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!!
I found some kids crafts projects for Father’s Day over at MyCraftBook. Crafts for children from preschool to kids 10+.
Click here for more Father Day’s Craft ideas from MyCraftBook.
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:
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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!!
Tags: Bird Feeder, Birds, crafts, Recycling, Spring
Does your Dad love to Barbeque, then make him a BBQ Apron for this Father’s Day. Over at Fun Pages For Kids I found instructions for making this BBQ Apron. You will need a white apron, fabric paint, paintbrush, pencil, 2 empty small square boxes, 1/4 inch think twine, craft glue gun, and paper plates. You will find all the instructions to make this apron here.
At Kaboose I found another BBQ apron to make called King of the BBQ Apron. For this project you will need a Plain apron, Gold glitter craft paint (Tulip paint), Fabric markers (brown, black and red), Lime green 3D fabric paint, Household sponge, Scissors, and Cardboard. You will find all the instructions to make this apron here.
If you are looking for a book about making aprons you might want to check out 
The Apron Book: Making, Wearing, and Sharing a Bit of Cloth and Comfort.
Happy Crafting!!
While searching for ideas using old blue jeans, I found Denim Pocket Magnets to make from the pockets of jeans over at All Free Crafts. For this project you will need: denim jean pockets cut from old jeans, fabric paint, some lace trim, fridge magnet, and glue (craft or hot glue). You can find all the instructions here to make these Denim Pocket Magnets. Make some for your mom this Mother’s Day.
You also might be interested in this book “Quick-Sew Denim: With No-Sew Options (Paperback) by Barb Chauncy. It has lots of ideas for re-using those blue jeans.
Happy Crafting!!
Looking for some craft ideas for Father’s Day. Check out these books at Amazon.com:
Dad and Me: A Special Book for You and Your Dad to Fill in Together and Share with Each Other
My Dad’s Toolbox: Fabulous Pop-Up Toolbox with Working Tools
Father’s Day Crafts (Fun Holiday Crafts Kids Can Do!)
All New Crafts for Mother’s and Father’s Day (All-New Holiday Crafts for Kids)
Happy Crafting!!
While browsing the internet for Father’s Day craft ideas, I found a Shadowbox at Michaels.
I think this would make a great Father’s day gift. I wish I would have made one for my Dad before he passed. I would have made it with pictures of him fishing, as he loved to fish. Anyway, you can find the instructions here.
Happy Crafting!!
Tags: Crafting, Father's, Scrapbooking
There are many many Mother’s Day craft ideas to be found on the internet. One could spend hours and hours looking for just the right handmade gift to make.
One of my favourite sites for craft ideas is All Free Crafts. They have many craft projects for everyone in the family to make.
Here are just a few of their Mother’s Day Crafts
Click here to see all their Mother Day Craft ideas.
Happy Crafting!!
While searching for mother’s day craft ideas this morning, I came across some handmade card projects for the children to make.
At DLTK’s there is a Four Fold Card to make for Mother’s Day. Print out the template (B&W or in Color), glue a photo of the child in center blank square, and fold card along dotted lines. Complete instructions here for this card.
At Kaboose I found some more cards to make. There is a Fingerprint Card for children ages 3 and up; Funky Stripes card for children ages 6 and up; Gardening Card for children ages 4 and the Bubble Paper Mother’s Day Card for children ages 5 and up, and lots more. You will find all the cards and instructions here.
At Activity Village there is a Daisy Picture to make as a picture or card and Fingerprint Flower Cards for the younger children to make.
Happy Crafting!!
Tags: children, crafts, Mother's Cards
Does your Mom love to read! If she does, then there are many ideas for making her a special Bookmark for Mother’s Day.
If you are not a crafty person, there are some free bookmarks you can print out. There are 3 bookmarks free to print at ActivityVillage. They read “Happy Mother’s Day”, “I Love You!”, and “You Are The Best!”. You need to have Acrobat Reader to print these, and all 3 bookmarks print on 1 page. At All Free Printables I found 4 free bookmarks you can print. You click on the bookmark to print out your favourite. These bookmarks have a poem or verse for Mom on them.
If you want to make a handmade bookmark, at Kaboose they have a instructions on how to make a bookmark using wrapping paper and cardboard. This is an easy project for Dad to make with the kids.
Happy Crafting!!
