HOLIDAY IN THE SUN: crafts

Wednesday, February 4, 2009

We Did It! Wednesday Example

This is an example of something you can post for We Did It! Wednesday.

We literally did this today because of time issues we ran into! We had a good time making these cute wax hearts, and really liked the end results!!

They are easy, but do take a little more time than I thought they would, probably because of cutting the hearts out.

The picture below shows what we used to make them. The cookie cutters can be found at WalMart and Michael's for around $2.

Martha Stewart recommends using kraft paper but I didn't have any so I used a little better quality gift wrap. Oops...you need a pencil sharpener, too.

You can get the tutorial by going to www.marthastewart.com and looking for Valentine's crafts and decor. Tried to link the page, but it didn't work.

What we used:

My Maddy!!

Made crayon shavings

Ironed them between 2 sheets of wax paper, with gift wrap on top and bottom

Traced cookie cutter heart onto wax paper

Cut out heart

The dynamic duo!!

The rest of the hearts

All finished!! We hung the hearts in the breakfast nook window!

Same place with blinds up

Remember, We Did It! Wednesday is to encourage one on one time with your children, grown children, & grandchildren whether it's a shopping trip, a fun activity, crafts, a game whatever. Just show us some fun and give us some ideas to try with our kids!!

Don't wrack your brain here, just find something fun to do and share it!!

Hope you'll join in next week. Mr. Linky will be up by 10:00 Tuesday night so you can link up!!

Blessings,
Becky

Sunday, February 1, 2009

JOY For our Journey--Valentine Joy

I have never made a really big deal out of Valentine's day, but become more enamoured with it each year. I look at it as a special day to spread some extra lovin' and kindness around, and you know I love that!!

I had fun the other day just looking around for cute Valentine stuff. Thought I'd share some of my favorites for our JOY today!

First some chenille love for Roberta Anne This would look cute just about anywhere!! I found it at http://www.terrysvillage.com/

This adorable "ragamuffin wreath" was made by Cindi, a fellow blogger and crafter. Thank you Cindi for letting me include it!! We will be making one of these!! You could change the fabric and make one for any occasion or holiday!

These are so cute and very easy to make. Leave it to Martha! It's just crayon shavings ironed between sheets of wax paper and cut into heart shapes.

http://www.marthastewart.com/ We're doing this one! I'll post the pics!

A cute felt heart garland...at Martha's!

Personalize Valentine candy bars by making your own wrapper, and writing a note inside! http://www.bhg.com/ (Better Homes and Gardens) Too cute. One pic I saw somewhere else had a few all wrapped differently, stacked, and tied with ribbon. Too cute!

I should have thought of this!! Just remove tea bag tabs, and replace with heart cut-outs with written messages. Maybe I'd drink more tea if it had sweet messages attached! (Martha again!!)

Makes me smile! (terrysvillage)

My little Emily calls me Nana, so couldn't resist this one! (terrysvillage)

Cut out hearts of various sizes and wire them around a candle for a sweet look BHG

I love these plates!! Especially the green one! You can write messages on them or use them for food! Found these at a cute online boutique http://www.whitneycarolinedesigns.com/