Fabulous Flowers, by Anne Akers Johnson Klutz is out with a summer-y new project book/craft kit for kids, Fabulous Flowers. Inside are printed and perforated shapes to build 20 different paper blooms, along with all the stem wires, sparkly centers, glue and tools you’ll need. Want to try this craft out? we have a project […]
Clearly, I need to make some of this! Intructables user mikeasaurus shares how to turn regular Silly Putty (sometimes called Thinking Putty) into magnetic putty. All the supplies are readily available, including iron oxide powder, which is found in art supply stores.
Dana from MADE has a great tutorial for refashioning a pair of boy’s swim trunks from a thrifted pair of men’s trunks. She also shares resources for finding swimsuit materials and creating your own pattern so you can make a full wardrobe of swimwear for your kiddo.
By Jessica Wilson If you have ever happened over to my Flickr page, you might notice that I like to take pictures…of everything. I am also quite smitten with cameras; all sorts of cameras. My mister however, is not a camera person, but he does have a fondness for Animal Crackers. One day, I picked […]
By Vanessa Coppolla Did you know that the sock monkey dates back to 1932, when the Nelson Knitting Company added the trademarked red heel to their product? American mothers first made sock monkeys out of worn-out Rockford Red Heel Socks during The Great Depression. Those mamas were our first crafty upcyclers, out of necessity no […]
By Andrew Lewis The refrigerator is the organizational hub of many households. All of the little sticky notes, bills, tickets, reminders, and priceless works of crayon art conspire to clutter up the door. It’s a convenient place for important reminders, but it does make it more difficult to clean the kitchen. It’s also awkward when […]
I’m putting this on my must-do-with-the-kids-this-summer list. See how to construct an oversized bubble wand and special solution to create amazingly large bubbles over on Tatertos and Jello.
