I love when I stumble onto a treasure on etsy! I just discovered the bold, graphic, happy work of Jane Foster and I’m in love. the textiles she uses combined with her own silkscreened prints are just too darling. I think I need one of those stuffed animals for the nursery just so I can look at it every day!
Toys are overtaking our house! Having good-looking bins, baskets and other miscellaneous containers all over the house to stow them back into makes things more manageable so I’m always on the lookout for durable, kid-friendly options. Cleaning up the mess with a toddler running around is a lot like shoveling the driveway in a blizzard, but what are ya gonna do, right?
1. Crocodile Wall Organizer 2. Raccoon Storage Bin 3. Mountain Peaks Bath Basket 4. Chalkboard Storage Bench 5. Store by Numbers Cube Bin 6. Flea Market Wire Ball Bins 7. Rugby Stripe Bin 8. Industrial Basket and Toys Liner
With several pregnant friends and cousins, I’ve got baby accessories on the brain! I’ve made a super simple paper mobile using scrapbook paper and a paper mache box lid I had stashed in my craft closet. This project is easily customizable by the paper you choose. See the instructions below!
Step 1: Cut your circles. I used a circle punch, but you can certainly trace something round and cut the circles yourself. You’ll want three different sizes of circles and you’ll need 4 pieces for each hanging element. For this example, I cut 8 small pieces, 8 medium pieces and 4 large pieces, to make a total of 5 hanging elements.
Step 2: To create the three dimensional circle, take one of your small circles and fold it in half, creasing it to ensure symmetry. On the spine of that crease, place a small bead of glue. (You don’t need much!) With the creased circle, glue it directly to the middle of one of your flat circles, set aside and allow to dry. You will make two of these per size, making a total of 4 small ones, 4 medium ones and 2 large ones for this example.
Step 3: Next you will sandwich the fishing line in between two identical side pieces, by putting a thin layer of glue on each side and pressing the two sides together. Initially, I left the fishing line longer than I needed and cut accordingly once I figured out how long I wanted each strand. Repeat this process to finish each hanging element, matching up sides of equal size.
You know when you stumble across something so wonderful you can hardly contain yourself. Well, I’m there. I just found mrprintables.com and I can’t believe I’ve never seen it before. It is a goldmine of FREE printables for kids that are beautifully designed, educational and did we mention, free?? There are puzzles, bookmarks, party favors and decor, flashcards, recyclables crafts, and the list goes on. I can’t wait to do some of these with my little mr. Thank you, mrprintables.com from parents everywhere!
We’re thrilled to be bringing you another brilliant Getting Crafty post by our girl, Laura Parke! We’re pretty obsessed with this great idea for displaying photos. This is a perfect and creative way to show off those first year month-by-month photos so many of us have taken. Love the idea of displaying them all at once so you can have a daily reminder of all those cute stages. As Laura points out, there are endless possibilities for this project. Thanks, Laura, for the idea!
Materials: Muffin tin, 1 3/4″ paper punch, photos or prints to be trimmed, 12 craft paints in various colors, white spray paint suitable for metal, and a paint brush.
SO CUTE!! Love the white against the pops of color! Perfect use of those photo’s too!
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Awesome! I love item #3, but the link does not work for me.
Oops, sorry, Olivia! The link is updated now.