Holiday Craft Source

Looks like Spring has finally arrived here in Pangman, Saskatchewan. For a while we were not sure if it would every come, as it kept snowing in April and early May, but lately the sun is coming out more and more, and the birds are up very early singing.

Disney FamilyFun has some fun printable craft ideas for the children to celebrate Spring.

• Mythical Creatures Treehouse. Print this treehouse (pdf file). Then get some Mythical Creatures to add to the treehouse.
• Word Games. Let the  kids loose on these seek a word puzzles:Beach Boardwalk Word Search,  Circus Tent Word Search, Festival of Lights Word Search, Printable Game: Nutty Word Scramble, Monster Mania Word Scramble for Halloween .
• Fill-them in Tales. Always good for a laugh, fill-in-the blank stories for kids are tons of fun for kids to play.
• Bird Mobile. This delightful bird mobile is an easy-to-make paper craft!
• and many more!!

Everytime I go shopping I notice that all the stores have their own reusable shopping bags. Most of them are black with the store logo on them. But for Spring, I think it would be nice to have a brighter colored tote bag.

After some searching on the internet I was able to find a few tutorials on how to make my own tote bag.

• Scrap Tote Bag from Patterns That Fit You. Make this one up using those scrap fabrics you have in your stash. Click here for supplies and instructions.
• Pink October Tote Bag from Mama’s Pocketbook. This is a free pattern with tutorial. Click here for supplies and instructions.
• Easy Reversible Tote Bag from Vively Online.  Instructions with photos. Good beginner’s sewing project. Click here for supplies and instructions.
• Frequent Flowers Quilted Tote Bag Pattern from How Stuff Works. The pattern is in pdf format so you will need Acrobat Reader to print this pattern.

Happy Crafting!!

I was thinking I would like to make up some flower pins to give as a gift for some friends. I have never crocheted or knitted flowers before, so I started searching the internet for some patterns.

Crocheted Flower Patterns:

• A Crochet Flower Tutorial from Echoes of a Dream .
• Crochet Flower Patterns from My Lifetime.  There are 3 flower patterns: Fanciful Flower, Bold Bloom and Sunny Flower.
• There are many more free Crochet Flower Patterns at Crochet Pattern Central.

Knitting Flower Patterns:

• Flower Power Brooch from Knit on the Net.
• Knit Your Own Flower Corsage from iVillage.co.uk
• Knitted Posies by Peggy from Blue Bell Knitting Guild
• There are many more free Knitting Flower Patterns at Knitting Pattern Central

I think that a handmade flower pin or brooch would make a lovely gift for mother’s day.

Happy Crafting!!

Today it is cold and snowing here in Pangman, Saskatchewan.  I can not wait for Spring to arrive.

If you can not wait for Spring here are some bright colored flowers you can make up with your children.

• Egg Carton Flowers and Toilet Paper Roll Flowers from Ramblings of a Crazy Women. To make these flowers you will need egg carton, play dough, Popsicle sticks, paint, toilet paper rolls, and construction paper.  Click here for supplies and instructions.

• Spring Blossoms from The Tulip Lady.  If you have some paper scraps, foam craft shapes, glue, and popsicle sticks around the house you can make up some of these bright colored blossoms.

• Heart Flowers from FamilyCorner.com. Cut out hearts from red or pink construction paper and glue together to make a flower and glue onto a Popsicle or Craft stick. Click here for supplies and instructions.

• Paper Tulip Garden from Our Big Earth.  Using some bright colored paper cut out some tulips, glue the tulip to a popsicle stick and then put the tulips into an egg carton. Click here for supplies and instructions.

After you have made up some of these bright colored flowers be sure to take some photos for your family scrapbook to treasure forever.

Happy Crafting!!

I was looking through my craft magazines last night and found some flower and bird cross stitch pictures that I thought I might like to stitch.  Then I decided to check out to see if I could find any on the Internet. I checked out AllCrafts.net and found quite a few links to free cross stitch designs.

• Butterfly from Black Swan Designs (need Abode Reader to print this patten).
  
• Hummingbird from Crossed Wing Collection.
• Hummingbird in Flight from Bird Cross Stitch.
  
• Texas Bluebonnet from Bird Cross Stitch.

Stitch up some of these bright colorful designs to decorate your home this Spring.

Happy Crafting!!

I was looking outside just now and all I see is snow everywhere. We have had more snow here this year than in the past few years.  I went in the craft room last night, dug out some bright colored knitting cotton and made up this dishcloth to brighten up the kitchen.  I made this one using white and variegated pink wool.

This Petal Dishcloth pattern can be found at Dishcloth Boutique.   They have many free dishcloth patterns to knit and crochet.

Happy Crafting!!

Over at FamilyFun I found Plant Pals, a craft for children 2 years and up. These Plant Pals would cheer up your kitchen window this Spring.

Also, at Kaboose, I found Tin Can Herb Pots made from Tin Cans. This craft is for children ages 6 and up and is a great way to recycle some of those tin cans.

So, the next time it is raining outside, make it a craft day with your children and make up some Plant Pals or Tin Can Herb Pots.

Happy Crafting!!

While looking for some more Spring craft ideas, I came across this Woodsies Wind Chime to make over at MakingFriends.

Use your imagination and add different wood shapes and paint in bright colors. Make either the house or the butterfly.

You can find all the instructions here.

Happy Crafting!!

This week it is cold and has even snowed a bit here in Pangman, Saskatchewan, and I am wondering when Spring is actually going to arrive.

When I was looking for some craft ideas for the garden and yard I came across this Bird Feeder project over at All Free Crafts, made from a milk carton. To make this project you will need:

You will find all the instructions to make this Bird Feeder here.

You might also want to check out this book Projects for the Birder’s Garden: Over 100 Easy Things That You can Make to Turn Your Yard and Garden into a Bird-Friendly Haven.

Happy Crafting!!