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I completed this project last year (as some of you will be able to tell from the photo of my daughter) but have wanted to share it ever since. It is one of the best things I have done to make my bedroom more warm and cozy. We have two closets in our (read full article)
This is post number four in the series on my daughters' birthdays. This one has some cheery photos of handmade details from my four year old's tea party.As an artist, I pay attention to visual details. I love color and so do kids. My daughter Quin's (read full article)
Our daughter turned 4 this year. I still can't believe it! She is growing up so fast and it is really amazing to see her change and grow. We had a fun time planning and creating for her birthday party. She was able to help with almost everything. We (read full article)
I just finished teaching a Recycled Art class series for kids aged almost 5 to 9. It can be challenging to select activities for that span of ages, but it can be done. One day we did two painting projects, both of which involved painting rocks. Kids (read full article)
I have been wanting to get to this project for, oh, a couple of years now. My eldest daughter turned four this week. She has had this table and chairs since she was old enough to sit on a chair by herself. It is a simple wooden table and chairs, unfi (read full article)
It has been a whirl wind week of crafting fun. Today I joined kids 6-10 at the Banff Public Library for an Earth Day craft and story time. I decided to do a bottle cap craft because it uses a readily available resource that is most often thrown away. (read full article)
I ALWAYS have my eye out for craft and art how-to books, both new and vintage. I was surprised to find I had overlooked this book from 2005, in our local library. Bazaar Bizarre: Not Your Granny's Craft Book by Greg Der Ananian is worth a read. In fa (read full article)
You may or may not know that I hold two University degrees in photography (one as the major and the other as a minor to studio art). I am an artist, crafter, writer, and all around creative, but I usually say I am a photographer first when I am asked (read full article)
Warning: Lots of cute photos of kiddos to come... all images by Tiffany TeskeBaby LeggingsChild Arm WarmersBaby Leggings & Child Arm WarmersAdult Arm WarmersChild Leg WarmersI have had the idea to make these for several months now. I have been taking (read full article)
(This pouch by Sheila Snowsell, my instructor)I have taken many sewing classes but I think I am finally getting more confident. This week I learned how to sew a zipper with my machine. It was pretty exciting since I have never even had the zipper foo (read full article)
I decided to make my daughter her amber teething necklace, which I first wrote about in post "Part One". If you don't want to make your own necklace there are several places you can buy one online. If you go to Etsy.com and search on "amber teething" (read full article)
Polaroid Week, or I should call it Fall Polaroid Week, since we already had one in May, kicked off yesterday. Yes, it is technically called 'Roid Week but the picture that brings to my mind isn't pretty... I look forward to trying new things during P (read full article)
Crayon "cakes" are the second craft we made for our friend Aven's third birthday. These are so simple and they help a child to reduce, reuse, and recycle because they can take all their crayon stumps and make them into a sort of super crayon. These c (read full article)
I have been meaning to write this post for ages, and now that we are off to a birthday party tomorrow and we have been making these gifts the time is right...We received an invitation to Aven's birthday party one day when we were out. When we walked (read full article)
A couple of weeks ago I was thrilled to find 5 pound boxes of blueberries at our local grocer for $8 a box! That is the best price I have ever seen in these parts. I bought two boxes, then went back for a third. I have to admit that while I had the k (read full article)
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