Making Pom Poms!

Have you ever made pom poms using a pom pom maker?  It is really fun and easy to do!

Mommy bought a bunch of pom pom makers from Jo Ann's so that we could all make pom poms.

All you need to do is pick your favorite color yarn and wrap it around half of the maker.  When that is full of yarn you close it and wrap yarn around the second half.

Then you cut through the middle of the loop following the guide lines of the maker.  Then you tie a knot around the middle of the cut ends.

The pom pom maker opens easily and out pops a cute pom pom!

We made a bunch of cute pom poms of all different sizes.

Then mommy went crazy and made a whole bunch of pom poms using Christmas colors and hot glued them to a wreath!

The makers sure make better pom poms then using cardboard or forks which we have tried before. 

Look out for more pom poms in the future!!

Making a Fairy Garden

Shelli and Angel made a Fairy Garden in the backyard.

We put Morning Glories and succulents around and in the Fairy Garden.  

We made a trail out of Popsicle sticks and sand.  First we made a big square and then put a little square inside of it.  Then we put sand between the Popsicle sticks.  We used a little bit of sand because we didn't want to hurt the plants.

We decorated around the garden with rocks.  We got little rocks and big rocks so it would be pretty.

We stuck a Morning Glory leaf in the soil and we put some bird seed inside of it. It was curved like a bowl so we could put in bird seed.

Then we got a mushroom and put bird seed in it also. We ripped the stem off and got a little stick and pushed it into the mushroom.  So the mushroom bowl was upside down.  We stuck it in the soil just like the Morning Glory leaf.  

We made a bench out of popsicle sticks.  We used 5 sticks at the bottom and back of the seat and two sticks for the legs.

We pretended that peppermint leaves and sage were trees.  We put one over the bench for shade for the fairies.

Then we put two fairies on the bench and another one in the garden.  

When it rained, all the little birds came and ate the birdseed we had left in our Fairy Garden!

Happy Halloween Costumes!

Happy Halloween!

In an earlier post we showed how we made our skirts.  A few days ago we made our shirts.  And today we put our costumes all together!

For Angel's pirate shirt, we found a cute skull and crossbones to copy and cut out.  Then we pinned it onto some white flannel and cut it out.

Then we pinned it to a black shirt and sewed it on.

For Shelli's Lilo shirt, we found an Hawaiian leaf to cut out of three different colored flannel.

Then we sewed it onto a pink shirt.

Today we put it all together.

Angel had her pirate shirt, skirt and some black and white leggings.  She wore her tall boots and put on a red handkerchief over her hair.  She looks great!

Shelli put on her Lilo leaf shirt, some orange leggings, her cute skirt, flower sandals, a pink lei, and held the Stitch they just got from Disneyland.

A few days ago, Angel and Shelli made me a witch's hat. 

I wanted to be a witch but couldn't find a hat I liked so they made me one!  They are so thoughtful!

The witch is all set for tonight!!

Littlest Pet Shop Beds

Written by Angel and Shelli

Today Shelli and I made beds for our Littlest Pet Shop animals.

I made a big bed for the big kitty and three miniature beds for the babies.

I made the beds out of the tops of tulle holders.

For the miniature beds, I took of the caps and glued them together.  Then I put felt on the tops to make a cushiony bed and glitter foam around the edges to make it pretty.

Then I made felt pillows, lamps and little water bottles out of beads.

For the big bed, I used  an empty ribbon spool and put felt and foam on it like the others.  I added a few more cushions for the big kitty.

For Shelli's Roller Roo bed:  I used a scotch tape box.  I put felt on the top.  Then I cut a circle out of the box and felt and placed a cap inside to make a seat with more felt to make a cushion. I used felt leaf stickers for decorations.  And I used a sea shell for an ice cream.  I used beads for the cup  and the light bulb on the lamp.  I used a cardboard box to make a bowl full of blue string to make spaghetti and orange beads for meatballs.  I used a straw for the spoon and I put a bead on it so it would look like a little spoon.  

We had fun making our beds!

Working on Halloween Costumes

This week, we worked on our Halloween costumes. 

Angel wants to be a pirate and Shelli wants to be Lilo from Disney's Lilo and Stitch.

We decided to make pretty tulle skirts.

Shelli's Lilo skirt is yellow, orange and pink. 

First we sewed a piece of elastic into a circle and then I showed Shelli how to tie on the tulle.

Angel's Pirate skirt is black, red, and sparkly white.  I didn't take pictures of her making her skirt but she did a great job too!

Now we just need to finish the skull and cross bones for Angel's shirt and big Hawaiian flowers for Shelli's shirt!  We are almost ready!

Fall Acorn Necklaces From Start to Finish

Today we made beautiful Fall Acorn Necklaces!

We got the idea from Rhythms of Play and thought they were so pretty that we wanted to give it a try!

So yesterday we went on a nature hike and gathered acorn caps.

 We brought along some marbles to make sure they would fit inside the acorn caps since acorn caps come in a variety of sizes!

The next step was to drill two holes in each acorn cap.  

Then we measured the hemp cord (about 32") and threaded it through the two holes.

We tied granny knots with the cord inside the caps.

After that we went to the hot glue and filled the caps with glue.  

Then we shoved the marbled into the plop of glue.

Ta-da!  The beautiful necklaces were completed!