Peg Dolls

Last night I finished painting Lucy and Charlotte's peg dolls. Don't worry, Lucy caught a glimpse of them this morning. I hurried and put them away and Lucy comes back and says, "Where are those dollies. You know, the ones that you painted?" I had to tell her I thought Santa came and got them. So much for surprises. She is such a snoop.

Here are a few pictures.

Thanks for lending the paint and brushes, Mom!

BYU gear

Just in time for the game tomorrow. I probably should have been cleaning instead...oh well!

I know I'm way behind the crafting scene on these two things:

appliqued shirts and korker bows.

Believe it or not this was my first time making either

(and why did I ever buy those bows from Gymboree? These are so easy to make and much cuter).

Watercolor Pencil Coloring Pages

I saw this watercolor pencil idea on a blog a couple of weeks ago and thought it would be a great activity for our upcoming LONG airplane ride. Today I was able to test it out and it was SO much fun (for me :). Hopefully it will entertain Lucy as well.

What you need:

watercolor pencils

watercolor paper (I bought a cheaper kids version. Watercolor paper holds the moisture better)

fine tip permanent marker (unless you use a printer ink that won't bleed. Alas, we do not have a laser printer so I improvised).

First, I cut my paper to printer page size. You could just draw your pictures directly onto the watercolor paper if you prefer. I didn't trust my freehand artistic skills, so I went for lightening the images to a light gray (to minimize the ink running when water is applied) and then printing them directly onto the watercolor paper. Next, trace with a sharpie and then outline with the watercolor pencils. Last, using water and a paintbrush, apply water and Ta Da! You have fun art project.

For our trip, I'm going to have everything done except the water part. I'll pack a paintbrush in our carry-on and make sure I fill a water bottle before we board the plane.

Sugar-free Jelly Bean Bags

I saw this cute idea and thought it would be a great alternative for Easter candy this year. They were easy and turned out great. If I did it again, I would cut my beans out a little bit fatter. Just a suggestion for those who want to make some, too. Also, I used cotton prints instead of felt due to my lack of Easter colored felt.

Bib Clips

I love these bib clips. They are small and convenient. It seems like I'm always looking for a bib. Now anything can be turned into one (for drooling or dinner messes).

St. Patty's Jingle Bracelets

The girls are going to a little St. Patrick's Day party this weekend and after thinking for a long time, they've decided to bring these for everyone:

We wanted to help out and bring an activity. Since the invitees are all under 2 (actually the majority are under 1), I had to think about something that little ones could do. Enter jingle bracelets. The kids can shake them or wear them on their wrists while we listen to a St. Patrick's Day song. The bells are supposed to form a 3-leaf clover.

What I learned during this project: glitter and jingle bells do not mix well. While the glitter is definitely cute, the glue got inside and effected the "jingle" of the bell...:( If you're careful, you can probably get it to work.

Medicine Bottle Handouts

These are the medicine bottles I gave out with my lesson in church today. There are a lot of fun things you can do with these things (I have a fun idea I have been wanting to do, but it will be in the distant future). Thanks to my mom who found them for me. They seem to be suspicious of you here (in Baltimore) when you want 50 prescription bottles, but I got them several different times in Utah with no problem. If you order them on the internet, plan on getting 500-600...they aren't that cool :)

Binky Clip #1

1 Mitten clip + 1 brad + 1 ribbon = 1 cute binky clip

Flower Embellished Socks

Today I experimented with embellishing baby socks with flowers and scrapbooking brads. They turned out quite cute.