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Kid Craft: The Ultimate Independence Day Kid Art

Cali — Tue, 01 Jun 2010 19:29:43 +0000

I love kid art. I love their little hands and their little feet and the fun things you can do with them. In that spirit I highly recommend using those little appendages to create a fabulous 4th of July flag decoration. Need a picture?

Try clicking HERE

I’d also bet if you gave these out as summer gifts to grandparents they’d be delighted to display them!

The Best Christmas Countdown

Cali — Wed, 02 Dec 2009 04:50:57 +0000

I’m a craft junkie. It’s almost embarassing but I’ve decided to embrace this side of myself.

When I have kids I’m creating one of these. It’s fun. It’s easy. It’s genius. It involves chocolate.

Check it out HERE

HomeCrafts: Make your own fun magnets

Cali — Tue, 20 Oct 2009 19:35:11 +0000

Well you didn’t think I’d offer you a Homemade magnet board and not offer you a fun homemade magnets craft too, did you?

Try HERE

Important side note: If you’ve got little ones in your house beware of the size of the magnet! You do not want choking hazards!

Kid Craft! Cookie Sheet Magnet Board

Cali — Mon, 19 Oct 2009 18:43:23 +0000

What a great way to decorate and be organized on a little budget! Finding cheap cookie sheets at garage sales, discount stores, etc. is easy and now you can turn them into art!

Turn your sad cookie sheet into a magnet board to hold notices and reminders. And now you have something for all those magnets your kids bring home from school!

see HERE

HomeCrafts: Personalize your pictures!

Cali — Sun, 18 Oct 2009 19:24:29 +0000

Tired of spending a fortune on expensive matting just to make your pictures stand out? This clever blog uses fabric and a glue gun and can spice up all your wall art!

Click HERE

Must Read Blogs (Craft Ideas)

Cali — Thu, 30 Jul 2009 00:18:41 +0000

Okay I’m not very crafty (as in I stink creatively) so I have to find other people’s genius for inspiration. I mostly like to stalk craft blogs but I also occasionally find non-professional blogs with adorable crafty ideas. Here they are, mixed together, in no particular order.

1. Here is a FANTASTIC children’s bathroom decoration setup (including how to change ugly light fixtures). Click HERE for that.

2. There is also the Be Different, Act Normal blog which has all kinds of cute ideas. (Okay I’ll admit the confetti monogram makes my inner neat-freak cringe but the rest is cool). Check out her stuff HERE.

3. It’s never too late to be patriotic (although I meant to blog this in early July) but Serendipity’s blog has a totally adorable idea for an American Flag. Check it out HERE.

4. Zakka life, one of my favorite craft blogs came up with Delightful Candy Favors. I recommended them for a neighbor’s daughters birthday party. Those kids were CRAZY hyper.

Let me know what other crafty sites you love. I’m collecting links!