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Fabric Button Tutorial

Today we are going to learn how to make fabric buttons, using a button kit. This fabric button tutorial is very easy to follow and soon you will have a whole stash of new buttons. We have several projects that we plan to share in the next few weeks that feature fabric covered buttons. We though …

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The Denim Dilemma

I remember a time when jeans were my go-to, super comfy, wear all the time wardrobe staple. Maybe this was because I spent my high school and college years sporting the 90s “grunge” look with loose, carpenter jeans (that were actually made out of cotton), flannel shirts, and generally comfy clothes. I stole sweaters from …

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Stretchy Bandana Headband

My girls and I are loving these super easy to make Stretchy Bandana styled Headbands. They are perfect for playing outside in the summer. They keep your hair out of your face and the sun off the top of your head. They take just a bit of fabric and about 15 minutes to make. This …

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Hand Dipped Beeswax Candles

  We spent a lovely day yesterday at one of our favorite places, Greenfield Village. The weather looked a bit iffy in the morning, following a series of bad storms the night before, which seemed to delay the crowds until later in the afternoon. For the first couple of hours we were able to meander …

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Simple Silk Skirt Tutorial

This weekend we are excited to be working with Sarah’s Silks to offer our readers another awesome give-away. My children have “grown up” draped in Sarah’s Silks. They have been a part of their dramatic play, turning every day children into knights and fairies. They’ve added rivers to the gnome village, ponds for ducklings and …

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Super Easy Throw Pillow Covers

As I mentioned last week, we have a new slipcover for our sofa, making all of our tired, dirty old throw pillows look even more shabby. And yes, I’m almost done with my embroidered owl pillow… and will be sharing the embroidery patterns and pillow design for that soon… but in the meantime I made …

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3D Peach Tree

We created these cool 3-D Peach Trees, complete with fuzzy peaches, to go along with our States Studies Unit 2 (coming soon) lessons. Materials watercolor paper water color paints Brushes or blue construction paper paper lunch bag green tissue paper orange pom-poms or wool felt balls craft glue We started by using a wet on …

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Plaster of Paris Abstract Sculptures

I remember doing this project in elementary school. We mixed up a batch of Plaster of Paris, let it set in a recycled small milk carton (the ones from the school cafeteria) and then used spoons to scratch out a sculpture. We repeated the project with a slight variation in middle school. That time we …

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Festival Gnome :: Part 1

  There are many celebrations in The Thicket, and Britta wanted a new dress for those special occasions. Here, Britta is wearing her Festival Dress, in red and aqua, with pretty flowers everywhere.   You can make your own Festival Gnome. Directions are in 2 parts. Here is Part 1. Hope you enjoy!   MATERIALS: …