Because the bags I made for my advent calendar we’re pretty heavily patterned, I decided it might be best if the numbers weren’t actually on the fabric (like with an iron-on transfer). So I came up with this number/clip combo. It allows for pinning the bags to a ribbon/string, garland or even Christmas tree branches. […]
Countdown to Christmas: DIY Fabric advent calendar
Last year I had plans to make an advent calendar for Elise, but time got tight leading up to the holidays and it never materialized. So this year, I decided to start early. (Yes, before Halloween!) I really wanted to make a calendar we could re-use year after year. Based on a few ideas I […]
Kid hand print art
This was a simple kid craft that Elise and I did to commemorate her second birthday this week. Last year, we stamped Elise’s footprints around her first birthday and I thought I would start a mini tradition of making a piece each year. I used acrylic craft paint rather than a stamp pad because I knew […]
Playroom clipboards for displaying artwork
I have a secret love of clipboards. You really can’t have too many. They’re super functional and this is an easy way to make them pretty. I was initially going to make some sort of empty-frame-with-clips contraption for the playroom to display ephemera and eventually Elise’s artwork, but after thinking about it for a while, […]
Festive paper scrap garland
Little makes a room look more festive than a colorful garland, and festive is exactly the look I wanted for the playroom. I wanted to use fabric, but I definitely have more paper scraps lying around than fabric scraps. Use what you got, right? (Small confession: I did buy a two new pieces of paper […]
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