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Fun Springtime Craft for you and your little ...

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As spring is upon us now in almost every state, we naturally start to spend more time outdoors in the evenings and weekends. But for some, like me, standing out in the sun is not exactly something I ache to do.  In fact, I am allergic to the sun! That being said, I still have [...]

How to Make a Fairy Flower Wand

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The other day I made a sweet little fairy wand, a tulle wand, and showed you how to make a tulle pom pom. I had some left over materials, so I decided to make a flower fairy one. Again, this type of wand (at least the way I made it) is meant for older kids [...]

How to make a {Girly} purse

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A few weeks ago I was signed up for a Christmas stocking exchange with another blogger. Part of the rules (which I made myself and started to regret) was that you needed to be creative in your stocking….you could glue it, iron it, sew it, but you had to incorporate some sort of “making” it. [...]

Mardi Gras Mask Craft Idea

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Fresh off our stint to Bloggers on Bourbon, I had some crafts available at my house (cause we forgot to do them in the whirlwind of our trip) and last night my family settled down to do a “Make a Mardi Gras Mask” session. This is a cheap and easy craft to make with your [...]

How to Tie Dye a shirt (fun Craft project!)

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This weekend we were looking for a craft project the whole family could get involved in and I had seen these Tie Dye kits at hobby lobby for $20, so we went out to grab one. (tip: Hobby Lobby does 40% off regularly priced products coupons on their site weekly…print one off first!) The kit [...]

Small Talk Six: A DIY Brag

Want to join in?  Go here to learn how and  to view the weekly list Small Talk Six topics for 2009. Today’s topic is “6 things you’ve made during your lifetime that you were proud of (can be a craft, a dish, . . . anything).” You can answer this with a list of 6 words, 6 [...]

Crafts With Andrea: Lets Paint!

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Hi ladies!  I hope everyone is enjoying their weekend.  This week flew by for us and I was busy as usual.  We rounded off our week with hosting snack day at preschool and having some neighbors over for pizza and play time yesterday evening.  So, I am looking forward to a relaxing weekend. First of [...]

Crafts With Andrea: Thanksgiving Inspiration

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Hey there MomDotters! Thanksgiving is fast approaching. My husband and I host dinner for our families on turkey day, it’s about 20 of us plus a couple more at dessert time. As you can imagine, I am really starting to get into the thankful spirit, as well as being surrounded by grocery, to do and [...]

Crafts With Andrea: National Board Game Week

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Today is the beginning of National Board Game Week.  Another odd national “holiday”, right?  However, I really think this one has an important meaning behind it.  There is a lot of family fun to be had without spending big bucks if you get your family into playing games together. My son is only 4 and [...]

Crafts With Andrea: Digital Scrapbooking Part ...

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Written by Mommy Blogger, Andrea: Digital Scrapbooking, Part 4 Other Parts: Digital Scrapbooking Part 1 Digital Scrapbooking Part 2 Digital Scrapbooking Part 3 Hey MomDotters!  Sorry for my delay in bringing you this crafty post, but it was my master’s, I mean my son’s, fourth birthday today and the festivities kept me busy. I now [...]