands to make more bumps

dry 

your done!

art class - homeschool style

I seen this pin on pinterest and we did the picture and she wanted to add more so we made more branches and leaves and looked up on youtube how to make flowers here we didn't couldn't find our chisel brush so we made due but it turned out really cute and she learned a little about painting flowers

I didn't think about this till after but you could also do finger tip prints as leaves to add more
of a personal touch.

when I grow up I want to be, career day / labor day craft & freebie printable

paper bag puppet of who your child wants to be when they grow up

do a lesson about Labor Day and why we celebrate it

Use my printable or your own and let your child fill it out

print printable in LANDSCAPE mode

click on photo below

then right click and save

and print

What kind of puppets did y'all make??

Crayon Roll Up

Crayon Roll Up

Crayon / Pencil Roll Up

I found this great tutorial that I used to make this crayon roll up for Emma & Savannah... here

Baby Taggie

Baby Taggie

I made this Baby Taggie Toy for a friend's Baby

Very Simple to make cut out 2 squares of some soft material

lay the block with pretty sides facing then

cut a few ribbons like shown in the photo slip them here and 

there and sew up 3 sides of the block

making sure to sew extra around ribbons

for SAFETY for the baby!!

flip it right side out and finish up the open side..

and thats all there is to making a baby taggie... 

this will only take about five minutes if that to make!

Tooth Fairy Pillow

Tooth Fairy Pillow

The girls have been loosing so many teeth 

lately I decided to make them a Tooth Fairy Pillow.

I just used some material that I already 

had in my material box.

I used 2 pieces of material and cut them in

 the shape on the tooth ..

and I cut out a small square shaped 

pocket and sewed

 it to one of the tooth pieces along

 3 sides..

I turned them facing the pretty side and sewed

 along the edges.. I left a small hole at the top..

I turned them right side out and

 stuffed them

 with stuffing and stitched up the hole

and Ta-Da a tooth fairy pillow for that 

special girl or boy!

Home-Made Fabric Softener!

Home-Made Fabric Softener!

Home-Made Fabric Softener!

Its easy ...

What you need:

• Large bowl or pitcher to mix it in
• jars or containers
• 1 bottle of hair conditioner 
• 4 cups of tap water
• 2 cups of white vinegar

Mix Mix... Mix

and there ya go!

your own Home-Made Fabric Softener