October 2017 archive

Kitty Cat Catch-Alls

| Animals, Decor, DIY Home, Easter, Everyday Crafts, Grown-Up, Jewelry and Fashion, Kids Rooms, Older Elementary, Styling, Tween to Teen, Wood

Oh I can make that! Have you ever uttered those words before? And do you find yourself saying it, but never actually crafting the object you claim you can totally make? This is literally my life story.

So, when my daughter saw this precious cat trinket dish at Anthropologie, I said, let’s make it! And this time (back pat) I actually did…but with my own Project Kid spin.

Here’s what you need:

  • Round 4-inch diameter box
  • Scissors
  • 4 golf tees
  • Tacky glue or hot-glue gun
  • Felt, black and one other color
  • 2 wood buttons
  • Black marker
  • Thin wire

 

  1. Glue four golf tees to the bottom of the round box. Let dry.
  2. Print out templates. Trace tail shape twice on felt and the eye/ear shape once. Cut felt pieces out.
  3. Cut out 2 small black felt triangles and glue onto the ears.
  4. Color wood button black and glue to cat’s face. Glue cat’s face to round box and draw nose and mouth onto the wood, between the eyes.
  5. Cut a piece of wire, about the length of the tail shape. Glue the wire in between the two pieces of tail felt. Glue the tail to the back of the box.

 

anthropologie hack cat jewelry bowl

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Super Simple Nature Crafts

| Decor, DIY Home, Early Elementary, Everyday Crafts, Fall, Grown-Up, Holidays, Nature, Parties, Thanksgiving, Upcycled, Yarn & Fabric

When Parents magazine asked us to do a story on nature crafts we jumped at the opportunity. Repurposing items from outside is one of our favorite ways to upcycle! After scouring the park for supplies, we stocked the studio full of sticks, stones, pinecones, and leaves and got to work.

With a coat of paint and a felt face, a pinecone becomes a happy hedgehog, above. Craft the cone from a circle of felt, then add a pom pom for the nose and two beads for eyes. We were inspired by the pinecones’ natural “personalities” when choosing colors and face shapes.

 

For a cheery bouquet that won’t wilt, wrap branches in brightly colored craft bin scraps. Start with bands of paint and then add yarn, ribbon, and pom poms. If you’re like us, this is the perfect way to use up all the pieces you haven’t had the heart to toss.

 modern terrarium, diy terrarium, toy terrarium,

You don’t need a green thumb to create an eye catching terrarium! Stack stones, moss, and painted sticks in a glass container to make a mini landscape. Let your child set the scene with with tiny toys that can be swapped whenever they want to tell a new story.

 

leaf print napkins, diy leaf prints, nature craft napkin, leaf stamp napkin

Set a festive fall table (ahem, Thanksgiving!) with easy leaf-print linens. Collect foliage in a variety of shapes then add paint and roll with a brayer to create a stamp onto napkins (we used these from Amazon!). Make a matching set or play with patterns and colors for a “freshly fallen” look.

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