job chart

The girls were excited to get a job chart all of their own that they can be in charge of. It really gets them pumped about being responsible! the 4 yr old can't read just yet, but she can recognize the first letter of the word and know what the job is.
  I just bought a dry erase magnetic board at the store and covered it with modge podge and paper. I used my handy dandy cricut machine for the letters.
  on the computer, I printed up the chores and bought large flat clear marbles at Michaels.
  the magnets need to be the super strong kind so they don't slide off.
  I glued around the edges of the paper onto the marble so it didn't smear the ink, then glued on the magnet. (you probably should use a kind of glue that works with metal, like gorilla glue,etc.)
    the left side says do and the right side says done.

Heart Brooch

There are so many tutorials out there that are amazing.. seems like these days you can learn to do anything online!

So I figured I need to become a little better on giving tutorials for anyone interested.. and I have yet to master it, but I hope this is efficient for now.

To make a heart brooch.. this is what you will need:

cardboard

hot glue

felt

fabric to cover heart

scrap fabric 1"x 24" (about).. depending on how big you want the heart to be (mine is about 2"x3")

beads/pearls

brooch pin

cut out a heart shape on a piece of paper and trace it onto cardboard, then cut it out.

cut about 1/2 in more on the sides of the heart onto fabric

cut along the sides of the fabric on the outside, after you have glued the cardboard heart to the back of the fabric.

start gluing the strips down on the back

 this will be the finished fabric covered heart piece

 cut out a smaller heart shape piece of felt to glue onto the back, where you had glued all the strips down

 with your 1in strip of fabric, fold it in half and glue a strip down about 1 in and start rolling the piece and glue it onto the center of the heart.

Now you can start gluing around and twist the piece as you go

I twist until I get to the bottom of the heart and I come back up to the left side of the heart and roll it into the center of the upper left part of the heart.

Then, I use the remainder part of the strip and starting from the bottom right I tuck it under and start twisting up to the upper right part of the heart until it is all filled in and coiled to the center of the upper right part of the heart (hope this makes sense)

 Now.. you have your heart shape filled in, next you glue along the perimeter of the heart, starting at the top in the middle and glue on your beads/pearls.. whatever you wish to use!

 last, but not least.. glue a brooch pin on the back and you are ready to rock!

I made these for the Beehive girls (12 year old girls in my church, that I am serving with)

We had a lesson on Integrity and we did purple heart invitations and had a packet for them to work on their personal progress.

I thought of the theme.. "Wear your heart on your sleeve" and made the heart brooch so they can remember to be courageous and stand up for what they believe in..yada yada yada.

Oh and don't worry.. you will burn your fingers from hot glue

and I got the pearl beads and pins from Michaels

Superhero Cape

The girls have been wanting superhero capes for a while and I finally decided to make them.

I had some leftover fabric that was actually given to me by my mother in law.

They were previously using blankets for capes and they weren't as practical, because they would tie them at their necks and it wouldn't stay very well and it was a huge knot at their neck and uncomfortable.

I measured from the shoulder to the back of the knee for length and then drew out the pattern on the back of the fabric and cut it out.

sew 2 right sides together and turn it right side out and sew the remainder.

I drew the superman symbol and cut the fabric out and the letter of their name and sewed it onto the pink fabric.. before I sewed the blue flower lining.

I used spray adhesive to keep the applique on while sewing w/ a zig zag around the edges.

I sewed the lace on the bottom and sewed the outside edge of the entire cape. I used velcro for the straps and sewed it on (non stick)

really easy and fast and the girls love playing with them on!

Art Pad

These Art Pads have been a hit for gifts! they are pretty easy to make and very inexpensive.
This one was for a sweet little girl named Afton :)

Art Pads

My girl had a birthday party for a 5 year old and I made an art pad for her.. first time design and the girls loved them, so of course I had to make some for them :)
the second thing is a 24 crayon roll (we use twisty crayons).

the crayon roll is easy.. if you're interested, contact me and I will send instructions
 I used felt for the inside

The art pad.. a little harder, well just more time consuming.
2 coordinating fabrics, velcro for the enclosure, 2 pieces of thin batting on the inside and a piece of carboard for each side. it fits 12 twisty crayons and a 6x9 drawing pad!

big hit for riding in the car, at church, wherever!

Toddler Backpacks

These toddler backpacks are the perfect carrier for Toddlers things!
 some extra clothes, snack, sippy cup for playdates or staying the night at grandmas :)
perfect toddler size..each girl got one for their birthday