‘ How beautiful it is to stay silent when someone expects you to be enraged.” Paulo Coelho What inspires you to create? We were all gifted to create, to use our hands, to share, to learn and to teach each other. Baking, drawing, sewing and building up our environments to improve our world. This is…
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Needle felting hearts
I decided to try my hand at felting hearts. With Valentine close by and hearts everywhere, I wanted to try and make some hearts myself. I’m getting more comfortable with this newest hobby of mine. It takes time to get the feel of it, just the differences in needles and wool textures can be intimidating…
Natural Christmas confetti sensory craft.
Supplies needed: Leaves, white and red acrylic paint, sharpies, or paint pens, hole punchers in assorted sizes and shapes, tiny clear glass bottles with lids (most dollar stores have them), plain sticker labels (optional) small assorted papers (optional). assorted seeds. First for the fun part, unless you are somewhere that is packed with snow right…
DIY wooden folk art houses.
Here in the city there is never a shortage of wooden pallets. You can make all kinds of things with wooden pallets. I watched someone on Youtube once build a little house with some. I believe the big home stores sell them too, if you can’t find any laying around being tossed. Make sure they…
DIY Fabric Pumpkins.
Supplies needed:Assorted Fall fabricsNeedle and threadcotton stuffingYarn- assorted colorsScissorsRuler or tape measure Cut strips of fabric for different sizes of pumpkins. 3X6, 4×8, 6×12. Three inch width and six inch length and so on. Sew up one side using a back stitch or on sewing machine inside out. Turn right side out after stitching and…
Banana Bread
Hey everyone, first I want to give a HUGE thank you to all the Veterans out there. Thank you so much for all that you have done for our country to keep us free. May God always bless you and yours and always keep you safe. It’s been a busy month once again,and I haven’t…
Needle felting tips.
The first felted critter I made was a little lady bug, then a penguin and then I made an owl. Eventually I started on more shapes as my confidence grew. This bunny is my first needle felted bunny. Start out small when you start up this hobby for the first time. Round shapes are really…
DIY Nature crafts.
Look what you can make using nature’s supplies…a little sail boat. You will be amazed at what you can find out in nature to create with. Just put on some walking shoes and look around where you live for items that you can create art with. I found some of these sea pods and a…
ASD table crafts.
This activity will help children who need a little extra help with speech and language skills. It also covers fine motor skills and some sensory play. You will need:Air drying clayassorted paintsOne fine tip black sharpie penGlueClean TP or paper towel rollsscissorspencilpaper strips for paper macheyarn (optional)card stock or card board. To make your little…
ASD table time crafts.
Children on the Autism spectrum love sensory play and crafts. The trick is, is that you have to figure out which type of sensory play they will tolerate or want to do. Some like messy play and some don’t, but it’s always good to expose all children to different things, to learn and experience through…
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