Yarn Dolls!

During the winter, we spent long days in the house! I had lots of crafts and activities planned for the beginning of the winter, but the cold weather in Rexburg lasts a little longer than other places we've lived. So, towards the end of the season it was a lot easier just to turn movies on. Now that it's finally warm I am trying to keep the TV off and do more productive things. We are outside for most of the day, but Kenedi and I have some time together while Macy takes a nap! This is a fun craft we did the other day that both the girls loved! Yarn Dolls! I made these when I was a kid! I loved the American Doll Kiersten (the pioneer one) and I got a book of fun pioneer crafts when I got the actual Kiersten doll and it had instructions for these dolls! You will need some yarn, scissors, and a piece of cardboard (I had just opened a new home fragrance thing, so I just used the box it came in:) Start by wrapping the yarn around your cardboard.

Slide the yarn off the cardboard and keep your finger in the middle.

This picture is the wrong way...sorry, but you'll want to cut another piece of yarn, slide it throught the middle of your wrapped yarn and tie it up...

So it looks like this.

Then tie another piece of yarn down a little ways so it makes a head.

Take some scissors and cut the loops on the bottom of the doll, and separate a few pieces of yarn on the sides for arms and tie them off.

If you want a dress, just tie another piece of yarn to make a waist, and if you want legs, just split the rest of the yarn and tie them off!

You are done!!! My girls played with these forever! I hope your kids enjoy it too!!

Fathers Day ideas!!

Still need a good Fathers Day idea? I found one! Dad's Tokens! It's a little different than the usual coupons, but still fun!

Go here for the full tutorial!

Goodwill Rocks!

One day Sky and I were bored and decided to head up to Goodwill to browse around and I found this awesome butler table. I immediately knew what I wanted to do with it and the best part was that it only cost $6!!!! Score!! I forgot to take pictures of what it looked like before I started taking it apart and fixing it, but I took a few pictures of what it looked like before I painted it.

This top part just sat on the table frame. They weren't attached by anything (probably because it was used as a serving tray).

I had already painted one side of the legs when I realized that I hadn't taken any pictures. So I quickly snapped a couple of pictures of the legs before they were painted and after one side was painted.

My work station! :)

Now for the moment you've all been waiting for! Here is the finished product:

The finished product!

I hand painted all of the flowers on and her name on it. I used a flower stencil that I made out of carstock using my cricut. Don't look too closely because it's by far not perfect!

The side and back wings all fold up or go flat. I screwed the front wing all the way down so that it stays there. 

My little Sky loves her desk/table! She put some pictures on it and her jewlery on it and added a princess stool. 

I must say that this is one of my favorite projects that I have done! It was so much fun and turned out better than I expected it to! My husband helped me a little bit in putting it back together. I'm still learning how to be a handyman. :) Next project is a stool for it and a jewelery/hair thing holder for it.

T-shirt Revamp

I am so excited to show you this project I've been working on! I found a kids T shirt at Walmart for $1 but it was a size large, which is way to big for my little girl. It was only $1 and really cute so I bought it anyway. My daughter loves to wear dresses right now and will only wear dresses and skirts. She REFUSES to wear shorts or pants. So I decided to turn the shirt I bought into a "princess" dress. It was really simple and fun to make! I'll show you how I did it, but I forgot to take pictures while I was doing it (I was inspired by an idea and got caught up in the moment, happens often when it comes to crafts). With that being said, please forgive me for my lack of detail in the pictures, they were taken after the dress was finished. So here goes!

First you need a shirt. You can even use one of your old T shirts to make a dress for you little girl.

Then fold it in half.

Then take an old dress of you little one's and fold it in half as well. Next lay the dress on top of the folded in half shirt like you see above. Next, cut the shirt to match the dress. If it has sleeves (like this one does) you want to cut off the sleeves and sew them back on later. I left mine a little bit wider and longer since she has been growing so much lately. 

Then you want to sew up the sides, but remember to leave an opening for an arm hole. I straight stiched mine then went back and zig zag stitched it since I don't have a serger. Then you want to line up your sleeves. Make sure both the sleeve and shirt are both turned inside out. Line up your sleeve and pin it all around. Then sew the sleeves to the shirt. For this part I also straight stitched and zig zag stitched.

Next I cut out a bunch of circles from this zebra material I have. I used a small spool of thread and a spool of ribbon to make a small circle and a larger circle. I just traced the spools then cut out the circles.

Then I arranged the circles how I wanted them on the shirt and pinned them down. Afterwhich, I zig zag stitched the circles to the shirt using black thread.

Waaalaaa! Super easy! I tied a black piece of tool around her waist to add a little something. I love how it turned out!

Her silly face. What a cute little model!

Showing off her muscles. What a tuff little girl!!! Grrrr!! :) 

Girls Craft Night Out!

I know it's been a long time since I've posted anything. I have been super busy! We have been moving on top of a million other things. Things will be slowing down now so I should be back to crafting soon.

The weekend before Easter a couple of girls and I got together to sew skirts for our little girls. It was a lot of fun! Hopefully we'll be able to do another craft night soon. If you want to make the skirts here. The Made blog is so great! She has so many fun projects. 

Here are a few pics of the awesome girls who made girls night possible:

Kristie ironing her skirt.

Rachel with her finished skirt. She added ribbon to the bottom. It is so cute!

Anika sewing her skirt.

Nicole cutting.

My finished product.

My cute little girl wearing her skirt.



I made this skirt later for an Easter present for her. I added a rosette to the top.

These skirts turn out super cute! They're easy and fun to make so give them a try! Happy crafting! :)

Mothers Day Project!

So, I know it's way past Mothers Day, but I just wanted to show you a project I did for myself for Mothers Day. I saw this and knew I wanted one, so I just used my photoshop and digital scrapbooking stuff and came up with this! I put their birthdays right underneath their names

I love this! Here's the font I used for the names , and the font I used for the birthdays, and the "and". They are both free downloads! And the scrapbook kit I used, I got from Shabby Princess! They have tons of scrapbook kits you can download for free, and they are all adorable!! Happy Crafting!

Peanut Butter Creme Smore's Brownies!

I don't know about you guys, but I am really craving summer right now!! The swimming, flowers, parks, campfires, and SMORE'S!! So, in honor of summer, I have a fun recipe to share with you! It's a twist off the ordinary s'more, and it is absolutely delicious! You must try them!

MMMM!! Look at all those yummy layers! Graham cracker, brownie, and marshmallow! Isn't this just calling your name?!
You could even package them up, and give them to friends and neighbors!

Peanut butter cream s'mores brownies

First layer:

1 1/4 cup graham cracker crumbs (I just put the crackers in my food processor)

1/8 cup sugar

1/2 cup melted butter

Stir cracker crumbs and sugar together. Add melted butter until all the crumbs are wet. Press into a 9*13 pan and bake at 350 for 8-10 minutes or until golden brown.

Second layer:

Any boxed brownie, or homemade brownie recipe you like. I use a boxed just to make it go faster. Let it cool all the way.

Top layer:

1/2 cup butter

1/2 cup peanut butter

10 oz semi sweet chocolate chips (if you use milk, it might be too sweet)

1/2 bag mini marshmallows

Melt butter, peanut butter, and chocolate chips in a saucepan on low heat until melted. When it's totally melted, remove from heat and let it cool for 10-15 minutes. Add the marshmallows to the chocolate and pour it on top of the brownie. Put it directly in the fridge to cool, it makes them easier to cut. Bring them to room temperature before serving. Enjoy!

For other delicious recipes along with this one visit Distracted Homemaker! She has some incredible recipes!

I hope you all enjoy!!! Let me know how you like them!