Here is a round-up of Mother's Day ideas from Castle View Academy. If you're still looking for something to make, how about a beaded bracelet? A garden stone pendant using a rock from the beach make a sentimental piece. A covered journal to keep all her precious memories in. A cardboard cone vase. Hand print flowers in a vase. A painted flowerpot you can fill with some beautiful flowers. Or are you looking for ... Read the Post...
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PUZZLE PIECE BROOCH
Do you have a jigsaw puzzle lying around your house that is missing pieces, but you just don't know what to do with it? There's no need to throw out a perfectly good box of creations! Keep reading to see some of the neat things that can be created from puzzle pieces, including my puzzle piece brooch. The supplies are simple: a piece or two from a puzzle glue paper embellishments a ... Read the Post...
CARDBOARD CONE VASE
We all like to recycle when we can, and this is another children's craft that does just that. This cardboard cone vase is also very beautiful, which makes it winning craft to me! What did we use to make the cardboard cone vase? We used some cardboard cones scraps of ribbon (ones I cut off new shirts because they always find their way out of the collar and look goofy) sequins gems glittered foam stickers ... Read the Post...
Egg Carton Ice Cream Cone Craft
This Tuesday I took part as a guest on Red Ted Art's Google + Hangout. This week the theme was to make something crafty out of egg cartons. Tristan and I made these egg carton and felt ice cream cones. When I was quite youngish, family friend used to give us a gift each year at Christmas. and each year it was something she had crafted herself. Most of these crafts were ... Read the Post...
Shamrock Wall Hanging
While thinking about what we could make for St. Patrick's Day this year, I had a look in our craft cupboard. Our store of empty paper towel rolls needs to be thinned down a little, so we've decided to make a shamrock wall hanging. I took out some squares of heavy cardboard hiding in the back of our craft cupboard. The children painted their interpretations of a rainbow onto these squares. This is a great ... Read the Post...