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

   

Quick Craft: Weekend Project

Like any preschooler, my daughter loves disney Playhouse-  especially Jungle Junction. One Saturday morning I was looking for a quick craft to make with her, and came across a BeetleBug from this show. It was the quickest, easiest and cutest little craft ever. Unfortunately, I can't find the exact location where I got the instructions, but it was on the Disney Preschool Craft Site.

I used a sock that had lost it's mate, and filled it with beans. I cut off the end of the sock and filled it before I sewed the end closed, but on the site they just hot-glued it. Then Kaylee (my daughter) cut out the eyes, and I hot-glued (my glue gun,my best friend) them on and I let her put the 4 little wool balls on as legs once I had already put the glue on. The mouth is a piece of wool.

It took about 10 minutes to make, and my daughter has not put her BeetleBug down since.

 Love and hotglue,
Kerry the Momster

PS> For my frugal and upcycling friends, this is a great reuse for an old sock.

Snack Packs

Weekend Project idea:

Here is me doing my part for the greenifying of the earth. Reusable snack packs, rather than countless ziploc bags daily for my daughter's lunch.
This is fully lined in washable plastic, and made with a velcro closure. It may be used for dry or wet snacks- although not at the same time or there might be a squishy, inedible disaster where you left food.

Here is a pattern if you would like to make your own, I just added a little fold over piece to mine.

 

Or if you aren't particuarly crafty, save money on ziplocs by buying your snack bags. These ones are pretty cute. 

$7.99 @Vitamin Shoppe

Love and reduction,

Kerry, the Momster