Holiday Craft Source

I would like to wish all our readers a Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year.

Happy Halloween everyone.

It was a very nice evenining for all the trick or treaters. We had about 35 or so children this year. A good turn out for Pangman, SK.

Halloween is only two weeks away. Below are some great halloween craft ideas:

At DLTK‘s I found:

• Ghost Windsocks craft for children ages 3 and up. Click here for supplies and instructions.
• Halloween Wreath for children ages 6 and up. Click here for supplies and instructions.
• Witch Doorknob Hanger for children ages 2 and up. Click here for supplies and instructions.
• Jack-O’Lantern Votive Candle Holder Craft for children ages 3 and up. Click here for supplies and instructions.
• and more!

At Activityvillage.co.uk I found:

• Pumpkin Seed Necklace. A great idea to use up the seeds after you carve your pumpkin. Click here for supplies and instructions.
• Halloween Fuse Bead Patterns. Great Halloween designs to make using your fuse beads.
• Witch’s Hat. Click here for supplies and instructions.
• and more!

Happy Crafting!!

The first winter that we lived in Pangman I finished off a Granny Square Afghan I had been working on for quite a while. This blanket is made from left-over yarn from my stash and from my late mother’s stash. I made up the squares in 2004/2005 and then finally during the winter of 2008 I finished up all the squares and crocheted the afghan together.

This past week I took it out and put it on the bed. It looks great and is very very warm.

I took a couple photos of the blanket on the bed. Of course, before I could take the photo of just the blanket, some of my cats snuggled up on it.

Today I would like to share with you some Halloween Crafts that I found on Kaboose.

• Witches’ Hat for children age 5 and up. Click here for supplies and instructions.
• Spooky Eyeball Bucket for children age 5 and up. Click here for supplies and instructions.
• Balloon Ghouls for children age 8 and up. Click here for supplies and instructions.
• Friendly Ghost Flag for children age 5 and up. Click here for supplies and instructions.
• Tin Can Black Cat for children age 5 and up. Click here for supplies and instructions.
• Bat Pins for children age 6 and up. Click here for supplies and instructions.
• Pumpkin Luminaries Craft for children age 7 and up. Click here for supplies and instructions.
• and many more.

Have fun making these and other Halloween crafts with your chlidren and don’t forget to take pictures of the finished crafts for your scrapbook.

Happy Crafting!!

This evening I found some back to school items for you to sew.

• Embroidered Pencil Case at Orange Flower Patterns.  This is a pattern for a nice embroidered pencil case. Click here for supplies and instructions.
• Pencil Pockets at Family Fun. Sew up these pen and pencil holders for your locker out of an old pair of jeans. Click here for supplies and instructions.
• Blue Jean Book Bag at Family Fun. Sew up this book bag from an old pair of jeans. Click here for supplies and instructions.
• Kids Art Apron at Obsessively Stitching. Make this Art Apron for your child from a dish towel. Click here for supplies and instructions.

At Craftstylish I found instructions to make a reusable snack bag.  Your children will be able to take their snacks to school in this reusable bag.

You can find detailed instructions and supply list at Craftstylish .

Use up some of your scrap material to sew up some reusable snack bags.

I was visiting the The Purl Bee site the other day and came across these cute crocheted bracelets. These bracelets were created by talented artist, Laura Normandin,

You can find complete instructions and supply list at The Purl Bee. Click here for supplies and instructions.

Do not know how to crochet, don’t fret, you can purchase these at Wren Handmade Etsy store.

August is almost over and that means that school is starting soon. Here are some craft ideas you might enjoy making with your children to get them excited about going back to school.

At Kaboose we found:

• Personalized Lunch Bag for children ages 5 and up. Create a fun lunch bag which can be used over and over again. Click here for supplies and instructions.
• Personalized Locker Mirror for children ages 8 and up. Dress up your locker with a unique mirror you have created. Click here for supplies and instructions.
• Backpack Buddies for children ages 8 and up.  Kids will love to hang these are their backpacks and share with their friends. Click here for supplies and instructions.
• and much more!!

At DLTK’s we found:

• Home Made Binders and Journals. Some great ideas to create and decorate binders and journals. Click here for supplies and instructions.
• Bulletin Board for children age 6 and up. Make a back to school bulletin board to hang special photos, notes from mom and reminders to yourself! Click here for supplies and instructions.
• Fluffy Puffy Feather Pens for children age 7 and up. Click here for supplies and instructions.
• and many more!!

Happy Crafting!!

It is already August 15th, I do not know where the month has gone. It is almost time for the kids to return to school.

Here are some craft ideas to use up all those popsicle sticks the kids have saved over the summer.

• Reversible Gorilla Stick Puppet from StoryPlace. Click here for supplies and instructions.
• Dragonfly Craft from About.com. Click here for supplies and instructions.
• Heart Flowers from FamilyCorner.com. Click here for supplies and instructions.
• Pencil Holder from MakingFriends. Click here for supplies and instructions.
• Heart Angel from DLTK. Click here for supplies and instructions.
• Craft Stick Water Skier from Craft of the Day. Click here for supplies and instructions.

I hope you have fun making some of these projects with your kids during the last few weeks of summer.

Happy Crafting!!.