Archive for the ‘crafty’ Category

I take #4 to school each morning for speech.  While he's hanging out at speech I sit in the library with #5.   This month the library displays are hand made Solar Systems.  Check some of these out!

I was looking the other day for styrofoam balls at Wal-mart and couldn't find one.  I guess this is why.

 

Paper mache…

This is #5's favorite.

He liked the sticks in this one.

 

 

 

 

I liked this one.

 

 

Nice use of clay on the right.

See the wood frame on the left? It was pretty cool.. and moved.

 

The one on the right would light up

 

I really liked this hoola-hoop one.

 

 

 

My daughters really like things with owls on them. I'm not so crazy about owl things.. because they remind me of the 1970's. What do you think of owl stuff?

Hello unusual and funky.. If you wanted to get noticed, here's what to wear.

Great Horn Owl Hoodie Scarf with Mittens and Talons $78.00 by Etsy Seller ToppedHats by Jenny Cirillo  Check it out HERE 

 

CUTE!

Newborn Baby Owl Hat and Diaper Cover Set $29.00 by Etsy Shop Snazzybeans  Check it out HERE 

 

I would wear this cute vintage-y owl bracelet!

Cameo Charm Bracelet with Owl $42.00 by Etsy Shop SilverTrumpet  Check it out HERE 

 

I love boutique little girl's clothing. I just need a little girl!

The Little Owl Costume and Wings $450.00 by Etsy Shop MeadowLion1120  Check it out HERE 

 

So CUTE!.. and pretty unique!

Ostrich Egg Owl Lamp $349.99 by Etsy Shop artbyevelina  Check It out HERE

You may have heard about that little movie that came out today.. Twilight Saga Breaking Dawn Part 1… Here's a few Twilight inspired Etsy designs.

Beautiful Wedding Bouquets

Breaking Dawn Inspired Wedding Bouquet Flower Package Red White & Black  Price $750.00 by Etsy Seller MakeBelieveN  Check it out HERE

 

Twilight Custom Boots  $300.00 by Etsy Seller Sundari Check it out HERE 

Twilight Stained Glass Panel $250.00 by Etsy Seller GeekyGlass  Check it out HERE 

The Twilight Saga Pillows $111.00 by Etsy Seller lapinedesing  Check it out HERE 

 

Handmade Bella’s Hair Comb $80.00 by Etsy Seller CustomWoodCrafting Check it out HERE

I'm kind of obsessed with a website called Pinterest.

 

Pinterest  is a kind of social networking site that lets you organize and share stuff you find on the web. So let's say you found a photo, recipe,  blog post, news blurb, picture of a home improvement idea, craft instructions, funny quote.. ANYTHING!  You can "PIN IT" to a board.  OR you can use other people's pins.  I have Pinterest integrated with my Firefox "bookmark bar", so when I see something I hit "pin it" and it saves that thing I wanted pined on the board of my choice.

You can find pinboards of all kinds.  I have the following pinboards.

 

Products I Love 

I collect pigs, quilts and vintage things.  This is where I pin those cool things I find.

Favorite Places and Spaces

OOOH… The stuff I pin on this board is places and spaces I love.

 

Stuff I want

You know.. this board is full of stuff I want.

For the home.

I think this is the board I want The Man to read.  This is all stuff I want for our home.

Recipes I should make.

This pinboard is all about food.. that I need to make.

Stuff people should make me.

You know.. you should make this for me or something.

 

My Style

This pin board has stuff that I like… You know stuff just for me.

 

Allie Cakes

This board is stuff I found for #3. 

If Some Kid Of Mine get's married

I saw so many neat or unusual wedding things, I thought it would be cool to have a wedding board.  BUT since I don't plan getting married again.. it's for my kids.

 

Roxanne

This is #1's pinboard. The photo above is what we like to call #1's perfect man… (she has a black cat just like that.. and if she cut her hair short her curly hair would do that too)

 

Boys

Sometimes I see interesting stuff for my boys.  I pin it. Then I have it for later.  Like this funny T-shirt.  What boy doesn't need a pink T-shirt that reads: "I'd flex for you but this is my favorite t-shirt."

Blogs

When I see a blog I like.. I pin it!

Funny I guess

On the "Funny I guess" board has stuff I find funny (duh) or ironic.  Or that picture above.. that is a short joke.  Because I'm not tall.

Crafty Queen

So this board has all the stuff I want to create… Like that burlap wreath..

Garden Board

For all the great Gardening stuff I find.

Tammy

My friend Tammy loves Halloween stuff.. and Round Oak Stoves.  When I see something I think she would love.. I pin it.

The Man

This is a sample of something that is on my "The Man" pinboard.  You see the man can fix TV's.. and well you get the rest right? 

 

School Room..

On my "school room" board I pin cool homeschool stuff, or school stuff that I think I should look into.  This particular picture gave me the idea to line my kids desks up against the wall instead of putting them in the center of the room.

On my "READ?" board

I pin quotes, directions that kind of thing on my "read" pinboard.

Need? Pinboard

My Need? pinboard… has stuff I need.  You know like a QUEEN t-shirt.

CHRISTMAS

This photo is from my "Christmas" pinboard. I have crafts, ornaments, beautiful Christmas trees, etc on this board.  The ornaments above are something I want to do on our tree this year, and I'd like to do it on our church's advent craft night.

GIRL SCOUTS

I have a Girl Scout pinboard for all the cool stuff I see that I would like to do with my Girl Scouts.

LAUREL

This is on my "Laurel" pinboard.  I put stuff on here about photography.  My friend Laurel takes BEAUTIFUL photos.. and when I see stuff that I think she would like I pin it on her board to show her later.  If you want to look at her website go HERE

 

You could use Pinterest to do just about anything you want. Plan your weddings, pick out stuff you want to research to buy for eBay, decorate your homes, or organize recipes.

What makes it social, is you can browse pinboards created by other people. Browsing pinboards is a fun way to discover new things and get inspiration from people who share your interests.

You can find me on Pinterest HERE