Craftiness

One fun summer craft we did this year was make bird feeders out of pine cones, peanut butter and bird seed. The girls (and the little boy next door) had a blast...even though it was sooooooo hot the peanut butter was dripping off the pine cones. It was a lot of fun watching them make the fun craft. We have to thank Grandma (my mom) for letting us take the pine cones from her tree and some bird seed from her closet! Thanks Grandma!! We did this in July - after the Lake Mary Hike (July 10, 2010) and before the Twin Lake Hike (July 22, 2010)...but I don't remember the exact day! :)

Cricket Fun!

I am becoming a crafty woman! Ben always said he was scared of crafty women but as I do more and more, I think he actually likes it!

My parents gave me a cricket for Christmas. If you don't know what a cricket machine is...google it! They are amazing crafty machines that cut all sorts of fun things!! I have recently fallen in LOVE with my machine!

We have had FAMILY fun with it. The girls LOVE to pick out designs and have us cut them! The other day we made crowns for the boys and girls in Lyse's preschool. She was in heaven and the boys and girls each liked their crowns. The boys got "king" crowns and the girls got "Princess" ones. It was fun to make and they turned out super cute!is super de duper fun! Seriously...it is amazing!

Tonight we have been working on Thank you cards for Katy's and Lyse's teachers this year! It is so fun to be able to make fun, cute cards and envelopes for under $1 (about $0.50)!

The card says "Thanks" on the outside. There is the single pic of just that. The envelope says, "Many Thanks". There are several layers of glued paper on the envelope and the card to help create the total look.

Seriously, the pictures don't even do it justice! I am thinking of maybe starting a company selling these for $1.00 each. Takes me about 10-20 minutes to make them and with being only $0.50 to make them, I would be making $0.50 off each one! I haven't decided for sure but we shall see :)

"I" built an in-wall bookcase

I came up with this AMAZING idea for the girls room.

They had a blank wall that no piece of furniture can be placed on it due to depth of furniture and location of the wall. I have hated it. In the past I have put furniture in this small place but in the end move it due to it making me feel claustrophobic.

My mind is always working on ideas and I finally came up with one that worked for that wall. An in-wall bookcase. It solved the problem of books with no place to put them as well as practicality of the wall space. Due to the bookcase being in the wall, the space taken is minimal.

I was so excited. So enthused. My husband not so much! I set to work and told him, "Don't worry love, I will do it all".

This is the pictures of me doing it:


Don't I look cute, worn out and tired from all that work?!?! I thought so too!!

Thanks for making this Love!!