More Cards

I'm pleased to announce that so far i have kept to my New Year Goal of making cards one month ahead for special birthdays. Here are my March birthdays, minus one, still in the works.







~*~Valentines Day Afternoon ~*~

I came up with the idea to have Catey host a Valentines Day afternoon tea for two reasons. One was that i wanted an opportunity to meet some of the kids she'll be hanging out with this year, and the other is that Caitlin was going into a class with children lots of kids she hadn't met and it was a good chance to make some inroads with some girls before that clicky thing that girls do kicked in.

I enjoyed collecting anything heart related, and trying to think of heart themed foods. Here are the results:
Heart Invites, each one was different, but made with the same elements.





We had heart biscuits, a heart cake, cupcakes with heart toppers and candycane hearts!!

I decorated the table with heart balloons too.

We also did a wee craft. Heart related, of course! We did handprints in the shape of a heart and footprints, which is a nice momento for parents.







Another Painting Idea

Although Coby's enthusiasm for painting has waned, I saw this on the net and it was such a good idea, i wanted to share it.
Basically, you get a muffin tray and spray shaving foam into each hole.

Then you add a few drop of food coloring to each one, and stir it in. It doesn't go watery and holds its consistancy really well.

Once you've made your 'paints', you can just paint it onto paper like a normal pot of paints, but i decided to put it into an empty bath and let Coby paint a wall. I needed him to take a shower anyway, so it was win-win!

And it washed off the wall as easy as pie when i switched the shower on. Totally recommend for a good bit of fun.

Crafty Stuff

Craft. I've always loved it. But just lately i've really got into it. Into all sorts of different mediums. Ive tried knitting, sewing, cross stitch, painting, ploymer clay, baking (its a craft!), jewellery making, crystal hangings, card making, plaster of paris sculpting.... you name it, ive tried it recently.

I can't claim to have any real talent, but what i lack in that department. I make up for in raw enthusiasm. I seem to have quite a few projects in my head too, that are aching to be tried out. For instance, i want to make a sisal lampshade for above my dining table. (That is next on my project list!)
I also want to make some fabric roses to embellish some clothes. Wheat bags...i want to make them for Christmas gifts. Oooo, Christmas... Christmas ornaments, i have some in mind i need to make! i saw some salt dough gift tags, they look great.

As you can see, i have enough 'wants' to keep me busy for some time. Heres some of the projects ive got through.

I made this out of two pieces of fabric i found in our local sally's store for $4. i took off the existing curtain and pilfered the tapes off the top to hang it with and then i sewed it togethher and fashioned it into a curtain. It took me a couple of hours, but i was really pleased with the result.

Heres my owl canvas. I have a real obsession for owls at the moment. But not the actual birds. Im really liking the cartoon version, especially in a zany or vintage print. At some stage i want to make a sewn toy of one, And ive just made a polymer clay one. I just think they are delightful.

Here he is, and hes come out exactly as i had planned. Boy i love him! I keep sneaking a peek at him. Im going to get a long piece of leather and wear him as a necklace. Working with polymer clay was one of my New Year Goals. Im pleased to say ive made a start! I definately want to make some card toppers with the stuff.  I made a pink one too for Caitlin. He wasn't as good. The pink clay i bought was hard to work with, it may have been old stock? the other colours however, were really easy to mold and shape.

I have a plaster of paris volcano on the go at the moment, i need to get the right shape, which is proving difficult. Then will add baking soda and vinegar to show Coby.