Looking through the looking glass...

Etsy must be my favorite place on the net. Each time I'm on there I am amazed at the craftmanship and vision so many of you have! Today I am featuring a lovely little store Inspirations by D.
This lovely lady ( a true Momster) makes little glass beaded necklaces, magnets, pushpins and buttons with beautiful image. My favorite are the sets of magnets- especially the french style.
All of her items are delicate and restful on the eyes. Well,  see for yourself:

Love and loveliness,
Kerry the Momster.

With Thanks

After my shower, I ran out of thank you cards (I know I'm blessed with so many people who love our baby). So I got out my craft supplies, surfed the web for inspiration, and came across these cute gems on a blog. Mine aren't as clean cut and beautiful as the originals, but they still turned out pretty well :)

To make your own, here is the tutorial.

Love and thanks,

Kerry the Momster

   

Fall Art Tutorial

I've been feeling inspired to make some fall art work for my home, and came up with a fun idea, that I also used as a craft with my daughter. Here is a tutorial on how I did it.

1. Use stencil of your choice. I used halloween cookie cutouts.

2. Trace around cutters on cardboard to make your own stencils.

4. Stencils all ready to go.

5. Prepare paints in preferred colors, I  used very watered down acrylics.

6. Place stencil on watercolor paper and using small brush strokes, paint on colors around the edges. Layering colors adds a lovely effect.

7. Completed picture.

8. Two of the pictures I did. For my daughter's picture I traced the stencil with a white crayon and let her paint over it.

Love and art,
Kerry, the Momster



   

Weekend Project: Diaper Wipes Case

There is something about color-coordinated items that soothe my soul (probably has something to do with the OCD area of my brain). As I prepared for my new baby, I self-soothed with a whole collection of organizing items to match my brown and green diaper bag. I found the cutest print on sale at Joanne's Fabrics (which you may recognize from my snack-pack) and got started.
From various google searches, I found patterns for the various things I made.
Pictured here today is the Diaper wipes case I decorated. All I used was my trusty glue-gun, some foam (to soften the flat sides),some ribbon and a button.
Here is the tutorial I followed. This blog also shows a diaper case, which will be my next project.

Coming soon to a computer screen near you:  the matching wet bag and  burp cloths.

Love and needles,
Kerry the Momster